Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Distribution of Duties - Air Ministry 1940
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Name | Rank/Status | Role/Duties |
Sir Archibald Sinclair, Bt, CMG, MP | The Rt Hon | Secretary of State for Air President of the Air Council |
H H Balfour, MC, MP | Capt | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Air Vice-President of the Air Council |
Sir Charles Portal, KCB, DSO, MC | ACM | Chief of the Air Staff |
P Babington, CB, MC, AFC | Act AM (AVM) | Air Member for Personnel |
Sir Christopher L Courtney, KCB, CBE, DSO | AM | Air Member for Supply and Organisation |
A G R Garrod, CB, OBE, MC, DFC | Act AM (AVM) | Air Member for Training |
Sir Wilfred Freeman, KCB, DSO, MC | ACM | Vice Chief of the Air Staff |
Sir Harold G Howitt, DSO, MC, FCA | Additional Member | |
Sir Arthur Street, KCB, KBE, CMG, CIE, MC | Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Air |
Name | Rank/Status | Role/Duties |
Sir Archibald Sinclair, Bt, CMG, MP | The Rt Hon | Secretary of State for Air |
R H Melville | Private Secretary | |
F Wood | Assistant Private Secretary | |
R W N B Gilling | Assistant Private Secretary | |
C P F North | Assistant Private Secretary | |
Sir Hugh Seely, Bt, MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary | |
Sir Louis Greig, KBE, CVO | Wg Cdr | Personal Air Secretary |
H H Balfour, MC, MP | Capt | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Air |
R F Jenkins | Private Secretary | |
W W Wakefield MP | Flt Lt | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
Department of the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Air (PUS)
Name | Status | Role/Duties |
Sir Arthur Street | Permanent Under-Secretary of State and Accounting
Officer (PUS)
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L J Dunnett | Private Secretary to Permanent Under-Secretary of State | |
H Priestley | Assistant Private Secretary to Permanent Under-Secretary of State | |
J B Abraham | Deputy Under-Secretary of the Air Ministry
(DUS)
The Deputy Under-Secretary, apart from deputising for the Permanent Under-Secretary of State, undertakes the overall supervision of the establishment and financial sides of the Air Ministry, including estimates and accounting. He exercises a general supervision over the Directorates of Contracts and Accounts, and administers the Finance Division dealing with estimates (F 1). He undertakes the general administrative oversight of the Accidents Branch on behalf of the Permanent Under-Secretary of State, accident reports being rendered direct to the Secretary of State. |
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S V Beattest | Private Secretary to Deputy Under-Secretary of State for Air | |
C G Evans | Principal Assistant Secretary | Principal Assistant Secretary (Personnel) (PAS (P)) In charge, under DUS, of S7, S8, S10, F2 and F3. |
L G S Reynolds | Principal Assistant Secretary | Principal Assistant Secretary
(Supply & Organisation) (PAS (S & O)) In charge, under DUS, of S4(a), S9 F4 and F6 |
C G Caines | Principal Assistant Secretary | Principal Assistant Secretary (General)
(PAS (G)) In charge, under PUS, of S4 except S4(a), S6 and the Directorate of Public Relations. In charge, under DUS, of F1, F5, F11, S2 (Housing) and the Library. |
E F Cliff | Principal Assistant Secretary | Principal Establishment Officer (PEO) In charge, under DUS, of S1, S2, S3 and S5. |
Name | Status | Role/Duties |
P H Maggs | Assistant Secretary | Head of Division |
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R C Chilver | Principal | Control of S 1 (e) and S 1 (f) |
H T Smith | Principal | Control of S 1 (c) and S 1 (d) |
W J Walder | Principal | Control of S 1 (Harrogate) |
W A T Shorto | Temporary Administrative Officer | Control of S 1 (b) and Registry |
A Lawson | Senior Staff Officer | Control of S 1 (a) |
S 1 (a) | ||
M Innes Miss C B Collins |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
General Treasury class questions. Clerical establishments and requirements in numbers of basic grades. Recruitment, postings, transfers, promotions and other personal questions of clerical staff up to HCO Staff loaned from other Departments. |
S 1 (b) | ||
F W Coxhead Miss E A Dean |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Establishments of Contracts and Accounts
Directorates, Audit Offices and typing staff. Recruitment, postings, transfers, promotions and other personal questions in connection with the above staff. Overtime claims. National Savings Schemes |
W E Wheatcroft | Higher Clerical Officer |
Establishments and personal questions of messengers
and cleaners Action on recovery of official documents |
S 1 (c) | ||
M Turner Miss M Fitzgerald A W E Moore |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Pay questions. Balance of civil pay of staff serving with HM Forces. Superannuation (other than FSSU). Estimates (Vote 11G, 11H and 11J) and liability statements. Leave questions. Travelling concessions for evacuated staff. Discipline. Whitley Council work. |
S 1 (d) | ||
T J Browning Miss G E Lyle E Robinson |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Estimates (Vote 10) and liability statements. Establishment and personnel records of all grades. Statistical returns. Office Memoranda. Office Instructions. Seniority Lists. List of Staff and Distribution of Duties. AP1399 and miscellaneous publications. Annual Confidential Reports. Application of National Service (Armed Forces Act). Air Ministry passes. |
S 1 (e) (Bristol) | ||
A W Wray J F K McKinley Miss E M Thomas |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Establishments of DGCA, Signals 2 and civilian
aviation outstation staff, excluding industrials. Recruitment, pay, postings, discipline, promotion and other personal questions in connection with the above staff. |
S 1 (f) | ||
D A Parry Miss R Beresford H W Woodruff W H G Crowhurst |
Temporary Administrative Assistant Temporary Administrative Assistant Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Establishments of Secretarial and Finance Divisions,
DPR and RAF Directorates. Postings, transfers and other personal questions in connection with civil staff above HCO. |
S 1 (Harrogate) | ||
V Richard E J Thomas S J Essex |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Liaison between S1 London and Harrogate and S2 for billeting and accommodation questions. |
S 1 (Stroud) | ||
L B Kendrick | Higher Clerical Officer | Liaison between S1 London and Stroud and S2 for billeting and accommodation questions. |
S 1 (Worcester) | ||
R H Smith | Higher Clerical Officer | Liaison between S1 London and Worcester and S2 for billeting and accommodation questions. |
Registry | ||
V T T Brennan | Senior Staff Officer | Chief Registrar General supervision of Registries and Archives. |
F J T Cooper | Staff Officer | Control of Central Registry (Adastral House) and Deputy to Chief Registrar |
H W Edgcumbe | Higher Clerical Officer | Registration Section (Central Registry) |
Miss L N Cleghorn |
Higher Clerical Officer |
Transit Section (Central Registry) |
Miss R W Thomas Miss M M Childs |
Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Allocation and Despatch Sections (Central Registry) |
Vacant | Higher Clerical Officer | Secret Registry (Adastral House) |
H G Paddon G Yeates |
Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Whitehall and Harrow Registries |
C M Thurgood | Higher Clerical Officer | Harrogate Registry |
T F White | Higher Clerical Officer | Registry Press Section (Tetbury) |
Miss K O'Neill | Higher Clerical Officer | Allocation and Despatch Sections (Tetbury) |
F A C Everest | Higher Clerical Officer | Stroud Registry |
C M Phillips | Staff Officer | Control of Worcester Registry |
Archives | ||
J L Woodford | Higher Clerical Officer | Classification and custody of Air Ministry and RAF records. |
Typing Staff | ||
Miss H E Randall | Senior Chief Superintendent of Typists | Questions affecting typing staff as a whole and direct control of typing staff located in Adastral House, Africa and Berkeley Square Houses, and Bush House (SE Wing). |
Miss M F Mayo | Chief Superintendent of Typists | Control of typing staff other than those located in Adastral House, Africa and Berkeley Square Houses, and Bush House (SE Wing). |
Duplicating Sections | ||
Miss A M Tuckey | In charge (under S5 (b)) of section responsible for duplicating work for London branches located other than in Whitehall | |
Miss V M Reid | In charge (under S5 (b)) of section responsible for duplicating work for branches located in Whitehall. |
Name | Status | Role/Duties |
J B Proper | Assistant Secretary | Head of Division |
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G J Gilbert | Temporary Administrative Officer | Control of S2 (b) and (c). |
E W R Traviss | Senior Executive Officer | Control of S2 (a) S2 (e) and S2 (f) |
B M Robinson | Senior Staff Officer | Control of S2 (g) |
E G Barton | Senior Staff Officer | Control of S2 (d) |
S 2 (a) | ||
G Ramsey | Staff Officer | General accommodation questions (HQ building in
London, Hayes and Reading). AM telephone directory. Investigation of losses, etc. |
W Pleasance | Higher Clerical Officer | Accommodation questions - Aerial, Awdry, Bush and Imperial Houses |
B Jacobs | Higher Clerical Officer | Accommodation questions - Adastral House, London School of Economics, 20 Berkeley Square and Reading (APFS) |
F J Tigwell | Higher Clerical Officer |
Accommodation questions - Africa, Princes and Victory Houses, Pen Corner, South Kensington, Woburn Place and Hayes (Archives) |
S 2 (b) | ||
W W Green W H Parsons W E Burges |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Establishments of Directorate-General of Works and Directorate of Hydrogen Production. |
S 2 (c) | ||
F Cain D L Webb E F Harrison H Exley J Convery Miss E P Simmons |
Staff Officer Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Establishments of Meteorological Office and Educational Services. |
S 2 (d) | ||
H V Case H T Sully C C Cook J R Murray |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
General accommodation questions and ARP at Whitehall, 'Z', 'Z' Annexe, School 'Z', Fisher Road and Pall Mall |
S 2 (e) | ||
J H Keys C V R Shepherd E V Stone F F Haines W E Lake H E Coplestone R S Harris F H Taylor |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Arrangements for evacuation of staff
and records. General accommodation questions (provincial locations), including furnishing, sick bays, telephones, canteen, transport, etc. |
S 2 (f) | ||
W G Magness Miss E L Smith P J Lake Mrs E M Ellis Miss M W Hall |
Staff Officer Area Officer Junior Executive Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Civilian billeting at provincial
locations, accounting arrangements including
deductions from pay, issue of allowances and audit
of local cash accounts containing billeting items. Issue of forms, authorities, regulations, etc relating to civilian billeting. |
S 2 (g) | ||
H Clayson J C Cree |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Organisation of ARP services at all HQ buildings in London (except those covered by S2 (d)) and the provinces including issue and maintenance of first aid, gas and fire-fighting equipment, training of personnel, decontamination services, etc. |
Industrial Housing Division (S2 (Housing))
Name | Status | Role/Duties |
G H Bosworth | Assistant Secretary | Head of Division |
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S 2 (Housing) | ||
H F Salt H S Gaskell |
Housing Officer, Maj Gen (Ret'd) Housing Officer, Maj Gen (Ret'd) |
Housing of civilian employees and families of airmen. |
Establishment Division for Industrial Employees (S3)
Name | Status | Role/Duties |
F G C Young | Assistant Secretary | Head of Division |
Note: S3 also act for Ministry of Aircraft Production (PS2) in respect of wage and other labour questions affecting experimental establishments. |
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W C G Cribbert | Principal |
Control of S 3 (a), S 3 (b) S 3 (f) and S 3 (h). |
J B Gotts | Temporary Administrative Officer | Control of S 3 (c), S 3 (d) S 3 (e) and S 3 (g). |
S 3 (a) | ||
R F Hacon J E Kreigel A E Lucas |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Wage rates of engineering
industrial employees at home. Wages payments of AID Viewers and Meteorological Office employees. Overtime questions, industrial grades. Air Ministry Industrial Whitley Council. Engineering and Shipbuilding Trade Joint Councils. |
S 3 (b) | ||
S J Martin W Thompson A M Ross |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Wage rates of
home industrial employees (other than
engineering) at RAF Units, Civil
Aviation outstations, Meteorological
Office, Hospitals, etc. Miscellaneous Trades Joint Council Joint Co-ordinating Committee for Government Industrial Establishments. |
S 3 (c) | ||
S Thorne F H Gribble R R H Laws |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Industrial establishments;
applications for employment:
security scrutiny: estimates and financial statements
for industrials. Statistical returns. |
S 3 (d) | ||
P J W Summerfield H A Chapman A C White |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Home industrial
employees - general conditions
of service: disciplinary
questions and complaints: National Health and unemployment insurance, etc. Overseas industrial employees - wages and general conditions of service. Local regulations. |
S 3 (e) | ||
S H Widdup | Staff Officer | In charge of S3 (e) and S3 (g) |
P J A How D Booth |
Higher Clerical
Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Gratuities to
industrial employees under
Superannuation Act, and Injury
Warrant cases. Established power house employees and Station Wardens. Transfer of industrial employees. Uniform and protective clothing. |
E J Jones | Higher Clerical Officer | Accidents to home industrial employees - compensation and all questions arising. |
S 3 (f) | ||
R P Twitchett | Higher Clerical Officer | Labour supply. |
S 3 (g) | ||
D J Freese | Higher Clerical Officer | Balance of civil pay of outstations staff serving with HM Forces. |
S 3 (h) | ||
P W Hubbard H Heason S A Warden |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Wage rates of industrial grades of Directorate-General of Works and Maintenance Units (except as provided for under S3(a)) |
Legal, Parliamentary and Air Council Division (S4)
Name | Status | Role/Duties |
M J Dean | Assistant Secretary | Head of Division (also head of S6) |
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W Deane | Principal | Control of S 4 (b). Liaison with Select Committee on National Expenditure (Air Services Sub-Committee) |
T J L Stirling Boyd | Temporary Administrative Officer | Control of S 4 (a) (Reports direct to PAS (S & O) |
S 4 (a) | ||
J A Weekly | Staff Officer | King's Orders, Petitions and other submissions to His Majesty. |
F A Lark | Higher Clerical Officer | Questions
relating to new legislation
promoted by the Air Ministry. Amendments to the Air Force Act. Miscellaneous questions of civil, international and criminal law including applications for naturalisation by aliens employed by the RAF. Legal questions relating to Protected Places (i.e. RAF stations and aircraft factories) and sidings arrangements with railway companies.. Civil actions and criminal prosecutions. References to the Treasury Solicitor, Parliamentary Counsel and the Director of Public Prosecutions. Indemnity and insurance questions in connection with loan of government aerodromes and participation if Air Force personnel in civil flying displays. Scrutiny of Private Bills and Draft Orders, etc, referred to the Air Ministry. Disclosure of information questions. Legal questions relating to civil aviation, the International Air Navigation Convention (1919), the Air Navigation Acts, and orders and regulations thereunder. Preparation of Orders-in-Council. Compulsory Purchase Orders. Questions of private aerial law, including the work of CITEJA and the International Conference on Private Aerial Law. Legislation arising out of the above. Bye-laws for RAF stations and ranges. Preparation of Committee List. |
H A Wood M H Hawkins H L Weber F C Scroggs |
Senior Staff
Officer Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Financial questions
relating to indemnities
etc, required from or by the Air
Ministry, mainly in respect of
third party risks. Compensation claims arising out of aircraft, balloon or other accidents (excluding mechanical transport) and for loss or damage to service equipment. Miscellaneous compensation claims. Salvage claimes |
R F Williams E B Matthews W Uffindell |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Compensation
claims arising out of mechanical
transport accidents. Loss of service claims. |
S 4 (b) | ||
Miss M Warden | Higher Clerical Officer |
Parliamentary questions. Air Council work. Publicity expenditure. Air Ministry entertainment. Administrative and secretarial work for the Directorate of Public Relations. |
S 4 (Stats) | ||
G R Richardson | Statistical Officer | Head
of Branch. Advice on general insurance questions. |
R F George | Deputy Statistical Officer | Deputy head of branch and control of CSU |
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W Hunt T C G Bowden E W S Ball M E Bentley A W Marsh |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
General statistics relating to flying, bomb, ammunition, aviation fuel consumption, flying accidents, flying training, airframe and engine wastage, and civil aviation. |
Library | ||
J C Nerney | Librarian | Control
of Air Ministry
Libraries at Adastral
House, King Charles
Street and Ministry of
Aircraft Production. Collection and custody of historical records and selection of material for preservation in museums. Liaison with museums. Questions relating to relics and trophies for exhibition purposes. Historical research. Library Allowance. |
J W Pavey | Higher Clerical Officer | Technical Library, Ministry of Aircraft Production. |
C Colgrave | Higher Clerical Officer | Library and Historic Records Section, Adastral House. |
Mrs I Manley | Temporary Library Assistant | Historical Records, Aberystwyth |
Establishment Division for Non-Industrial Staff (Outstations): Stationery, Printing and Publications (S5)
Name | Status | Role/Duties |
I V H Campbell | Assistant Secretary | Head of Division |
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G Tucker | Principal | Control of S 5 (a), S 5 (b), S 5 (c), S 5 (d) and S 5 (m). |
A E Widdows | Temporary Administrative Officer | Control of S 5 (e) and S 5 (f) |
S 5 (a) | ||
C J Pridmore Miss L Anderson P S Hood |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
General questions relating to outstation clerical and typing staff. |
S 5 (b) and S 5 (c) | ||
J S Robinson | Stationery and Printing Officer | Supervision of printing, duplicating , stationery, and Air Publications and Forms Store. |
H P Orviss C Johnson |
Higher Clerical
Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Demands for
printing,
stationery and
office
machinery. Custody and issue of secret and confidential publications (except Cabinet and CID papers) and of Office Memoranda. |
APFS | ||
W E Charlton | Supervisor | Custody and issue of Air Publications and Air Force forms. |
S 5 (d) | ||
H E Musgrave W B Clarke C F L Field T A West |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Pay and
conditions of
service of
civilian
instructors,
warders and
officers of the
RAF auxiliaries. Editing of AP826. Co-ordination of estimates and expenditure returns. Air Ministry Orders, Confidential Orders and publications. Correspondence with GPO on postal and telegraphic matters. Correspondence connected with Civil List pensions. |
S 5 (e) | ||
C W Gull P W B King C W Groom H W Purdom |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Establishments,
pay and
conditions
of service of Substitution
Officers,
Officers and
Members of the
Observer Corps,
Officers' wives
employed on Code
and Cypher
duties and
civilian
wireless
personnel and
teleprinter
operators. Appointments, promotions and postings of Substitution Officers, and Officers of the Observer Corps. Estimates and forecasts |
S 5 (f) | ||
S Clarke S Hill F H P Burnage |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Pay and
conditions of
service of
clerical staff
and draughtsmen,
and certain
miscellaneous
grades at
RAF stations at
home and abroad
(excluding
Maintenance
Units manned on
a civilian
basis) and of
clerks to Air
Attaches. Establishments, estimates and forecasts |
S 5 (m) | ||
P Wright A E O'Sullivan W G Shillam |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Questions relating to all staff at Maintenance Units. |
Secretarial Division allotted to Department of Chief of the Air Staff (S6)
Name | Status/Title | Role/Duties |
M J Dean* W J M Mackenzie T D Weldon M W Low |
Assistant Secretary Temporary Administrative Officer Temporary Administrative Officer Temporary Administrative Officer |
Co-ordination and correspondence in the department
of the CAS *Also head of S 4 (except S 4 (a)) |
A J Leakey W H Scudder H J Bindon |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Preparation of Air Council letters, memoranda, etc
for the department of the CAS. War Cabinet records. |
Secretarial Division allotted to Department of Air Member for Personnel (S7)
Name | Status/Title | Role/Duties |
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R Monk-Jones | Assistant Secretary | Head of S7 |
H O Fry | Principal | Control of S 7 (b), S 7 (d) and S 7 (e) |
E A Shearing | Principal | Control of S 7 (g) |
E W Handley | Acting Principal | Control of S 7 (a) and S 7 (c) |
S 7 (a) | ||
N H Tregidga | Staff Officer | General questions, other than entry and exit, relating to officers (eg leave, half-pay). |
F W J Hunt P G Buckley |
Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Chaplaincy questions. Employment of Army officers with the Air Force for flying and other duties. Attachment of Naval officers. Interchange of officers between UK and Dominion Governments. Loan of RAF personnel to other governments. Procedure regarding specialisation, including grant and withdrawal of symbols. Judicial and other immunities and privilege of RAF personnel in the Middle East and Far East. Interpreter and language questions. Iraq and Aden Levies and personnel questions relating to local forces. RAF Co-operation (other than flying and ceremonial) in outside functions. Voting of RAF personnel at parliamentary elections. Grant of permission to proceed overseas; passport questions. Miscellaneous correspondence for AMP's department. |
S 7 (b) | ||
F J Sharp Miss E A Hutchins |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Disclosure of service information regarding officers
and ex-officers. Medical boards and records of leave and sick-leave. |
F Thomas | Higher Clerical Officer | Personal records of officers |
S 7 (c) | ||
W E Macdonald F C Hall Vacant |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
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M F Hulbert A G Felton Vacant |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Exits and cessation of active employment (except
through invaliding of regular and non-regular officers). Transfer of officers to retired and reserve lists. Appointment of substitution officers to RAFVR and Class 'CC' commissions. Questions in regard to mobilisation of officers. General questions regarding affecting non-mobilised officers of the reserves and AAF. |
S 7 (d) | ||
G A Noble F Shinn T Brewin |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Promotion of officers, including secretarial duties
for promotion boards. Confirmations and regradings. Confidential reports. |
S 7 (e) 1 and 2 | ||
W Godwin | Staff Officer | In charge of S 7 (e) 1 and 2 |
S 7 (e) (1) | ||
Miss L Cahill | Higher Clerical Officer | Enquiries regarding appointments to commissions in the RAFVR and preliminary action on applications for all branches. |
S 7 (e) (2) | ||
A P Ward J S Tangstram F D Hughes |
Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Direct entry of officers in the General Duties
Branch (pilots, observers, officer air gunners) Equipment, Accountant, Balloon, Medical, Dental, Legal and Chaplains Branches. Secretarial duties for selection boards. Questions relating to the Cranwell cadet entry and special Cranwell prizes. University Air Squadron questions. |
S 7 (e) (3) | ||
T J Hardy F S Barnes Vacant J B Harvey |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Appointment of airmen to commissioned rank (all
branches) including airmen from the Empire Training Schemes. Commissioning of foreigners. Secretarial duties for selection boards. |
S 7 (e) (4) | ||
A Beckess H F Derbyshire Miss V E Burge Miss A M Cussen J Harvy |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Entry of officers in the Administrative and Special
Duties, Technical and Meteorological branches. Education officers. Honorary commissions and commissions to all direct entrants in overseas commands, except for General Duties. Secretarial duties for selection boards. |
S 7 (g) | ||
J E Lambert W J Cain G F Mayhew Miss E M Evans F A Dennis |
Staff Officer Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Co-ordination of policy and official correspondence
for all WAAF questions. General questions, including appointments, promotions, resignations, etc relating to WAAF officers. Personal records of officers, including Confidential Reports and Medical Boards. Secretarial duties for WAAF. Promotion and Selection Boards. Disclosure of service information regarding WAAF officers and airwomen. General questions regarding entry, exit and conditions of service of airwomen. Disciplinary and legal questions. Enquirers regarding appointment to and enrolment in the WAAF. |
Secretarial Division allotted to Department of the Air Member for Training (S8)
Name | Status/Rank | Role/Duties/Notes |
F H Sandford F R Howard F R F Scott Miss V Morewood |
Assistant Secretary Principal Temporary Administrative Assistant Temporary Administrative Assistant |
Co-ordination and correspondence in the Department of AMT and conduct of official correspondence. |
W P L Arnott | Higher Clerical Officer | Preparation of Air Council letters, memoranda, etc for the department of AMT |
Secretarial Division allotted to Department of the Air Member for Supply and Organisation (S9)
Name | Status/Title | Role/Duties |
M P Murray | Assistant Secretary | |
G S Whittuck | Principal | |
G R Owst | Senior Temporary Assistant | |
C Bransgrove | Senior Staff Officer | Head of S 9 (e) |
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S 9 | ||
D Carson F Bollen R J Granger W W Gilroy N Eastwood D H T Smith |
Staff Officer Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Preparation of Air Council letters, memorandum, etc,
relating to D of O and DGW. Liaison for Fleet Air Arm correspondence. Export of aircraft and engines; co-ordination of work relating to Foreign Requirements Committee and liaison with Export Credit Guarantee Department. |
S 9 (e) | ||
J R Wood F Wallis C W J Scott* D V Shepherd** B B Muckleston*** F C Miller C J Campling T Holloworth |
Staff Officer Staff Officer Staff Officer Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Preparation of Air Council letters, memorandum, etc,
relating to DGE. Administrative duties in connection with civil staff of DGE. *Secretary to MT Policy Committee and RAF Marine Craft Policy Committee. **Secretary to Aircraft Equipment Committee. ***Secretary to Aerodrome Equipment Committee. |
S 9 (p) Reports direct to PAS (S & O) | ||
F J R Bottrall | Temporary Administrative Officer | Co-operation and correspondence in connection with all priority matters. |
Secretarial Division allotted to Department of Air Member for Personnel (S10)
Name | Status/Title | Role/Duties |
H R Ould | Assistant Secretary | |
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C G White | Principal | Control of S 10 (a) |
E C Wood | Principal | Control of S 10 (b) and S 10 (c) |
S 10 (a) | ||
F S Yuill A Bolton F E Sheppard A J Rose |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Honours and awards. Decorations and medals (including campaign medals). RAF participation in ceremonies. General ceremonial (including dress) and precedence questions. RAF Benevolent Fund questions. Band engagements. Air ADCs and other appointments to the King Attendances at Court. Miscellaneous reward questions. Application for appointment as Yeoman of the Guard. Day visits of foreign officers to RAF units. Editing of King's Regulations and Air Council Instructions. RAF Section of the London Gazette. Air Force Lists and Geographical Index of RAF Units. Notification of changes in higher RAF appointments. |
S 10 (b) | ||
R A Dods G Bradford H J Strainge |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
General questions relating to conditions of entry,
service, promotion, remustering and exit of regular, reserve and
Auxiliary Air Force airmen, apprentices and boy entrants. General secretarial work on airmen personnel questions. Selection of airmen for training as airman pilot, air observer and air gunner. Vocational training as airmen. Examination and circulation of medical board reports on airmen pilots. |
S 10 (c) | ||
Miss P Llewellyn-Smith P J Crisp H J Cornell |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
General airmen questions relating to Dominion,
Colonial and foreign contingents and overseas recruitment policy. Nationality questions. Disciplinary and legal questions. Manual of Air Force Law. Disclosure of information regarding airmen. Emergency legislation. Air Defence Cadet Corps questions. Evacuation of airmen's married quarters. |
Central Statistical Unit (Under the direct control of S6)
Name | Status | Role/Duties |
R F George | Deputy Statistical Officer | Head of Branch |
B M Bird F W Robbins J Bellemy |
Statistical
Assistant Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Compilation and maintenance of statistics for the Secretary of State and Air Council. |
Press Section |
Estimates and General Finance Division (F1)
Name | Status | Role/Duties |
W E L Courtney | Assistant Secretary | Head of Division |
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J R Smyth | Principal | Control of F 1 (a) and F 1 (b) |
H L Elvin | Temporary Administrative Officer | Control of F 1 (c) and F 1 (d) |
F 1 (a) | ||
F W Mullins J E Callow P Dowler |
Staff Officer
- Finance
Division Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Preparation
of Parliamentary
Estimates. Co-ordination and preparation of forecasts of expenditure on Air Services generally Questions of classification of expenditure in relation to provision in Estimates. Preparation of AP26. Co-ordination of action on questions raised by the Select Committee on Estimates. Preparation of estimates of costs of RAF Units. General questions relating to financial powers of the Air Council and of Commands. Questions involving principals of financial adjustment on account of departmental expenses. Record of extra-regulation expenditure. |
F 1 (b) | ||
A H Barnes A W Leigh |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Questions involving principles of financial adjustment with dominion and colonial governments. |
F 1 (c) | ||
V E M MacSwiney | Staff Officer |
Questions
involving
principles of
financial
adjustment with
other
departments, the
Government of
India and
foreign
governments. Co-ordination of action on papers for the Treasury Inter-Services Committee and the Exchange Requirements Committee. |
F 1 (d) | ||
A H Howard L Booth |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Financial questions and estimates relating to flying, ground and technical training of RAF personnel under civil contract: hire of civil aircraft. |
R W Harrison | Higher Clerical Officer |
Financial
questions,
estimates and
payments for
sundry
miscellaneous
services
including: -
Funeral
allowances,
Pigeon Service,
fees to
lecturers,
examiners,
officiating
chaplains,
part-time
medical
practitioners,
dental surgeon,
unofficial
member of
Aeronautical
Research and
other
Committees,
meteorological
observers, etc;
charitable
grants; maps;
postages abroad;
claims for fire
services. Audit of cash accounts. Co-ordination of estimates and liability statements for Vote 9 as a whole. |
Name | Status | Role/Duties |
R C Richards | Assistant Secretary | Head of Division |
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K H S Edwards | Principal | Control of F 2 (d), F 2 (e) and F 2 (f) |
C J Kirk | Principal | Control of F 2 (c) and F 2 (g) |
W Taylor | Principal | Control of F 2 (a) and F 2 (b) |
J A Smith | Temporary Administrative Officer | Control of F 2 (h) |
F 2 (a) | ||
A W Wilson J S Hunt F W Cross |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Pay of
RAF officers. Liaison with India Office on emoluments of RAF officers on the Indian Establishment. Emoluments of RAF officers lent to dominion, colonial or foreign governments, and of British officers appointed to Iraq Air Defence Force and Aden Levies. Air Attaches' allowances. |
F 2 (b) | ||
S Weatherup E Morris |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Pay of airmen
and of British
other ranks and
native personnel
of the Iraq Air
Defence Force,
Aden
Protectorate
Levies, members
of the PMRAFNS
and of airmen
lent to
dominion,
colonial and
foreign
governments. Health, pensions and unemployment insurance, financial aspects of leave and premature discharge. |
F 2 (c) | ||
F W Nightingale A S A Pryor A E Rymill |
Staff Officer Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Family and
dependents
allowances of
airmen. Financial questions relating to peace-time service of non-regular personnel. Grants to Territorial Army and Air Force Associations, OTCs and Air Defence Cadet Corps. |
F 2 (d) | ||
J W H Owens F G Petre J H Tarran J E Brownson |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Half pay;
service and
disability
retired pay and
gratuities of
officers and
nurses,
including actual
awards other
than awards in
respect of
disablement
attributable to
war service. Liaison with Ministry of Pensions in war cases. Disability retired pay of cadets, pupil pilots, members of the University Air Squadrons. Co-ordination of estimates, liability statements and notes for appropriate Account fir sub-head of Vote 11. Preparation of detailed claims against India in respect of non-effective emoluments of officers, nurses and airmen. Non-effective questions arising out of loans of RAF personnel to other governments, and other similar inter-governmental personnel transactions. Suspension of retired pay of re-employed and recalled officers. |
F 2 (e) | ||
H Lager | Staff Officer |
Pensions,
gratuities and
allowances to
widows, children
and other
dependants of
deceased
officers, nurses
and airmen,
including actual
awards other
than awards in
respect of
attributable to
war service. Administration of grants from the Relief Fund and the Caldwell Bequest. |
R J Armstrong | Higher Clerical Officer |
Service and
disability
pensions and
gratuities of
airmen,
including actual
awards other
than awards in
respect of
disablement
attributable to
war service. Liaison work with the Ministry of Pensions in war cases. |
F 2 (f) | ||
A S A Pryor D McCall |
Staff Officer -
Head of Section
(see also F 2
(c)) Higher Clerical Officer |
Financial questions relating to hospital, medical and dental treatment of officers, airmen, nurses, members of the WAAF, cadets, pupil pilots and members of the University Air Sqns. |
F 2 (g) | ||
L H Stroud E L Evans |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Officers and airmen's allowances, other than family and dependents' allowances. |
F 2 (h) | ||
D J Payne | Staff Officer | Pay and allowances of Allied Air Forces including Allied personnel in the RAFVR. |
Supplies and Transportation Division (F3)
Name | Status | Role/Duties |
L F Schooling | Assistant Secretary | Head of Division |
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S W Warren | Principal | Control of F 3 (c) F 3 (d) F 3 (j) and F 3 (m) |
B H Richardson | Temporary Administrative Officer | Control of F 3 (a), F 3 (b) |
E H Abraham | Senior Staff Officer | Control of F 3 (e) |
F 3 (a) | ||
W H Banks G J Hogben R J Hodges C W C Davis |
Staff Officer
- Finance
Division Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Financial questions and estimates relating to solid fuel, electricity and gas, payment of bills and claims from other departments; audit of cash accounts including receipts for issues on repayment; scales and questions of entitlement. Estimates for, and rates of, accommodation allowances (lodging, consolidated and furniture) and fuel and light allowances. Billeting under the Air Force Act. Payment to Elementary Flying Training Schools for accommodation and messing of airmen. Charges for heating and lighting of accommodation at civil aerodromes. |
F 3 (b) | ||
R Bartholomew F S Rae H Keeton Miss E C Redford |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Financial questions
(including
entitlement) and estimates
relating to rations, forage, allowances for rations and forage;
water and
barrack
services
(laundry,
scavenging,
chimney sweeping
and window
cleaning). Assessment of messing ration values and cash ration allowances: audit of cash accounts; payment of bills and claims from other departments; co-ordination of statements and returns in relation to Estimates, etc affecting division as a whole. |
F 3 (c) | ||
E L Palmer F C Nelson Miss G A Millis Miss C E Scriven H C Clifford |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Financial questions
relating to
travelling and subsistence
of RAF
personnel. Payment of travelling claims of RAF officers serving at the Air Ministry. Examination of travelling claims of service personnel paid by RAF Units. Examination and payment of railway and omnibus passenger accounts. |
F 3 (d) | ||
F W Cottee S W Ranger Miss C R Duckett |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Financial
question
relating to the
use of civil air
transport. Examination and payment of accounts for air carriage of personnel and stores. Entitlement questions regarding the use of service mechanical transport and marine craft. Financial control of Air Ministry mechanical transport establishment and personal cars not included in unit establishments. Questions, estimates and examination of accounts relating to the sea transport of personnel and stores; miscellaneous claims for dock and harbour dues. |
F 3 (e) | ||
P E Richards V J Peacock J V Russell Miss G K Herbert C H Wilby I W Poag A Jefferies A H Rassell L R C Knight |
Staff Officer Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Financial
questions,
contracts and
estimates
relating to
transportation
of stores by
land. Examination and payment of accounts of railway companies and other carriers for conveyance of stores at home, including the audit of documents authorising movements. Settlement of disputed claims against carriers in respect of stores lost or damaged in transit. |
F 3 (j) | ||
S G Davies E J Hall D R Davies W A Turney R T Sutherland Vacant |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Financial
questions
relating to
subsistence
allowances and
travelling expenses
of civilian
staff. Issue of imprests for civilian staff employed in the provinces, and payment of claims of civilian staff employed at the Air Ministry. Authorisation of claims of civilian personnel of non-self-accounting outstation establishments. Entitlement check of civilian railway warrants. |
F 3 (m) | ||
F B Flindall H E G Nagle J Stewart E J Cotmore Miss E M Corpe |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Financial
questions and
examination of
claims relating
to removal
expenses of
civilian staff. Examination of civilian cash accounts in respect of travelling and subsistence claims. Estimates relating to subsistence allowance, removal and travelling expenses of civilian staff. Co-ordination of estimates, forecasts and appropriation accounts for Vote 2G. |
Material Finance (Ground and Aircraft Equipment) Division (F4)
Name | Status | Role/Duties |
J G Gibson | Assistant Secretary | Head of Division |
Note - This division at present carries out functions on behalf of both the Air Ministry (as F4) and the Ministry of Aircraft Production (as PS11)
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A R Walford | Principal | Control of F 4 (b) |
C V Burlton | Principal | Control of F 4 (a) |
C Taylor | Principal | Control of F 4 (d) |
R I Brenton | Senior Staff Officer | Control of F 4 (c) |
F 4 (a) | ||
W W Kemp E H Greenbrook C Vowles |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Financial questions relating to armament, instruments, wireless, photographic, electrical and miscellaneous equipment. |
F 4 (b) | ||
J E Pennifold Vacant |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Financial
questions
relating to
bombs,
torpedoes,
ammunition, pyrotechnics, petrol and
lubricants. Miscellaneous research; contributions and awards. |
C H Stubbs | Higher Clerical Officer | Medical, educational and meteorological stores; payment of contractors' bills thereof. |
F 4 (c) | ||
G E Caudle H J Weller A E Day L V Jebson J C Jameson W Home Miss D Chew Miss M Brooke |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Examination and
payment of
contractors' bills
and claims from
and against
other
governments, etc
affecting Vote
3. Classification of receipts and expenditure for technical stores at RAF units. |
F 4 (d) | ||
H M Cleator H R Papworth T L Weston |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Financial questions relating to balloons, mechanical transport, marine craft, and ground equipment. |
Name | Status | Role/Duties |
C J Calpin | Assistant Secretary | Head of Division |
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H W Walsh | Principal | Control of F 5 (b), F 5 (c) and F 5 (d). |
E C Kitts | Principal | Control of F 5 (a) and F 5 (e). |
F 5 (a) | ||
G C Brown A L Scrimshaw A A Lindsell |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Financial questions relating to works services,
proposals for land purchase and scales of accommodation for
operational and
training
stations at
home,
experimental and
research
establishments
(except RAE
Farnborough),
satellite and
relief landing
grounds. Liaison with other government departments on selection of sites. Estimates for Vote 4). |
F 5 (b) | ||
L C G Nelson L R G Dixon |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Financial questions relating to works services, land purchases and scales of accommodation for all overseas stations and RAE Farnborough. |
F 5 (c) | ||
S G Robinson F J Nightingale S J Orchard J A Ackroyd R S Smith E F Tassall |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Examination and
payment of bills
for works
services
including claims
from other
departments. Preparation of claims against other departments for agency works services. Financial questions connected with works contracts. Vote 4 ledger accounts |
F 5 (d) | ||
H G Rivett C R Crook W A Davey G L Sabbage |
Staff Officer
- Finance
Division Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Financial
questions
in connection
with
negotiations for
purchase or sale of
lands or
buildings;
flying and
clearance
rights;
requisitioning;
hirings;
lettings;
occupation of
quarters; civil
training
schools. Completion of purchases. Payment of rents Telephone and telegraph services. |
F 5 (e) | ||
P K Almond | Staff Officer | Financial questions relating to works services, in connection with Maintenance Units (including reserve storage), Balloon Barrage Units, Auxiliary Air Force, and Observer Corps. |
Material Finance (Aircraft and Engines) Division (F6)
Name | Status | Role/Duties |
W B Foden | Assistant Secretary | Head of Division |
Note - This division at present carries out functions on behalf of both the Air Ministry (as F6) and the Ministry of Aircraft Production (as PS12)
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E H Cross | Principal | Control of F 6 (a) and F 6 (b). |
C N Knight | Temporary Administrative Officer | Control of F 6 (c) and F 6 (d). |
F 6 (a) | ||
H Wilcox | Staff Officer | Head of Section |
S G Mitchell | Higher Clerical Officer |
Financial
questions and
estimates to: -
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Miss E F Clark | Higher Clerical Officer |
Financial
questions and
estimates to: -
Payment of contractors' bills for barrack and miscellaneous works. Audit of cash accounts, including receipts in respect of issues on repayment; claims by or against other departments. |
F 6 (b) | ||
A E Fitness J Runnells A E Merriott |
Staff Officer
- Finance
Division Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Financial
questions and
estimates to: -
Payment of contractors' bills; claims by or against other departments; audit of cash accounts. Replacement of lost medals. |
F 6 (c) | ||
C Wall J A Dunne B G A Cockett N J French |
Staff Officer
- Finance
Division Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Examination and
authorisation of
demands for, and
financial
questions
arising out of,
expenditure on
airframes,
engines and
spares including
empressment of
civil aircraft. Financial consideration of proposals affecting aircraft establishments. Financial statements, estimate, etc. Research questions. |
F 6 (d) | ||
J B Heatley W J Smith R G Newman Miss E A Roberts |
Staff Officer
- Finance
Division Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Estimates and
appropriation
account
explanations for
all technical
and warlike
stores. Liability records. Costings, etc. Sales of aircraft, etc under export credits. |
RAF Establishments (Including MT and Marine Craft) Division (F11)
Name | Status | Role/Duties |
A E Slater | Assistant Secretary | Head of Division |
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W F Connolly | Principal | Control of F 11 (c) and F 11 (d) |
A C D Blanshard | Senior Staff Officer | Control of F 11 (a) and F 11 (b) |
F 11 (a) | ||
A S Cashman G A M Corner H D Mackay |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Examination of basic war establishments, and all establishment proposals for Bomber, Fighter, Coastal, Balloon and Maintenance Commands, and emergency forces; general establishment questions affecting all Commands home and abroad; Air Attachés, extra RAF posts, special Signals organisations, Air Ministry units, and embarkation units. |
F 11 (b) | ||
H G Wells W J M Gladdon Vacant |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Examination of
basic war
establishments,
and all
establishment
proposals for
Flying Training,
Technical
Training, Middle
East,
Mediterranean,
Palestine, Iraq,
Aden and Far
East Commands. Examination of proposals for RAF medical, dental and hospital services. Establishment matters in connection with training arrangements overseas, and dominion andforeign squadrons and units. |
F 11 (c) | ||
W G C Miller J W H Crossley J H Kirby H W Dodds |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Estimates,
forecasts of
expenditure ands
appropriation
account for the
pay of RAF and
WAAF personnel;
Vote A; overhead
establishments. Promotion proposals for RAF officers. General questions affecting branches and trades. Examination of proposals affecting intake and training of RAF personnel. |
F 11 (d) | ||
H Harvey | Staff Officer |
Head of Section Secretary of RAF Establishments Committee |
J A Robinson Miss M A Jackson |
Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Preparation of
agenda notes,
etc; programme
of visits, and
maintenance of
records of
Committee;
matters arising
out of visits of
committee for
action, etc;
preparation and
issue of
Committee's
reports. RAF establishments of MT and Marine Craft home and overseas, except Air Ministry and Area Organisation MT establishments, and personal cars allotted to RAF officers, AID staffs, etc. |
Directorate of Accounts (D of A)
Name | Status | Role/Duties |
H W Clothier | Director of Accounts (D of A) | |
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P Cohen | Deputy Director of Accounts (DDA) | |
G C King |
Assistant
Director of
Accounts (Cash)
(ADA (C)) In charge of Accts 2, Accts 3, Accts 8 and Accts 14. |
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A Y Smellie |
Assistant
Director of
Accounts
(Stores) (ADA (S)) In charge of Accts 4, Accts ? and Accts 11. |
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H F O Bence |
Assistant
Director of
Accounts (Cash)
(ADA (G)) In charge of Accts 1 and Accts 9 (except Accts 9 (d)). |
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H J Hutter |
Assistant
Director of
Accounts (Cash)
(ADA (A)) In charge of Accts 7 and Accts 12. |
|
Vacant |
Assistant
Director of
Accounts (Cash)
(ADA (M)) In charge of Accts 5, Accts 13 and Accts 9 (d). |
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Accts 1 | ||
E J Sharman | Senior Accounts Officer | Head of Branch |
Accts 1 (a) | ||
A E Batchelor F J Lowes A A Watson |
Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer |
Public Accounts
Committee
Briefs. Preparation of Appropriation Account. Central record of losses and gifts and submission of losses quarterly to Treasury. Central Accounts and general accounting procedure. Trust Funds. Account of receipts and payments by the Paymaster-General, etc; classification of receipts. Central record of observations raised by the Exchequer and Audit Department. Record of grants made under the Dispersing Order. |
Accts 1 (b) | ||
H E Vicary Miss J M Penty E L S Block |
Accounts Officer Junior Executive Officer Temporary Accounts Assistant |
General banking
questions:
declaration of
public banking
accounts;
provision of
cheque forms
(Form 628);
and
funds abroad and
foreign
payments. Rates of exchange. Approval of cash requisitions to RAF Units, Works Units, Maintenance Units, etc at home. Issue of imprests for travelling expenses, etc. |
S Clear | Assistant Accounts Officer |
Financial
adjustments with
other exchequer
departments ands
other
governments;
recovery of
charges for
training
dominion,
colonial and
foreign
personnel. Allied service returns. Co-ordination of claims in cases of liquidation, receivership, etc. |
Accts 2 | ||
E J Hunt | Senior Accounts Officer | Head of Branch and Clerk to the Air Ministry Commissioners of Income Tax. |
Accts 2 (a) | ||
F Jackson A J Joint J T Donovan G Powter E A Suter J C P Leadex C E Appleton |
Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Temporary Accounts Assistant |
Authorisation of
pay and outfit
grants of
officers. Audit of pay of officers and of pay and allowances of nurses and VADs. Field advances to officers. Audit of non-effective payments issued by Paymaster-General. Approval for last issue of pay to officers leaving the service. Allotments of pay made by nurses serving overseas. Audit and classification of Agents monthly cheque of miscellaneous recoveries from pay of RAF officers. |
Accts 2 (b) | ||
H Frost F H Shuker H L Banks E R Le Huray |
Accounts Officer Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Authorisation
and audit of
temporary
allowances to
widows, wives or
other dependents
of officers
deceased or
missing. Correspondence regarding payment of emoluments of officer prisoners of war and internees. Pay, allowances and allotments in respect of British personnel of Iraq and Aden Levies. |
P K T Allum |
Higher Clerical Officer |
Authorisation of pay in respect paid acting rank granted to RAF officers. |
Accts 3 | ||
W C G Bailey | Senior Accounts Officer |
Head of Branch General questions of RAF cash accounting procedure. |
Accts 3 (a) | ||
A W Gould K M Alexander E T Mills Miss R M Foggo H F Fryer |
Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Approval of cash
issues to
accountant
officers at home
(except those
administered by
Accounts 5).
University Air
Squadrons,
Meteorological
Office and DAI
imprest holders. Examination and references of cash accounts at home and from abroad, and of abstracts of accounts rendered by Air Ministry auditors abroad; imprest accounts of Air Attachés, Meteorological Office and DAI imprest holders. Preparation of booking abstracts for entry in main accounts by Accounts 1. Approval for payment of remittances made by airmen serving abroad made to persons resident in Great Britain and Ireland, or to the Controller, Post Office Savings Bank for deposit in a savings bank account. |
H Owen I E Howells Miss C D J Raves E B W Bennett F J Woodward |
Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Approval of cash
issues to
accountant
officers at home
(except those
administered by
Accounts 5).
University Air
Squadrons,
Meteorological
Office and DAI
imprest holders. Examination and references of cash accounts at home and from abroad, and of abstracts of accounts rendered by Air Ministry auditors abroad; imprest accounts of Air Attachés, Meteorological Office and DAI imprest holders. Preparation of booking abstracts for entry in main accounts by Accounts 1. Approval for payment of remittances made by airmen serving abroad made to persons resident in Great Britain and Ireland, or to the Controller, Post Office Savings Bank for deposit in a savings bank account. |
Accts 4 | ||
F G Smith | Senior Accounts Officer | Head of Branch. |
Accts 4 (a) | ||
H L A Beach D H Reynolds C E H Collcutt |
Staff Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Writes-off of
equipment,
including
submissions to
the Treasury
|
Accts 4 (b) | ||
F Choules W McKechnie |
Accounts Officer Staff Officer |
Supervision of
local audit of
the equipment
records of RAF
stations of
Balloon and
Mediterranean
Commands and
miscellaneous
units and establishments
at home. Local audit inspection. Amendments and additions to equipment regulations. |
A T Williams | Temporary Accounts Assistant |
Programme of
audits and
arrangements for
audit visits. Head office records relating to local audits. |
Travelling Audit Staff of Accts 4, Accts 6, Accts 11 and the Financial Adviser, Bomber Command | ||
H W Pawsey J L Oxlade F A White W T Wyborn G R Elliott J N Tones S C Ginn B C G Rowsell N E Davies A E Holliday G H Buckton E E Laundy W H Perkins H C Barker C S Crouch B J Hollier R J Booth H M Turvey C B Loweth H G Barnes F W Myall L W Asplin J R McIver A J A Quinn R Cook S C Gibbs L F L Jones H W Nessling J S Ellis |
Assistant
Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts OfficerAssistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts OfficerAssistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts OfficerAssistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts OfficerAssistant Accounts Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Temporary Accounts Assistant Temporary Accounts Assistant Temporary Accounts Assistant Temporary Accounts Assistant |
Local audit of equipment and supplies accounts, etc of all RAF stations and miscellaneous establishment including units of Maintenance Command. |
Accts 5 | ||
T E Hodge | Senior Accounts Officer | Head of Branch |
Accts 5 (a) and 5 (b) | ||
E Boond R W Ware F Tidman D Havill J L Mills A W Barnes P W Hill |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Temporary Accounts Assistant Temporary Accounts Assistant |
Audit of
accounts of RAE
Farnborough. Audit of cash and pay accounts of civilian manned maintenance units, Croydon, Lympne Airport, and Research Establishment, Swanage. Approval of cash issues to above establishments. |
Accts 5 (c) | ||
H Murray R H White H E Berry E Black N E Jones |
Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Audit of works
accounts for
home stations
and Malta. Approval of cash issues to Works areas and RAF Accountant officers at home; also to Impressment Officers and Meteorological Office imprest holders. Audit of receipts for electricity and water (Vote 4). |
Accts 5 (d) | ||
F E Iles C N Martins |
Accounts Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Priced vocabulary of RAF equipment and priced list of airframe and engine spares. |
Accts 6 | ||
P G Boxall | Senior Accounts Officer | Head of Branch |
F W
Hammond R F G Flint N F Reid |
Accounts Officer Accounts Officer Accounts Officer |
Programme of
local audit of
stores accounts
of all units in
Maintenance
Command. Local audit inspection. Amendments and additions to stores accounting regulations in so far as they are particular to maintenance units and Elementary and reserve Flying Training Schools. Local audit of stores and supplies accounts, etc of maintenance units and Elementary and reserve Flying Training Schools. |
Accts 7 | ||
H P Blyth | Senior Accounts Officer | Head of Branch |
Accts 7 (a) | ||
Miss A F Beaumont | Accounts Officer | Issue of family allowance and allotments of pay by airmen (A - Chaplain). |
Miss J Eke Miss V M Glanvill F R Tuck R W Maddock |
Higher Clerical
Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Supervision of clerical staff employed on assessment of family allowance (A - Chaplain). |
Accts 7 (b) | ||
L S Martin | Accounts Officer |
Issue of family
allowance and
allotments of
pay by airmen (Chaplaina -Coppl
- Dawd - Dawe -
Edwards). Control of strong room, Order Books and Stationery. |
A H French C E Brown A H Mosdell Miss E E S Jessop Miss M J Clancy Mrs C Bower |
Assistant
Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Temporary Accounts Assistant |
Supervision of clerical staff employed on assessment of family allowance (Chaplaina -Coppl - Dawd - Dawe - Edwards). |
Accts 7 (d) | ||
A G Lewis | Accounts Officer | Issue of family allowance and allotments of pay by airmen (Edwards - Jackson). |
L M Hall Miss M Cumming L C Hill Miss H M Griffin |
Assistant
Accounts Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Supervision of clerical staff employed on assessment of family allowance (Edwards - Jackson). |
Accts 7 (e) | ||
H E Langley | Accounts Officer |
Issue of family
allowance and
allotments of
pay by airmen
(Jacl - Land). Payment of post-war service and disability pensions to airmen and of post-war pensions and allowances to widows, children, and dependant relatives of deceased airmen. Preparation of estimates and forecasts of expenditure in respect of family allowance. |
J Page Miss A E Hicks H L Edwards Miss M M Townsend |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Assistant Accounts Officer |
Supervision of clerical staff employed on assessment of family allowance (Jacl - Land). |
S H J Gleave | Higher Clerical Officer | Issue of temporary allowances in respect of deceased and missing airmen. |
Accts 7 (f) | ||
G Adams | Accounts Officer | Issue of family allowance and allotments of pay by airmen (Lane -Pipeq). |
F A Baker Miss I Cook W H Cousins W A Rowell Miss H L Swingler Miss L M Howell |
Assistant
Accounts Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Supervision of clerical staff employed on assessment of family allowance (Lane -Pipeq). |
Accts 7 (g) | ||
D V Amos | Accounts Officer | Issue of family allowance and allotments of pay by airmen (Piper - Stra). |
H G Clower H W Smithers Miss E O J Hubert E J Neal |
Assistant
Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Supervision of clerical staff employed on assessment of family allowance (Piper - Stra). |
Accts 7 (h) | ||
G Sunley | Temporary Accounts Officer | Issue of family allowance and allotments of pay by airmen (Stra -Z). |
A K Allen E E Goate Miss L K C Webb W D Overton |
Assistant
Accounts Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Supervision of clerical staff employed on assessment of family allowance (Stra -Z). |
F J Southgate | Assistant Accounts Officer | Cashier |
Accts 8 | ||
E C Lee White | Senior Accounts Officer | Head of Branch |
Accts 8 (a) | ||
J Rue Miss E I Dolphin |
Accounts Officer Staff Officer |
Control and
supervision of
airmen's pay
ledger audit and
of Balance of
Civil Pay
sub-section. Investigation of debtor balances on airmen's accounts submitted for write-off. |
Vacant | Accounts Officer |
Adjustment of
balances on
airmen's
accounts on
posting to and
from India, and
maintenance of
Accts 8 Suspense
Account. Voyage Accounts. Pay arrangements for airmen lent to or from dominions. Secondment of airmen to Foreign Governments. |
N W Finch F T Hale A White C H Booth J Applegate F H Terry |
Assistant
Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Audit of
airmen's and and
airwomen's pay
accounts and
ration
entitlements. Clearance of other Departments' claims relating to airmen excluding cash advances by Naval Paymasters. Abstracts of receipts and expenditure, prepared from pay ledgers. Examination of cash account vouchers relating to pay ledgers. Calculation of gratuities in airmen's effects cases. Requisitions for cash for airmen's messing accounts. |
Accts 8 (a) (BCP) | ||
H D Dawes | Higher Clerical Officer |
Preparation of
statements and
correspondence
with
Establishment
branches of
other government
departments as
to RAF pay of
their employees,
and Balance of
Civil Pay. Liaison with other Air Ministry branches and RAF agents to provide information concerning balances and variations. Issue of instructions for recovery from service pay of over issues of and deductions from civil pay. Preparation of quarterly schedules of recoveries for payment to civil departments. |
Accts 9 | ||
R C Pearce | Senior Accounts Officer | Head of Branch |
Accts 9 (a) | ||
W Smith Miss F C Leary Vacant |
Accounts Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Issue of payable
orders in
payment of
contractors'
bills, etc. Imprest issues to RAF units, works units, maintenance units, etc. Clearance of encashed payable orders and postal drafts and reconciliation of monthly accounts rendered by Paymaster General and Postmaster General. |
Accts 9 (b) | ||
A E Brown | Accounts Officer | Air Ministry Cashier, Adastral House. |
C F Barber | Assistant Accounts Officer |
Deputy Cashier. Miscellaneous payments by cash or money order. Receipt, custody and banking of cash, cheques, etc, remitted to Air Ministry, Adastral House. |
S T Warne C V Edwards Miss R Froude |
Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Payment of
salaries HQ
staff
accommodated in
London (except
Whitehall),
Bristol, Tetbury,
Stroud,
Worcester and
Harrogate and of
Meteorological
HQ and
outstation
staff. Payment of overtime of HQ staff in London (except Whitehall). Payment of allotments, etc, made by Air Ministry staff and outstation staff serving overseas. |
F S C Riggs J F Myer P W Bath |
Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Payment of wages and overtime of HQ staff in London (except Whitehall) |
H Heynes | Higher Clerical Officer | Payment of wages and overtime of HQ staff locates at Bristol, Tetbury and Stroud |
J Mosdell | Higher Clerical Officer | Payment of wages and overtime of HQ staff locates at Worcester |
Accts 9 (c) | ||
C Green T G Black |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Air Ministry
Cashier,
Whitehall. Payment of salaries and wages of HQ staff at Whitehall. Miscellaneous payments by cash, money order and postal draft. Receipt, custody and banking of cash, cheques, etc, remitted to Air Ministry, Whitehall. |
Accts 9 (d) | ||
W C Robinson | Staff Officer | Issue of balance of civil pay of HQ and outstation staff serving with HM Forces. |
Vacant | Assistant Accounts Officer | Maintenance and control of accounting records. |
G Sharman F E Try C W Groom Miss E A Corpe C H F Jordon S W E Burgess H C Stone |
Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Supervision of clerical staff employed on assessment and issue of balance of civil pay. |
Accts 11 | ||
J K Garland | Senior Accounts Officer | Head of Branch |
W E Stovey N W Woodford |
Accounts Officer Accounts Officer |
Supervision of
local audit of
equipment
records, etc of
RAF stations in
Flying Training
and Technical
Training
Commands. Local audit inspection. |
Accts 12 | ||
D F Winter | Senior Accounts Officer | Head of Branch |
Accts 12 (a) | ||
Vacant | Accounts Officer |
Award of
dependents'
allowances (A -
Cam). General overhead question and drafting of instructions. |
F Hunnisett Miss A M Knott |
Assistant
Accounts Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Supervision of clerical staff employed on assessment and issue of dependents' allowances (A - Cam). |
S F Bampton | Assistant Accounts Officer | Special duties, assistance to head of section, and relief supervisor. |
Accts 12 (b) | ||
E Pulleng | Accounts Officer |
Award of
dependents'
allowances (Can
- Hil). Award of temporary allowances to dependents of dead and missing airmen. Control of printing and stationery requirements. |
Miss A
Scrimgeour A Angus Miss M E Cuthbert Vacant |
Assistant
Accounts Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Supervision of clerical staff employed on assessment and issue of dependents' allowances (Can - Hil). |
W J Hart | Higher Clerical Officer | Special duties and supervision of award of temporary allowances to dependents of dead and missing airmen. |
Accts 12 (c) | ||
W Thorne | Accounts Officer |
Award of
dependents'
allowances (Him
- Pas). Control of stocks of order books and postal drafts. |
Miss C Slade Miss P Musgrove J W Davie Miss E A Marsh |
Higher Clerical Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer |
Supervision of clerical staff employed on assessment and issue of dependents' allowances (Him - Pas). |
Accts 12 (d) | ||
F A Blaser | Accounts Officer | Award of dependents' allowances (Pat - Z). |
Miss E F J Pile Miss E A Collieson T W Bryant Miss D M Thomas Miss P J Farr |
Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Supervision of clerical staff employed on assessment and issue of dependents' allowances (Pat - Z). |
Accts 13 | ||
A D Donald | Senior Accounts Officer | Head of Branch |
F C B Morgan A E Angus R Rutherford W Stokes M McTernan Miss R Noble Miss K E Duke |
Accounts Officer Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Administration of the Service effects of deceased officers and airmen of the RAF, members of the RAF Nursing Service, the WAAF and civilian staff. |
Accts 14 | ||
T H Barnikl | Senior Accounts Officer | Head of Branch |
Accts 14 (a) | ||
R E Hill L Hunter H C Hurley R J Allan R G C Bennett Vacant |
Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Audit of
allowances
(other then
outfit
allowance) paid
to officers in
Home and
Mediterranean
Commands. Liaison with other branches on balance of civil pay questions (officers). Application by officers for War Service Grants. |
Accts 14 (b) | ||
J E Urbani P H Stearn Miss M G Phinn R G Chapman |
Accounts Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Audit and
booking of
salaries and
wages of
civilian
employees at RAF
stations, Home
and
Mediterranean
Commands. Audit of miscellaneous payments and receipts in accounts administered by Accts 3. Audit and booking of pay of members of the Observer Corps. |
Accts 14 (c) | ||
F Gatenby K J Henderson R J Turnbull Miss E S Terry |
Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Checking of
assessments for
income tax made
by Inland
Revenue of RAF
Officers, and
civilians in pay
of AM Cashier. General tax questions and regulations. Accounting for collection of tax. |
J R Coulthard J G S Gardner Miss N M Bloxsidge |
Accounts Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Checking of assessments for income tax made by Inland Revenue of airmen, and civilians at outstations. |
Financial Adviser, Bomber Command | ||
B C Holmer | Financial Adviser to AOC-in-C, Bomber Command | |
Vacant | Senior Accounts Officer | Head of Branch |
R M Youle A R Dudgeon P F L Warren H J Cramphorn |
Accounts Officer Accounts Officer Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Supervision of
local audit of
equipment
records, etc, of
all RAF stations
in Bomber,
Fighter and
Coastal
Commands. Local audit inspection |
Overseas Audit Offices | ||
Middle East and Palestine | ||
C W Evans | Chief Auditor | Adviser on Expenditure to the AOC-in-C |
E E Crouch F J Howarth H A Cooke R F Havell J J Watson T F J Connor R J Bates |
Senior Accounts
Officer Accounts Officer Accounts OfficerAccounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer |
|
Iraq | ||
F W Verry | Chief Auditor | Adviser on Expenditure to the AOC |
H H Glossop T A Wilson A F Pegg L A Sansom |
Accounts Officer Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer |
|
Far East | ||
W J W Bangs | Chief Auditor | Adviser on Expenditure to the AOC |
S G Champ J H Francis J A Beare R L Stevens |
Accounts Officer Acting Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer |
Directorate of Contracts (D of C) - January 1940
Name | Status | Role/Duties |
L V Meadowcroft | Director of Contracts (D of C) | |
P J Oldfield |
Deputy Director
of Contracts (I)
(DDC (I)) In charge of ADC (Arm), ADC (Comm), ADC (G), and ADC (Inst) |
|
G T Jones |
Deputy Director
of Contracts
(III) (DDC
(III)) In charge of ADC (Clo), ADC (F), ADC (M) and PPAO |
|
S Crowther |
Assistant
Director of
Contracts (Arm)
(ADC (Arm)) In charge of C11 and C26 |
|
A C Hamilton |
Assistant
Director of
Contracts (Clo)
(ADC (Clo)) In charge of C1, C27 and C33 |
|
F W Filbee |
Assistant
Director of
Contracts (Comm)
(ADC (Comm)) In charge of C7 and C32. |
|
G F Sudbury |
Assistant
Director of
Contracts (F)
(ADC (F)) In charge of C10 and C24. |
|
H J Rabbin |
Assistant
Director of
Contracts (G)
(ADC (G)) In charge of C3, C18 and C31. |
|
S Davey |
Assistant
Director of
Contracts (Inst)
(ADC (Inst)) In charge of C13, C22 and C30. |
|
W C Fenwick |
Assistant
Director of
Contracts (M)
(ADC (M)) In charge of C15, C21 and C34. |
|
W J Pryce |
Principal
Patents and
Awards Officer (PPAO) In charges of C9. |
|
Note The functions of ADC (G), C 3 and C 18 extend to both Directories in so far as duties of a general nature are concerned. Similarly, C 5, C 6 ands C 9 serve both D of C and D of C (A) within their particular responsibilities. |
||
C 1 | ||
A W Keen | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 1 (b) | ||
C R Jackson D E Bailey W E Dowling |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for RAF Uniforms, Uniform materials and garniture, Light Uniform Clothing, Badges and Buttons. |
C 1 (c) | ||
F T Large Miss E G Deadman Miss P Quigley |
Contract Officer
* Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Contracts for
WAAF uniforms
and clothing,
rubber proofed
clothing,
underclothing
and light
clothing and
materials
thereof. *Assistant Inspector of Schools |
C 1 (d) | ||
C Thomas L G Humphrey C R Stuart |
Staff Officer Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Contracts and
Flying clothing;
goggles and
spectacles,
oxygen masks,
leather
clothing. Production questions for C 1. |
C 3 | ||
F E Peppler | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 3 (a) | ||
L J Trangmar S G Surman H H Jay G A Wacey |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Staff and
accommodation
questions. Returns and statistics. Investigation of complaints under the 'Fair Wages Clause'. Contractors' advertising. Employment of aliens by contractors. Review of local contracts. |
C 3 (b) | ||
N E Clothier L W Botting
|
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Tender Board. Issue, abstracting and scheduling of tenders. Central record of tendering and of contracts placed. Duplicating arrangements for Directorates of Contracts in ZA. |
C 3 (c) | ||
E F Evans | Assistant Contract Officer | General correspondence relating to Trades Lists (firms' names commencing with A - K) |
C 3 (d) | ||
A V Eagle | Higher Clerical Officer | General correspondence relating to Trades Lists (firms' names commencing with L - Z) |
C 3 (e) | ||
B D Jocelyn | Higher Clerical Officer | Review of Trades Lists (except those for Works Services) |
C 7 | ||
O M Roberts | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 7 (a) | ||
P J Gummer J Cooper L A Grainger |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officerr Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for accumulators and accessories; generators, rectifiers, voltage regulators and rotary converters. |
C 7 (b) | ||
J O Dunwoody C Wrighton W F Springett |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for aircraft lamps; filament, signalling and projector lamps. |
C 7 (c) | ||
C J A Whitehouse R E Lamb P Robinson |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for switches, plugs and sockets; fuse boxes; automatic bomb distributors; W/T masts; insulators; fusing units; resistors and rheostats; lighting arrestors; cords instrument; cut outs accumulator; chokes; connectors. |
C 7 (d) | ||
H L Tyler C C Foster C B Wardle |
Staff Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for cable, electric (D of E supplies); wire, aerial, bell and copper; moulds and mouldings; adaptor boxes and terminals; terminal and terminal blocks; dry batteries and cells; bells and electric horns; lamps, hand and head; torches; electric camera controls; leads, compensating; suppressors, radio interference; electric heating apparatus; maintenance spare for aircraft. |
C 7 (e) | ||
V A W Kirby Miss M Wood |
Contracts Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for Switchboxes; Fuses; Synchronisers; Boxes, junction etc; Testers |
C 9 | ||
W J Pryce | Principal Patents and Awards Officer | Head of Branch |
C 9 (a) | ||
A C Day C S Cross L H G Wilsher |
Examiner Examiner Higher Clerical Officer |
Questions
relating to
Service patents
and design
rights. Patent applications in respect of inventions of persons serving under the Air Ministry. Questions relating to commercial exploitation of Air Ministry patented and non-patented inventions and designs. Questions relating to awards to Service inventors for use of inventions and designs. |
C 9 (b) | ||
E C Robinson B Britt E W Knock |
Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Questions relating to awards and payments in connection with Air Ministry use of non-Service patents and design rights. |
C 9 (c) | ||
R W Fair P H Goffey T B Minett J Rowbotham E A Whittell |
Examiner Examiner Examiner ExaminerExaminer |
Technical
investigations
of claims
arising out of
use by Air
Ministry of
non-Service inventions
and designs. Secrecy in connection with non-Service patent applications. |
C 10 Reports direct to Deputy Director of Contracts (III) | ||
J F May | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 10 (a) | ||
T Perress F E Browning |
Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for liquid fuels, lubricants, bitumen and other related petroleum products and ethylene glycol in bulk and in containers; white spirit and colloidal graphite. |
C 10 (b) | ||
M Draisey Miss H Davison B G Baynes |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for photographic equipment; instructional films; miscellaneous aircraft stores, eg. aero wheels and tyres, aero fuel and oleo pumps, aero radiators, aero oil cleaners and coolers, aero speaking tube equipment etc, acetylene beacons. |
C 11 | ||
G S C Wiggins | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 11 (a) | ||
W R Douglas D J Weelsteed |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Contracts for
gun
sights and
brackets (other
than optical);
torpedo spares
and dummies. Drop bars, ballistic caps; tail units (all types); B bombs; keys, ammunition; transit bases; cases, transport; explosive containers (steel) belt links; signal pistols; fire and safe mechanism (mechanical type). Cartridges for quick release DPL starter cartridges and cartridges, electric. Fuse setting control links. |
C 11 (b) | ||
F H Green F W Haynes J W Kitchen |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for bomb and components except LC and B types; filling of bombs; fuses, pistol; detonators and exploders for bombs; cylinders and plugs for bombs. |
C 11 (c) | ||
H C Watson D A Pyatt H R Burbidge |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for
machine guns and
ammunition;
pistols, rifles
and shot guns;
machine gun
magazines, bomb
carriers
(including
attachments and
adaptors). Containers SB and water ballast; bomb and torpedo release gear, slides and clips. |
C 13 | ||
F J Doggett | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 13 (a) | ||
T J Gahagan T G Keyworth F R Weatherhead |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for
altimeters;
artificial
horizons;
Indicators - direction, engine speed, rate of climb, air speed, cylinder temperature and thermometers. Gauges - air pressure, boost, fuel, oil, suction, fuel contents, brake pressure. Thermometers - oil, air, radiator; flexible drives and connections. |
C 13 (b) | ||
G
G Medland A G Martin |
Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for optical instruments (excluding cameras and lenses); calibrators; calculators; computers; plotters; chart boards; planispheres, etc. |
C 13 (c) | ||
E Wilmer H Lockwood Miss M Clayton |
Senior Executive
Officer Assistant Contract Officer* Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for
bombsights;
automatic
controls; oxygen
equipment
(excluding
masks, helmets
and cylinders);
camera obscura;
observer post
equipment. *Assistant Inspector, Ministry of Health. |
C 13 (d) | ||
L Smith F J Hill |
Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for clocks and watches; compasses; electro-medical equipment; instruments for AID, D of W and Met Office; balloon instruments; instrument panels; thermostats. |
C 15 | ||
E P Hunt | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 15 (a) | ||
W G Poskitt J C L Oldridge A C V Upson J R White |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for bodies and cabs; cranes and winches; trailers and tankers. |
C 15 (b) | ||
S G McKay J A Oates W E G Rees R G Welch G H Burnett |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for
cycles, motor
cycles, cars,
utility vans,
tractors
(wheeled and
crawlers),
vehicles for DW
and AID
requirements. Spares, accessories, tyres, tubes and all other embodiment loan items for mechanical transport; marine craft, marine engines, marine bombing targets and collapsible dinghies, maintenance and accessories and spares therefor; agencies for flying boat moorings. Repair and maintenance contracts for MT vehicles. |
C 15 (c) | ||
R S Gibbs K D Perry J Y Watt R D T Hopkins |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for Prime movers; articulated attachments; bomb trolleys; armoured cars; petrol and electric trucks. |
C 18 | ||
A W Savage | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
J P Clark L J T Clifton J C Bright J E Breeze R Henderson S M Woolford |
Contract Officer Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Question of general
contract policy
and procedure. Standard contract conditions. Contracts Co-ordinating Committee. Delegation of local contract powers. Parliamentary work and resultant action. Briefs for Estimates Committee and Public Accounts Committee and questions arising out of their reports. Contract Directorate Handbook and Circulars. Co-ordination of TISC work. Questions arising out of administration of shadow factories. Miscellaneous questions including insurance , war risks, etc, Foreign Exchange. Contract questions arising out of legistlation. |
C 21 | ||
J Cooke | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 21 (a) | ||
A V Claughton J E Hicks N W Robins |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for timber, wood and fibre cases, wood paving, sleepers, transit cases and armament boxes; plywood, cardboard containers. |
C 21 (b) | ||
H L C Johnson E F Eden F H Craghill S R Cooper |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for gases, transportable gas plant, gas and air cylinders; drums , metals (ferrous and non-ferrous), wire and wire rope; chains; Bowden wire and spares. |
C 22 | ||
H J N Mattock | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 22 (a) | ||
E Dempsey L T Underwood H B Ellison A E Grant |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for hand and agricultural tools. |
C 22 (b) | ||
N
MacDonald C H Clack G W Merryweather J Tipping |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Contracts for light equipment for aerodromes, workshops and storage units; racks, portable tanks, bins and baths; trestles, wood and metal benches; light hand trucks and trollies; oxy-acetylene welding plant; ladders; hand (including semi-rotary) pumps; MT greasing etc equipment; snatch and pulley blocks; engine slings; screw, bottle and hydraulic jacks; armoured hose and nozzles. |
C 22 (c) | ||
J R McKerrow F R Smith Miss C Henman |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for barrack and hospital stores (other than textiles); cooking equipment; bedsteads, church equipment. |
C 24 | ||
F R Barnicoat | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 24 (a) | ||
C E F Gough D Spence H F Smith |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Investigation of
sources of
supply of
petroleum
products and
other components
of aviation
fuels;
questions
affecting their
availability at
home and abroad. Secretarial work in connection with co-ordination of Oil Policy Committee. |
C 24 (b) | ||
B Gottlieb V A Dawes A F Rogers |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contract action relating to the acquisition, housing and consumption of Air Ministry bulk stocks in the UK of aviation fuel, lubricating oil and ethyl fluid (including construction and operation of AM installations). |
C 26 | ||
H S Humphreys | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 26 (a) | ||
H M Wilson J P C Searle J T Walker |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Contracts for pyrotechnics; CC gear; wing tip flare brackets; torpedo recovery and locating gear; SCI apparatus LC bombs; loading and positioning machines; arrester hooks; smoke puff apparatus; charging apparatus for practice bombs; proving apparatus detonators etc, plugs and cylinders for pyrotechnics; magazine pegs. |
C 26 (b) | ||
E J Pike Miss M Gould R Herbert |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Contracts for gun turrets and mountings; firing and bombing teachers; gun firing gear (pneumatic and hydraulic); Link Trainers. |
C 27 | ||
G A L Jaques | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 27 (a) | ||
G M Manby M L Carstairs H C Young |
Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contract for electrical power plant and accessories. |
C 27 (b) | ||
H J Shuker H Young Miss K A Butler |
Contract Officer Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Water, Gas and
Electricity and
Sewage Disposal
Agreements. Sales of surplus materials. |
C 30 | ||
W S Facon | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 30 (a) | ||
W D Hall L J Chandler A E Smither |
Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for cords, twines and threads; cork, rubber goods and proofing; rags, waste and bunting; vulcanised fibre; silk, leather; mats and matting; felt; gymnastic and school equipment. |
C 30 (b) | ||
F E Watson H Reeks A A Kille |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for AGS parts; gauges; general ironmongery including bolts and nuts); portable sterilization plant and disinfectors; musical instruments. |
C 30 (c) | ||
E Le Moignan G H Coombs J Mayhead |
Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for coal and coke; advertising; medical stores; micrometers; fire fighting equipment; twist drills, files and reamers; machine tool accessories; drawing and surveying instruments. |
C 31 | ||
F C Wickson | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 31 (a) | ||
F R Rust J J Raftery |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Contracts for RDF Transmitters; RDF Cathode Ray Tubes; Quartz crystals. |
C 31 (b) | ||
S A Dunmore Miss J Bigg |
Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for RDF Receivers, RDF Valves. |
C 32 | ||
W B Woodland | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 32 (a) | ||
F W Gilpin W T Lack G L Peel |
Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for civil aviation W/T apparatus and installation; floodlights, beacons; D/F apparatus; electrical air route and obstruction plant; electric motors (fractional HP); petrol electric generating sets' electric furnaces; electrically heated clothing and apparatus. |
C 32 (b) | ||
H B
Young P Charleston |
Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for wireless apparatus (other than for civil aviation) and components (except for the items shown under C 32 (c) of other associated items); wireless testing and measuring instruments, including wavematers, voltmeter, ammeters, etc. |
C 32 (c) | ||
A G Rayner D J Turnham |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Contracts for W/T valves; cathode ray tubes; microphones; relays; telephone apparatus; aerial winches and reels; W/T transformers; smoothing units; switches; neutralising and matching units, etc. |
C 33 | ||
G Marshman | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 33 (a) | ||
F R Hinds F H Flay F C W Norman |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for cotton and cotton goods; linen and linen goods; wool and woollen goods; bedding. |
C 33 (b) | ||
W Smith C A Gibbs Miss C Arbuthnott |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Area Officer UAB |
Contracts for boots and shoes; webbing and web equipment; Hessian; tentage; canvas and canvas goods. |
C 34 | ||
O L H Levey | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 34 (a) | ||
F J Cobb A J Bolwell P De'Ath |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Contracts for balloons; parachutes; harnesses and safety belts; supplies dropping apparatus. |
C 34 (b) | ||
D McG Yuille L H Skippins W G Stallard |
Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for
paints,
chemicals and
drysaltery. Engine erecting stands, airscrew balancing and measuring apparatus , bomb hoists, portable cranes, hand and crab winches, gantries, bomb cradles and carriers (including stretchers), tower ladders, framework for Bessonneau hangers, shear legs, trollies accumulator and prototype orders for other servicing trollies, racks fo charging oxygen cylinders; targets and target towing gear. |
Directorate of Aircraft Contracts (D of C (A)) - January 1940
Name | Status | Role/Duties |
J T Cotton | Director of Aircraft Contracts (D of C (A)) | |
E L Pickles |
Deputy Director
of Contracts
II (DDC II) In charge of PTCO and Principal Accountant |
|
W F Jenkins |
Deputy Director of
Contracts IV
(DDC IV) In charge of ADC (D), ADC (A) and ADC (E). |
|
D W Howard |
Assistant
Director of
Contracts (D)
(ADC (D)) In charge of C36 and duties of C2, C14, C28 and C35 in so far as they relate to Shadow Manufacture and Dominion or Foreign purchases and sales. |
|
A J Camm |
Assistant
Director of
Contracts (A)
(ADC (A)) In charge of C4, C20 and C23. |
|
L M Snelling |
Assistant
Director of
Contracts (E)
(ADC (E)) In charge of C2, C14, C28 and C35. |
|
W A James |
Principal
Technical Costs
Officer (PTCO) In charge of C5. |
|
H P Bruckshaw |
Principal
Accountant In charge of C6. |
|
Note A The Assistant Directors report to DDC II on major questions of price fixing and major financial questions affecting contractors. Note B The functions of ADC (G), C 3 and C 18 extend to both Directories in so far as duties of a general nature are concerned. Similarly, C 5, C 6 ands C 9 serve both D of C and D of C (A) within their particular responsibilities. |
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C 2 | ||
T W Sissens | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 2 (a) | ||
H F Taylor G H Scott |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Contracts with Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd for supply and repair of aero-engines and accessories; aero-engine shadow scheme for Bristol type engines. |
C 2 (b) | ||
G Marshman D C Rylett R R Bridges F R Hawkins |
Contract Officer. Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts with Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd for supply and repair of aero-engines and accessories; spare parts and tool; also contracts with this firm for aero-engine development and research work and mechanics' services. |
C 4 | ||
S L Heal | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 4 (a) | ||
A G Lowe H F Smith D A Henning |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for single-engine land planes (except fighters, trainers, flying boats, Fleet Air Arm and civil types) and spares. |
C 4 (b) | ||
J Roy J P Tourle C W B King |
Staff Officer Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Contracts for multi-engine land planes (except fighters, trainers, flying boats, Fleet Air Arm and civil types) and spares. |
C 5 | ||
W A James | Principal Technical Costs Officer | |
G H Moffatt L R Barrett J H Munro A H ClinkerL E Bunnett J S Morrill Miss V B Chipping |
Deputy Principal Technical Costs Officer Deputy Principal Technical Costs Officer Senior Technical Costs Officer Senior Technical Costs OfficerSenior Technical Costs Officer Senior Technical Costs OfficerHigher Clerical Officer |
Estimates of production costs as required by Air Ministry, Admiralty or other government departments. |
C 6 | ||
H
P Bruckshaw W Gairns T P Jones |
Principal
Accountant Deputy Principal Accountant Deputy Principal Accountant |
|
C 6 (a) E R Wyer C 6 (b) J T Matthews |
Senior Accountant
Senior Accountant |
Investigation of contractors' books and accounts relating to costs and overhead charges of airframe contracts (and of engine contracts in the case of Bristol and De Havilland Companies); accountancy questions arising from the operation of the capital clause. |
C 6 (c) | ||
L O Hargrave | Senior Accountant |
Certification of
imprest
advances. Audit of costs of construction of Shadow Factories, etc, where costs of production are not involved. |
C 6 (d) | ||
P G Livingston E Harris E Fellow J R Shireffs |
Senior Accountant Senior Accountant Senior Accountant Senior Accountant |
Certification of
imprest
advances. Audit of costs of construction and production of Shadow Factories. |
C 6 (e) | ||
J B Grieve J Cowan |
Senior Accountant Senior Accountant |
Investigation of overhead charges, etc of contractors (other than those falling naturally under C 6 (a), C 6 (b) or C 6 (g); costs of flying schools; audit of Heston accounts, etc. |
C 6 (f) | ||
E D Johnson | Senior Accountant | Analysis of published financial accounts of contractors and statistics relating thereto. |
C 6 (g) | ||
D C MacDougall | Senior Accountant | Special investigations; costs or overhead charges of works, armaments and instrument contracts. |
Clerical Section | ||
Miss M Foord | Higher Clerical Officer | |
C 14 | ||
H R Puncher | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 14 (a) | ||
R A Caswell H H Bayley G A Finbow |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for screening harness (other than BTH); auxiliary power units; coil ignition; compressors (other than BTH); pumps, vacuum, hydraulic, fuel; Coffman starters; sparking plugs; competitive tenders for miscellaneous aero-engine accessories. |
C 14 (b) | ||
R J Sanders L T Jenkins H Draycott |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts with
British Thornton
Houston and
Rotax Ltd for
magnetos;
cartridge starters;
starters,
starter motors,
booster coils;
compressor (BTH
only); screening
harness (BTH
only). Contracts for Simms magnetos; ball bearings; starters (other than BTH, Coffman and Rotax). Aircraft Equipment Orders Committee work. |
C 20 | ||
E Woodford | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 20 (a) | ||
J S Congdon R B Powell R J Hallen |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Area Officer UAB |
Contracts for
Reconnaissance, GP,
Helicopter and
Civil type
aircraft and
spares. Airscrews and spares for all types. |
C 20 (b) | ||
H V Little R Tratt H L C Murdie |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for seaplanes, flying boats, amphibians, Fleet Air Arm types, torpedo carrying aircraft, and spares. |
C 23 | ||
E A Pearse | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 23 (a) | ||
E W G Haynes G Callie R D Wixcey J A J D Hatton |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Contracts for fighter type land planes and spares |
C 23 (b) | ||
V W Pain F D Fawson |
Staff Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
General
questions
of
aircraft
contract
procedure;
statistics,
circular letters and
Overheads
reports. Contracts for blue prints and duplicate drawings. Loan agreements, civil hirings, etc. |
C 23 (c) | ||
E F Grimsdell A Chase D E Johnson |
Staff Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Contracts for
trainer type
land planes. Repair of all aircraft. Experimental aircraft and components; engine and gun turret development tests. |
Civilian Repair Organisation (Cowley) (Contracts Section) | ||
R E Phillips | Senior Contract Officer | Contracts liaison officer for repair of aircraft and technical equipment. |
C 28 | ||
A W Isherwood | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 28 (a) | ||
E S Wood R B M King F R Hawkins Miss G E M Grubb |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for
aero-engines,
spares and tools
therefore and
accessories
supplied by
Rolls Royce Ltd. Contracts with this firm for engine development and research work; also contracts for repair and mechanics' services Shadow schemes for Rolls-Royce types of engine. |
C 35 | ||
W J Irving | Senior Contract Officer | |
C 35 (a) | ||
A H Ashton D C Rylett L Levett |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for
aero-engines,
spares and tools
therefore and
accessories
supplied by
Armstrong
Siddeley Motors
Ltd and foreign
contractors. Contracts with these firms for engine development and research work; also contracts for repair and mechanics' services for CFR knock testing engines. |
C 35 (b) | ||
E H Johnson G F Skipper H E Tagg |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for
aero-engines,
spares and tools
therefore and
accessories
supplied by De
Havilland
Aircraft Co Ltd Contracts with this firm for engine development and research work; also contracts for repair and mechanics' services; contractors for carburettors and spare parts; carburettor shadow schemes. |
C 36 | ||
J C Reid | Senior Contract Officer | |
C 36 (a) | ||
W D Squire | Contract Officer (Assistant Inspector of Schools) |
Airframe and
airscrew shadow
factory schemes. Purchases of aircraft and engines abroad. |
C 36 (b) | ||
E S Wilson | Contract Officer |
Contract
negotiations and
instructions
relative to
release of
aircraft for
sale abroad. Co-ordination of contract negotiations and procedure on supplies approved by the Allied Demands Committee. |
Directorate of Contracts (D of C) - December 1940
Name | Status | Role/Duties |
L V Meadowcroft | Director of Contracts (D of C) | |
A T Nichols | Deputy Director of Contracts (DDC (AM)) | |
E Backhouse |
Assistant
Director of
Contracts (S)
(ADC (S)) In charge of C12, C19, C27, C29 and C44. |
|
G F Sudbury |
Assistant
Director of
Contracts (ADC
(F)) In charge of C10 and C24. |
|
A C Hamilton |
Assistant
Director of
Contracts (ADC (Clo)) In charge of C1, C22 and C33. |
|
H H Byfield |
Deputy Director
of Contracts (DDC
(W)) In charge of C8, C16 and C17. |
|
Note - C25 and C19 (in regard to duties of 19 (a)) report direct to DDC (AM) | ||
C 1 | ||
A W Keen | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 1 (b) | ||
C R Jackson Miss P Quigley W E Dowling |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Uniforms (RAF
and civilian). Garniture (including buckles and chevrons). Civilian clothing. |
C 1 (c) | ||
E H G Metcalfe Miss E G Deadman Miss D E Mayes |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Uniforms (WAAF). Khaki drill clothing. Rubber proofed clothing. Light clothing. Under clothing. |
C 1 (d) | ||
C Thomas C R Stuart D E Bailey |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Flying clothing. Spectacles and goggles (other for use in the air). Leather clothing. Production duties for C1. |
C 8 | ||
L J Banford | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 8 (a) | ||
E J Rennie C F A Rixon E H Mackenney J A Graham |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Building and civil engineering contracts. |
C 8 (b) | ||
F J West E Cowan |
Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Structural steelwork; hutting; steel fencing (including erection). |
C 10 | ||
J F May | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 10 (a) | ||
T Perress F E Browning Vacant |
Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Contracts for overseas requirements of liquid fuels, lubricants other than bulk purchase of aircraft lubricating oil, bitumen and other related petroleum products; calorgas; colloidal graphite; hydraulic fluids; castor; lard; sperm and neatsfoot oils. |
C 10 (b) | ||
L J E Chapman W E G Rees F J Hill |
Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for hand torches, batteries and filaments; Met Office instruments; electro-medic equipment; hire of moorings; charter of vessels for maintenance of RAF bombing and firing ranges; agency contracts at ports; buoys, etc for maintenance of ranges; non-aeronautical timber, wooden and cardboard containers; drums and metal containers; balloons (small) for Met Office; paint, lacquers, varnishes (other than aircraft); french polish, creosote, linseed oil and turpentine; drysaltery. |
C 12 | ||
H C Vogt | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 12 (a) | ||
R J B Butt F C Cooke G H Moore A D Crombie |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Contracts for machine tools and accessories (DGW); woodworking machinery; mechanical testing apparatus; cranes; winches (power); locomotives and railway rolling stock; wind tunnel apparatus. |
C 12 (b) | ||
J J Sloane R C James Miss S Garrod Miss E E Daly |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for engine-driven generating sets; sewage plant; foundry plant, road making plant and furnaces, forges and hearths (DGW); Diesel, gas and petrol engines; disinfectors; lifts (goods passenger and service); ejectors (sewage and pneumatic); anodic treatment, impregnation, sand blasting, vulcanising and welding, degreasing (chemical) and bluing and browning plant. |
C 12 (c) | ||
A C Vincent B B Peachey L D Milo |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Work arising
from Supply
Committee and
Machine Tool
Sub-Committee. Contracts for forges and hearths (DGE): air and hydrogen compressor plants including air compressors for paint spraying and tyre pumping (DGE and DGW) and DGE machine tools: pumping machinery, laundry, baking and refrigerating plant, weighbridges, vehicle lifts, hoists, capstans, purification and filtration and water softening (machinery only), magneto and engine test benches, sewing machines. |
C 16 | ||
Vacant | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 16 (a) | ||
H A Cridland W Brierley W HumphreyR H Orchard |
Contract Officer
Contract Officer Contract Officer Contract Officer |
Investigation
and settlement
of claims for
extra and
contractual
payments arising
on HQ and local
contracts for
works services
(except
contracts for
Artificers'
work) at home
and abroad. Preparation and periodical review of documents detailing the contract conditions for works services at home and abroad. |
C 16 (b) | ||
N Hodges J G Joyce F J L Robertson |
Contract Officer
Contract Officer Temporary Assistant |
Proposals referring to and review of local contracts works services and stores at home and overseas. |
C 17 | ||
H V Williams | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 17 (a) | ||
L A E Sleap C H Brand Miss R M Holgate |
Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for supply of building materials (except timber), shutters, doors and windows; corrugated sheets, air raid shelters; oil filtering plant, radiator testing plant; cooking and heating apparatus (non-electrical) including installation, domestic grates, fireplaces; fencing, railings and gates; wind vane masts, tower ladders; trolleys, pulley blocks; belting; aerodrome surfacing equipment (gang and hay mowers, diesel rollers, harrows and auto-scythes) grass seed: sanitary fittings: portable garages, fertilizers. |
C 17 (b) | ||
W Sellars G W Horn E J Taylor |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for
supply of
asbestos and
insulation
sheeting:
lagging
materials:
petrol, oil and
steam jointing;
storage tanks,
piping, fittings
and meters;
boilers (high
and low
pressure) and
hot water
fittings;
radiators
(heating), steam
condensers;
cisterns and
tanks; air
receivers;
boiler work such
as degreasing,
engine cleaning
and
decontamination:
catapults;
camouflage
paints, powders
and material for
external use;
roofing
materials. Contracts for the following works services (including supply only): -
|
C 17 (c) | ||
H Prater G E Bennett Miss L N Sparkes |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Grass cutting contracts: articifers' works contracts and ex-gratia claims arising thereon, ex-gratia claims arising on contracts dealt with by C 17 (a): preparation of aerodrome surfaces and drainage: stabilised soil runways: tarmac runways: petrol and oil installations at RAF stations. |
C 19 | ||
J W Walker | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 19 (a) | ||
F M Taylor L P Darsley L Cohen |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contractual
administration
of elementary
flying training
schools and air
observer
navigation
schools (except
those operated
on a
'management'
basis) Screening of staff employed by companies operating civil training schools. Contracts for the care and maintenance of Communication flight, Overseers, and RAF aircraft at aerodromes from which civil training schools are operated. |
C 19 (b) | ||
V H Jones Vacant B A Bennett |
Staff Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Maintenance of
Trade Lists for
C8, C10, C12,
C17, C24 and C27
and central
record of
tendering and of
contracts
placed. Issue of invitations to tender. Tender Board and scheduling of tenders. Record of wage rates. Circulation of contract documents for C8 and C17. Parliamentary Questions. Contractor's priority telephone and other communications. |
C 22 | ||
H J N Mattock | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 22 (a) | ||
E Dempsey L T Underwood H B Ellison A E Grant |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for small hand and agricultural tools; (excluding armourers' tools). |
C 22 (b) | ||
Vacant G W Merryweather J Tipping Miss B M Hunt |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for racks, portable tanks, bins and baths; trestles; wood and metal benches; light hand trucks and trollies; oxy-acetylene welding plant; ladders; hand (including semi rotary) pumps; MT greasing, etc equipment; snatch and pulley blocks; barrack and hospital stores (other than textiles); cooking equipment; bedsteads; drawing and surveying equipment. |
C 22 (c) and (d) | ||
G D O'Hanlan | Contract Officer | In charge of C 22 (c) and (d) |
C 22 (c) | ||
Miss C Henman Vacant |
Higher Clerical
Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Contracts for musical instruments; gymnastic and school equipment; advertising; communion plate; machine tool accessories; micrometers; vernier calipers, gauges; drills; files; reamers; ironmongery; sterilizing plant; disinfectors. |
C 22 (d) | ||
Miss G A Howes B C Jocelyn H H Jay C H Macey |
Assistant
Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Review of local
contracts let by
RAF Units. Investigation of complaints under Fair Wages clause. Questions in connection with the employment of aliens by contractors. Contractors' advertising. Statistics and returns. Issue, abstracting and scheduling of tenders. Central record of tendering. Maintenance of Trade Lists (for C1, C22, and C33) and correspondence in connection therewith. Staff and accommodation for C1, C22, and C33. |
C 24 | ||
F R Barnicoat | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 24 (a) | ||
C E F Gough D Spence H F Smith |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
General
arrangements for
purchasing
petroleum
products from
Petroleum Board;
erection and
filling of fuel
reserve depots
overseas. Investigation of sources of supply of petroleum products and other components of aviation fuels; questions affecting their availability at home and abroad. Secretarial work in connection with co-ordination of Oil Policy Committee. |
C 24 (b) | ||
Vacant V A Dawes A F Rogers |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Contract action relating to the acquisition, storage and distribution of Air Ministry bulk stocks in the UK of aviation fuel; lubricating oil and ethyl fluid (including construction and operation of AM installations). |
C 24 (c) | ||
B Gottleib |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Special
transactions
relating to
supply and
distribution of
aviation fuel
and lubricating
oil; including
agreements for
construction and
operation of
fuel and oil
reserve depots
and tinning
factories. Rates of charge for services by Petroleum Board in reception, storage and distribution of stocks in the UK. Price basis for purchase of aviation fuel and lubricating oil through the Petroleum Board and for transfers to the Board for Civil purposes. Co-ordination with Dominions for supplies of fuel, etc. |
C 25 | ||
L M Jones | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 25 (a) | ||
N A Pearson Miss V L Musselbrook |
Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Agreements for
the formation of
new Elementary
Flying Training
Schools. Negotiation of new agreements or amendments to existing agreements arising out of the expansion and altered requirements of training at existing schools. Contracts for the Charter of Civil Aircraft for Co-operation flying with AA Units and the Observer Corps and generally. |
C 25 (b) | ||
C F Mayo V C V Williams |
Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Agreements for
the formation of
new Air Observer
Navigation
Schools, General
Reconnaissance
Schools and
Supplementary
Wireless
Training
Schools. Agreements for services of Civil Companies in the training of Maintenance personnel and for various RAF purposes. Contractual administration of schools or units being operated on a management basis. |
C 27 | ||
G A L Jaques | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 27 (b) | ||
H Young Miss K A Butler J R Scott |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Temporary Assistant |
Gas and Electricity Agreements. |
C 27 (c) | ||
H J Shuker F N Walker Vacant |
Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Water Agreements and Sewage Disposal Agreements. |
C 29 | ||
J F McGlennon | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 29 (a) | ||
R H Prince D S Foster Vacant R V Koster |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Questions of
general contract
policy and
procedure. Committee work. Consideration and preparation of standard and special conditions of contract. Preparation of contract instructions. Staff and accommodation questions. Delegation of local purchase powers. |
C 33 | ||
G Marshman | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 33 (a) | ||
E Le Moignan J Mayhead G H Coombs D C Sproull |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Liaison with
Wool, Cloth an
Webbing
Controls. Contracts for woollen piece goods (including bunting, shalloon and woollen felt); blankets; cotton and hessian piece goods; knitted wear and hosiery. Production work on woollen materials for C33. Contracts for coal and coke. |
C 33 (b) | ||
Vacant F C W Norman E Scott |
Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer Temporary Assistant |
Contracts for bedding; barrack stores textiles; bags; boots and shoes; laces; medical stores. |
C 33 (c) | ||
Vacant Miss M J Couper H L Pearson |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Contracts for covers; haversacks; holdalls; mats (seaplane); sacks; tent (non-aeronautical); canvas; cordage; rags; waste; mats; netting; tow; paper. |
C 44 | ||
F E Halliwell | Senior Contract Officer | Head of Branch |
C 44 (a) | ||
G M Manby Miss B J Barnes H C Young |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Contracts for
electrical power
plant and
accessories
(including fixed
electric
furnaces);
Electrical
heating
apparatus. Sales of surplus materials |
C 44 (b) | ||
G F W Adams Vacant |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Contracts in connection with hydrogen. |
C 44 (c) | ||
R W Ley Vacant Vacant |
Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer |
Heating and hot water installations; electrical wiring and cabling installations. |
Directorate of Public Relations
Name | Status | Role/Duties |
H Peake | Act A/Cdre (Gp Capt) | Director of Public Relations (DPR) |
Lord Willoughby de Broke | Act Gp Capt (Wg Cdr) | Deputy Director of Public Relations (DDPR) |
A Blackborow | Staff Officer | |
|
||
PR 1 | ||
W T S Williams E S Adamson |
Sqn Ldr Flt Lt |
Air and counter
propaganda at
home and abroad. Operational photographs; feature and documentary films; Artists' Advisory Committee; Confidential press talks. |
PR 2 (Press and Publicity Branch) | ||
C P Robertson | Press and Publicity Officer (DPO) | |
H J Wilson | Deputy Press and Publicity Officer (DDPO) | Control of Press Section (a) and (b) and Facilities and Administration Branch |
Press Section (a) | ||
E H
Johnson J R L Hill H H Oak-Rhind J Drabble A F Wyatt |
Staff Officer Assistant Press Officer Assistant Press Officer Special Appointment Higher Clerical Officer |
Press enquiries
and interviews
with Press
representatives. Issue of Air Ministry bulletins through Ministry of Information and direct control of Official Photographers. Circulation of 'Tape' news and BBC Monitoring Service, etc. Library of Press information records, etc. |
Press Section (b) | ||
W S Masters A W Dell G Clark |
Staff Officer Special Appointment Special Appointment |
Preparation of
non-operational
material for
communiqués,
weekly News
Letter, and for
Press visits,
etc. Press publicity for RAF and WAAF recruiting. Scrutiny of newspapers and periodicals and supply of cuttings to Air Ministry and Ministry of Aircraft Production.. Press cuttings library. |
Press Section (c) (Edinburgh) | ||
F Murray Milne | Press Officer |
Liaison with
Scottish Press
and News Reel,
etc
representatives. Local enquires, press visits, etc. |
Facilities and Administration Section | ||
H D Blow S H Robinson F W Douglas de Fenzi |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Organisation
of visits to RAF
stations and Air
Ministry
establishments;
issue and record
of permits for
press, film
companies, etc;
liaison with
Service Press
Officers
thereon. Organisation of special ceremonies for publicity purposes. Obtaining official approval for War Correspondents, reporters, photographers, film cameramen, broadcasting representatives and artists. Audience arrangements for confidential press talks. Administration of Service Press Officers and War Correspondents. |
Publicity Section | ||
Vacant H J Minchinton J Foss |
Publicity
Officer Higher Clerical Officer Special Appointment |
Compilation of
publicity
brochures,
leaflets, etc; provision of
posters and
arrangements for
distribution. Co-ordination and editing of Air Ministry press advertising, space buying and liaison with official agents except for insertion orders. Organisation of exhibitions and other publicity displays. Photographic Library. Sale and Supply of official photographs. Publicity expenditure - records and estimates. Miscellaneous publicity. |
Information Bureau | ||
P Griffiths | Higher Clerical Officer | Public enquiries on aviation generally, and RAF and WAAF recruiting requirements. |
PR 3 | ||
C A Lewis S Bishop L V Dodds G C Brazier |
Sqn Ldr Sqn Ldr Sqn Ldr Higher Clerical Officer |
Preparation of
material for
official
communiqués in
collaboration
with PR and AI6. Co-ordination of work of Service Press Officers. Sub-editing of AM News Service stories and feature articles; editing of all operational material supplied by Service Press Officers foe Weekly News Letters; provision of material to Ministry of Aircraft Production for aircraft factories. |
PR 4 | ||
E B Beauman | Wg Cdr (Ret'd) |
Head of Branch General liaison with BBC (through M of I when necessary) and with other broadcasting services on broadcasting questions affecting the RAF. Preparation (in co-operation with SPOs) of broadcast scripts by serving personnel. Scrutiny of articles, books, photographs and films on the RAF for service suitability. |
PR & AI 5 | ||
C R S Bradley | Gp Capt |
Head of Branch Air Adviser to M of I, including News and Censorship Divisions. |
C Chapman | Wg Cdr |
Submissions for
Air Censorship. Liaison with M of I on air matters. |
T Cochrane | Assistant Press Officer |
Press enquiries
on Air matters
at M of I. Channel of communication between Air Ministry and M of I for issue of all news. |
PR & AI 6 | ||
L F Heald B Travers J P Graham I M Horobin D S Chetwood A H G Craske C Middleton F E Hodgson P B Showan H R Bourne R A Bradley G F Woolf V E R Blunt D C L Potter P J Sykes H W Wiley L R C Cartwright |
Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr Sqn Ldr Sqn Ldr Flt Lt Flt Lt Flt Lt Flt Lt Flt Lt Flt Lt Flt Lt Flt Lt Flt Lt Flt Lt Fg Off Fg Off Plt Off |
Official
operational
communiqués and
joint
communiqués with
Admiralty, War
Office and
Ministry of Home
Security. Liaison with Censorship Division, M of I. Defence notices; investigation of breaches of censorship. Security control of all material issued for publication by Air Ministry, or obtained as a result of facilities granted by the Air Ministry. Interpretation of Air Staff policy concerning operations and security. |
Name | Status | Role/Duties |
N K Johnson | Director (DMO) | |
Under the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for administrative purposes.
|
||
E Gold | Lt Col |
Deputy Director
(DDMO) In charge of MO2, MO5, MO6 and MO7. |
R Corless |
Assistant
Director I (ADMO
I) In charge of MO10. |
|
A H R Goldie |
Assistant
Director III (ADMO
III) In charge of MO1, MO3 and MO4. |
|
MO 1 | ||
C E N Frankcom | Superintendent (Capt) | Head of Branch. |
J Hennessy E W Barlow |
Technical
Officer (Cdr RNR
(Ret'd)) Senior Professional Assistant |
Recruitment and
supervision of
the corps of
voluntary marine
observers. Organisation of voluntary observing ships, including British complement of 'Selected Ships'. Supervision of Port Meteorological Offices and Merchant Navy Agencies. |
H T Smith |
Assistant I |
Collection and compilation of marine meteorological data from all oceans. Construction and publication of ocean current and meteorological charts. Preparation and publication of marines meteorological books. |
MO 2 | ||
E G Billham | Principal Technical Officer | Head of Branch. |
C K M Douglas | Senior Technical Officer | Chief Forecasting Officer. |
S F Witcombe | Senior Technical Officer | Administration of Meteorological Office stations at NAC aerodromes in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. |
L Dods F H Dight A F Crossley A G Forsdyke W Hayes |
Senior Technical
Officer Senior Technical Officer Senior Technical Officer Senior Technical Officer Assistant I |
Senior
forecasting
officers Issue of forecasts, gale warnings, etc Preparation and publication of Daily Weather Report. |
MO 3 | ||
C E P Brooks | Principal Technical Officer | Head of Branch. |
J Glasspoole | Senior Technical Officer | British Climatology (including rainfall). |
Miss E E Austin | Technical Officer | Preparation of Meteorological handbooks for naval stations. |
Miss E H Geake | Technical Officer | Admiralty Pilots and Aviation Climatology. |
Miss L F Lewis | Technical Officer |
British
Climatology. Technical enquiries. |
Miss L D Sawyer | Technical Officer | Librarian. |
Miss G L
Thorman A T Bench A G W Howard |
Senior
Professional
Assistant Assistant I Assistant I |
Editorial work in connection with meteorological publications. |
MO 4 | ||
F J Scrase | Principal Technical Officer | Head of Branch. |
E V Newnham P N Skelton |
Senior Technical Officer Assistant I |
Design, supply,
issue and repair
of
meteorological
instruments. Stores accounting for all supplies (technical and domestic) to Meteorological Office stations. Provision of meteorological instruments for the Navy, Army , Air Force and Merchant Navy and accounting therefor. |
MO 5 | ||
J M Stagg | Principal Technical Officer | Head of Branch. |
G R Hay | Senior Technical Officer |
Meteorological
requirements of
the RAF
overseas. Administration of Air Ministry meteorological establishments overseas. Meteorological organisation along Empire Air Routes and trans-Atlantic routes. Liaison with the meteorological services of British Dominions and Colonies. |
A C Best B G Brame |
Senior Technical Officer Assistant I |
Meteorological
requirements of
the Army. Organisation and control of meteorological stations at Ministry of Supply and War Office establishments. Liaison with the War Office on all meteorological matters. |
MO 6 | ||
H W L Absalom | Principal Technical Officer | Head of Branch |
W H Pick F M Dean |
Senior Technical
Officer Assistant I |
Meteorological
requirements of
the RAF in
Bomber, Coastal
and Maintenance
Commands. Administration Meteorological Office stations or establishments at units in Bomber, Coastal and Maintenance Commands. |
MO 7 | ||
J Durward | Principal Technical Officer | Head of Branch |
G A Bull W A L Marshall |
Senior Technical Officer Assistant I |
Meteorological
requirements of
the RAF in
Fighter,
Training and
Balloon
Commands. Administration Meteorological Office stations or establishments at units in Fighter, Training and Balloon Commands. |
MO 10 | ||
H L B Tarrant | Chief Clerk | In charge of MO 10 (a) and (b) |
MO 10 (a) | ||
Miss D G Chambers | Assistant I |
Questions
relating to
personnel of the
Meteorological
Office. Movements, pay and records. Secretarial work for the Meteorological Committee. |
MO 10 (b) | ||
Miss D G Lee | Assistant I |
Meteorological
Office
estimates, cash
and accounting. Publications, forms and stationery services. Accommodation and works services. Enquiries and general non-technical questions. |
MO 10 (RAFVR) | ||
C E Britton | Wg Cdr | Recruitment, training and allocation of personnel of the Meteorological Branch, RAFVR. |
Source - List of Staff and Distribution of Duties (Part I) - AIR 20/7513 (1940)
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