Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Leonard Claude b: 25 Jan 1910 r: 25 Feb 1966 d: 12 Aug 1969
CBE – 1 Jan 1963, MiD – 14 Jan 1944,
(RAF): - Plt Off (P): 4 Jan 1935, Fg Off: 4 Jan 1936, Act Flt Lt: 1 Feb 1939, Flt Lt: 14 Apr 1939 (T) Sqn Ldr: 1 Jan 1940, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Sep 1941, Sqn Ldr: 14 Apr 1942 [1 Jan 1940], Act Gp Capt: 29 Apr 1945, Wg Cdr (WS): 29 Oct 1945, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1947, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1951, Act A/Cdre: xx xxx xxxx, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1960.
4 Jan 1935: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the Stores Branch
4 Jan 1935: U/T Stores Officer, School of Store Accounting and Storekeeping.
xx xxx xxxx: Stores Officer, No 29 Sqn.
13 Jan 1936: Stores Officer, RAF Depot - Middle East (Fleet Air Arm Pool?)
7 Oct 1938: Equipment Officer, RAF Helwan
30 Apr 1938: Equipment Officer, RAF Depot - Middle East
xx xxx xxxx: ?
23 Aug 1941: Equipment Staff Officer, HQ, No 206 (Maintenance) Group
5 Mar 1942: Senior Equipment Staff Officer, No 207 Group
16 Nov 1942: Senior Equipment Staff Officer, AHQ East Africa
21 Oct 1944: Assistant Director of Equipment (B)
29 Apr 1945: Deputy Director of Equipment (4)
2 Dec 1946: Deputy Director of Equipment (7)
2 Sep[ 1948: Air Staff, HQ No 40 Group
xx xxx xxxx:
12 Jul 1954: Deputy Director of Equipment (10)
7 Oct 1957: Senior Equipment Staff Officer, HQ Transport Command
30 Nov 1959: Director of Mechanical Transport and Marine Craft
26 Nov 1962: Director of Equipment (A)/Director of Equipment 1 (RAF)
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