Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Valentine Beaconsfield
b: 8 Nov 1890 r: 2 Apr 1947 d: 9 Oct 1980
CBE – 13 Jun 1946, LoM (Off) – 3 May 1946.
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(Army): - 2AM: 10 Feb 1916, Act Cpl: 24 Jul 1916, 1AM: 1 Aug 1916, Cpl: 1 Nov 1916, Sgt: 30 Mar 1917, Act QMS (Tech): 1 Dec 1917, QMS (Tech): 1 Dec 1917,
(RAF): - M/Mech: 1 Apr 1918, WO2: 25 May 1919, (T) 2 Lt: 30 May 1919, Fg Off: 17 Jun 1920 [12 Sep 1919], Flt Lt: 1 Jul 1928, Sqn Ldr: 1 Feb 1936, Wg Cdr: 1 Nov 1938, Act Gp Capt: xx xxx xxxx, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jun 1941, Act A/Cdre: 21 Mar 1945, Gp Capt (WS): 21 Sep 1945 A/Cdre: Retained.
10 Feb 1916: Air Mechanic (22239), No 7 Balloon Wing
30 May 1919: Appointed to a Temporary Commission in the Administrative Branch
xx xxx xxxx: Admin Officer/Supernumerary?, RAF Depot
12 Sep 1919: Appointed to a Short Service Commission
17 Jun 1920: Appointed to a Permanent Commission and transferred to the Stores Branch.
9 Dec 1920: Stores Officer, HQ Inland Area
5 Feb 1923: Stores Officer, No 84 Sqn
30 Oct 1925: Supernumerary, RAF Depot
22 Mar 1926: Stores Officer, RAF Training Base Leuchars
13 Sep 1926: Stores Officer, Directorate of Equipment
28 Sep 1929: Stores Officer, RAF Heliopolis
1 Dec 1931: Stores Staff Officer, HQ RAF Middle East
28 Aug 1934: Equipment Staff Officer, Stores Section, HQ Inland Area.
11 Feb 1937: Equipment Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Equipment (Aircraft)
xx xxx 1941: Deputy Director, Deputy Directorate of Equipment (2)
21 Mar 1945: SASO, HQ No 40 Group.
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