George Brindley Aufrere Baker
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, June 1945
NPG x163832
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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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George
Brindley Aufrere b: 25 Jul 1894
r: 28 Jul 1946
d: 23 Oct 1968
CB - 1 Jan 1942, CBE - 2 Jun 1943, MC - 4 Jun 1917, MiD - 11 Jul 1919, MiD – 1 Jan 1946, CdeG(F) - 18 Apr 1918, LoM (Cdr) - 16 Oct 1945, DL (Huntingdon) - 3 Jun 1952
(Army): - (T) 2 Lt (Reserve): 26 Dec 1914, (T) Lt: 1 Jul 1916, (T) Capt: 27 Dec 1916, (T) 2 Lt (Regular): 3 Jan 1917 [23 Sep 1915], Lt: 12 Feb 1917 [6 Apr 1916]
(RAF): - Capt: 1 Apr 1918, Flt Lt: 1 Aug
1919 [1 Apr 1918], Sqn Ldr: 1 Jan
1923, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1931, Gp
Capt: 1 Jan 1937, A/Cdre: 1 Jul
1939, Act AVM:
16 Dec 1941, (T) AVM: 10 Jan 1941, AVM:
Retained.
George Brindley Aufrere Baker
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, June 1945
NPG x163832
14
Nov 1914: Soldier,
9th
(Reserve) Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment.
26 Dec 1914: Officer,
9th
(Reserve) Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment.
18 Dec 1915: U/T Pilot, No 1 School of Aeronautics
9 Feb 1916: U/T Pilot, No 4 Wing, Netheravon
14 Feb 1916: U/T Pilot, No 6 Reserve Sqn RFC
10 Apr 1916: U/T Pilot, No 8 Reserve Sqn RFC
31 May 1916: U/T Pilot, Central Flying School
31 May 1916: Appointed as a Flying Officer, and transferred to the General List, RFC.
27 Jul 1916: Pilot, No 19 Sqn RFC.
25 Aug - 1 Sep 1916: Attended Machine Gun Course
10 - 15 Nov 1916: Attended a course at No 1 Aircraft Depot
27 Dec 1916: Flight Commander, No 19 Sqn RFC. (Spad SVII – Western Front)
3 Jan 1917: Awarded Commission in Regular Army (Seniority 23 Sep 1915)
27 Apr 1917: Posted to Home Establishment
xx May 1917: Flight Commander, No 56 Reserve Sqn
4 Jun 1917: Attended Instructors' Course, Special School of Flying, Gosport (Categorised 'A1')
15 Jun 1917: Flying Instructor, No 1 Training Sqn
6 Jul 1917: Flight Commander, No 23 Sqn
15 Oct 1917: Posted to Home Establishment
4 Nov 1917: Awaiting disposal, HQ Northern Training Brigade
xx Nov 1917: Flying Instructor, 54 Training Sqn
18 Mar 1918: Awaiting disposal, HQ Eastern Training Brigade
18 Mar 1918: Flight Commander, No 85 Sqn
5 Jul 1918: Flight Commander, No 7 Sqn
23 Aug 1918: Flight Commander, No 53 Sqn
3 - 10 Nov 1918: Temporary duty, No 4 Sqn
19
Jan 1919: Acting Officer Commanding, No 53 Sqn. (RE8 - France)
2
Feb 1919:
10 Feb 1919: Awaiting disposal, HQ South West Area
25 Feb 1919: Attached No 10 Group for duty with School of Artillery Co-operation, Cowes
12 Sep 1919: Pilot, RAF Gosport
27 Sep 1919: Pilot, RAF Gosport, attached to RAF Mullion
28 Oct 1919: Resigned his Commission in the Army (effective from 1 Aug 1919)
28 Oct 1919: Granted a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant (effective from 1 Aug 1919)
23 Feb 1920: Attended Senior Officers' Artillery Course, Amesbury
8 Mar 1920: Pilot, RAF Gosport
20 Aug 1920: Placed on Half Pay List 'B'
8 Nov 1920: Restored to the active list.
8 Nov 1920: Pilot, No 210 Sqn. (Cuckoo – Gosport)
29 Nov 1920: Staff Officer, Directorate of Training and Organisation.
1
Sep 1922: Supernumerary,
School of Photography, RAF Farnborough.
25 Sep 1922: Attended Long Engineering Course, RAE
24 Aug 1923: Successfully completed Long Engineering Course and awarded symbol 'E'
14 Sep 1923: Squadron Commander, No 2 School of Technical Training (Boys).,
15 Mar - 9 Jun 1924: Attended CFS, categorised 'A1' (Course 17 Mar - 31 May)
23
Aug 1924: Technical
duties, No 2 FTS.
9
May 1926: Attended
No 5 Course, RAF Staff College.
30 Jul 1927: Supernumerary, RAF Depot pending posting overseas
26
Aug 1927:
Supernumerary, Heliopolis Details
18 Sep
1927:
Officer Commanding, Heliopolis Details
1 Mar 1927: Supernumerary, RAF Heliopolis
15
Mar 1928: Technical
- Engineer duties, No 4 FTS, Abu Sueir.
25
Feb 1930: Engineer Staff, HQ Transjordan and Palestine.
14
Sep 1931: Supernumerary, RAF Depot
pending posting.
25 Dec 1931: Attended Refresher Flying Course, No 24 Sqn.
10
Jan 1932: Engineer
duties, RAF Base Gosport.
21 Sep - 19 Oct 1933: Attended Instrument Flying Course, RAF Base Gosport
5
Dec 1933: Supernumerary, RAF North Weald.
14
Dec 1933: Officer Commanding, RAF North Weald.
2 - 8 Dec 1933: Attended Higher Command Course, School of Army Co-operation
14 Dec 1934: Supernumerary, RAF North Weald.
31 Dec 1934: Attached to Air Ministry for temporary duty.
15
Jan 1935: Supernumerary,
RAF Depot whilst attending Imperial Defence College.
22
Dec 1935: Air Staff, HQ Fighting Area.
1
May 1936: Air Staff, HQ No 11(Fighter) Group.
9 Jul 1936: Staff Officer, Directorate of Technical Development
23 Sep 1937: Director of Armament Development.
18 Dec 1939: SASO, No 2 Group
9
Mar 1940: Deputy
Director-General II/Head of Technical Department, British Purchasing Mission, USA.
18
Aug
1941: Supernumerary, HQ Coastal Command
12
Sep
1941: SASO, HQ Coastal Command
1 Jan 1943: AOA, HQ Technical Training Command
22 Jun 1944: Supernumerary, HQ Northwest African Air Forces
1
Jul 1944: Chief of
Staff RAF (Air), Mediterranean Allied Air Forces.
4 Oct 1945: Supernumerary, No 1 Personnel Despatch Centre (Disembarkation leave and pending posting)
14 Nov 1945: Supernumerary, Air Ministry Unit
19 Nov 1945:
Director of Training (Plans).
1 May 1946: Supernumerary, No 1 Personnel Holding Unit, pending retirement
He was educated at Cheltenham and University School, Victoria, British Columbia. In 1913 he was awarded a Class A studentship from the Law Society. He gained RAeC Certificate No 2729 on 6 April 1916. After retiring from the RAF, in later life, he transcribes books into braille for the blind and his daughter Katharine became a doctor, founding the Katharine Dormandy Trust to help those with Haemophilia.
Recommendation for the award of the Military Cross
"BAKER, George Brindley Aufrere, Captain - No.19 Squadron.
(A) Flight Commander, (he has) led a great many offensive patrols and successful bomb raids and has set a fine example by his dash and initiative."
(Source - Air 1/1258/204/5/22488)
This entry was last updated on 26/07/25
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