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Air Commodore J H C Wake (05115)
John Hugh Coulson b: 4 Dec 1890 r: 11 Dec1949 d: xx xxx xxxx
BSc (Eng), DIC, AFRAeS.
(RAFO Class A): - Plt Off (P): 18 Mar 1924, Plt Off: 18 Sep 1924, Fg Off: 25 Nov 1924.
(RAF): - 2Lt: xx xxx xxxx, Plt Off: 17 Mar 1925 [17 Sep 1923], Fg Off: 17 Sep 1925 [17 Mar 1925], Flt Lt: 7 Nov 1928, Sqn Ldr: 1 Oct 1936, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1940, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Mar 1942, Wg Cdr: 14 Apr 1942 [1 Jan 1940], Act A/Cdre: 18 Nov 1946, Gp Capt (WS): 18 May – 1 Nov 1947, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1947.
xx xxx xxxx: Appointed to a Temporary Commission.
13 Mar 1919: Transferred to the Unemployed List.
18 Mar 1924: Appointed to a Commission in the RAFO Class A
17 Mar 1925: Appointed to a Permanent Commission.
17 Mar 1925: U/T Pilot, No 24 Sqn.
19 Sep 1925: Attended Officers Engineering Course, Home Aircraft Depot.
5 Oct 1926: Attended London University.
25 Jun 1927: Engineering Officer, Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment.
19 May 1930: Engineering Officer, Home Aircraft Depot.
7 Oct 1930: Engineering Officer, Aircraft Depot, Iraq.
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary?
13 Sep 1931: Pilot, No 70 Sqn.
11 Mar 1933: Supernumerary, RAF Depot.
13 Nov 1933: Engineering Officer?, No 503 (County of Lincoln) Sqn.
21 Jan 1936: Attended RAF Staff College.
2 Jan 1937: Officer Commanding, No 166 Sqn.
9 May 1938: Staff, RAF College, Cranwell.
24 Apr 1940: Transferred to the Technical Branch.
xx xxx xxxx: Senior Engineering Staff Officer, HQ No 7 Group
15 Aug 1945: Engineer Officer, HQ Transport Command
18 Nov 1946: Command Engineer Officer, HQ Transport Command
Retired at his own request.
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