Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
William Edward
b:
6 Dec 1922
r:
31
Mar 1977
d:
CBE
–
15 Jun 1974
(OBE - 12 Jun 1965), QCVSA – 9 Jun 1955, MBIM.
(RAFVR - GD): LAC: xx xxx xxxx, Plt Off (P) (Emer): 29 Jan 1944, Fg Off (WS): 29 Jul 1944, Fg Off: 29 Jan 1946, Flt Lt: 29 Jul 1947.,
(RAF
- Secretarial
Branch): Fg Off: 16 Nov 1948 [29 Jan 1946]
(RAF
- GD): Flt
Lt: 24 Sep 1951 [25 Jun 1949], Sqn Ldr: 1
Jan 1956, Act Wg Cdr: 4
Jan 1959, Wg Cdr: 1
Jul 1960, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1965, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1974.
29
Jan 1944:
16
Nov 1948:
Granted a Permanent Commission and transferred to Secretarial Branch
in the rank of Flying Officer
24 Oct 1949: Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C, Fighter Command
24 Sep 1951: Transferred to General Duties Branch
13 Jan 1958: Air Staff, HQ No 61 Group.
4 Jan 1960: Directing Staff, RAF Staff College, Andover.
30 Oct 1962: Officer i/c Flying, RAF Wildenrath.
14 Jun 1965: Officer Commanding, RAF Geilenkirchen.
20
May 1968:
Deputy Director of Personnel.
4
Aug 1971:
Chief, Policy and Doctrine, HQ Allied Air Forces Southern Europe.
31
Dec 1973:
Deputy Director of RAF Security 4
7
Sep 1974:
Director of Personnel (Air).
Retired at his own request.
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