Kenneth Walter Godfrey
by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 1959
NPG x89426
Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Kenneth Walter b: 23 Jan 1907 r: 3 Feb 1963 d: 10 Sep 1979
CB – 9 Jun 1955, CBE – 1 Jan 1954, MiD – 8 Jun 1944.
(RAFVR): - Act Plt Off (P): 3 Feb 1940, Plt Off (P): 16 Mar 1940, Act Fg Off (unp): 1 Nov 1940, Act Fg Off (paid): 22 Nov 1940, Act Flt Lt (unp): 1 Mar 1941, Fg Off (WS): 16 Mar 1941, Act Flt Lt (paid): 21 Mar 1941, (T) Flt Lt: 1 Sep 1942, (T) Sqn Ldr: 1 Jul 1945.
(RAF): - Sqn Ldr: 12 Feb 1946 [1 Sep 1945], Wg Cdr: 1 Nov 1947 [1 Jul 1947], Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1953, Act A/Cdre: xx xxx xxxx, A/Cdre: 1 Mar 1959, Act AVM: 1 Jun 1962, AVM: Not retained?.
Kenneth Walter Godfrey
by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 1959
NPG x89426
3 Feb 1940: Appointed to a Commission for the duration of hostilities in the RAFVR.
xx xxx 1940: Staff, HQ, No 16 Group
19 Jul 1940: Transferred to the Administrative and Special Duties Branch
15 Aug 1940: Station Defence Officer, RAF North Coates
1 Mar 1941: Officer i/c Station AA Flt, RAF North Coates?
1-25 May 1941: Attended, No 1 Ground Defence Gunners School, Ronaldsway.
1- 21 Nov 1941: Attended Course, Anti-Gas School, Rollestone
1 Feb 1942: Transferred to the RAF Regiment.
19 May 1942: Officer, No 2718 (Defence) Sqn, RAF Regiment (Leeming)
19 Mar 1943: RAF Regiment Staff Officer, HQ No 83 Group.
15 Feb 1945: Wing Defence Officer, No 39 (RCAF) (Recce) Wing
12 Feb 1946: Appointed to an Extended Service Commission in the rank of Squadron Leader.
1 Jul 1946: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Squadron Leader (seniority 1 Sep 1945)
xx xxx xxxx: Staff Officer, Directorate of Technical Training/Directorate of Command and Staff Training (1947)
17 Sep 1948: RAF Regiment Officer, HQ No 205 Group.
15 Jan 1951: Senior Regiment Officer, HQ, No 22 Group.
22 Sep 1952: Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer, HQ Technical Training Command
24 Sep 1953: Officer Commanding, Levies and ex-officio Adviser on Ground Defence, HQ British Forces, Aden
25 Apr 1955: Deputy Director of Ground Defence
25 Nov 1958 – 1 Jul 1961: ADC to the Queen.
1 Mar 1959: Director of Ground Defence
1 Jun 1962: ? AVM
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