Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Air
Commodore H F G Southey
Harold
Frederic George b: 18 Feb 1906
r: 11 Aug 1957
d: 16 Feb 1979
CB
- 1 Jan 1954, MiD - 8 Jun
1944, MiD – 1
Jan 1946.
Plt
Off:
16 Dec 1925, Fg Off: 16 Jun 1927,
Flt Lt: 6 May 1931, Sqn Ldr: 1
Apr 1937, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1940,
(T) Gp Capt: 1 Jun 1942,
Wg Cdr: 20 Nov 1942 [1 Apr 1942],
Act A/Cdre:
4 Jun 1944,
Gp Capt (WS):
4 Dec 1945, Gp Capt: 1
Oct 1946, Act A/Cdre: 12 May 1952?,
A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1954.
1
Mar 1924: Flight Cadet, 'A' Sqn, RAF College.
16 Dec 1925:
7
Jun 1926: Staff, School of Naval Co-operation.
14 Oct 1928: Armament Officer, No 482 (Coastal Reconnaissance) Flt
31 Oct - xx Dec 1928: Attached to RAF Calshot
1 Jan 1929: Armament Officer, No 203 Sqn
24 Mar 1930: Travelling overland from Iraq to UK
28
Apr 1930:
Attended
Electrical and Wireless School.
21
Jul 1931:
Signals Officer, RAF Upper Heyford.
7
Aug 1933: Signals Officer, HQ Western Area.
15
Aug 1935: Instructor, Electrical and Wireless School.
1
Apr 1937: Officer Commanding, No 101 Sqn.
1
Apr 1939?: Signals Staff, HQ RAF Middle East.
15 Jul 1941: Group Signals Officer, No 204 Group
21 Oct 1941: Command Signals Officer, AHQ Western Desert.
15 Feb 1942: Officer Commanding, RAF Stornoway.
24 May 1943: ?
24 Apr 1944: SASO, HQ No 247 Group.
xx
xxx 1945: AOC, No 247 Group/Senior British Officer, Azores.
10
May 1946: Assistant Air
Attaché, Brussels.
1 Oct 1947: Air Attaché, Brussels.
14 Feb 1949: Deputy Director of Command and Staff Training
xx
xxx 1951: Staff, HQ Western Union Defence Organisation.
12
May 1952:
SASO, HQ
Transport Command.
1
Aug 1954:
AOC, RAF Element, Maritime HQ, Chatham/Air
Commander, Nore Sub-Area, Channel Command (COMAIRNORCHAN)
Following retirement he joined HM Diplomatic Corps and from 1959 until 1971 was the Queen's Messenger.
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