Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
HQ Army Co-operation Command Personnel, locations and units
This Command was formed on 1 December 1940 from No 22 Group at Farnborough to control No 70 (Army Co-operation Training and Development) Group and No 7 (Army Co-operation) (Operational) Group but was disbanded into Fighter Command and 2nd Tactical Air Force on 31 May 1943
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AM | Sir Arthur S Barratt | 20 Nov 1942 | Air Officer Commanding, KCB, CMG, MC; later ACM |
A/Cdre | Claude R Cox | 11 Dec 1940 | Air Officer i/c Administration, OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Personal Appointment | |||
Plt Off | O V Holmes | 1 Dec 1940 | Personal Assistant to AOC, Lt - The Bays |
Air Staff | |||
Brig | J E Woodhall | 1 Dec 1940 | Senior Air Staff Officer |
Wg Cdr | I J Finch | 10 Feb 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | S S Fielden | 16 Dec 1940 | Capt - Royal Artillery |
Maj | J E F Meadmore | 11 Dec 1940 | Royal Artillery |
Maj | R B F K Goldsmith | 11 Dec 1940 | |
Flt Lt | D F Massy | 1 Dec 1940 | |
Flt Lt | R G England | 24 Mar 1941 | |
Flt Lt | L C Bartram | 10 Apr 1941 | |
Flt Lt | C B Walford | 22 Mar 1941 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | L S Weedon | 2 Dec 1940 | |
Sqn Ldr | Kenneth J McIntyre | 1 Dec 1940 | Capt, Royal Tank Regiment; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | N G L Richards | 24 Mar1941 | |
Fg Off | D F H Brown | 9 May 1941 | |
Fg Off | H Fletcher | 1 Dec 1940 | MBE |
Fg Off | J M Hunter | 5 Dec 1940 | |
Plt Off | B H Miller | 1 Dec 1940 | |
Plt Off | F H Ludford | 4 Apr 1941 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Navigation | |||
Plt Off | A N Spear | 2 Apr 1941 | DFM |
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | James R Mutch | 1 Dec 1940 | later A/Cdre |
Plt Off | K F Batt | 9 May 1941 | |
Plt Off | R F Nice | 9 May 1941 | |
Plt Off | E S Williams | 9 May 1941 | |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | Colin M Stewart | 10 Feb 1941 | later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | J R Brown | 20 Dec 1940 | DFC |
Armament | |||
Wg Cdr | B A J Crummy | 10 Dec 1940 | |
Photography | |||
Sqn Ldr | R J Burrough | 1 Dec 1940 | |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | E G M Charleston | 1 Dec 1940 | |
Flt Lt | J R Valentine | ||
Fg Off | H S Woolf | 1 Dec 1940 | |
Plt Off | C J Hemming | 1 Dec 1940 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | John S Griffiths | 1 Dec 1940 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | E Bowman | 1 Dec 1940 | |
Flt Lt | R J Bray | 6 Jan 1941 | |
Fg Off | C E Harrison | 1 Dec 1940 | |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | E W Craig | 28 Mar 1941 | Principal Medical Officer, MC, MB, BCh |
Fg Off | A H Jack | 28 Feb 1941 | MRCS, LRCP |
Physical Training | |||
Fg Off | F Adams | 1 Dec 1940 | |
Educational | |||
Mr | J Whitley | 1 Dec 1940 | Command Education Officer, MA, RAFVR |
Miscellaneous | |||
Plt Off | N M Ffrench | 10 Jan 1941 | |
Plt Off | E G Evans | 1 Dec 1940 | |
Plt Off | G V Thomson | 25 Apr 1941 |
Source - June 1941 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Controlled | |
Ramslade, Bracknell, Berkshire |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AM | Sir Arthur S Barratt | 20 Nov 1942 | Air Officer Commanding, KCB, CMG, MC; later ACM |
A/Cdre | Claude R Cox | 11 Dec 1940 | Air Officer i/c Administration, OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Personal Appointment | |||
Plt Off | O V Holmes | 1 Dec 1940 | Personal Assistant to AOC, Lt - The Bays |
Air Staff | |||
Brig | J E Woodhall | 1 Dec 1940 | Senior Air Staff Officer |
Wg Cdr | I J Finch | 10 Feb 1941 | |
Wg Cdr | Andrew J W Geddes | 25 Mar 1942 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | P W A Dudgeon | 1 Jan 1942 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | K D Currie | 28 Dec 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | C B Walford | 22 Mar 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | V Fairfield | 12 Feb 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | D F Massy | 1 Dec 1940 | |
Maj | J E F Meadmore | 11 Dec 1940 | Chief Intelligence Officer, Royal Artillery |
Maj | C W B Orr | 1 Dec 1941 | |
Maj | D Heathcoat-Amory | 1 Dec 1941 | |
Fg Off | O G E McWilliam | 10 Jul 1941 | |
Fg Off | J P Lucas | 27 Apr 1942 | |
Fg Off | E A Rogers | 24 Nov 1941 | |
Air Staff at GHQ Home Forces | |||
A/Cdre | Henry K Thorold | 22 Feb 1942 | CBE, DSC, DFC, AFC; later AVM |
Gp Capt | Norman S Allinson | 15 Dec 1941 | later AVM |
Maj | C C Oxborrow | 22 Aug 1941 | MC |
Flt Lt | R F Selby | 25 May 1942 | |
Flt Lt | R M E Mottram | 27 May 1942 | DFC |
Fg Off | G A McD Scott | 22 Aug 1941 | |
Fg Off | C W R Urmston | 15 Aug 1941 | |
Fg Off | E S B Woolmer | 1 Dec 1941 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | Kenneth J McIntyre | 1 Dec 1940 | Organisation Duties, Capt, Royal Tank Regiment; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | L S Weedon | 2 Dec 1940 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer |
Maj | R R MacBryan | 1 May 1941 | |
Flt Lt | B O C Egan-Wyer | 11 Sep 1941 | |
Flt Lt | J M Hunter | 5 Dec 1940 | |
Capt | H Chesterton | 1 Dec 1940 | MBE |
Fg Off | S H Granville-Smith | 29 Aug 1941 | |
Fg Off | R E R Lloyd | 5 Mar 1942 | |
Fg Off | G V Carey | 16 Dec 1941 | |
Plt Off | R C Moody | 7 Jan 1942 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Navigation | |||
Plt Off | A N Spear | 2 Apr 1941 | DFM |
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | D W Williams | 28 Jul 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | W R Parkhouse | 25 Aug 1941 | |
Fg Off | J B Hards | 17 Oct 1941 | |
Fg Off | J I Dow | 1 Dec 1940 | |
Plt Off | R F Nice | 9 May 1941 | |
Plt Off | E S Williams | 9 May 1941 | |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | Colin M Stewart | 6 Apr 1942 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | W Corden | 8 Sep 1941 | |
Capt | G Bennett | 3 Jan 1941 | |
Capt | T J Hannaby | 17 Apr 1942 | |
Fg Off | F G Dansey | 22 Aug 1941 | MC |
Lt | G A B Sutherland | 22 Dec 1940 | |
Plt Off | G W Paul | 18 Mar 1942 | |
Armament | |||
Wg Cdr | B A J Crummy | 10 Dec 1940 | |
Flt Lt | P J B Reynolds | 16 May 1941 | |
Plt Off | A J Roper | 21 Oct 1941 | |
Photography | |||
Flt Lt | A C Watkins | 5 Aug 1941 | |
Plt Off | C P Adams | 12 Nov 1941 | |
Plt Off | H G Evans | 2 Mar 1942 | |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | E G M Charleston | 1 Dec 1940 | |
Sqn Ldr | H S Woolf | 1 Dec 1940 | |
Flt Lt | D P Matthews | 17 Dec 1941 | |
Fg Off | B H Miller | 1 Dec 1940 | |
Fg Off | D P Blatherwick | 3 Oct 1941 | |
Fg Off | R J Sullivan | 11 Feb 1941 | |
Fg Off | C C Hanrott | 8 Aug 1941 | |
Plt Off | W F Whyman | 3 Nov 1941 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | P Hay | 21 Dec 1941 | Command Accountant |
Sqn Ldr | E Bowman | 1 Dec 1940 | |
Fg Off | A W Garnett | 28 Nov 1941 | |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | E W Craig | 28 Mar 1941 | Principal Medical Officer, MC, MB, BCh |
Flt Lt | B C Curwood | 14 Nov 1941 | OBE, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP |
Flt Lt | J F Houlihan | 29 Oct 1941 | MB, BCh, BAO, DPH |
Dental | |||
Flt Lt | F B Sumerling | 20 Aug 1941 | BDS |
Physical Training | |||
Fg Off | F Adams | 1 Dec 1940 | |
Educational | |||
Mr | J Whitley | 1 Dec 1940 | Command Education Officer, MA, RAFVR |
Mr | J H Middleditch | Grade III, BSc, RAFVR | |
Works | |||
Mr | T C Coles | 1 Dec 1940 | Superintending Engineer, MISanE |
Aeronautical Inspection | |||
Mr | J T Davies | Command Inspector of Explosives - Assistant Inspector, AID | |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Flt Off | A Crossley | 20 Feb 1942 | WAAF |
RAF Regiment | |||
Col | C R Major | 23 Feb 1942 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Flt Lt | H Fletcher | 1 Dec 1940 | |
Fg Off | L M Fenelon | 11 Feb 1941 | |
Fg Off | W E Moss | 13 Feb 1942 | |
Fg Off | R A Dimsdale | 5 Jan 1942 | |
Plt Off | J B Hill | 28 May 1941 |
Source - July 1942 Confidential Air Force List
It was disbanded on 31 May 1943 with its tasks being transferred to HQ Fighter Command and the newly created 2nd Tactical Air Force.
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