Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
John
Joseph b: 8 Mar 1896 r: 2 May 1946
d: 9
May 1964
CB - 11 Jun 1942, OBE - 3 Jun 1935, MiD - 30 May 1918, MiD - 11 Jul 1919, MiD - 12 Jan 1920.
(Army):
- 2 Lt: 11 Aug 1915, Lt: 5
Aug 1916, (T) Capt: 17 Dec 1916.
(RAF):
- Capt: 1 Apr
1918, Flt Lt: 1 Aug 1919 [1 Apr 1918], Sqn Ldr: 1 Jan
1925, Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1933, Gp
Capt: 1 Jul 1937, (T) A/Cdre: 20 Feb 1940, (T) AVM: 1 Dec
1941,
A/Cdre: 14 Apr 1942, [20 Feb 1940],
AVM: 1 Jun 1943, Act AM (pd): 1 Dec 1944
- 7 Mar 1946, Act AM (unpd): 7 Mar 1946 - 2 May 1946, AM: Retained,.
xx
xxx xxxx: Attended RMC Sandhurst.
11 Aug 1915: Officer, Royal Irish Regiment.
xx Nov 1915: U/T Pilot, RFC
23
Feb 1916: Flying Officer, RFC.
19 Mar 1916: Pilot, No 24 Sqn
17 Dec 1916: Adjutant, 14th Wing RFC. (Western Front/Italy)
31 Oct 1917: Staff Officer, No 51 Wing
14
Sep 1918: Staff Officer 3rd Class, HQ RAF Flanders and France.
xx xxx xxxx: Staff Officer, HQ 10 Brigade.
1 Aug 1919: Resigned his commission in the Royal Irish Regiment on appointment to a Permanent Commission in the RAF.
28 May 1920: Adjutant, MT Repair Depot.
8
Nov
1922: O.2, Deputy Directorate of Organisation.
10
May 1926: Attended RAF Staff College.
30 Jul 1927: Supernumerary - Refresher course, No 24 Sqn.
23 Feb 1928: En-route to Iraq
xx xxx xxxx: Officer Commanding, No 55 Sqn.
9
Apr 1928:
Officer, Armoured Car Wing, Iraq.
22
Oct 1928: Officer Commanding, No 84 Sqn. (DH9A, Wapiti – Shaibah)
27
Oct 1929: Officer Commanding, No 33 Sqn. (Hart – Eastchurch/Bicester)
1
Jan 1931:
Supernumerary, RAF Depot.
19
Jan 1931:
Attended Imperial Defence College.
2
Jan 1932:
Air Staff, HQ Wessex Bombing Area.
1
Oct 1933:
Air Staff, HQ Western Area.
20-21 Feb 1935: Placed on half pay list, scale A.
22 Feb 1935: Attached for Air Staff duties, HQ, Sudan Defence Force
27
Nov 1937: SASO, HQ No 4 (Bomber) Group.
27
Jun 1940:
AOC (Designate), No 1 Group.
1
Jul 1940:
AOC, No 1 Group.
1 Dec 1940: Director of Postings
xx xxx 1942: Director-General of Postings
1 Dec 1944:
Head of Post-War Planning Executive.
He
was the son of Inspector-General T J Breen RN, Inspector-General of Hospitals
and Fleets.
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J
D Breakey