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Air Commodore H F G Southey (16206)


Harold Frederic George     b: 18 Feb 1906               r: 11 Aug 1957                    d: 16 Feb 1979

CB - 1 Jan 1954, MiD - 8 Jun 1944, MiD – 1 Jan 1946.

Plt Off: 16 Dec 1925, Fg Off: 16 Jun 1927, Flt Lt: 6 May 1931, Sqn Ldr: 1 Apr 1937, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1940, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jun 1942, Wg Cdr: 20 Nov 1942 [1 Apr 1942], Act A/Cdre: 4 Jun 1944, Gp Capt (WS): 4 Dec 1945, Gp Capt: 1 Oct 1946, Act A/Cdre: 12 May 1952?, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1954.

 1 Mar 1924:           Flight Cadet, 'A' Sqn, RAF College.

16 Dec 1925:

 7 Jun 1926:             Staff, School of Naval Co-operation.

14 Oct 1928:           Armament Officer, No 482 (Coastal Reconnaissance) Flt

31 Oct - xx Dec 1928:           Attached to RAF Calshot

 1 Jan 1929:             Armament Officer, No 203 Sqn

24 Mar 1930:           Travelling overland from Iraq to UK

28 Apr 1930:           Attended Electrical and Wireless School.

21 Jul 1931:             Signals Officer, RAF Upper Heyford.

 7 Aug 1933:            Signals Officer, HQ Western Area.

15 Aug 1935:           Instructor, Electrical and Wireless School.

 1 Apr 1937:            Officer Commanding, No 101 Sqn.

 1 Apr 1939?:          Signals Staff, HQ RAF Middle East.

15 Jul 1941:             Group Signals Officer, No 204 Group

21 Oct 1941:            Command Signals Officer, AHQ Western Desert.

15 Feb 1942:            Officer Commanding, RAF Stornoway.

24 May 1943:           ?

24 Apr 1944:            SASO, HQ No 247 Group.

 xx xxx 1945:           AOC, No 247 Group/Senior British Officer, Azores.

10 May 1946:          Assistant Air Attaché, Brussels.

 1 Oct 1947:            Air Attaché, Brussels.

14 Feb 1949:           Deputy Director of Command and Staff Training

 xx xxx 1951:           Staff, HQ Western Union Defence Organisation.

12 May 1952:         SASO, HQ Transport Command.

 1 Aug 1954:           AOC, RAF Element, Maritime HQ, Chatham/Air Commander, Nore Sub-Area, Channel Command (COMAIRNORCHAN)

Following retirement he joined HM Diplomatic Corps and from 1959 until 1971 was the Queen's Messenger.

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