Royal Flying Corps
British, Forces.
The Royal Flying Corps was sponse to a demand that the importance organized in 1912 in England in reof aeronautics be recognized by forming a special branch devoted to aviation in the British military service. From the Corps showed a remarkable progress in date of its origin, with Major Seely as expansion and personnel. Starting its first commandant, the Royal Flying a total enlisted force of less than one expansion and personnel. Starting with ing thousand officers and men, it became, War, one of the most efficient and highly organized branches of the service. At even in the early years of the World thousand officers and men, it became, organized branches of the service. At ment numbered well over three hundred thousand, including the ground service and mechanics. In 1916 the Royal Flying Corps, while preserving its name ing Corps, while preserving its name inclusion, a division of the Royal Air Service, which included the naval, diri- Service, which included the naval, dirithe aviation service. The Royal Flying the aviation service. The Royal Flying Australia and the United States. The Great Britain, the Dominion of Canada, complimented the service for the invalcommander-in-chief of the Allied Forces Somme, uable commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces tinguished itself equally as a fighting uable aid that it offered at the Somme, complimented the service for the invalunit and as an essential factor in the success of the ground operations. dya ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, a British association founded in 1830, having for its object the promotion and diffusion of geographical science. The members of the society had originally been a group of travelers and explorers Lectures were delivered at the meetings who formed Raleigh Dining Club. and the latest results of scientific research in geography were committed to the "Royal Geographical Jou was the organ of the club. In 1859 the Journal," which association was chartered, and in 1882 "Proceedings of the Royal Geographical its journal began to bear the title of association was chartered, and in 1882 The society has a large library and issues a year book and other geographical again in 1893 to "Geographical Journal.' expeditions having geographical research as their object. tion founded in London, England, by Count Rumford, Sir Joseph Banks, etc.,