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Air Commodore G W Birkinshaw (03143)

George William        b: 24 Jun 1896                             r: 22 Dec 1947                                d: 22 Oct 1977

CB – 13 Jun 1946,

(Army): - 2 Lt: xx xxx xxxx, Lt: xx xxx xxxx,

(RAF): - Lt: 1 Apr 1918, Fg Off: xx xxx xxxx, Flt Lt: xx xxx xxxx, Sqn Ldr: 1 Aug 1935, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1938, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Mar 1941, Act A/Cdre: 1 Sep 1943, Gp Capt (WS): 1 Mar 1944, (T) A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1946 – 1 Nov 1947, Gp Capt: 1 Dec 1944, A/Cdre: Retained.

 3 Jun 1917:                U/T Pilot, No 68 Training Sqn?

17 Jun 1917:               U/T Pilot, No 6 Training Sqn?

 9 Jul 1917:                 U/T Pilot, No 83 Sqn RFC?

10 Aug 1917:              U/T Pilot, No 44 Training Sqn?

26 April 1917:            U/T Pilot, Central Flying School?

19 Sep 1918:              Pilot, No 40 Sqn?

The above postings are for a Lt W Birkinshaw, which may be a different officer.

 1 May 1919:               Staff Officer 3^rd Class (Technical), Directorate of Equipment

 1 Aug 1919:                Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Lieutenant (Aeroplane and Seaplane Branch)

xx xxx xxxx:                  Instructor, No 2 School of Technical Training (Boys)

xx xxx xxxx:                  Awaiting disposal, HQ RAF India.

22 Apr 1920:               Pilot, No 1 Sqn (India)

xx xxx xxxx:                  Supernumerary?

15 Sep 1924:               Attended Officers Engineering Course, Inland Area Aircraft Depot.

 6 Oct 1925:                 Attended Cambridge University.

18 Jul 1927:                 Engineering Officer, RAF Cadet College, Cranwell.

19 Jan 1931:                Attended RAF Staff College

19 Dec 1931:               Flight Commander, No 207 Sqn.

xx xxx xxxx:                  Supernumerary?

28 Feb 1933:               Engineering Officer, No 4 Flying Training School.

15 Apr 1934:               Engineering Officer, HQ Palestine and Transjordan.

xx xxx 1935:                 Engineering Officer, HQ British Forces in Palestine and Transjordan.

15 Sep 1936:               Engineering Officer, RAF in Palestine and Transjordan.

11 Apr 1938:               Supernumerary, RAF Depot.

27 Oct 1938:                Staff Officer, Directorate of Repair and Maintenance

24 Apr 1940:               Transferred to the Technical Branch

 8 Jan 1941:                 Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, HQ No 43 Group

21 Oct 1946:                Senior Equipment Staff Officer, AHQ India.

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