Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

Air Marshal Sir Leslie Dalton-Morris (19078)

Leslie               b: 7 Apr 1906              r: 2 Jul 1963                d: 28 Oct 1976

KBE – 13 Jun 1959 (CBE – 8 Jun 1944), CB – 5 Jun 1952, MiD – 1 Jan 1945,

(RAF): - Plt Off (P): 15 Sep 1924, Plt Off: 15 Mar 1925, Fg Off: 25 Aug 1926, Flt Lt: 14 May 1930, Sqn Ldr: 1 Feb 1937, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1940, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Mar 1942,  Wg Cdr: 14 Apr 1942 [1 Mar 1940], Act A/Cdre: 17 Aug 1943, Gp Capt (WS): 17 Feb 1944, (T) A/Cdre: 1 Oct 1944, Gp Capt: 1 Dec 1944, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1947, Act AVM: 1 Mar 1952, AVM: 1 Jul 1953, Act AM: 1 Mar 1961, AM: 1 Jul 1961.

15 Sep 1924:            Appointed to a Short Service Commission.

15 Sep 1924:            U/T Pilot, No 5 Flying Training School.

12 Oct 1925:             Pilot under instruction, No 7 Sqn

25 Feb 1926:            Pilot, Night Flying Flight.

 3 Oct 1927:              Pilot, 'B' Flight, No 15 Sqn

13 May 1929:           Attended Electrical and Wireless School.

 1 Sep1930:             Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant.

 6 Feb 1931:             En-route to Basrah as part of Rangoon Flight to join No 203 Sqn.

 21 Apr 1931:           Signals Officer, No 203 Sqn.

11 May 1933:           Supernumerary, RAF Depot.

24 Jul 1933:              Signals Officer, RAF Biggin Hill

 8 Aug 1934:             Signals Officer, Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, RAF Felixstowe

16 Aug 1935:            Signals Officer/Instructor, Electrical and Wireless School.

19 Jan 1937:             Attended RAF Staff College.

 1 Jan 1938:              Air Staff, No 2 Group.

 1 Jan 1940:              Deputy Chief Signals Officer, HQ Fighter Command

24 Apr 1940:            Transferred to the Technical Branch

20 Jan 1941:             Signals Officer, HQ No 2 Group

xx xxx 1941:              Deputy Chief Signals Officer, HQ Bomber Command

17 Aug 1943:            SASO, No 26 Group

14 Feb 1944:            Command Signals Officer, HQ Bomber Command

xx xxx 1945:              Director of Radio/Signals

xx xxx 1948 :             Commandant, Central Signals Establishment        

12 Dec 1950:            Command Signals Officer, HQ Middle East Air Force

 1 Mar 1952:             Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Signals)

 1 Mar 1956:             AOC, No 90 (Signals) Group

 3 Nov 1958:             AOC-in-C, Signals Command

 1 Mar 1961:             AOC-in-C, Maintenance Command.

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