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Air Vice-Marshal H G Leonard-Williams (33005)


Harold Guy      b: 10 Sep 1911                         r: 2 Apr 1968                                      d: 24 Nov 1994

CB – 1 Jan 1966, CBE – 1 Jan 1946, MiD – 1 Jan 1941, LoM (Off) – 15 Mar 1946,  DL (Somerset) – 21 Jan 1975.

For a list of foreign decoration abbreviations, click here

(RAF): - Plt Off: 23 Jul 1932, Fg Off: 23 Jan 1934, Flt Lt: 1 Oct 1936, Sqn Ldr: 1 Apr 1939, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1941, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1944 – 1 Nov 1947, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1947, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1949, Act A/Cdre: 29 Apr 1957, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1959, Act AVM: 1 Jul 1963, AVM: 1 Jan 1964.

 4 Sep 1930:                 Flight Cadet, RAF College, Cranwell.

23 Jul 1932:                 Appointed to a Permanent Commission.

xx xxx 1932:                 Pilot, 58 Sqn

28 Feb 1933:               Pilot, No 208 Sqn.

13 Feb 1936:               Posted to Home Establishment

29 Apr 1936:               Attended No 17 Signals Course, Electrical and Wireless School.

30 Jun 1937:                Staff, RAF Finningley.

14 Jul 1938:                 Signals Instructor, RAF College, Cranwell.

 6 Mar 1939:                Signals Officer, HQ No 1 (Bomber) Group

24 Aug 1939:               Signals Officer, Advanced Air Striking Force, France

24 Jun 1940:                 Staff Officer, Signals (Plans), Directorate of Signals.

xx xxx xxxx:                  Staff Officer, Directorate of Telecommunications

xx xxx 1943:                 Chairman, British Joint Communications Board

xx xxx 1947:                 Attended RAF Staff College

16 Jul 1947:                 Deputy Chief Signal Officer, HQ Middle East Air Force

xx xxx 1949:                Command Signals Officer, HQ Middle East Air Force

xx xxx 1950:                 Attended Joint Services Staff College

xx xxx 1951:                 Chief Officer, Radio Engineering Unit

21 Sep 1953:                Deputy Director of Signals (1).

xx xxx 1956:                 Senior Technical Staff Officer, No 90 (Signals) Group

29 Apr 1957:               Director of Signals (1)

23 May 1959:              Commandant, No 1 Radio School

xx xxx 1961:                Command Electronics Officer, HQ Fighter Command

22 Jun 1963:                AOA, HQ Far East Air Force

9 Apr 1966:                 Director-General of Manning (RAF)

At Cranwell he attained the rank of Fligh Cadet Corporal.

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