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Air
Commodore S W Smith
Sydney William b: 21 Sep 1888 r: 21 Sep 1941 d: xx Dec 1971
OBE
- 3 Jun 1919, DL (West Riding) - 13 Aug 1944.
(Army):
- 2 Lt (TA):
12 Feb 1911,
2 Lt (P) (SR):
19 Apr 1913,
2 Lt:
17 Oct 1914, Lt: 9 Jun 1915, (T) Capt: 7 Dec 1915, (T)
Maj: 12 Mar 1917.
(RAF):
- (T) Maj [Capt]:
1 Apr 1918, Sqn Ldr: 1 Aug 1919 [1
Apr 1918], Wg Cdr:
1 Jul 1924, Gp Capt: 1 Jul
1931, Act A/Cdre: 1 Dec 1933?, A/Cdre:
1 Jan 1935.
(RAFO - Class CC): Wg Cdr: 21 Sep 1941
12 Feb 1911: Officer, 1st Welsh (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, Territorial Force.
19 Apr 1913: Officer, Royal Field Artillery Special Reserve
xx Sep 1914: Attended No 8 Course, CFS.
14 Sep 1914: Flying Officer, RFC
17 Oct 1914: Officer, Royal Field Artillery.
7 Dec 1915: Flight Commander, No ? Sqn RFC.
19
Sep 1916: Assistant Commandant,
No 2 School of Military Aeronautics.
31 Mar 1917: Squadron Commander, RFC.
1 Aug 1919: Awarded Permanent Commission as a Major
xx xxx xxxx: ?
28
Feb 1920: Officer
Commanding, No 70 Sqn. (Vimy – Heliopolis)
13 Oct 1923: Supernumerary, RAF Depot
21
Jan 1924: Attended Army
Staff College, Camberley.
21
Feb 1926:
Administrative Staff Officer, HQ RAF
Cranwell.
8
Jan 1927: Staff, Deputy
Directorate of Staff Duties.
15 Jan 1929: Officer Commanding, RAF Cattewater/Mount Batten.
16 Jan 1930: Officer Commanding, No 204 Sqn.
2
Oct 1931: Officer
Commanding, RAF Manston.
7
Oct 1933: Officer
Commanding/AOC, RAF Far East.
10
Nov 1933: Officer Commanding,
RAF Base Singapore.
30
Nov 1933:
1
Jan 1937: AOC, No 1
(Bomber) Group.
24
Feb 1938: SASO, HQ Bomber
Command.
7
Nov 1938: AOC, No 26
(Training) Group.
1 Feb 1939: SASO, HQ Reserve Command
xx
xxx xxxx: AOA, HQ Reserve
Command.
19 Feb 1940: AOC, No
33 (Balloon Barrage) Group.
xx
xxx
1945 Commandant, ATC HQ for the North East. (Ret'd)
He qualified for his RAeC Certificate in 1913. In 1930, beginning 22 June, he led a return flight
from Mount Batten to Iceland?
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C G Smith
