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Supreme HQ South East Asia Personnel, locations and units
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Location | Controlled |
Supreme HQ - New Delhi RAF Element - Kandy |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AM | 23 Nov 1943 | Deputy Chief of Staff (Information and Civil Affairs), KCB, CMG, DSO; later ACM | |
Personal Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | R D Hanbury | 11 Jun 1944 | ADC (Air) to Supreme Allied Commander |
Flt Lt | A Holden | 14 Jan 1944 | Personal Assistant to Deputy CoS |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Denis F Spotswood | 11 Feb 1944 | DSO, DFC; later MRAF |
Gp Capt | Henry G Blair | 18 Oct 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Gp Capt | G C Bell | 1 Apr 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | J A C Fuller | 6 Mar 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | A C Godfrey | 23 Oct 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | T M Horder | 28 Mar 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | Ian G Esplin | 22 Apr 1944 | later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | F T Cox | 14 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J W C Gale | 9 Jan 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | C J T Gardner | 14 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A H Dormer | 21 Mar 1944 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | R G Brickell | 11 Nov 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | B C Mason | 21 Apr 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | Arthur H McM Hely | 30 Jan 1944 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | O M Willams | 16 Feb 1944 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | J Hill | 11 Nov 1943 | MB, ChB, DPH |
Source - June 1945 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Controlled |
Supreme HQ - New Delhi RAF Element - Kandy |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AM | 23 Nov 1943 | Deputy Chief of Staff (Information and Civil Affairs), KCB, CMG, DSO; later ACM | |
Personal Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | R D Hanbury | 11 Jun 1944 | ADC (Air) to Supreme Allied Commander |
Flt Lt | A Holden | 14 Jan 1944 | Personal Assistant to Deputy CoS |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Denis F Spotswood | 11 Feb 1944 | DSO, DFC; later MRAF |
Gp Capt | Henry G Blair | 18 Oct 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Gp Capt | G C Bell | 1 Apr 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | J A C Fuller | 6 Mar 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | A C Godfrey | 23 Oct 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | T M Horder | 28 Mar 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | Ian G Esplin | 22 Apr 1944 | later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | F T Cox | 14 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J W C Gale | 9 Jan 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | C J T Gardner | 14 Feb 1944 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | R G Brickell | 11 Nov 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | B C Mason | 21 Apr 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | Arthur H McM Hely | 30 Jan 1944 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | O M Willams | 16 Feb 1944 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | J Hill | 11 Nov 1943 | MB, ChB, DPH |
Source - July 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Location | Controlled |
Supreme HQ - New Delhi RAF Element - Kandy |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AM | 23 Nov 1943 | Deputy Chief of Staff (Information and Civil Affairs), KCB, CMG, DSO; later ACM | |
Personal Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | R D Hanbury | 11 Jun 1944 | ADC (Air) to Supreme Allied Commander |
Flt Lt | A Holden | 14 Jan 1944 | Personal Assistant to Deputy CoS |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Denis F Spotswood | 11 Feb 1944 | DSO, DFC; later MRAF |
Gp Capt | Henry G Blair | 18 Oct 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Gp Capt | G C Bell | 1 Apr 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | J A C Fuller | 6 Mar 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | A C Godfrey | 23 Oct 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | T M Horder | 28 Mar 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | Ian G Esplin | 22 Apr 1944 | later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | F T Cox | 14 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J W C Gale | 9 Jan 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | C J T Gardner | 14 Feb 1944 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | R G Brickell | 11 Nov 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | B C Mason | 21 Apr 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | Arthur H McM Hely | 30 Jan 1944 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | O M Willams | 16 Feb 1944 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | J Hill | 11 Nov 1943 | MB, ChB, DPH |
Source - August 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Location | Controlled |
Supreme HQ - New Delhi RAF Element - Kandy |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AM | 23 Nov 1943 | Deputy Chief of Staff (Information and Civil Affairs), KCB, CMG, DSO; later ACM | |
Personal Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | R D Hanbury | 11 Jun 1944 | ADC (Air) to Supreme Allied Commander |
Flt Lt | A Holden | 14 Jan 1944 | Personal Assistant to Deputy CoS |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Denis F Spotswood | 11 Feb 1944 | DSO, DFC; later MRAF |
Gp Capt | Henry G Blair | 18 Oct 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Gp Capt | G C Bell | 1 Apr 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | A C Godfrey | 23 Oct 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | T M Horder | 28 Mar 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | Ian G Esplin | 22 Apr 1944 | later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | F T Cox | 14 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J W C Gale | 9 Jan 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | C J T Gardner | 14 Feb 1944 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | R G Brickell | 11 Nov 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | B C Mason | 21 Apr 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | Arthur H McM Hely | 30 Jan 1944 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | O M Willams | 16 Feb 1944 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | J Hill | 11 Nov 1943 | MB, ChB, DPH |
Source - September 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Location | Controlled |
Singapore |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Gerald E Gibbs | 28 Apr 1945 | Chief Air Staff Officer, CBE, MC, later AM |
AVM | Lawrence F Pendred | 2 Dec 1945 | Director of Intelligence, MBE, DFC; later AM |
Personal Appointment | |||
Wg Cdr | C A Maton | Deputy Secretary Supreme Allied Commander, DSO | |
Sqn Ldr | C D Harris St John | ADC (Air) to Supreme Allied Commander, DSO, DFC | |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | 11 Feb 1944 | CBE, DSO, DFC; later MRAF | |
Medical |
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Gp Capt | J Hill | 11 Nov 1943 | MB, ChB, DPH |
Source - April 1946 Air Force List
Location | Controlled |
Supreme HQ - New Delhi RAF Element - Kandy |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Lawrence F Pendred | 2 Dec 1945 | Director of Intelligence, MBE, DFC; later AM |
Personal Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | C A Maton | Deputy Secretary Supreme Allied Commander, DSO | |
Sqn Ldr | C D Harris St John | ADC (Air) to Supreme Allied Commander, DSO, DFC | |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Denis F Spotswood | 11 Feb 1944 | DSO, DFC; later MRAF |
Gp Capt | Henry G Blair | 18 Oct 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Gp Capt | G C Bell | 1 Apr 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | A C Godfrey | 23 Oct 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | T M Horder | 28 Mar 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | Ian G Esplin | 22 Apr 1944 | later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | C J T Gardner | 14 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F T Cox | 14 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J W C Gale | 9 Jan 1944 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | R G Brickell | 11 Nov 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | Arthur H McM Hely | 30 Jan 1944 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | J Hill | 11 Nov 1943 | MB, ChB, DPH |
Source - July 1946 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5239)
Location | Controlled |
Singapore |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Lawrence F Pendred | 2 Dec 1945 | Director of Intelligence, MBE, DFC; later AM |
Personal Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | C A Maton | Deputy Secretary Supreme Allied Commander, DSO | |
Sqn Ldr | C D Harris St John | ADC (Air) to Supreme Allied Commander, DSO, DFC | |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Denis F Spotswood | 11 Feb 1944 | DSO, DFC; later MRAF |
Gp Capt | Henry G Blair | 18 Oct 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Gp Capt | G C Bell | 1 Apr 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | A C Godfrey | 23 Oct 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | T M Horder | 28 Mar 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | Ian G Esplin | 22 Apr 1944 | later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | C J T Gardner | 14 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F T Cox | 14 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J W C Gale | 9 Jan 1944 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | R G Brickell | 11 Nov 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | Arthur H McM Hely | 30 Jan 1944 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | J Hill | 11 Nov 1943 | MB, ChB, DPH |
Source - August 1946 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5239)
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Source - September 1946 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5239)
Location | Controlled |
Singapore |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Lawrence F Pendred | 2 Dec 1945 | Director of Intelligence, MBE, DFC; later AM |
Personal Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | C A Maton | Deputy Secretary Supreme Allied Commander, DSO | |
Sqn Ldr | C D Harris St John | ADC (Air) to Supreme Allied Commander, DSO, DFC | |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Denis F Spotswood | 11 Feb 1944 | DSO, DFC; later MRAF |
Gp Capt | Henry G Blair | 18 Oct 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Gp Capt | G C Bell | 1 Apr 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | A C Godfrey | 23 Oct 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | T M Horder | 28 Mar 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | Ian G Esplin | 22 Apr 1944 | later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | C J T Gardner | 14 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F T Cox | 14 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J W C Gale | 9 Jan 1944 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | R G Brickell | 11 Nov 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | Arthur H McM Hely | 30 Jan 1944 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | J Hill | 11 Nov 1943 | MB, ChB, DPH |
Source - October 1946 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5240)
Location | Controlled |
Singapore |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Lawrence F Pendred | 2 Dec 1945 | Director of Intelligence, MBE, DFC; later AM |
Personal Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | C A Maton | Deputy Secretary Supreme Allied Commander, DSO | |
Sqn Ldr | C D Harris St John | ADC (Air) to Supreme Allied Commander, DSO, DFC | |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Denis F Spotswood | 11 Feb 1944 | DSO, DFC; later MRAF |
Gp Capt | Henry G Blair | 18 Oct 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Gp Capt | G C Bell | 1 Apr 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | A C Godfrey | 23 Oct 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | T M Horder | 28 Mar 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | Ian G Esplin | 22 Apr 1944 | later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | C J T Gardner | 14 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F T Cox | 14 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J W C Gale | 9 Jan 1944 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | R G Brickell | 11 Nov 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | Arthur H McM Hely | 30 Jan 1944 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Source - November 1946 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5240)
Location | Controlled |
Singapore |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Lawrence F Pendred | 2 Dec 1945 | Director of Intelligence, MBE, DFC; later AM |
Personal Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | C A Maton | Deputy Secretary Supreme Allied Commander, DSO | |
Sqn Ldr | C D Harris St John | ADC (Air) to Supreme Allied Commander, DSO, DFC | |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Denis F Spotswood | 11 Feb 1944 | DSO, DFC; later MRAF |
Gp Capt | Henry G Blair | 18 Oct 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Gp Capt | G C Bell | 1 Apr 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | A C Godfrey | 23 Oct 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | T M Horder | 28 Mar 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | Ian G Esplin | 22 Apr 1944 | later AVM |
Wg Cdr | C J T Gardner | 14 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F T Cox | 14 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J W C Gale | 9 Jan 1944 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | R G Brickell | 11 Nov 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | Arthur H McM Hely | 30 Jan 1944 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Source - December 1946 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5240)
Location | Controlled |
Singapore |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Lawrence F Pendred | 2 Dec 1945 | Director of Intelligence, MBE, DFC; later AM |
Personal Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | C A Maton | Deputy Secretary Supreme Allied Commander, DSO | |
Sqn Ldr | C D Harris St John | ADC (Air) to Supreme Allied Commander, DSO, DFC | |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Denis F Spotswood | 11 Feb 1944 | DSO, DFC; later MRAF |
Gp Capt | Henry G Blair | 18 Oct 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Gp Capt | G C Bell | 1 Apr 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | A C Godfrey | 23 Oct 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | T M Horder | 28 Mar 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | Ian G Esplin | 22 Apr 1944 | later AVM |
Wg Cdr | C J T Gardner | 14 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F T Cox | 14 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J W C Gale | 9 Jan 1944 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | Arthur H McM Hely | 30 Jan 1944 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Source - January 1947 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5241)
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