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Air Commodore C R Cox

C R Cox - 1916Claude Russell                   b:  9 Jul 1893                   r: 14 Jul 1946                        d: 19 Aug 1961

CBE - 1 Jan 1943 (OBE - 3 Jun 1935), AFC - 2 Nov 1918, PR3 - 12 Jun 1945.

For a list of foreign decoration abbreviations, click here

(Army): - (T) 2 Lt: 6 May 1915, (T) Capt: 9 Feb 1917.

(RAF) : - (T) Capt [Lt]: 1 Apr 1918, (T) Maj: 6 Jul 1918, Act Maj: 1 May 1919, Flt Lt: 1 Aug 1919 [1 Apr 1918], Sqn Ldr: 1 Jan 1924, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1932, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1937, (T) A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1940, A/Cdre: Retained.

 6 May 1915:               Officer, 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment

 1 Jul 1916:                  Flying Officer, RFC.

13 Jul 1916:                  Attached, No 2 AD

21 Jul 1916:                  Pilot, No 23 Sqn

 2 Aug 1916:                Pilot, No 22 Sqn RFC.

8-14 Dec 1916:            Attended Machine Gun School

3-10 Feb 1917:            Attended Machine Gun School

 9 Feb 1917:                Flight Commander, No 22 Sqn RFC.

17 Feb 1917:               Appointed to a Commission in the Regular Army.

6 Nov 1917:                Instructor, No 9 Training Squadron

 6 Jul 1918:                  Officer Commanding, No 9 Training Squadron., 

4 Nov 1918:                Officer Commanding, No 99 Sqn. (DH4, DH 9 – Western Front, NWF from May 1919) (re-numbered No 27 - 1 Apr 1920)

 1 Apr 1920:                Flight Commander, No 27 Sqn (DH9A - NWF India)

 1 Oct 1920:                Flight Commander, No 5 Sqn. (Bristol F2B – NWF India)

27 Dec 1921:               Supernumerary, RAF Depot.

25 Feb 1922:                Personnel Staff, HQ RAF Cranwell.

26 Mar 1923:               Staff, Boy's Wing, RAF Cranwell.

11 Feb 1924:                SD 1, Deputy Directorate of Staff Duties.

15 Sep 1927:                Supernumerary, No 47 Sqn. (DH9A/Fairey IIIF - Sudan)

12 Oct 1927:                Officer Commanding, No 47 Sqn. (DH9A/Fairey IIIF - Sudan)

21 Feb 1930:                Supernumerary, No 6 Sqn. (Bristol F2B -Ismailia)

16 Mar 1930:                Officer Commanding, No 6 Sqn. (Bristol F2B -Ismailia)

 4 Feb 1931:                 Staff, HQ Transjordan and Palestine.

 3 Aug 1931:                 Supernumerary, RAF Depot.

 8 Nov 1931:                 Staff, Directorate of Postings.

xx Jun 1933:                  Passed Examination as Interpreter (Spanish), 1st Class 

 8 Apr 1935:                  Attended Flying Boat Pilot's Course, RAF Calshot.

23 Dec 1935:                Officer Commanding, No 209 Sqn. (Perth/Singapore III)

 9 Oct 1936:                  Officer Commanding, RAF Seletar.  

20 Nov 1939:                Supernumerary, HQ Training Command.

28 Dec 1939:                Officer Commanding, No 9 School of Technical Training

 8 Jan 1940:                  AOC, RAF Cranwell/No 1 Electrical & Wireless School.

 2 - 25 May 1940:            Admitted to Hospital

24 Jun 1940:                 AOA, HQ No 22 Group

 1 Dec 1940:                 AOA, HQ Army Co-operation Command.

 12 Jul 1943:                 AOA, Tactical Air Force HQ.

Born in Buenos Aires, he was educated at Deutsche Schule, Argentine and Churchers College and gained RAeC Certificate No 2986 on 24 May 1916. 

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