Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Arthur Claud b: 18 Sep 1888 r: 9 Mar 1942 d: 23 Apr 1977
AFC
- 3 Jun 1919, GI-O - 5 Apr 1919.
(Army): - 2 Lt: 30 Mar 1915, (T) Capt: 13 Nov 1915, Lt: 1 Dec 1915, (T) Maj: 25 Dec 1916 - 8 Mar 1917, 27 Aug 1917
(RAF): - (T) Major [Capt]: 1 Apr 1918, Sqn Ldr: 1 Aug 1919 [1 Apr 1918], Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1926, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1933, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1937: Act AVM: 3 Sep 1939.
xx
xxx xxxx:
Officer,
RFC Special Reserve.
13
Nov 1915: Flight Commander?, No
16 Sqn RFC.
12
Jun 1916: Officer
Commanding, No 53 Sqn RFC. (Avro 504K, FK3 - Catterick)
1
Oct 1916:
Flight Commander?, Central Flying School.
25 Dec 1916: Officer
Commanding, No 48 Sqn RFC. (Bristol F2A, F2B – Western Front)
8 Mar 1917:
xx xxx 1917: Recuperating from wounds
27 Aug 1917: Officer Commanding, No 194 Training Sqn, RFC. (appointed whilst in UK)
18 Sep 1917: Disembarked at Alexandria and joined RFC Base Depot
3-8 Jun 1918: Temporary Officer Commanding, 20th Wing
xx xxx 1918: Officer Commanding, No 16 Training Depot Station
1 Aug 1919: Awarded Permanent Commission as a Major
1
Apr 1920: Staff, School
of Naval Co-operation and Aerial Navigation.
23
Mar 1921: Air Staff, HQ RAF
Middle East.
4
Jun 1924: Staff,
RAF Base, Calshot.
25
Jun 1926: Officer Commanding,
No 502 (Ulster) Sqn. (Vimy, Hyderabad – Aldergrove)
10 Sep 1929: ?
14
Jan 1930: Attended RN
Staff College, Greenwich.
17
Jan 1931: Officer
Commanding, No 205 Sqn. (Southampton II, III – Seletar)
29 Dec 1931: Embarked on SS Cormorin for the UK
10
Jan 1933: SESO, HQ ADGB.
14
Jul 1936: Group
Captain
- Engineering, HQ Bomber Command.
8
Oct 1937: AOA, HQ
Bomber Command.
28
Mar 1938: SASO, HQ No 1
(Bomber) Group.
3
Sep 1939: AOC, No 1
(Bomber) Group.
22 Dec 1939: In transit to India?
29 Jan 1940: SASO, HQ Air Forces in India.He gained his RAeC Certificate, No 1136, on 30 March 1915.
This page was last updated on 18/10/22
A M
Wray