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Air Vice-Marshal H J Roach
Harold Jace b: 8 May 1896 r: 1 Jan 1951 d: xx xxx 1977
CB – 1 Jan 1946, CBE – 8 Jun 1944 (OBE – 11 May 1937), AFC – 3 Jun 1919, MiD – 14 Jan 1944, PR3 – 12 Jun 1945
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(RNR): - (T) Flt Off (P) – xx xxx xxxx, (T) Sub Lt: 16 Dec 1915, (T) Flt Sub Lt: 30 May 1917, (T) Flt Lt: 31 Dec 1917,
(RAF): - Capt: 1 Apr 1918, Flt Lt: 22 Sep 1920, Sqn Ldr: 29 May 1929, Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1936, Gp Capt: 1 Apr 1939, (T) A/Cdre: 1 Dec 1941, Act AVM: 26 Mar – 30 Sep 1945, AVM: 1 Jan 1949.
xx xxx 1915: Pilot, RNAS
xx xxx 1917: Staff Officer, Admiralty/Air Ministry
15 Nov 1919: Transferred to the Unemployed List
22 Sep 1920: Appointed to a Short Service Commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant.
22 Sep 1920: Induction RAF Depot.
20 Mar 1922: Staff/Instructor, No 1 School of Technical Training (Boys)
19 Sep 1925: Attended Officers Engineering Course, Home Aircraft Depot.
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary?
2 Dec1927: Engineering Officer, Armoured Car Wing, Iraq.
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary?
26 Feb 1930: Staff Officer, HQ No 10 Group.
18 Jan 1932: Engineering Staff Officer, HQ Coastal Area.
13 Dec 1933: Engineering Officer, No 3 Flying Training School.
1 May 1935: Squadron Commander, School of Naval Co-operation.
2 Apr 1936: Engineering Officer, RAF Gosport.
4 Dec 1937: Senior Engineering Officer, RAF Seletar.
24 Apr 1940: Transferred to the Technical Branch.
27 Oct 1941: Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, HQ No 41 Group
3 Aug 1942: Command Engineer Officer, HQ Bomber Command
xx xxx 1946: AOC, RAF St Athan
xx xxx 1947: AOC, No 43 Group.
1 Nov 1948: AOC, No 41 Group.
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