Service appointments

The following senior Service appointments have been announced by the Ministry of Defence:

ROYAL NAVY

Captains: AJC Morrow - Nato; T. Robotham - Shape.

Surgeon Captain: JO Soul - MOD London.

Commanders: PJ Christmas - RNR London; NJ Cowley - RNAS Portland; PC Sanderson - MOD Bath.

Surgeon Commander: JH Gabb - CTCRM Lympstone.

Surgeon Commander (D): MD Hocking - RM Devonport.

Retirements: Rear-Admiral JGR Musson; Surgeon Rear-Admiral F St C. Golden; Surgeon Rear-Admiral DA Lammiman; Capt JP Bond; Capt CH Buckle; Capt JS Chestnutt; Capt SHG Johnston; Capt MS Shallow; Commander GR Baker; Commander JA Bartlett; Commander J. Bennett; Commander PJ Broadway; Commander JO Brown; Commander HR Buchanan; Commander JE Butterfield; Commander RFD Colby; Commander RH Coward; Commander EL Davies; Commander IG Edgeler; Commander RP Elvin; Commander GH Fabian; Commander MWA Fickling; Commander JE Fishwick; Commander JH Loudon; Commander TB Mitford; Commander A. Rose; Commander RA Wilson; Surgeon Cdr DE Day; Chaplain NE Johnson.

ARMY

Brigadiers: RHT Kirby - to be Dir DCT; G. De VW Hayes - to be Comd 2 Inf Bde & Dover/Shorncliffe Gar; ARE Hutchinson - to be Comd Engr HQ ARRC; DL Judd - to be Comd ES HQ BAOR.

Colonels: GJ Haig - to MOD; IW Fulton - to be PM HQ BAOR; RB Watson - to ASMT; GF Wheeler - to MOD.

Lieutenant-Colonels: MJ Davison RAOC - to RMCS; JRD Kaye RH - to MOD; R. Rook RAOC - to Staff Coll; DJW Baylis R ANGLIAN - to MOD.

Retirement: Col RH Graham late Queens.

ROYAL AIR FORCE

Air Marshal Sir Andrew Wilson, to be Air Chief Marshal and to succeed Air Chief Marshal Sir Roger Palin as Air Member for Personnel and a member of the Air Force Board of the Defence Council.

Air Commodore: JR Greig - to PA Hosp Wroughton.

Group Captains: BS Morris - to MOD; GJ Oughton - to CSDE Swanton Morley; BJ Poulton - to RAF Brize Norton; PM Hall - to MOD.

Wing Commanders: PPV Caskin - to MOD London; DE Bentley - to MOD; PR Rowlands - to RAF Uxbridge; D. St Salisbury - to RAF PMC; CR Statham - to RAF Leuchars; JM Kingston - to RAF Chivenor; ID Lindsay - to MOD CVE.