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Air Vice-Marshal R S Aitken
Robert Stanley b: xx xxx xxxx r: xx xxx 1946 d: xx xxx 1982
CB – 5 Jul 1945, CBE – xx xxx xxxx (OBE – 11 May 1937), MC – 26 Jul 1917, AFC – 2 Nov 1918, LoM (Off) – 1 Jan 1946.
(Army): - Pvt: xx xxx xxxx, 2 Lt: 14 Dec 1915, (T) Lt: 1 Jan 1917, Lt: 1 Jul 1917, Capt: 9 Jul 1917.
(RAF): - (T) Capt [Lt]: 1 Apr 1918, Flt Lt: 1 Aug 1919 [1 Apr 1918], Sqn Ldr: xx xxx xxxx, Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1935, Gp Capt: 1 Nov 1938, (T) A/Cdre: 1 Dec 1940, A/Cdre: xx xxx xxxx, Act AVM: 24 Oct 1944, AVM: Retained,
xx xxx 1914: Soldier, The London Regiment( Civil Service Rifles)
14 Dec 1915: Officer, East Anglian (Essex) Royal Garrison Artillery.
29 Aug 1916: Flying Officer, RFC
xx xxx xxxx: Pilot, No 41 Sqn
9 Jul 1917: Flight Commander, No 52? Sqn, RFC.
xx xxx xxxx: Flight Commander, No 7? Sqn, RFC.
xx xxx 1918: Instructor, No ? TDS
1 Aug 1919: Relinquished his Commission in the East Anglian (Essex) Royal Garrison Artillery.
28 Oct 1919: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant (wef 1 Aug 1919)
25 Nov 1919: Instructor, No 2 School of Technical Training (Boys)
6 Jan 1921: Instructor, RAF (Cadet) College.
30 Jun 1921: Attended Electrical and Wireless School.
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary?
14 Sep 1922: Signals Officer, HQ Iraq Command.
22 Nov 1924: Signals Officer, HQ RAF Mediterranean.
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary?
22 Sep 1927: Staff Officer, Signals Branch.
xx xxx 1928: Officer Commanding, No 41 Sqn.
6 Feb 1930: Officer Commanding, No 25 Sqn/RAF Hawkinge.
6 Oct 1930: Air Staff (Signals), HQ Air Defence of Great Britain.
4Jan 1932: Staff Officer, Signals Branch.
12 Dec 1932: Chief Signals Officer, HQ Air Defence of Great Britain.
12 Apr 1937: Assistant Director, Directorate of Signals.
26 Jan 1939: Air Attache, Shanghai/Chunking
xx xxx 1940: Chief Signals Officer, HQ Fighter Command.
24 Apr 1940: Transferred to the Technical Branch
27 Mar 1942: AOC, No 60 (Signals) Group
25 Feb 1944: Chief Signals Officer, HQ Mediterranean Allied Air Forces.
Whilst in Malta, he was married at St Paul’s Cathedral on the island on 6 April 1925.
Citation for the award of the Military Cross
“2nd Lt. (temp. Lt.) Robert Stanley Aitken, R.G.A. and R.F.C.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On several occasions he made most valuable reconnaissances of the enemy's line, and on two successive days he engaged and severely damaged hostile batteries, working under most adverse weather conditions.”
(London Gazette – 26 July 1917)
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