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Alan
George
b: 14 Jan 1897
r: 22 Dec 1949
d: 1962+
CBE
-
1 Oct 1946 (OBE - 3 Jun 1930),
AFC -
2 Nov 1918,
MiD - 3 Jun 1918.
(RM):-- 2 Lt (P): 22 Aug 1914, (T) Lt: xx xxx xxxx, Lt: 27 Mar 1915, (T) Flt Sub-Lt: 7 Jul 1916, Flt Lt: 31 Dec 1917, Capt: 7 May 1918,
(RAF):-
(H) Capt
[Lt]: 1 Apr 1918,
(T) Capt:
8 Aug 1918,
Capt: 1 Dec 1918,
Flt Lt: 1
Aug 1919,
Sqn Ldr: 10 Oct 1928, Wg Cdr: 1
Jul 1935, Act Gp Capt:
30 Aug 1938, Gp Capt: 1 Jan
1939, Act A/Cdre: xx xxx xxxx,
A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1947:
22 Aug 1914: Officer, Royal Marines.
1915 Observer, East Indies Naval Air Station.
30 Jan 1917: U/T Pilot.
1918: Pilot, No's 420/421/422/423 Flts?, RAF Cattewater.
8 Aug 1918: Flight Commander, No 239 Sqn.
29
Apr 1919: Staff, School of Naval Co-operation.
1 Aug 1919: Commission in the RMLI terminated
1 Aug 1919: Awarded Permanent Commission as a Captain
22
Jan
1920:
Removed from the Navy Lists on being awarded Permanent Commission in RAF
18
Aug 1920: Air Staff, HQ Coastal Area.
1
May 1923: Attended RAF Staff College.
23
Apr 1924: Refresher Flying Course?, No 24 Sqn.
12
Sep 1924: Air
Staff. HQ No 1 (Indian) Wing.
1
Nov 1928:
Staff, HQ No 1 (Indian) Group.
?
7
Jan 1930:
Staff, Electrical and Wireless School.
30
Jun 1930:
Staff, RAF College.
21
Jan 1932:
Attended Army Staff College, Camberley.
22
Jan 1934:
Air
Staff, Directorate of Operations and Intelligence
21
May 1935: Supernumerary, RAF Depot.
15
Jun 1935:
RAF Liaison Officer to GOC, British Troops in China.
30
Aug 1938: Air
Attaché, Bangkok.
15
May 1941:
1 Jun 1941: Group Captain - Operations, AHQ Far East.
30
Jan 1942:
SASO, No 225 Group.
10
Mar 1942: Prisoner of War.
xx
xxx 1945:
17
Nov 1947: AOC, AHQ East Africa.
Following
the withdrawal of
British forces from Sumatra, a number of new groups were formed to
control the remnants, one of these being No 225 Group, to control what bombers
were available.
When the Dutch C-in-C in Java ordered the capitulation of all allied
forces on the island, he was one of those taken prisoner, spending the remainder
of the war in captivity.
Although promised protection under the terms of the Geneva Convention,
Bishop along with Air Commodore Staton was imprisoned for a month shortly after
capture for simply refusing to answer questions under interrogation.
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