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Air Commodore R A Young (11062)


Robert Alexander           b: 17 May 1894                              r: 22 Oct 1946                                   d: 2 Mar 1974

(Army): - (T) 2 Lt (P): 7 Jul 1916, Lt: xx xxx xxxx.

(RAF): - Lt: 1 Apr 1918, Capt: xx xxx 1918?, Flt Lt: 4 Aug 1919, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jun 1932, Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1938, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jun 1940, Gp Capt: 1 Jun 1944, Act A/Cdre: xx Dec 1944, A/Cdre: Retained.

 7 Jul 1916:                 Officer,14th Battalion Royal Fusiliers

14 Aug 1916:                U/T Pilot, School of Aeronautics, Reading

28 Aug 1916:                U/T Pilot, School of Aeronautics, Oxford

xx Aug 1916:                U/T Pilot, Central Flying School

17 Apr 1917:                Appointed Flying Officer RFC

17 Apr 1917:                Pilot, No 36 Reserve Sqn

21 Apr 1917:                Embarked for France

23 Apr 1917:                Attached, No 2 AD

26 Apr 1917:                Posted to No 9 Sqn RFC

29 Apr 1917:                Admitted to No 13 Casualty Clearing Station (Back injury)

15 May 1917:               Admitted to 2 BRX (Contusions to back)

18 May 1917:               Returned to UK

18 Apr 1918:                Attended Course of Instruction?, School of Wireless Telephony

 5 May 1918:                Staff?, School of Wireless Telephony

 9 Aug 1918:                 Staff, Salvage Section

xx xxx 1918:                 Re-embarked for France

13 Oct 1918:                Staff, HQ 83rd Wing

 6 Nov 1918:                Transferred to Administrative Branch

15 Jan 1919:                 Admitted to Central Hospital, Finchley

 5 Feb 1919:                 Returned to Home Establishment

24 Oct 1919:                Appointed to a Short Service Commission in the rank of Flt Lt (Admin Branch)

 6 Nov 1919:                According to his records he was transferred to the Unemployed List, but possibly cancelled due to above

17 Nov 1919:               Embarked for India

15 Dec 1919:                Admin Officer, Aircraft Park, India

21 Jan 1920:                 Staff, Aircraft Depot, India

 9 Mar1922:                  Supernumerary, RAF Depot

 3 Jun 1922:                  Staff Officer, HQ No 12 Wing - Aldergrove

 9 Sep 1922:                 Supernumerary, RAF Depot

xx xxx xxxx:                  Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Personnel

 9 Jan 1923:                  Supernumerary, RAF Depot

26 Feb 1923:                 Staff, School of Technical Training (Men)

30 Apr 1923:                Transferred from General Duties Branch to Stores Branch.

 1 Jul 1923:                   Supernumerary (Non-effective, Sick), RAF Depot

31 Aug 1923:                Supernumerary, RAF Depot

 1 Sep 1923:                 Stores Officer, No 24 Sqn

29 Sep 1924:                Stores Officer, RAF Kenley (on opening of the SHQ)

26 Nov 1924:               Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flt Lt (Stores Branch)

 7 Mar 1927:                Stores Officer, HQ Special Reserve and Auxiliary Air Force

23 Feb 1929:                Stores Officer, HQ Iraq Command.

 7 Mar 1931:                Stores Officer, RAF North Weald

14 Mar 1932:               Senior Stores Officer, RAF Kenley

 8 Aug 1932:                 Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Equipment.

xx xxx 1938:                 Equipment Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Equipment (2)

xx xxx 1940:                  Deputy Director of Equipment (4).

xx Dec 1944:                Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, No ? Group, Maintenance Command.

He gained his RAeC Certificate, No 3701 on 17 Oct 1916.

This page was last updated on 16/08/20

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