The Archive · 1941

British Commander Honoured

Acting: Rear Admiral Boyd:

Promoted for: Part Played.

By Illustrious London, Mar, 23, The naval affeer who was in command of the aircraft carrier Illustrious when she repulsed Nazi dive-bombers for seven hours in the Mediterranean last January has been appointed to the command of an aireraf carrier squadron. He is Acting Rear-Admiral Denis Boyd. He.received the promotion for the part he played in the. Illustrious action and in the bombing of Italian the battleships.

Other appointments announced yesterday include Rear<Admiral James Darling, to be -Rear-Admiral in Malaya and. in charge of naval establishments in Singapore. Rear-Admiral Darling started his career og a torpedo specialist and later specialized in. wireless telegraphy: For two years he commanded the signal school at Portsmouth.

Acting RearsAdmiral George Cres-well has been appointed Rear-Admiral in Alexandria. He served in destroyers during practically the whole of his career. In /1939 he received the Distinguished. Service Order for anti-submarine work: and in the last war he was awarded the ed Service. Cross, for convoy and escort duties.—Reuler, Insomnia may be the result ai pain, toothache, neuralgia, rheumatism, or it may be due to worry, grief or over-activity of the brain, but in most cases it is due to nerve weakness, The nerves depend for their strength upon the oxygen and iron contained in the blood and when, the blood it thin and impure these vital, elements are lacking.

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