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Air Vice-Marshal R W L Glenn (11182)


Robert William Lowry             

b: 11 Jul 1901                                      r: 1 Jan 1961                                                   d: 7 Apr 1970

CB – xx xxx xxxx, CBE - xx xxx xxxx, AFC (G) – 29 Dec 1942

(RAF): - Plt Off: 14 Apr 1921, Fg Off: 11 Jul 1922, Flt Lt: 1 Jan 1930*, Sqn Ldr: 1 Oct 1938, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Sep 1940, Wg Cdr: 1 Oct 1946, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1947, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1954, Act AVM: 5 Feb 1958 - 23 Jun 1960, Act AVM (unp): 23 Jun 1960, AVM: Retained,

*Seniority reduced to 1 Jan 1931 wef 14 Dec 1932.

14 Apr 1921:              Appointed to a Temporary Commission on probation in the Stores Branch for Accountant duties.

 9 May 1921:              U/T Accountant Officer, No 4 Stores Depot

16 Aug 1921:              Accountant Officer, No 1 FTS

17 Feb 1922:              Accountant Officer, Stores Depot - Egypt

30 May 1923:             Accountant Officer, HQ Constantinople Wing

23 Sep 1923:              Accountant Officer, No 208 Sqn

11 Jan 1924:               Accountant Officer, No 4 FTS

10 Nov 1924:             Accountant Officer, Central Flying School

12 Feb 1926:              Accountant Officer, No 84 Sqn

16 Oct 1927:              In transit from Iraq to UK (HT Somersetshire)

27 Jan 1928:               Accountant Officer, Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

12 Feb 1929:              Accountant Officer, No 100 Sqn.

 4 Nov 1930:              Accountant Officer, RAF Boscombe Down

14 Jan 1933:               Accountant Officer, RAF Worthy Down

11 Aug 1933:              Accountant Officer, RAF Amman

26 Feb 1936:              Accountant Officer, RAF Ismailia

25 Apr 1937:              Accountant Officer, HQ RAF Middle East

23 Jun 1941:               Command Accountant Officer, AHQ Levant

xx xxx 1946:               Command Accountant, RAF Austria        

xx xxx xxxx:                ?       

24 Jun 1948:               Command Accountant, HQ Transport Command

18 May 1950:             Command Accountant, HQ Reserve Command

 1 Aug 1950:               Command Accountant, HQ Home Command

 1 Jan 1952:                Group Captain - Organisation, HQ Home Command

18 May 1953:             Director, Directorate-General of Personnel (II)

 2 Mar 1956:               AOC, RAF Record Office

 3 Feb 1958:               Director-General of Personal Services.

Worked as an accountant before joining the RAF.  Retired on account of medical unfitness for air force service.

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