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Air Vice-Marshal C T MacLean


C T MacLean - 1915Cuthbert Trelawder              b: 18 Oct 1886          r: 27 Dec 1940                     d: 25 Feb 1969

CB - 2 Jan 1933, DSO - 3 Jun 1919, MC - 18 Feb 1915, MiD - 31 Dec 1918, MiD - 11 Jul 1919, LoH, C - xx xxx 1918.

For a list of foreign decoration abbreviations, click here

(Army): - 2 Lt (P): 15 Aug 1914, 2 Lt: 2 Jan 1915, Lt: xx xxx xxxx, Capt (R Fus): 13 Sep 1915, Capt (RFC): 5 Aug 1916 [1 Jul 1916], (T) Maj: 15 Jul 1916, (T) Lt Col: 21 Aug 1917.

(RAF): - (T) Lt Col [Maj]: 1 Apr 1918, Wg Cdr: 1 Aug 1919, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1925, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1931, Act AVM (unp): 21 Sep 1934, AVM: 1 Jan 1935.

xx xxx xxxx:          Soldier?, New Zealand Defence Forces

15 Aug 1914:         Officer, 7th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers

 6 May 1915:          Attached, No 6 Sqn

12 Jun 1915:           Graded Qualified Observer

12 Jun 1915:           Admitted to hospital

17 Jun 1915:           To England via Hospital Ship

xx xxx 1915:           U/T Pilot,

7 Dec 1915:           Appointed Flying Officer (Pilot), RFC.

 8 Jan 1916:            Flight Commander, 'C' Flt, No 25 Sqn

20 Feb 1916:          Embarked for France (with No 25 Sqn)

18 Jul 1916:            Returned to Home Establishment

1 Sep 1916:            Appointed Squadron Commander, RFC.

30 Mar 1917:         Officer Commanding, No 11 Sqn RFC. (Bristol F2B – Western Front)  

xx Jun 1917:           Officer Commanding (Temporary), 13th (Army) Wing RFC

21 Aug 1917:          Officer Commanding, 10th Wing RFC.  

19-21 Jan 1918:     Officer Commanding (Temporary), I Brigade

 1 Aug 1919:           Resigned his commission in the Royal Fusiliers on appointment to a Permanent Commission in the RAF.

 1 Aug 1919:           Awarded Permanent Commission as a Lieutenant Colonel (gazetted 22 Aug 1919)

19 Aug 1919:          Staff Officer 1st Class (Personnel), HQ South-Eastern Area.

15 Sep 1919:          Staff Officer 1st Class, HQ Southern Area

 1 Apr 1920:           Personnel Staff - Personnel & Discipline, HQ Inland Area.

 3 Apr 1922:           Attended RAF Staff College. (Course No 1)

19 Sep 1922:           Staff Officer, HQ RAF India.

19 Jan - 1 Feb 1923:    Placed on half pay list, scale A.

 2 Feb 1923:           Supernumerary, RAF Depot.

17 Mar 1923:          Officer Commanding, No 5 FTS.

16 Oct 1925:           Supernumerary, RAF Depot.

18 Nov 1925:          Officer Commanding RAF Hinaidi.

 1 Mar 1928:           Officer Commanding, RAF Heliopolis.

 5 Sep 1929:            Officer Commanding, Aden Command.

 1 Jul 1931:              AOC, Aden Command.

 3 Sep 1931:            Supernumerary, RAF Depot.

28 Dec 1931:          Director of Postings.

21 Sep 1934,          AOC, RAF Middle East.

16 May 1938:         AOC, No 2 (Bomber) Group.

A New Zealander, he was educated at Wanganui Collegiate School and Auckland University and was awarded RAeC Certificate 1899 on 16 October 1915.

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