Wessex Area

Location	Command
RAF Andover	Air Defences of Great Britain	SHQ RAF Andover No 12 (Bombing) Squadron - Andover Staff College - Andover No 58 (Bombing) Squadron - Worthy Down No 11 (Bombing) Squadron - Netheravon SHQ Spittlegate No 100 (Bombing) Squadron - Spittlegate No 39 (Bombing) Squadron - Spittlegate SHQ Bircham Newton No 7 (Bombing) Squadron - Bircham Newton No 99 (Bombing) Squadron - Bircham Newton No 9 (Bombing) Squadron - Manston No 207 (Bombing) Squadron - Eastchurch

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
AVM	John M Steel	12 Apr 1926	Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG, CBE; later ACM
Gp Capt	Hon John D Boyle	12 Apr 1926	CBE, DSO; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	Malcolm Spicer	12 Apr 1926
Sqn Ldr	Claud W Mackay	12 Apr 1926
Sqn Ldr	Hon Ralph A Cochrane	12 Apr 1926	AFC; later ACM
Flt Lt	Geoffrey A H Pidcock	12 Apr 1926	later AVM
Flt Lt	Sylvester L Quine	12 Apr 1926	MC
Flt Lt	James Lawson	12 Apr 1926
Flt Lt	John Bussey	12 Apr 1926
Flt Lt	William G E Hayman	12 Apr 1926
Fg Off	Henry F V Battle	12 Apr 1926	later A/Cdre
Stores Officers
Sqn Ldr	Harry T Foxon	12 Apr 1926
Flt Lt	Ernest D Galloway	12 Apr 1926
Medical Branch
Sqn Ldr	John T T Forbes	1 Jun 1926
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt)	Francis W Squair	28 Apr 1926	MB, TD
Education Officers
Capt	Charles W Pollock	1 Jun 1926	Grade III, MA
Maj	Benson Steel	12 Apr 1926	Grade III, MC, BA

Location	Command
RAF Andover	Air Defence of Great Britain	SHQ RAF Andover No 12 (Bombing) Squadron - Andover Staff College - Andover SHQ, Worthy Down No 7 (Bombing) Squadron - Worthy Down No 58 (Bombing) Squadron - Worthy Down No 11 (Bombing) Squadron - Netheravon SHQ Spittlegate No 100 (Bombing) Squadron - Spittlegate No 39 (Bombing) Squadron - Spittlegate SHQ Bircham Newton No 99 (Bombing) Squadron - Bircham Newton No 9 (Bombing) Squadron - Manston No 207 (Bombing) Squadron - Eastchurch

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
AVM	Sir John M Steel	12 Apr 1926	Air Officer Commanding, KBE, CB, CMG; later ACM
Gp Capt	Ulrick J D Bourke	22 Nov 1922	CMG
Wg Cdr	Malcolm Spicer	12 Apr 1926
Sqn Ldr	William W J Guilfoyle	27 Jul 1926	OBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Claud W Mackay	12 Apr 1926
Sqn Ldr	Hon Ralph A Cochrane	12 Apr 1926	AFC; later ACM
Flt Lt	Geoffrey A H Pidcock	12 Apr 1926	later AVM
Flt Lt	Sylvester L Quine	12 Apr 1926	MC
Flt Lt	James Lawson	12 Apr 1926
Flt Lt	Frederick H Isaac	2 Nov 1926	DFC
Flt Lt	William G E Hayman	12 Apr 1926
Fg Off	Henry F V Battle	12 Apr 1926	later A/Cdre
Stores Officers
Sqn Ldr	Walter Thorne	25 May 1927
Flt Lt	Leonard H Vernon	15 Sep 1926
Medical Branch
Wg Cdr	Frank N B Smartt	13 May 1927	MB, BA
Fg Off	Maurice O'Regan	25 Jan 1927
Education Officers
Capt	Charles W Pollock	1 Jun 1926	Grade III, MA

Location	Command
RAF Andover	Air Defence of Great Britain	SHQ Andover No 12 (Bombing) Squadron - Andover Staff College - Andover SHQ Bicester No 100 (Bombing) Squadron - Bicester SHQ Bircham Newton No 39 (Bombing) Squadron - Bircham Newton No 101 (Bomber) Squadron - Bircham Newton No 207 (Bombing) Squadron - Eastchurch No 9 (Bombing) Squadron - Manston No 11 (Bombing) Squadron - Netheravon SHQ Upper Heyford No 10 (Bombing) Squadron - Upper Heyford No 99 (Bombing) Squadron - Upper Heyford Station Flight - Upper Heyford SHQ Worthy Down No 7 (Bombing) Squadron - Worthy Down No 58 (Bombing) Squadron - Worthy Down

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
AVM	Sir John M Steel	12 Apr 1926	Air Officer Commanding, KBE, CB, CMG; later ACM
Gp Capt	Ulrick J D Bourke	22 Nov 1922	CMG
Wg Cdr	Horace Gordon-Dean	6 Sep 1927	AFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Wilfred A McClaughry	22 Feb 1928	DSO, MC, later AVM
Sqn Ldr	Claud W Mackay	12 Apr 1926
Sqn Ldr	Arthur W F Glenny	30 Jul 1927	MC, DFC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	Geoffrey A H Pidcock	12 Apr 1926	later AVM
Flt Lt	Sylvester L Quine	12 Apr 1926	MC
Flt Lt	James Lawson	12 Apr 1926
Flt Lt	Frederick H Isaac	2 Nov 1926	DFC
Flt Lt	Henry E Farrow	1 Mar 1928
Flt Lt	Henry F V Battle	12 Apr 1926	later A/Cdre
Stores Officers
Sqn Ldr	Walter Thorne	25 May 1927	later AVM
Flt Lt	Leonard H Vernon	15 Sep 1926
Accountant Branch
Flt Lt	Oswald K Griffin	19 Mar 1928
Medical Branch
Wg Cdr	William A S Duck	4 Jun 1928	OBE
Education Officers
Capt	Charles W Pollock	1 Jun 1926	Grade III, MA

Location	Command
RAF Andover	Air Defence of Great Britain	SHQ Andover No 12 (Bombing) Squadron - Andover Staff College - Andover Communication Flight - Andover No 100 (Bombing) Squadron - Bicester SHQ Bircham Newton No 35 (Bombing) Squadron - Bircham Newton No 101 (Bomber) Squadron - Bircham Newton No 207 (Bombing) Squadron - Eastchurch No 9 (Bombing) Squadron - Manston No 33 (Bombing) Squadron - Netheravon SHQ Upper Heyford No 10 (Bombing) Squadron - Upper Heyford No 99 (Bombing) Squadron - Upper Heyford Station Flight - Upper Heyford SHQ Worthy Down No 7 (Bombing) Squadron - Worthy Down No 58 (Bombing) Squadron - Worthy Down Oxford University Air Squadron - Oxford

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
AVM	Sir John M Steel	12 Apr 1926	Air Officer Commanding, KBE, CB, CMG; later ACM
Gp Capt	John T Cull	7 Jan 1929	DSO
Wg Cdr	Horace Gordon-Dean	6 Sep 1927	AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	Wilfred A McClaughry	22 Feb 1928	DSO, MC, DFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr	George H F Padley	29 Apr 1929	Engineer duties
Sqn Ldr	Arthur W F Glenny	30 Jul 1927	MC, DFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Robert H M S Saundby	17 Dec 1928	MC, DFC, AFC; later AM
Sqn Ldr	John K Summers	5 Apr 1929	MC
Sqn Ldr	Benjamin J Silly	17 Dec 1928	MC, DFC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	Sylvester L Quine	12 Apr 1926	MC
Flt Lt	James Lawson	12 Apr 1926
Flt Lt	Henry E Farrow	1 Mar 1928	later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	Gilbert L Ormerod	17 Sep 1928	Armament duties
Flt Lt	Reginald V M Odbert	2 Mar 1929	Armament duties
Flt Lt	Herbert T Herring	26 Apr 1929
Fg Off	John R Brown	4 Mar 1929	Signals duties
Fg Off	Francis G Cator	15 Dec 1928	Photographic duties
Fg Off	Alan P Bett	xx Aug 1928	later A/Cdre
Stores Officers
Sqn Ldr	Walter Thorne	25 May 1927	later AVM
Flt Lt	Leonard H Vernon	15 Sep 1926
Fg Off	Maurice H Jenks	6 Nov 1928
Accountant Branch
Flt Lt	Oswald K Griffin	19 Mar 1928
Medical Branch
Wg Cdr	William A S Duck	4 Jun 1928	OBE
Education Officer
Capt	Charles W Pollock	1 Jun 1926	Grade III, MA
Works and Buildings Directorate
Mr	A H Matheson		Superintending Civil Engineer (Acting), AMICE

Location	Command
RAF Andover	Air Defence of Great Britain	SHQ Andover No 12 (Bomber) Squadron - Andover No 101 (Bomber) Squadron - Bircham Newton Station Flight Staff College - Andover No 100 (Bomber) Squadron - Bicester SHQ Bircham Newton No 35 (Bomber) Squadron - Bircham Newton No 207 (Bomber) Squadron - Bircham Newton No 9 (Bomber) Squadron - Manston No 33 (Bomber) Squadron - Eastchurch SHQ Upper Heyford No 10 (Bomber) Squadron - Upper Heyford No 99 (Bomber) Squadron - Upper Heyford Station Flight - Upper Heyford SHQ Worthy Down No 7 (Bomber) Squadron - Worthy Down No 58 (Bomber) Squadron - Worthy Down Oxford University Air Squadron - Oxford

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
AVM	Sir John M Steel	12 Apr 1926	Air Officer Commanding, KBE, CB, CMG; later ACM
Gp Capt	John T Cull	7 Jan 1929	DSO
Wg Cdr	Horace Gordon-Dean	6 Sep 1927	AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	Wilfred A McClaughry	22 Feb 1928	DSO, MC, DFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr	George H F Padley	29 Apr 1929	Engineer duties
Sqn Ldr	Arthur W F Glenny	30 Jul 1927	MC, DFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Robert H M S Saundby	17 Dec 1928	MC, DFC, AFC; later AM
Sqn Ldr	John K Summers	5 Apr 1929	MC
Sqn Ldr	Benjamin J Silly	17 Dec 1928	MC, DFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Thomas S Ivens	22 Sep 1929	Armament duties
Flt Lt	Guy Y Tyrrell	16 Sep 1929	Photographic duties, MC
Flt Lt	Allan L A Perry-Keene	3 Mar 1930	later AVM
Flt Lt	Alwyn J Warwick	1 Aug 1929
Flt Lt	William D Gardiner	27 Apr 1930	DFC
Flt Lt	William S Allen	22 Sep 1929	Signals duties
Flt Lt	David W F Bonham-Carter	12 Aug 1929	later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	John R Brown	4 Mar 1929	Signals duties, DFC
Stores Officers
Sqn Ldr	Walter Thorne	25 May 1927	later AVM
Flt Lt	Leonard H Vernon	15 Sep 1926
Fg Off	Alexander H Allan	21 Sep 1929
Accountant Branch
Flt Lt	Oswald K Griffin	19 Mar 1928
Medical Branch
Wg Cdr	William A S Duck	4 Jun 1928	OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Education Officer
Capt	Charles W Pollock	1 Jun 1926	Grade III, MA
Works and Buildings Directorate
Mr	A H Matheson		Superintending Civil Engineer (Acting), AMICE

Location	Command
RAF Andover	Air Defence of Great Britain	SHQ Andover No 12 (Bomber) Squadron No 101 (Bomber) Squadron Station Flight Staff College - Andover No 33 (Bomber) Squadron - Bicester SHQ Bircham Newton No 35 (Bomber) Squadron No 207 (Bomber) Squadron SHQ Boscombe Down No 9 (Bomber) Squadron No 10 (Bomber) Squadron SHQ Upper Heyford No 40 (Bomber) Squadron No 99 (Bomber) Squadron Station Flight SHQ Worthy Down No 7 (Bomber) Squadron No 58 (Bomber) Squadron Oxford University Air Squadron - Oxford

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
AVM	Cyril L N Newall	6 Feb 1931	Air Officer Commanding, CMG, CBE, AM; later MRAF
Gp Capt	John T Cull	7 Jan 1929	DSO
Wg Cdr	George E M Reid	20 Dec 1930	DSO, MC
Wg Cdr	George W Williamson	22 Sep 1930	OBE, MC
Sqn Ldr	John K Summers	5 Apr 1929	MC
Sqn Ldr	Benjamin J Silly	17 Dec 1928	MC, DFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Thomas S Ivens	22 Sep 1929	Armament duties
Sqn Ldr	Edward A Beaulah	23 Apr 1931
Sqn Ldr	Alban S Ellerton	5 Aug 1930	OBE; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	Guy Y Tyrrell	16 Sep 1929	Photographic duties, MC
Flt Lt	Allan L A Perry-Keene	3 Mar 1930	later AVM
Flt Lt	Alwyn J Warwick	1 Aug 1929
Flt Lt	William D Gardiner	27 Apr 1930	DFC
Flt Lt	David W F Bonham-Carter	12 Aug 1929	later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	William E G Mann	1 Nov 1930	Signals duties, DFC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	Percy E Gwyer	9 Feb 1931	Engineer duties
Stores Officers
Sqn Ldr	Walter Thorne	25 May 1927	later AVM
Flt Lt	Alexander H Allan	21 Sep 1929
Fg Off	Hugh J Young	8 Sep 1930	MBE
Accountant Branch
Sqn Ldr	Reginald Byrne	9 Jul 1930	MC; later A/Cdre
Medical Branch
Wg Cdr	William A S Duck	4 Jun 1928	OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Education Officer
Capt	Sydney Brew	1 Sep 1930	Grade II, FRAeS
Works and Buildings Directorate
Capt	H T Huntress		Superintending Civil Engineer (Acting), OBE

Location	Command
RAF Andover	Air Defence of Great Britain	SHQ Andover No 12 (Bomber) Squadron No 101 (Bomber) Squadron Station Flight Staff College - Andover No 33 (Bomber) Squadron - Bicester SHQ Bircham Newton No 35 (Bomber) Squadron No 207 (Bomber) Squadron SHQ Boscombe Down No 9 (Bomber) Squadron No 10 (Bomber) Squadron No 57 (Bomber) Squadron - Netheravon SHQ Upper Heyford No 18 (Bomber) Squadron No 40 (Bomber) Squadron No 99 (Bomber) Squadron Station Flight SHQ Worthy Down No 7 (Bomber) Squadron No 58 (Bomber) Squadron Oxford University Air Squadron - Oxford

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
AVM	Sir Tom I Webb-Bowen	26 Sep 1931	Air Officer Commanding, KCB, CMG
Gp Capt	John S T Bradley	8 Nov 1931	OBE; later AM
Wg Cdr	Robert D Oxland	20 Dec 1931	OBE; later AVM
Sqn Ldr	Edward A Beaulah	23 Apr 1931
Sqn Ldr	John J Breen	2 Jan 1932	later AM
Sqn Ldr	John K Summers	5 Apr 1929	Navigation duties, MC
Sqn Ldr	Ernest J D Townesend	23 Feb 1932	Engineer duties; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Alban S Ellerton	5 Aug 1930	OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Eric B Grenfell	1 Feb 1932	Armament duties, AFC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	Robert J Rodwell	15 Aug 1931	Engineer duties
Flt Lt	Allan L A Perry-Keene	3 Mar 1930	later AVM
Flt Lt	William E G Mann	1 Nov 1930	Signals duties, DFC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	William D Gardiner	27 Apr 1930	DFC
Flt Lt	Edward M Drummond	7 Jul 1931	Signals duties
Flt Lt	David W F Bonham-Carter	12 Aug 1929	later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	James Silvester	11 Feb 1932	later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	Frederick C Rowland	5 Apr 1932	Engineer duties
Stores Officers
Sqn Ldr	Walter Thorne	25 May 1927	later AVM
Flt Lt	Alexander H Allan	21 Sep 1929
Fg Off	Montague W Keey	27 Oct 1931
Accountant Branch
Sqn Ldr	Reginald Byrne	9 Jul 1930	MC; later A/Cdre
Medical Branch
Wg Cdr	Frank N B Smartt	18 Jan 1932	MB, BCh
Education Officer
Capt	Sydney Brew	1 Sep 1930	Grade II, FRAeS
Works and Buildings Directorate
Capt	H T Huntress		Superintending Civil Engineer (Acting), OBE

Location	Command
RAF Andover	Air Defence of Great Britain	SHQ Abingdon No 40 (Bomber) Squadron Station Flight SHQ Andover No 12 (Bomber) Squadron No 101 (Bomber) Squadron Station Flight Air Pilotage School Staff College - Andover No 33 (Bomber) Squadron - Bicester SHQ Bircham Newton No 35 (Bomber) Squadron No 207 (Bomber) Squadron SHQ Boscombe Down No 9 (Bomber) Squadron No 10 (Bomber) Squadron SHQ Upper Heyford No 18 (Bomber) Squadron No 57 (Bomber) Squadron No 99 (Bomber) Squadron Station Flight SHQ Worthy Down No 7 (Bomber) Squadron No 58 (Bomber) Squadron Oxford University Air Squadron - Oxford

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
AVM	Sir Tom I Webb-Bowen	26 Sep 1931	Air Officer Commanding, KCB, CMG
Air Staff
Gp Capt	John S T Bradley	8 Nov 1931	Senior Air Staff Officer, OBE; later AM
Wg Cdr	John J Breen	2 Jan 1932	later AM
Sqn Ldr	Edward A Beaulah	23 Apr 1931
Sqn Ldr	Eric B C Betts	8 Aug 1932	DSC, DFC; later AVM
Personnel Staff
Sqn Ldr	Alban S Ellerton	5 Aug 1930	OBE; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	John A Gray	17 Dec 1932	DFC; later AVM
Flt Lt	Sidney N Webster	5 Jul 1932	AFC, later AVM
Equipment Staff
Wg Cdr	Frederick W Stent	1 Nov 1932	Senior Equipment Staff Officer, MC
Engineer Section
Sqn Ldr	Victor R Scriven	5 Apr 1933
Flt Lt	William G Campbell	12 Mar 1933
Stores Section
Wg Cdr	William C Clark	30 Jan 1933
Sqn Ldr	Walter Thorne	25 May 1927	later AVM
Flt Lt	Alexander H Allan	21 Sep 1929
Attached to the Staff
Armament
Wg Cdr	Patrick Huskinson	1 Apr 1933	MC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	John L Wingate	9 Jan 1933	later A/Cdre
Navigation
Flt Lt	Cecil B Riddle	16 Dec 1932
Photography
Flt Lt	James B Barrett	26 Jan 1933
Services
Signals
Flt Lt	William E G Mann	1 Nov 1930	Signals duties, DFC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	George P Chamberlain	26 Sep 1932	later AVM
Accountant
Sqn Ldr	Reginald Byrne	9 Jul 1930	MC; later A/Cdre
Medical
Wg Cdr	Arthur S Glynn	13 Jan 1933	Principal Medical Officer, MB, ChB
Educational
Major	Benson Steel	1 Sep 1932	Grade II, MC, BA
Works
Mr	S Dexter		Superintending Engineer
Warrant Officer
WO II	Alexander Callander	30 May 1932