R.A.F. OFFICER.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20832, 26 September 1929, Page 13

R.A.F. OFFICER.

APPOINTMENT TO THE DOMINION. (From Ouk Own Correspondent;) LONDON, August 15. Stuart Grant-Da Hon. D. 5.0., A.F.G., R.A.F.j leaves for New Zealand by the Tamaroa, accompanied by Mrs Grnnt-Dalton, their two daughters {aged 16 and six respectively), and a governess Also, remarked this well.known ofucer,. “ I am taking everything 1 possess, because, if the various accounts of the country are correct, I expect we shall be in no hurry to return! ” Until recently Wing-commander GrantUalton, the newly-appointed Director of Air Service in New Zealand has been in command of the Armament and Gunnery School, Royal Air Force, at Eastchureh. 1 roni that position he retired last May During his career he has been a good deal abroad. Educated at Uppingham and Sandhurst, he joined The Green Howards in January, 1906, and served wuth them in Egypt, Khartoum, and India. N 1 I,! 3 * IC was appointed Adjutant to the oth Battalion (Territorials), a position which he held until wounded at ipres m April, 1915. He was mentioned in despatches. Then he joined the Royal Corps with rank of captain in 19Li, proceeding to Egypt, where he served with bo. 14 Sipiadron until severely wounded at the Rattle of Romani, August 101 b tor services at the time he received the.D.S.O. and Bar. the Air Force Lross, the Order of the Nile, mid Mon!,oV Despatches. Going back to Egypt in 1017, he remained there until after the Armistice.

Ou the eve of departure Wing-com-mander Grant-Dalton said: lam greatly looking forward to this visit to Now Zealand, and am very lucky to have got the appointment, which will enable me to see tire Dominion thoroughly.” Mrs Grant-Dalton’a father, Mr R. L. N. Michel], C.M.G., was for many years Commissioner in Cyprus. As a guest of the British Empire League last week. Wing-commander GrantDalton met the -t Southern Cross ” officers and crew, ns well ns a number of New Zealanders, to all of whom he spoke of the zest with which lie was going out to tire Dominion.