Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
James George b: 23 May 1887 d: 7 Nov 1973
CMG - 1 Jan 1918, CBE - 3 Jun 1919, Cwn, Off - 8 Nov 1918,
(Army): - 2 Lt: 24 Feb 1906, Lt: 1 Nov 1907, Capt: 1 Jun 1909, Maj: 24 May 1917 [1 Jun 1916], (T) Lt Col: 21 Mar 1917,
(RAF): - Maj [(T) Lt Col] 1 Apr 1918, Act Brig-Gen: 24 May1918
(RAFO Class A): - Fg Off: 20 Apr 1923,
(RAFO Class C) A/Cdre: 18 May 1923,
24 Feb 1906: Officer, 3rd (Renfrewshire) Volunteer Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
1 Apr 1908: Officer, 3rd Highland Ammunition Column, 3rd Highland (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
28 Oct 1914: Flying Officer, RFC
24 Mar 1915: Flight Commander, RFC
22 Jun 1916: Squadron Commander, RFC
14 Dec 1916: Deputy Assistant Director, War Office (graded as a Staff Captain)
21 Mar 1917: Assistant Director of Military Aeronautics
24 May 1918: Specially employed (Director of Aircraft Production)
5 Jan 1919: 66th Wing
15 Feb 1919: Transferred to the Unemployed List
28 Sep 1920: Relinquished his Commission in the RAF on appointment to the Territorial Force.
20 Apr 1923: Appointed to a Commission in the RAFO, Class 'A' in the rank of Fg Off
18 May 1923: Appointed to a Commission in the RAFO, Class 'C' in the rank of A/Cdre
10 Feb 1954: Relinquished his Commission in the RAFO, Class 'C'
He became a Governor and Director of the Bank of England, in around 1935 and financed Juan de la Cierva's development of the autogiro.
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