Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Philip
Lee William b:
31 Oct 1882
r: 3 Dec 1929
d: 26 Nov 1936
CMG
- 1 Jan 1919, CBE -
3 Jun
1919, SA3S -
xx xxx 1917, R, GC - 5 Apr 1919, N3 - 15 Jul 1919.
(Army): - 2 Lt: 4 Oct 1902/29 Jul 1903, Lt: 16 Feb 1907, Capt: 21 Jan 1913, Act Maj: 10 Jan 1915?, (T) Maj: 28 Mar 1915, (T) Lt Col: 1 Feb 1916, (B) Maj: 1 Jan 1917, (T) Col: 1 Jan 1917, (T) Brig-Gen: 22 Jun 1917 - 17 Oct 1917, (T) Col: 1 Nov 1917, (T) Brig-Gen: 14 Dec 1917
(RAF):
- (T)
Brig-Gen [Lt Col]: 1 Apr 1918,
Col:
xx xxx xxxx, Act Brig-Gen: 1 May
1919-18 Jun 1919, Wg Cdr: 1 Aug 1919, Gp
Capt: 8 Aug 1919, (H) A/Cdre:
Retained.
xx xxx 1901: Attended Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University.
4 Oct 1902: Officer (Extra Supernumerary), 4th (Cambridge University) Volunteer Battalion, the Suffolk Regiment,
29 July 1903: Officer, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment
21 Nov 1903 Served in Bermuda
30 Mar 1904: Served in Gibraltar
13 Jun 1905: Served in South Africa
16 Feb 1907: Officer, Nottingham and Derbyshire Regiment.
xx xxx 1908: Attended Machine Gun Course, School of Musketry, Hythe
xx xxx 1909: Attended Intelligence Course
xx Jul 1912: Attached (on probation) to RFC.
25 Oct 1912: Flying Officer, No 2 Sqn RFC
30 May 1913: Flight Commander, No 3 Sqn
RFC.
13
Aug 1914:
23 Sep - 7 Oct 1914: Admitted to hospital
15 Nov 1914: Returned to UK
10 Jan 1915: Officer Commanding, No 13 Sqn RFC.
13 Oct 1915:
29 Jan 1916: Attached, 10th (Army) Wing RFC.
1
Feb 1916: Officer Commanding, 10th (Army) Wing RFC.
1 Jan 1917: Officer Commanding, Northern Group Command.
22 Jun 1917: Appointed Brigade Commander
5 Aug 1917: Brigadier-General Commanding, Northern Training Brigade
20 Oct - 1 Nov 1917: In transit from Folkestone to Alexandria
1 Nov 1917: Officer Commanding, Training Group (Egypt)
28 Jan 1918: Brigadier-General Commanding, Training Brigade (Middle East)
30 Jan - 14 Jun 1919: Temporary GOC, Middle East Area.
18 Jun 1919: Embarked for return to UK, followed by two months leave
18 Jun 1919: Transferred to Aeroplane Branch from Staff Officer Branch.
28 Jul 1919: Posted to Home Establishment
1 Aug 1919: Resigned his commission in the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment on appointment to a Permanent Commission in the RAF.
1 Aug 1919: Awarded Permanent Commission as a Lieutenant Colonel
1 Aug 1919: Gp Capt: - Administration, HQ South Eastern Area.
xx
xxx xxxx: Gp Capt: - Administration, HQ Southern Area.
1
Apr 1920: Gp
Capt: - Operations Organisation and Training/Chief Staff Officer, HQ Inland
Area.
22 Feb 1922: Deputy Director of Training.
xx
Mar 1922: Deputy Director of Training and
Organisation.
xx
Jun 1923: Deputy Director of Training and Staff Duties.
xx
Aug/Sep 1923: Deputy Director of Training
31
Dec 1924: Officer Commanding, No 1 Group.
1
Apr 1926: Officer Commanding, No 21 Group.
25
Aug 1926: Chief Staff Officer, HQ Fighting Area.
1 Oct 1928: Air Staff, HQ Fighting Area.
25 Aug 1929: Placed on Half-Pay List scale A
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A/Cdre Herbert's medal group (miniatures) Courtesy Steve Brown |
One of the earliest members of the RFC, having obtained his RAeC Certificate (No 244) on 16 July 1912, he was amongst the first contingent of aircraft and pilots to travel to France as part of the BEF in August 1914.
This page was last updated on 07/05/23
M Henderson