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Brigadier-General E B Gordon
Evelyn Boscawen b: 6 Oct 1877 r: 5 May 1925/6 Oct 1932? d: 27 Oct 1963
CMG - 1 Jan 1919, DSO - 3 Jun 1916, MiD - 1 Jan 1919.
(Army): - 2Lt: 19 Jul 1899. Lt: 18 Jun 1901, Capt: 22 Aug 1907, (B) Maj: 18 Feb 1915, Maj: 1 Sep 1915, (B) Lt-Col: 1 Jan 1917,
(RAF): - Lt Col: 1 Apr 1918, Act Brig-Gen: 1 – 22 Nov 1918, Lt Col (A): 22 Nov 1918
19 Jul 1899: Officer, 1st Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment (Militia)
xx xxx 1899: Officer, 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers
9 May 1900: Officer, 3rd Volunteer Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers
1 Oct 1906: Adjutant, The Northumberland Fusiliers
1 Oct 1909:
5 Aug 1914: Special Appointment (graded as GSO III)
28 Apr 1915: Wing Adjutant, RFC
27 Jun 1915: GSO III, HQ RFC attached to 1st Wing
20 Oct 1915: GSO II, HQ RFC
xx xxx xxxx: ?
8 Feb 1917: GSO II
1 Apr 1917: Commandant, School of Aerial Gunnery.
5 Jun 1918: Chief Staff Officer, HQ The Independent Force.
1 Nov 1918: Brigadier-General (Staff), HQ The Independent Force.
22 Nov 1918: Ceases to be employed as a Staff Officer.
26 Jul 1919: Relinquishes his commission on ceasing to be employed by the RAF.
13 Jun 1921: Relinquished his temporary appointment as an Assistant Adjutant and Quarter-Master General.
5 May 1925: Attained the age limit for liability to recall and ceased to be on the Reserve of Officers. (also shown as 6 Oct 1932?)
He was awarded RAeC Certificate No 4382? on 17 March 1915.
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