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Air Vice-Marshal P H Holmes (32196)


Peter Hamilton             b: 4 Oct 1912                     r: 4 Oct 1965                                   d: 27 Apr 1977

CB – 12 Jun 1965, OBE – 1 Jan 1945, FRAeS.

(RAF): - Act Plt Off (P): 12 Aug 1932, Plt Off: 12 Aug 1933, Fg Off: 12 Feb 1935, Flt Lt: 12 Feb 1937, Sqn Ldr: 1 Apr 1939, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Jun 1941, Act Gp Capt: 1 Feb 1945, Wg Cdr (WS): 1 Aug 1945, Wg Cdr: 1 Oct 1946, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1950, Act A/Cdre: xx xxx xxxx, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1959, Act AVM: 14 Jan 1963, AVM: 1 Jul 1963.

12 Aug 1932:               Appointed to a Short Service Commission.

12 Aug 1932:               Supernumerary, RAF Depot

27 Aug 1932:                U/T Pilot, No 2 Flying Training School

15 Feb 1934:                Pilot, No 31 Sqn  (arrived 12 Mar 1934)

24  Jul - 19 Oct 1935:                Attached to RAF Hill Depot

19 Oct 1935:                Attached to No 2 (Indian) Wing Station

27 Apr 1936:               Attended Electrical and Wireless School. (following disembarkation leave)

30 Jun 1937:                Signals Officer, No 59 Sqn.

12 Aug 1938:               Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant.

 1 May 1939:               Signals Staff Officer, HQ No 3 (Bomber) Group

17 Sep 1939:               Signals Officer, HQ Coastal Command

16 Oct 1940:                Staff Officer, Directorate of Telecommunications

xx xxx xxxx:                  Transferred to the Technical Branch

23 Aug 1943:               Chief Signals Officer, HQ No 83 Group.

xx xxx 1946:                 Attended RAF Staff College, Bracknell

xx xxx 1947:                 Directing Staff, Joint Services Staff College

25 Oct 1948:                Command Signals Officer, HQ Flying Training Command

3 Sep 1950:                  Command Signals Officer, HQ Far East Air Force

xx xxx xxxx:                 

 3 Dec 1956:                 Deputy Director, Directorate of Operational Requirements (B)

 1 Feb 1959:                 Deputy Chief of Staff, HQ 2nd Allied Tactical Air Force

xx Jan 1962:                 Attended Imperial Defence College

31 Dec 1962:                AOA, HQ Maintenance Command

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