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Air Vice Marshal Sir John Weston (26097)


Sir John Gerard Willsley WestonJohn Gerard Willsley         b: 15 Nov 1908                    r: 11 Apr 1964                     d: 13 Jun 1979

KBE - 1 Jan 1964 (OBE - 11 Jun 1942), CB - 12 Jun 1947, Commendation.

GD Branch: Plt Off: 15 Dec 1928, Fg Off: 15 Jun 1930, Flt Lt: 1 Aug 1934, Sqn Ldr: 1 Dec 1937, A/Cdre: 6 Oct 1953 [1 Jan 1950], Act AVM: 1 Feb 1954, AVM: 1 Jan 1955.

Tech Branch: (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Sep 1940, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Sep 1942, Act A/Cdre: 3 Mar 1943?, Gp Capt (WS): 3 Sep 1943, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1946, (T) A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1946 - 1 Nov 1947, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1948.

Sir John Gerard Willsley Weston

by Walter Bird
bromide print, February 1959
NPG x186084

© National Portrait Gallery, London

13 Jan 1927:            Flight Cadet, 'A' Sqn, RAF College.

15 Dec 1928:           Pilot, No 207 Sqn.

21 Jan 1930:            Signals Officer, No 60 Sqn.

29 Feb 1932:           Supernumerary, RAF Depot.

25 Apr 1932:           Attended Signals Course, Electrical and Wireless School.

25 Jul 1933:             Signals Officer, RAF Upper Heyford/Flight Commander, No 99 Sqn?.

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23 Mar 1934:           Exchange posting with RCAF.

30 Mar - 21 Apr 1937:    Placed on half pay list, scale B

23 Dec 1937:           Staff Officer, Signals 1(a) (Bomber Command), Directorate of Signals.

24 Apr 1940:           Transferred to Technical Branch.

xx xxx 1940:            Staff Officer, Signals (Plans), Directorate of Signals.

 1 Jan 1941:           Gazetted for rendering valuable services in connection with the war

23 Nov 1941:          Chief Signals Officer, HQ Ferry Command.

26 Aug 1942:           Deputy Director of Signals?

 3 Sep 1943:            Director of Signals.

xx xxx 1946:            Commandant, Central Signals Establishment.

xx Jan 1948:            Attended Imperial Defence College.

 1 Jan 1949:             Director of Policy (Air Staff).

xx xxx 1952:           AOC, RAF Halton/Commandant, No 1 School of Technical Training.

 6 Oct 1953:           Transferred to General Duties Branch in the rank of Air Commodore.

 1 Feb 1954:           AOC, No 90 (Signals) Group.

xx xxx 1956:           Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Signals).

 1 Mar 1959:           Senior Directing Staff (RAF), Imperial Defence College.

18 Jul 1961:            Director-General of Manning.

He represented the RAF College at Athletics, Cricket and Boxing, attained the rank of Flt Cdt Sgt and was awarded the Humanities Prize on graduation.  Spent period 1940 - 50 in the Technical (Signals) Branch.  From 1965 - 68, he was Chairman of the National Small Bore Rifle Association.  After retiring from the RAF, he joined MI6 and eventually rose to Deputy Head.

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