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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Rowland
Francis Storrs b:
25 Oct 1887 r: 25
Oct 1937
d: 3 Apr 1953
MiD
- 3 Jun 1918.
(Army):
- (T) 2 Lt (P): 24
Jul 1915, 2 Lt: 20 Dec 1915, (T) Capt: 18 Apr 1916, (T)
Maj: 25 Jan 1917, Capt: 1 Sep
1917.
(RAF): - (T) Maj [Capt]: 1 Apr 1918, Sqn Ldr: 1 Aug 1919 [1 Apr 1918], Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1925, (H) A/Cdre: 24 Aug 1939, Act Gp Capt: xx xxx xxxx,
(RAFO) (Class CC): Sqn Ldr [(H) Wg Cdr]: 25 Jul 1938, Wg Cdr: 27 Oct 1938, A/Cdre: 8 Mar 1939.
(RN): (T) Cdr (A): 1 Nov 1943.
24
Jul 1915:
Flying Officer, RFC Special Reserve
1 Dec 1915: Appointed Flying Officer, RFC
xx xxx xxxx: Pilot, No 20 Sqn RFC
24 Jan 1916: Embarked to France (by air)
18 Apr 1916: Appointed Flight Commander, No 20 Sqn RFC.
19 Jun 1916: Returned to Home Establishment
27 Feb 1917: Attached, No 9 Sqn RFC
1 Mar 1917: Attached, No 24 Sqn
18 Aug 1917: Re-embarked to France
19 Aug 1917: Posted to No 11 Sqn.
21 Aug 1917: Officer Commanding, No 11 Sqn RFC/RAF. (Bristol F2B – Western Front)
19 Feb-1 Mar 1918: Temporary duty in England
17
May 1918:
20 May 1918: Admitted to 2 BRX
21 M ay 1918: Returned to England on 'Carisbrook Castle'
1 Aug 1919: Awarded Permanent Commission as a Major
20 Mar 1920: Staff, Inspector of Recruiting.
12 Jul 1921: Officer Commanding, Northern Recruiting Area, Liverpool.
3 Apr 1922: Squadron Commander/CFI?, No 2 FTS.
1 Jun 1923: Staff Officer, P.2, Directorate of Personal Services
1 Jan 1925: Officer Commanding, No 1 FTS
12 Mar 1928: Attended Royal Navy War College
14 Aug 1928: Officer Commanding, RAF MT Depot.
26 Sep 1931: Officer Commanding, RAF Hinaidi
28 Jan 1934: Deputy OC?, RAF Gosport.
30 Nov 1936: Deputy Officer-in-Charge of Records, Record Office
xx xxx 1937: Assistant Officer-in-Charge of Records, Record Office (Ret'd)
25 Jul 1938: Officer Commanding, No 3 Balloon Centre
24 Aug 1939: Relinquished his commission (A/Cdre) in Class CC of the RAFO.
24 Aug 1939: AOC, No 31 (Balloon Barrage) Group.
23 Jan 1940: SASO, HQ Balloon Command
16 Aug 1941:
10 Mar 1942: ?
25 Jun 1943: Reverted to Retired List as Wing Commander retaining the rank of Group Captain.
1 Nov 1943: Appointed to a Temporary Commission in the Royal Navy in the rank of Commander (Air)
Educated at Uppingham School and Trinity College, Cambridge, he was awarded RAeC No 1461 on 24 July 1915. Retiring as a Wing Commander in 1937, he was recalled just before the outbreak of war in 1939 and placed in command of No 31 Group as an Air Commodore. However, in 1940, he moved to HQ Balloon Command reverting to the rank of Wing Commander.
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