Arthur Randall

Arthur Clunie Randall was born in Paisley, Scotland, on 6 February 1896. When he enlisted in the military, he was living in Bothwell, Lanarkshire.

Randall remained in the RAF after the war, being granted a permanent commission with the rank of captain on 1 August 1919. He was then serving in the campaign in the Baltic in which British forces supported the White Army against the Reds in the Russian Civil War. Randall took part in the Raid on Kronstadt on the night of 17/18 August 1919. He flew one of the eight aircraft that created a diversion while Royal Navy Coastal Motor Boats attacked Russian warships. However, Randall suffered an engine failure en route. He was just about to land when his engine came back to life, and despite knowing that it could fail again at any time, he pressed on to take part in the attack. His engine failed completely on the return journey. Meanwhile, a flotilla of eight Coastal Motor Boats entered the harbour and launched their torpedoes, succeeding in sinking the submarine tender Dvina (formerly the armoured cruiser Pamiat Azova), and damaging the battleships Petropavlovsk and Andrei Pervozvanny, though three CMB's were sunk. On 26 March 1920, Randall was awarded the Cross of Liberty Second Class by the government of Estonia, in recognition of his services during the Estonian War of Independence.

Randall then served in No. 210 Squadron, based at RAF Gosport, until 30 January 1922 when he was transferred to No. 203 Squadron, based at RAF Leuchars. However he was soon transferred again, moving to the RAF Depot (Inland Area) as a supernumerary on 3 April. From 6 January 1923 he served as adjutant of the Inland Area Aircraft Depot.

Randall was dismissed from the Royal Air Force by sentence of a General Court-Martial on 23 December 1926. He reportedly emigrated to Dominica, in the Caribbean, settled in the village of Delices, and was still living there up until 1948.