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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Francis Arthur
b: 14 Nov 1895 r: 19 Jun 1949 d: 16 May 1974
CBE – 13 Jun 1946
(Army): - A/M: xx xxx xxxx, Cpl: xx xxx xxxx, Sgt: xx xxx xxxx, (T) 2Lt (P): 27 Mar 1918.
(RAF): - 2Lt: 1 Apr 1918, Act Lt: 4 Oct 1918, Fg Off: 1 Aug 1919, Flt Lt: 1 Jul 1927, Sqn Ldr: 1 Aug 1935, Wg Cdr: 1 Nov 1938, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jun 1941, (T) A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1946, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1946, A/Cdre: 1 Oct 1946.
xx xxx xxxx: Flight Mechanic? (8577), RFC
27 Mar 1918: Appointed to a Commission in the RFC. (Admin)
4 Oct 1918: Lieutenant Grade B
xx xxx 1919: Stores Officer, ‘Z’ Unit
21 Jan 1921: Stores Officer, No 8 Sqn
19 Dec 1922: Stores Officer, No 31 Sqn
23 Apr 1924: Stores Officer, RAF (Cadet) College, Cranwell.
6 Aug 1926: Stores Officer, HQ RAF Cranwell
31 Jan 1927: Stores Officer, Directorate of Equipment
xx xxx 1927: Stores Officer, No 2 Sqn
7 - 13 Jul 1927: Admitted to No 7 General Hospital, Shanghai.
13 Sep 1927: Embarked on SS Devanha for return to UK
xx Oct 1927: Disembarked in London
19 Jan 1931: Attended RAF Staff College
5 Jan 1932: Stores Staff Officer, HQ RAF India.
1 Mar 1935: Stores Officer, Aircraft Park - India
8 Jan 1938: Equipment Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Equipment (Supply)/(4)
xx xxx 1940: Equipment Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Equipment (8)
17 Sep 1943: Head, Equipment (Plans), Directorate of Equipment (D)
xx xxx 1945: ?
9 Oct 1946: Director of Equipment (A)
He was a member of Z Unit in Somaliland in 1920.
This page was last updated on 06/07/22
G Skinner
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