Service appointments

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

ROYAL NAVY and ROYAL MARINES

Captain: PW Binks - Saclant USA.

Surgeon Captain (D): RS Hambly - MOD London.

Commanders: RJ Bishop - Staff of 2SL/CNH; K. Cordner - Staff of 2SL/CNH; DC De Halpert - Nato Italy; DC Langbridge - Neptune; WJR Pennefather - Nelson; J. Powis - Victorious in Cmd; DB Roberts - Nato Portugal; PH Tatham - Invincible; P. Watts - MOD Bath.

Chaplain: J. Green - Nelson.

ARMY

Brigadier: GG Messervy-Whiting - to MOD.

Colonels: SL Bennett - to be Comd Log Sp HQ Scotland; SS Paul - to IMS Brussels; A. Curran - to MRS Osnabruck.

Lieutenant-Colonels: SWL Strickland King's Own Border - to be DA/MA Helsinki; PW Reynolds RA - to P&EE Shoeburyness; RK Forber RAMC - to HQ BAOR/HQ BRSC; SL Newell RADC - to QEMH.

Retirement: Col JV Fielding Late R Signals.

TERRITORIAL ARMY

Lieutenant-Colonels: SFN Lalor TD HAC; CAF Thomas TD R Anglian; CJM Wood TD PWO.

Majors: G. Archibald RLC; D. Brewster QLR; U. Cleminson QARANC; RP Doughty; MAP Evans RAMC; NRH Evans PWO; PD Fielding RAMC; R. Fousert RLC; EG Foy AGC (PRO); DAC Goodship RAMC; JM Gorandifar QARANC; PJ Hockram RAMC; GJ Keating AAC; RJ Kelly R Signals; JG Knowles R Signals; KS Logan RA; HC Moore RLC; SJN Morgan DWR; MJ O'Connor RA; RZ Oddy QARANC; PIW Pay RLC; AR Payne R Signals; EJ Purvis RE; EM Spruce QARANC; HJ Stewart RAMC; RJ Stormonth RA; RW Twist AAC; SGM Verrinder RLC; AP Winter QARANC; GJ Wood WFR.

Captains: P. Adams RE; DP Aldous RA; JDT Bainbridge QRL; AD Billings RE; HD Clark 51 Highland; JW Clayton Scots Yeo; PJH Clunie QRL; RP Corrin PWO; GP Cowper RTR; CP Crozet RLC; WG Curtis LD; DJ Davies RY; PS Derry R Signals; LJ Donkin Para; SEH Ellis Cheshire; RF Eva REME; CH Fielder RDG; WJ Fisher 16/5 L; RJL Fitzmaurice LD; C. Flucker AGC (PRO); PD Francey RLC; L/P. Greaves REME; MR Grindley LI (V); R. Hambleton QARANC; JE Harper RAMC; S. Harrison RLC; RM St J. Herman RTR; PM Hodgson RDG; CB Hopkinson-Woolley RDG; JP Jennings RA CH D; W. Jones RLC; TP Lewis QRH; LS Maccoll QARANC; ANM MacNaughton RTR; PT McGrath RLC; DW McMillan RTR; RJ Milne QRL; NAH Milne-Home 9/12 L; EBS Mountain RHG/D; BS Needham R Signals; JP O'Sullivan RAMC; PA O'Sullivan Wessex; JJ Packshaw RDG; G. Peatfield Int Corps; SL Pell R Signals; AMG Phillips LD; PE Roberts REME; CJ Sayer RY; AP Shell RE; PM Shenton QARANC; SN Sheppard RE; PL Smith R Anglian; J. Snelling QARANC; CI Taylor-Green Cheshire; J. Thiagarajun; CRF Ward-Thomas RHG/D.

ROYAL AIR FORCE

Group Captains: ID Mitchell - to Bolling AFB Washington; CL Sexstone - to MOD; GP Carson - to HQ Air Cadets Newton; BM Thornton - to Boscombe Down; DR Williams - to MOD.

Wing Commanders: MC Stevens - to MOD/DPM (O&AA); TA Salter - to MOD (PE) DA Arm; RI MacEvoy - to HQRAFSC; JE Parker - to IC AOC Sembach; PMD Brown - to HQRAFSC; GA Ordish - to ATCEED Shawbury; K. Smith - to 18 Sqn Laarbruch; R. Patel - to SM (WPNS) 13 (RAF); JWC Spencer - RMCS Shrivenham; AN Graham-Cumming - to RAF IHMT Halton.