Complex sentence: Following promotion to Marshal of the Royal Air Force on 6 August 1976, Humphrey was appointed Chief of the Defence Staff on 24 October 1976 however he only served for short time before becoming ill. He died in the RAF Hospital, at Halton on 24 January 1977.
Split into simpler sentences: Following promotion to Marshal of the Royal Air Force on 6 August 1976, Humphrey was appointed Chief of the Defence Staff on 24 October 1976. However he only served for short time before becoming ill. He died in the RAF Hospital, at Halton on 24 January 1977.