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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Air
Commodore A R Wardle
Alfred
Randles
b: 29 Oct 1898
r: 2 Dec 1952
d: 31 Jul 1989
CBE -
14 Jun
1945, AFC -
3 Jun 1930, MRAeS.
(Army):-
2 Lt (P):
(RAF):-
Lt: 1 Apr 1918, Fg Off:
17 Nov 1920, Flt Lt: 1 Jan 1927,
Act Sqn Ldr: 19 Nov 1935?,
Sqn Ldr: 1 Dec 1935, Wg Cdr: 1
Jan 1939, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Mar 1941,
Act A/Cdre: 20 Apr 1943,
Gp Capt (WS):
20 Oct 1943, (T) A/Cdre:
1 Oct 1944,
Gp Capt: 1
Dec 1944,
A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1947.
xx
xxx 1916: Soldier/Officer?,
Honorable
Artillery Company.
25
Oct 1917:
Flying Officer, RFC.
28 Mar 1918: Pilot, No 82 Sqn RFC/RAF (FK8 - Western Front)
26 Apr 1919: Transferred to Unemployed List
17 Nov 1920: Appointed to Short Service Commission.
1
Apr 1921:
Attended Seaplane Training School.
11
Apr 1922: Pilot,
No 267 Sqn.
7
Jun 1922:
RAF Staff, HMS Pegasus.
1 Dec 1923: Member, Care And Maintenance Party, RAF Cattewater.
21
Mar 1924: RAF Staff, HMS Pegasus/HMS Hermes.
20 May 1925: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flying Officer
8
Jun 1925:
Staff, RAF Base, Calshot.
9
Jul 1925:
Staff, Flying Boat Development Flight.
1
Apr 1926:
Staff, M.A.E.E.
?
19
Jan 1931:
Attended RAF Staff College.
?
18
Feb 1932: Flight Commander, No 5 Sqn.
26
Oct 1932: Air Staff, HQ RAF India.
19
Nov 1935: Officer Commanding, No 11 Sqn.
8
Feb 1937:
Air Staff, Deputy Directorate of Operational Requirements.
16 Mar 1939: Administrative Staff Officer, HQ Reserve Command
27 May 1940:
16 Dec 1940: SASO, HQ No 21 (Training) Group
21
Jul 1941: Deputy Director of Operational Requirements.
20 Apr 1943:
Director of Operational Requirements.
xx
xxx 1945:
Director of Operational Requirements (I).
8
Feb 1947:
AOC, AHQ Ceylon.
25
Jan 1950:
AOC, No 66 (Scottish) Group.
Following
his retirement from the RAF he worked on a number of Development Corporations
for New Towns start with Corby (1954 - 67) and then moving to Milton Keynes
(1967 - 68), Peterborough (1968 - 69), Northampton (1969) and finally Central
Lancashire (1971 -72).
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