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Air Commodore J J Williamson

James John                   b: 24 Sep 1895                     r: 29 Mar 1946                     d: 22 Dec 1975

CBE - 1 Jan 1946, AFC - 8 Feb 1919, R, C - 5 Apr 1919.

For a list of foreign decoration abbreviations, click here

(Army):- 1AM: xx xxx xxxx, 2 Lt: 27 Jul 1917, Lt: xx xxx xxxx.

(RAF):- Lt: 1 Apr 1918, Act Capt: 1 May - 31 Jul 1919, Fg Off: 1 Aug 1919, Flt Lt: 1 Jan 1922, Sqn Ldr: 5 Mar 1930, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1936, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1940, Act A/Cdre: 17 Apr 1944?, (T) A/Cdre: 1 Oct 1944, A/Cdre: Retained.

27 Jul 1917:             Officer, RFC

 1 May 1919:           Flight Commander, ?

29 Jul 1919:             Pilot, No 25 Sqn. (also shown as 20 Apr 1920)

  1 Aug 1919:          Awarded Permanent Commission as a Lieutenant

xx xxx xxxx:              Pilot, No 100 Sqn.

13 Mar 1922:           Attended Instructor's Course, Central Flying School.

 1 Jul 1922:              Pilot, No 100 Sqn.

11 Apr 1923:           Pilot, No 70 Sqn.  

14 Sep 1923:           Staff, HQ Basrah Group.

xx xxx 1923:            Flight Commander, No 45 Sqn.

17 Oct 1925:           QFI, No 4 FTS.

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xx xxx 1928:            QFI, Oxford University Air Sqn.

 2 Jun 1930:             Squadron Commander, No 5 FTS.

27 Jan 1933:            CFI, No 4 FTS.

11 Dec 1934:           Personnel Staff, HQ Iraq Command.

 9 Oct 1938:            Wing Commander, No 4 School of Technical Training, St Athan.

17 Apr 1944:           AOC, No 50 (Training) Group

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