Charles                          b: 27 Apr 1911                     r: 12 Oct 1968        d: 17 May 1998

KBE – 12 Jun 1965 (CBE – 1 Jan 1952), CB – 10 Jun 1961, MiD - 1 Jan 1943, MiD - 14 Jan 1944, MiD - 8 Jun 1944, MiD - 14 Jun 1945.

Plt Off: 23 Jul 1932, Fg Off: 23 Jan 1934, Flt Lt: 1 Oct 1936, Sqn Ldr: 1 Apr 1939, Act Wg Cdr: xx xxx 1941, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Sep 1941, Act Gp Capt: 18 Dec 1943?, Wg Cdr (WS): 18 Jul 1944, Wg Cdr: 1 Oct 1946, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1951, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1958, AVM: 1 Jul 1960, Act AM: 6 Jan 1965, AM: 1 Jul 1965.

 

 4 Sep 1930:            Flight Cadet, 'B' Sqn,  RAF College.

23 Jul 1932:            Granted Permanent Commission in the rank of Pilot Officer.

 7 Feb 1933:            Pilot, Aircraft Depot, India

13 Nov 1933:          Pilot, No 11 Sqn (Harts – Risalpur)

33 Mar 1935:          Pilot, No 27 Sqn (Kohat, India)

 4 Jan - 20 Mar 1937: Attended Instructors’ Course, CFS (graded B)

22 Mar 1937:          QFI, No 2 Flying Training School.

 

21 May 1941:          Officer Commanding, No 48 Sqn.

 7 – 23 Jul 1941:   Officer Commanding, RAF Stornoway

10 Feb 1942:          Air Staff, HQ No 15 Group.

31 Jul 1943:            Senior Personnel Staff Officer, HQ Air Defence Eastern Mediterranean.

18 Dec 1943:          ?

24 Mar 1945:          Directing Staff, RAF Staff College (Overseas), Haifa.

xx xxx 1947:            Staff, HQ Flying Training Command

xx xxx 1949:            Staff, Air Ministry.

xx xxx 1952:            Attended Imperial Defence College.

xx xxx 1953:            Staff, NATO HQ, Washington.

xx Oct 1955:           Air Staff - Air Plans, HQ Far East Air Force.

 5 May 1958:          Senior Air Staff Officer, HQ Transport Command

 8 Jun 1961:            Director-General of Organisation.

 6 Jan 1965:            UK Permanent Military Deputy, CENTO.

 2 Aug 1966:           Air Member for Supply and Organisation.