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Air Commodore A C Wright


Arthur Claud                b: 18 Sep 1888                        r: 9 Mar 1942              d: 23 Apr 1977

AFC - 3 Jun 1919, GI-O - 5 Apr 1919.

For a list of foreign decoration abbreviations, click here

(Army): - 2 Lt: 30 Mar 1915, (T) Capt: 13 Nov 1915, Lt: 1 Dec 1915, (T) Maj: 25 Dec 1916 - 8 Mar 1917, 27 Aug 1917

(RAF): - (T) Major [Capt]: 1 Apr 1918, Sqn Ldr: 1 Aug 1919 [1 Apr 1918], Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1926, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1933, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1937: Act AVM: 3 Sep 1939.

xx xxx xxxx:      Officer, RFC Special Reserve.

13 Nov 1915:   Flight Commander?, No 16 Sqn RFC.

12 Jun 1916:     Officer Commanding, No 53 Sqn RFC. (Avro 504K, FK3 - Catterick)

 1 Oct 1916:     Flight Commander?, Central Flying School.

25 Dec 1916:   Officer Commanding, No 48 Sqn RFC. (Bristol F2A, F2B – Western Front)

 8 Mar 1917:     Flight Commander, No 57 Sqn RFC.

xx xxx 1917:      Recuperating from wounds

27 Aug 1917:    Officer Commanding, No 194 Training Sqn, RFC. (appointed whilst in UK)

18 Sep 1917:     Disembarked at Alexandria and joined RFC Base Depot

 3-8 Jun 1918:     Temporary Officer Commanding, 20th Wing

xx xxx 1918:      Officer Commanding, No 16 Training Depot Station

 1 Aug 1919:    Awarded Permanent Commission as a Major

 1 Apr 1920:    Staff, School of Naval Co-operation and Aerial Navigation.

23 Mar 1921:   Air Staff, HQ RAF Middle East.

 4 Jun 1924:     Staff, RAF Base, Calshot.

25 Jun 1926:   Officer Commanding, No 502 (Ulster) Sqn. (Vimy, Hyderabad – Aldergrove), wef 1 May 1926

10 Sep 1929:   ?

14 Jan 1930:    Attended RN Staff College, Greenwich.

17 Jan 1931:    Officer Commanding, No 205 Sqn. (Southampton II, III – Seletar) (arrived 18 Feb 1931)

29 Dec 1931:   Embarked on SS Cormorin for the UK

10 Jan 1933:    SESO, HQ ADGB.

14 Jul 1936:     Group Captain - Engineering, HQ Bomber Command.

 8 Oct 1937:     AOA, HQ Bomber Command.

28 Mar 1938:   SASO, HQ No 1 (Bomber) Group.

 3 Sep 1939:    AOC, No 1 (Bomber) Group.

22 Dec 1939:    In transit to India?

29 Jan 1940:   SASO, HQ Air Forces in India.

He gained his RAeC Certificate, No 1136, on 30 March 1915.

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