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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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William Frederick b: 11 Feb 1898 r: 14 Feb 1955 d: 22 Jul 1976
CBE – 8 Jun 1950,
(RNVR): - OS: 19 Sep 1915, LS: 11 Nov 1915, OS: 1 Dec 1915, (T) Sub-Lt: 29 Aug 1917, Act Lt: 9 Sep 1918.
(Army): - 2Lt: 16 Oct 1919, (T) Lt: xx xxx xxxx, Lt: Retained.
(RAF B&W): - Fg Off: 1 Apr 1922,
(RAF): - Plt Off (P): 23 Jul 1923, Plt Off: 8 Apr 1924, Fg Off: 23 Mar 1925, Flt Lt: 1 Apr 1932, Sqn Ldr: 1 Apr 1938, (T) Wg Cdr: 11 Mar 1940, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1943, Wg Cdr (WS): 1 Jan 1944, Gp Capt: 1 Oct 1946, Act A/Cdre: 1 May 1952, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1952.
19 Sep 1915: Seaman, 1st Battalion, Royal Naval Division
xx Nov 1915: Seaman, 6th Battalion, Royal Naval Division
18 May 1916: Transferred from Depot to B4 Lines Blandford
25 May - 3 Jun 1916: Attended Special Lewis Gun Course, Southern Command School of Musketry, Hayling Island
3 Jun 1916: Qualified as Lewis Gun Instructor
5 Jun 1916: Member, 'A' Company Camp Staff
29 Jul 1916: Qualified as Musketry Instructor, 2nd Class
5 Sep 1916: Member, Camp Staff Details.
17 Oct 1916: Transferred to Machine Gun Depot Company, Grantham
19 Oct - 18 Nov 1916: Attended Course of Instruction, Harrowby
4 May 1917: Transferred to No 3 Officer Cadet Unit, Whiteladies Road, Bristol
4 Aug 1917: Transferred to 4th Reserve Battalion
29 Aug 1917: Appointed to a Commission (Z/2488) in the RNVR for service in 63rd Division
29 Mar 1918: Admitted 8th British Red Cross Hospital, Boulogne (Sprained ankle)
8 Apr 1918: Returned to duty
9 - 27 Sep 1918: Company Commander, RND
29 Sep 1918: Admitted No 2 Stationary Hospital, Abbeville (Gun shot wound pelvis and hand)
2 Oct 1918: Admitted to 3rd London General Hospital
27 Nov 1918: Passed fit for General Service
25 Apr 1919: Demobilised.
16 Oct 1919: Appointed to a Commission on the General List.
16 Oct 1919: Officer, Inland Waterways Transport
1 Apr 1922: Relinquished his commission in the Army.
1 Apr 1922: Appointed to a Temporary Commission in the Department of Buildings and Works RAF.
23 Jul 1923: Appointed to a Short Service Commission in the General Duties Branch
23 Jul 1923: U/T Pilot, No 5 Flying Training School.
4 Apr 1925: Pilot, No 14 Sqn
24 Nov 1925: Transferred to the Stores Branch
1 Feb 1926: Stores Officer, No 15 Sqn
12 Sep 1926: Stores Officer, No 601 (County of London) Sqn.
17 Sep 1926: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flying Officer (wef 24 Nov 1925)
4 Feb 1932: Stores Officer, No 1 Stores Depot
15 Mar 1933: Stores Officer, No 30 Sqn.
20 May 1935: Stores Officer, No 4 Stores Depot.
1 May 1936: Equipment Staff Officer (Stores), HQ No 6 (Auxiliary) Group.
14 Jul 1936: Equipment Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Equipment (Supply)
2 May 1938: Equipment Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Equipment (4)
xx xxx 1940: Equipment Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Equipment (8)
1 Feb 1945: Deputy Director of Equipment (9)
5 Aug 1948: Senior Equipment Staff Officer, HQ Fighter Command
1 May 1952: SASO, No 41 Group
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