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Overseas Groups - Iraq, India and the Far East

Formed ?. Raised to Group status, Jan 1921?

4 Apr 1920             Wg Cdr C S Burnett

Mesopotamian Group

Formed Jan 1921 by raising Mesopotamian Wing to Group status. Absorbed into Iraq Command, 1 Oct 1922.

6 Jan 1921             Gp Capt A E Borton

Basrah Group

Formed 1 Oct 1922?,. Disbanded Jan - Jun 1925

1 Oct 1922             Gp Capt E F Briggs

23 Nov 1923          Gp Capt ?

No 1 (Indian) Group

Formed 1 Nov 1928 at Peshawar, disbanded by being redesignated No 223 Group on 1 May 1942.  Reformed 1 May 1942 at Lahore as No 1 (Indian) Training Group, no record of disbandment .  Reformed by redesignating No 223 Group at Peshawar on 15 Aug 1945.  Probably absorbed into Royal Indian Air Force.

12 Jan 1929           Gp Capt H le M Brock

2 Apr 1931            Gp Capt A S Barratt

2 Sep 1932            Gp Capt B E Sutton

4 Oct 1934            Gp Capt N H Bottomley

8 Jan 1938             Gp Capt-A/Cdre C C Darley

18 Mar 1940          A/Cdre J C Russell

 7 Aug 1945           A/Cdre F W Long

Listings of units controlled by No 1 (Indian) Group: -

[July 1920 |

Formed 1 Oct 1945 at Begumpet, disbanded 1 Jun 1946.  Reformed 1 May 1946 by redesignating No 225 Group at Hindustan, in July it took over No's 226 and No 4 (Indian) Groups.  Took over RIAF training in May 1947, probably absorbed into Royal Indian Air Force.

 1 Jul 1940              Gp Capt H G W Lock?

 1 May 1946            A/Cdre E F Waring

xx xxx 1946             A/Cdre A L A Perry-Keene?

Listings of units controlled by No 2 (Indian) Group: -

[July 1920 |

Formed at Barrackpore on 1 May 1946 by redesignating No 228 Group.  Disbanded 1 June 1947.

 1 May 1946            A/Cdre H F V Battle

Formed at Agra on 1 May 1946 by redesignating No 227 Group.  Disbanded by being downgraded to No 4 (Indian) Wing, within No 2 (Indian) Group on 15 July 1946.

 1 May 1946            A/Cdre A L A Perry-Keene

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