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Air Commodore P J Farmer (11115)


Percy Jack       b: 12 Oct 1891                             r: 3 Jul 1946                                    d: 11 Oct 1960

(Army): - (T) 2Lt: 14 Aug 1915, (T) Lt: 1 Jul 1917.

(RAF): - Fg Off: 15 Jan 1921, Flt Lt: 1 Jan 1923, Act Sqn Ldr: 1 Apr 1927 – 26 May 1928, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jul 1929, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1937, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Sep 1941, Act A/Cdre: 1 May 1945, Gp Capt (WS): 1 Nov 1945, A/Cdre: Retained.

14 Aug 1915:              Officer, 12th Battalion, The Welsh Regiment

26 Feb 1918:              Transferred from a Service Battalion (seniority 1 Jul 1917)

14 Jan 1921:               Accountant Officer, 6th Class, Corps of Military Accountants

15 Jan 1921:                Relinquished his commission in the Corps of Military Accountants

15 Jan 1921:                Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the Stores Branch (Accountant duties)

15 Jan 1921:               Supernumerary awaiting a course, Air Pilotage School

 4 Mar 1921:               Attended Accountant Officers' Course, No 4 Stores Depot

25 Apr 1921:               Accounts Officer, No 4 Sqn.

14 Apr 1924:               Accounts Officer, RAF Base Gosport.

26 Jan 1927:                Senior Accounts Officer, Fleet Air Arm Accounts Office, Hong Kong.

1 Apr 1927:                 Accounts Officer, Fleet Air Arm Accounts Office, China

19 Mar 1928:               Accounts Officer, RAF Base Kai Tak

26 May 1928:               Supernumerary, RAF Depot

20 Oct 1928:                Accounts Officer, RAF Training Base Leuchars

 3 Oct 1929:                 Command Accountant, RAF Mediterranean

 3 Jan 1934:                  Area Accountant, HQ Central Area

 1 May 1936:                Group Accountant, HQ No 1 (Bomber) Group

14 Jul 1936:                  Accountant Officer, HQ Bomber Command

19 Dec 1938:               Command Accountant, HQ Balloon Command

26 Apr 1943:               Command Accountant, HQ Transport Command

 1 May 1945:               Command Accountant, HQ Base Air Forces, South-East Asia.

 1 Jan 1946:                 Command Accountant, Air Command, South-East Asia

Retired at his own request.

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