THE SENIOR SERVICE

Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 55, 7 March 1922, Page 7

THE SENIOR SERVICE

OPERATIONS DIVISION CHANQE.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRBSPONDENT.)

LONDON, 20th' January. Commander-Cecil J. Crookcr, D.S.O , ths senior officer of hk, rank in tho .Operations Division of the' Naval Staff, has le-ft England to-<lay on being appointed to the river gunboat' Tarantula, on tho China. Station, .for duty as Senior Officer of tho West River. . In his place, | Commander J A. A. Morris joins ih& Naval Staff at the Admiralty. Commander"" Morris has just completed {he technical course' at Portsmouth, and was formerly executive officer of the light oruisor Southampton, late flagship to Souths America, and the East Indies flagship. Both these officers ' are -sons-in-law. of well-known . New . Zoalarfdors; Commander Crocker married one of tho daughters of Sir Westby and Lady Perce-'. val, while Commander .Morris married a. daughter of Mr. John Anderson (Christchurch). . • ■ \ H.M.S. Veronica is shortly recommissioning, and the Admiralty has appointed the following Naval officers: Commander Bernard Buxton, D.5.0., who is to succeed Commander F. H. L. Lewin; Lieut. "Eric G. Thomns and Sub.-L^eut. Bernard' H. Wilkinson. Lieut. Robert K. Dixon and Gunner W. Marks have been roappointed to the ship. The officers are going out next week by the Corinthie, and on tho same - vessel eight., potty officers arid 73 naval ratings will proceed to relieve the present crew o£ the Veronica.