Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Rudolph Edward Trower
b: 19 Jan 1877 r:
10 Jul 1919
d: 29 Jun 1955
CMG
-
1 Jan 1919,
CIE - xx xxx 1911, MiD
- 28 Jan 1916, MiD
- 5 May 1916,
MiD
- 31 Dec 1918,
LoH, O - 30 Nov 1918,
CdeG
(P)
- 15 Jul 1919.
(Army):
- 2 Lt:
21 Sep 1896, Lt:
21 Sep 1899, Capt: 21 Sep 1905, Maj: 21
Sep 1914,
Act Lt Col:
30 Apr 1916,
(T) Lt Col:
30 May 1916, (T) Col:
1 Jan 1917, (T) Brig-Gen: 22 Jun 1917,
(RAF): - (T) Brig-Gen [Col]: 1 Apr 1918, Act Brig-Gen: 1 May 1919, (H) Brig-Gen: 1 Sep 1919.
14 Sep 1894: Gentleman
Cadet (5370) RMA Woolwich.
21 Sep 1896: Officer, Royal Artillery.
xx Oct 8898: Served in India
9 Jun 1900: Seconded for service with the Hyderabad Contingent.
22 Jul 1901:
Officer, Indian Staff Corps.
xx
xxx xxxx: Officer, 38th
Central India Horse
1911
Assistant Military Secretary to HIM The King Emperor.
23 Feb 1915: U/T Pilot, Fort George
9 Mar 1915: U/T Pilot, Gosport
16 Aug 1915: U/T Pilot, No 4 Reserve Aeroplane Sqn, Northolt
30 Aug 1915: U/T Pilot, Central Flying School
10 Oct 1915: Temporary duty, No 1 Reserve Aeroplane Sqn.
6 Nov 1915: Appointed Flight Commander.
18 Nov 1915: Flight Commander, No 8 Sqn
17 Dec 1915: Acting Squadron Commander, No 17 Reserve Aeroplane Sqn
12 Jan 1916: Appointed Squadron Commander
3 Mar 1916: Officer
Commanding, No 23 Sqn RFC (Various types, FE2b – Gosport/Western
Front)
30
Apr 1916:
1 Jan 1917: Officer Commanding, Eastern Group Command.
22 Jun 1917: Appointed Brigade Commander
5
Aug 1917: Brigadier-General
Commanding, Eastern Training Brigade.
6 Mar 1918: Brigadier-General Commanding, IX Brigade.
2 Jun 1919: Returned to Home Establishment
10 Jul 1919: Granted the Honorary rank of Brigadier-General on retirement from the Indian Army
1 Sep 1919 : Resigns his commission and is granted the honorary rank of Brigadier-General
He was awarded the Royal Humane Society's Certificate
for Life Saving in 1907.
He gained RAeC Certificate No 1802 on 17 September 1915.
At Some point in 1915, he was loaned to RNAS for service in Gallipoli.
On 12 February
1919 he was injured whilst flying as a passenger in Handley Page O/400, C9685 of
No 216 Squadron, which crashed at Geyen on a mail flight. He
resigned his commission in 1919.
This page was last updated on 19/08/19
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