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Air Commodore F K Haskins

 Francis Knox                 b: 27 Oct 1887              r: 17 Jul 1934                        d: 15 Jun 1969

DSC - 22 Jun 1916, MiD - 12 Jan 1916, CdeG (F) - 23 Mar 1917, LoH, C - 14 Sep 1917.

For a list of foreign decoration abbreviations, click here

 (RN): - Ass Pay: 27 Oct 1908, Flt Lt: 3 Oct 1914, Flt Cdr: 28 Jun 1915, Act Sqn Cdr: xx xxx xxxx, Sqn Cdr: 31 Dec 1916.

(RAF): - Maj: 1 Apr 1918 (graded as Lt Col from 1 May - 25 May 1919), Act Lt Col: 26 May 1919, Sqn Ldr: 1 Aug 1919 [1 Apr 1919], Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1921, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1929, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1933.

(RAFVR): - Gp Capt: 2 Sep 1939,

xx xxx xxxx:                Clerk, Royal Navy

27 Oct 1908:                Promoted to Assistant Paymaster

31 Aug 1912:               Secretary to Commodore i/c Submarine Service.

xx xxx xxxx:                  Flight Commander, No 1 Sqn RNAS

12 Jan 1916:                 Commended for service in action

xx Apr 1916:                Officer Commanding, No 1 Sqn RNAS.

6 Dec 1916:                 Officer Commanding, 'A' Sqn, No 1 Wing RNAS.  

xx xxx 1917:                 Officer Commanding, No 1 Sqn RNAS.

xx Jun 1917:                

x 1918                         Officer Commanding, RNAS/RAF Cattewater.

26 May 1919:              Personal Staff Officer to CAS.

 1 Aug 1919:                Awarded Permanent Commission as a Major

22 Jan 1920:                Removed from the Navy Lists on being awarded Permanent Commission in RAF

19 Jul 1920:                 Officer Commanding, No 5 FTS.

 1 May 1923:               Superintendent of RAF Reserve.

3 Feb 1927:                 Officer Commanding, No 4 FTS.

 4 Apr 1929:                Officer Commanding, RAF Worthy Down.

12 Aug 1929:               Deputy Director of Postings.

 1 Jul 1931:                  Appointed Air ADC to The King.

11 Jan 1932:                Gp Capt: i/c Administration, HQ ADGB.

10 - 21 Dec 1932:       Placed on half pay list, scale B

 1 Jan 1933:                 AOA, HQ ADGB.

21 Jan 1933:                Placed on half pay list, scale B

19 Feb 1933:               Transferred to half pay list, scale A

2 Sep 1939:                 Relinquished rank of A/Cdre on being re-employed.

He was awarded RAeC Certificate No 625 on 13 September 1913.  Placed on the retired list at his own request.