Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 3 Group Personnel, units and locations
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Location | Command |
RAF Grantham | Inland Area |
Rank | Name | Branch | Notes |
Gp Capt | Ulick J D Bourke | Officer Commanding, CMG | |
Wg Cdr | Hon John D Boyle | CBE, DSO; later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | Louis L Greig | MVO | |
Sqn Ldr | John Sowrey | A | AFC |
Sqn Ldr | HRH Prince Albert | A | Personal Assistant to The King, KG; later King George VI |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick Sowrey | A | DSO, MC, AFC |
Act Sqn Ldr | Henry Harvey | Med | Medical Officer |
Flt Lt | George H Walker | A | |
Flt Lt | Gilbert Palmer | SO | MBE |
Flt Lt | Hugh H M Fraser | A | |
Flt Lt | Robert B Waite | SO | MBE |
Flt Lt | Ernest A Fawcus | A | |
Flt Lt | Percy E Gwyer | T | MBE |
Flt Lt | Howard B Troop | Med | Medical Officer |
Fg Off | Hugh White | A | later AVM |
Fg Off | Herbert V Rowley | A | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Hugh V Puckridge | A | |
Fg Off | Nicholas Comper | A | |
Fg Off | Edward D G Galley | A | MC, AFC |
Fg Off | Robert J Montgomery-Moore | Ad | |
Fg Off | Ernest J Ardley | Ad | |
Fg Off | George J Engwell | T | |
Fg Off | Charles J Sims | A | |
Fg Off | John Hobbs | T | |
Plt Off | Ernest J Broadbent | Stores |
Source - April 1920 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
RAF Grantham | Inland Area |
|
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Ulick J D Bourke | 30 Nov 1919 | Officer Commanding, CMG | |
Wg Cdr | Hon John D Boyle | 18 Apr 1918 | CBE, DSO; later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | Reginald J Bone | 25 May 1920 | CBE, DSO | |
Sqn Ldr | Sidney Smith | A | 7 Apr 1920 | DSO, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Alexander F A Hooper | T | 28 May 1920 | OBE |
Flt Lt | Robert B Waite | SO | 14 Feb 1919 | MBE |
Flt Lt | Charles H B Jenner-Parson | A | 1 Jul 1920 | |
Flt Lt | Percy E Gwyer | T | 1 Dec 1919 | MBE |
Hon Flt Lt (Fg Off) | John Roberts | Stores | 23 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Edward D G Galley | A | 17 Dec 1919 | MC, AFC |
Fg Off | Robert J Montgomery-Moore | Ad | 1 Jan 1920 | |
Fg Off | Ernest J Ardley | Ad | 1 May 1919 | |
Fg Off | George J Engwell | T | 8 Dec 1919 | |
Fg Off | Ernest J Broadbent | Stores | 19 Oct 1918 | |
Fg Off | Herbert M Massey | A | 21 May 1920 | MC; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Archibald H Goldie | A | 28 Jun 1920 | |
Fg Off | John Hobbs | T | 30 Aug 1919 | |
Fg Off | Frederick S Stokes | Stores | 25 Jun 1920 | |
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Howard B Troop | Med | 23 Feb 1920 | Medical Officer |
Chaplain | ||||
Rev | Denis F Blackburn | 26 Apr 1920 |
Source - July 1920 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
RAF Grantham | Inland Area |
|
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Ulick J D Bourke | 30 Nov 1919 | Officer Commanding, CMG | |
Wg Cdr | Hon John D Boyle | 18 Apr 1918 | CBE, DSO; later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | Reginald J Bone | 25 May 1920 | CBE, DSO | |
Sqn Ldr | Sidney Smith | A | 7 Apr 1920 | DSO, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas S Impey | A | 19 Jul 1920 | |
Sqn Ldr | Alexander F A Hooper | T | 28 May 1920 | OBE |
Flt Lt | Robert B Waite | SO | 14 Feb 1919 | MBE |
Flt Lt | Charles H B Jenner-Parson | A | 1 Jul 1920 | |
Flt Lt | Percy E Gwyer | T | 1 Dec 1919 | MBE |
Hon Flt Lt (Fg Off) | John Roberts | Stores | 23 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Herbert M Massey | A | 21 May 1920 | MC; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Archibald H Goldie | A | 28 Jun 1920 | |
Fg Off | Edward D G Galley | A | 17 Dec 1919 | MC, AFC |
Fg Off | Robert J Montgomery-Moore | Ad | 1 Jan 1920 | |
Fg Off | Ernest J Ardley | Ad | 1 May 1919 | |
Fg Off | John Hobbs | T | 30 Aug 1919 | |
Fg Off | Frederick S Stokes | Stores | 25 Jun 1920 | |
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Howard B Troop | Med | 23 Feb 1920 | |
Chaplain | ||||
Rev | Denis F Blackburn | 26 Apr 1920 |
Source - August 1920 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
RAF Spittlegate, Grantham | Inland Area |
|
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Arthur M Longmore | 23 Nov 1920 | Officer Commanding, DSO; later ACM | |
Wg Cdr | Hon John D Boyle | 18 Apr 1918 | CBE, DSO; later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | Reginald J Bone | 23 May 1920 | CBE, DSO | |
Sqn Ldr | Robert H Jones | SO | 1 Feb 1921 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas W Mulcahy-Morgan | A | 26 Aug 1920 | MC |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas V Lister | A & S | 21 Jan 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Anthony R Arnold | A & S | 21 Jul 1920 | |
Flt Lt | Robert B Waite | SO | 14 Feb 1919 | MBE |
Flt Lt | Charles H B Jenner-Parson | A | 7 Jul 1920 | |
Flt Lt | Percy E Gwyer | T | 1 Dec 1919 | MBE |
Fg Off | Herbert M Massey | A | 21 May 1920 | MC; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Robert J Montgomery-Moore | Ad | 1 Jan 1920 | |
Fg Off | Ernest J Ardley | Ad | 1 May 1919 | |
Obs Off | Christopher C Abraham | O | 1 Sep 1920 | |
Stores Officers | ||||
Flt Lt | William Millett | Stores | 3 Nov 1920 | |
Flt Lt | Charles M Bevan | Stores | 1 Feb 1921 | |
Flt Lt | John Roberts | Stores | 23 Apr 1920 | |
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Howard B Troup | Med | 23 Feb 1920 | |
Chaplain | ||||
Rev (Sqn Ldr) | Denis F Blackburn | 26 Apr 1920 |
Source - April 1921 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
RAF Spittlegate, Grantham | Inland Area |
|
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Arthur M Longmore | 23 Nov 1920 | Officer Commanding, DSO; later ACM | |
Wg Cdr | Hon John D Boyle | 18 Apr 1918 | CBE, DSO; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Robert H Jones | SO | 1 Feb 1921 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas W Mulcahy-Morgan | A | 26 Aug 1920 | MC |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas V Lister | A & S | 21 Jan 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Robert B Waite | SO | 14 Feb 1919 | MBE |
Flt Lt | Percy E Gwyer | T | 1 Dec 1919 | MBE |
Fg Off | Herbert M Massey | A | 21 May 1920 | MC; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Ernest J Ardley | Ad | 1 May 1919 | |
Stores Officers | ||||
Flt Lt | William Millett | Stores | 3 Nov 1920 | |
Flt Lt | Charles M Bevan | Stores | 1 Feb 1921 | |
Flt Lt | John Roberts | Stores | 23 Apr 1920 | |
Chaplain | ||||
Rev | Denis F Blackburn | 26 Apr 1920 |
Source - July 1921 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
RAF Spittlegate, Grantham | Inland Area |
|
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Arthur M Longmore | 23 Nov 1920 | Officer Commanding, DSO; later ACM | |
Wg Cdr | Hon John D Boyle | 18 Apr 1918 | CBE, DSO; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Robert H Jones | SO | 1 Feb 1921 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas W Mulcahy-Morgan | A | 26 Aug 1920 | MC |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas V Lister | A & S | 21 Jan 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Robert B Waite | SO | 14 Feb 1919 | MBE |
Flt Lt | Percy E Gwyer | T | 1 Dec 1919 | MBE |
Fg Off | Herbert M Massey | A | 21 May 1920 | MC; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Ernest J Ardley | Ad | 1 May 1919 | |
Stores Officers | ||||
Flt Lt | William Millett | Stores | 3 Nov 1920 | |
Flt Lt | John Roberts | Stores | 23 Apr 1920 | |
Chaplain | ||||
Rev | Denis F Blackburn | 26 Apr 1920 |
Source - August 1921 Air Force List
Source - September 1921 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
RAF Spittlegate, Grantham | Inland Area | In the process of disbanding |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Arthur M Longmore | 23 Nov 1920 | Officer Commanding, DSO; later ACM | |
Wg Cdr | Hon John D Boyle | 18 Apr 1918 | CBE, DSO; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Robert H Jones | SO | 1 Feb 1921 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas W Mulcahy-Morgan | A | 26 Aug 1920 | MC |
Flt Lt | Robert B Waite | SO | 14 Feb 1919 | MBE |
Flt Lt | Percy E Gwyer | T | 1 Dec 1919 | MBE |
Fg Off | Herbert M Massey | A | 21 May 1920 | MC; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Ernest J Ardley | Ad | 1 May 1919 | |
Stores Officers | ||||
Flt Lt | William Millett | Stores | 3 Nov 1920 | |
Flt Lt | John Roberts | Stores | 23 Apr 1920 | |
Chaplain | ||||
Rev | Denis F Blackburn | 26 Apr 1920 |
Source - October 1921 Air Force List
Branches: A = Aeroplane, A & S = Aeroplane and Seaplane, Ad = Administrative, S = Seaplane, SO = Staff Officer, T = Technical.
It disbanded 31 August 1921 but continued to be listed until October 1921
It was reformed on 1 April 1923.
Location | Command | Controlled |
RAF Spittlegate, Grantham | Inland Area |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Tom I Webb-Bowen | 16 Apr 1923 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG |
Wg Cdr | Arthur S Barratt | 6 Apr 1923 | CMG, MC; later ACM |
Sqn Ldr | Phillip A Shepherd | 16 Apr 1923 | |
Flt Lt | Harold S Kerby | 4 Apr 1923 | DSC, AFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Nicholas W Wadham | 4 Apr 1923 | |
Flt Lt | George M Lawson | 4 Apr 1923 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Maurice H Butler | 4 Apr 1923 | DFC |
Fg Off | Frederick F Garraway | 4 Apr 1923 | |
Fg Off | Frederick W Brown | 4 Apr 1923 | |
Stores Officers | |||
Flt Lt | Frederick Petch | 4 Apr 1923 | |
Flt Lt | Charles M Bevan | 4 Apr 1923 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | John H W Fitzgerald | 4 Apr 1923 | Dental Officer |
Source - May 1923 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
RAF Spittlegate, Grantham | Inland Area |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Tom I Webb-Bowen | 16 Apr 1923 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG |
Wg Cdr | Arthur S Barratt | 6 Apr 1923 | CMG, MC; later ACM |
Sqn Ldr | Phillip A Shepherd | 16 Apr 1923 | |
Flt Lt | Harold S Kerby | 4 Apr 1923 | DSC, AFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Nicholas W Wadham | 4 Apr 1923 | |
Flt Lt | George M Lawson | 4 Apr 1923 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Maurice H Butler | 4 Apr 1923 | DFC |
Fg Off | Frederick F Garraway | 1 May 1923 | |
Stores Officers | |||
Wg Cdr | Thomas O Lyons | 14 May 1923 | OBE |
Flt Lt | Frederick Petch | 4 Apr 1923 | |
Flt Lt | Charles M Bevan | 4 Apr 1923 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | John H W Fitzgerald | 4 Apr 1923 | Dental Officer |
Source - July 1923 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
RAF Spittlegate, Grantham | Inland Area |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Tom I Webb-Bowen | 16 Apr 1923 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG |
Wg Cdr | Arthur S Barratt | 6 Apr 1923 | CMG, MC; later ACM |
Wg Cdr | Bernard E Smythies | 12 Oct 1923 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | Phillip A Shepherd | 16 Apr 1923 | |
Flt Lt | Nicholas W Wadham | 4 Apr 1923 | |
Flt Lt | Christopher H Tancred | 21 Dec 1923 | OBE |
Flt Lt | George M Lawson | 4 Apr 1923 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Maurice H Butler | 4 Apr 1923 | DFC |
Fg Off | Charles J Poole | 1 Sep 1923 | |
Stores Officers | |||
Flt Lt | Frederick Petch | 4 Apr 1923 | OBE |
Source - January 1924 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
RAF Spittlegate, Grantham | Inland Area |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Lionel E O Charlton | 7 Mar 1924 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG, DSO |
Wg Cdr | Charles D Breese | 1 Mar 1924 | AFC; later AVM |
Wg Cdr | Arthur T Whitelock | 15 Apr 1924 | |
Sqn Ldr | Phillip A Shepherd | 16 Apr 1923 | |
Flt Lt | Nicholas W Wadham | 4 Apr 1923 | |
Flt Lt | Christopher H Tancred | 21 Dec 1923 | OBE |
Flt Lt | George M Lawson | 4 Apr 1923 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Charles J Poole | 1 Sep 1923 | |
Stores Officers | |||
Flt Lt | Frederick Petch | 4 Apr 1923 | OBE |
Flt Lt | George A Curtis | 11 Feb 1924 |
Source - May 1924 Air Force List
Source - January 1925 Air Force List
Source - February 1925 Air Force List
Source - March 1925 Air Force List
Source - April 1925 Air Force List
Source - May 1925 Air Force List
Source - June 1925 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
RAF Spittlegate, Grantham | Inland Area |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | 2 Jan 1925 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG | |
Wg Cdr | Reynell H Verney | 16 Jan 1925 | |
Wg Cdr | Arthur T Whitelock | 15 Apr 1924 | |
Sqn Ldr | Phillip A Shepherd | 16 Apr 1923 | |
Flt Lt | Nicholas W Wadham | 4 Apr 1923 | |
Flt Lt | 18 May 1925 | ||
Flt Lt | David Craik | 2 Mar 1925 | |
Fg Off | Frank H Astle | 30 Oct 1924 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | 1 Jun 1925 | MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | George A Curtis | 11 Feb 1924 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | William G L Wambeck | 18 Jun 1925 | |
Education Officer | |||
Capt | Herbert S Davis | Grade III, MA |
Source - July 1925 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
RAF Spittlegate, Grantham | Inland Area |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Ian M Bonham-Carter | 1 Oct 1925 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Norman Goldsmith | 10 Aug 1925 | OBE |
Wg Cdr | Arthur T Whitelock | 15 Apr 1924 | |
Sqn Ldr | Phillip A Shepherd | 16 Apr 1923 | |
Flt Lt | Alfred W Clemson | 1 Dec 1925 | OBE, DSC |
Flt Lt | Reginald A Courtney | 9 Feb 1926 | MBE |
Flt Lt | Nicholas W Wadham | 4 Apr 1923 | |
Fg Off | Frank H Astle | 30 Oct 1924 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | 1 Jun 1925 | MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | George A Curtis | 11 Feb 1924 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | William G L Wambeck | 18 Jun 1925 | |
Education Officer | |||
Capt | Herbert S Davis | Grade III, MA |
Source - March 1926 Air Force List
Redesignated No 23 Group on 12 April 1926
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