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Department of the Air Member for Personnel - Personnel July 1943
AM | Air Member for Personnel, KBE, CB, DSO, MC | 17 Aug 1942 | |
Mr | J B R Davies | Private Secretary | |
Miss | B Huggett | Assistant Private Secretary | |
A/Cdre | Joseph Rylands | Senior Service Accountant, CBE | 7 Sep 1942 |
Wg Cdr | W S Calder | 18 Aug 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | J H C Russell | 27 Apr 1943 | |
Directorate-General of Postings | |||
AVM | Director, CB, OBE; later AM | 1 Dec 1940 | |
A/Cdre | Richard G Gardner | Principal Deputy Director, DSC | 20 Mar 1942 |
Gp Capt | S L Blunt | Deputy Director | 28 Apr 1942 |
Gp Capt | A H Pearce | Deputy Director, DFC | 4 Sep 1940 |
Gp Capt | W A C Heyman | Deputy Director | 2 Dec 1940 |
Wg Cdr | E S Williams | 23 Feb 1941 | |
Wg Cdr | N M Heath | RAAF | |
Sqn Ldr | G V Atkinson | 16 Jan 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | R L Broad | 5 Dec 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | J H Chart | 5 Mar 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | P H Hazleman | 21 Oct 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | A P G Hyde | 2 Feb 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | J R Juleff | 4 Feb 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | L W Snagge | 7 Feb 1940 | |
Sqn Ldr | R Whitaker | 21 Feb 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | J E Beynon | RCAF | 10 May 1943 |
Sqn Ldr | T C Shore | RCAF | 1 Dec 1942 |
Sqn Ldr | J M T Gamble | RNZAF | 4 Dec 1941 |
Sqn Off | B M Garrad-Cole | WAAF | 6 Feb 1941 |
Flt Lt | A P Wayte | 22 Jul 1941 | |
Flt Lt | W F Bailey | 1 May 1943 | |
Flt Lt | L G Blomfield | ||
Flt Lt | D P Fulton | 5 Apr 1940 | |
Flt Lt | W W Hayne | 9 Sep 1942 | |
Flt Lt | C Hill | MC | 9 Oct 1940 |
Flt Lt | K C Holloway | 6 Apr 1942 | |
Flt Lt | R How | 25 May 1942 | |
Flt Lt | C Kershaw | 23 Oct 1940 | |
Flt Lt | J G McKeown | 6 Mar 1941 | |
Flt Lt | J G MacAndrew | 11 Mar 1940 | |
Flt Lt | A MacNaghten | 24 Jun 1940 | |
Flt Lt | R W Y Matthews | 1 Jan 1943 | |
Flt Lt | F A Mayatt | 16 Apr 1942 | |
Flt Lt | R E Pearmund | 24 Feb 1943 | |
Flt Lt | W H Scorer | 5 Jun 1942 | |
Flt Off | J A Coombs | WAAF | 21 Jun 1943 |
Flt Off | V J M Lane | WAAF | 20 Jul 1942 |
Flt Off | D P V Smith | WAAF | 5 Jun 1942 |
SO | O S Coote | WAAF | 19 Oct 1942 |
Mr | S V Beattest | Acting Senior Staff Officer | |
Mr | A E Porter | Acting Staff Officer | |
Mr | S H Goater | Acting Staff Officer | |
Mr | C N Bradbury | Acting Staff Officer | |
Mr | R W Hunt | Acting Staff Officer | |
Mr | A J Hockley | Acting Staff Officer | |
Mr | H J Marshall | Acting Staff Officer | |
Miss | R W Thomas | Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | H J McGee | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | R A Carroll | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | J C Braben | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | W E Burges | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | W J Davidson | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | E C Colson | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | G C Mills | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | G A Moles | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | F W Stevenson | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | W H V Tether | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Miss | L L Clamp | Acting Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Miss | D L Craymer | Acting Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Mr | C V Dier | Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Miss | M E Emms | Acting Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Mr | E Llewellyn | Acting Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Mr | C J R Secombe | Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Mr | W H Welham | Acting Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Mr | A M West | Acting Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Directorate-General of Personal Services | |||
AVM | Douglas Colyer | Director-General, CB, DFC; later AM | 16 Nov 1942 |
Miss | E M M Woodhams | Personal; Assistant | |
Chaplaincy Services | |||
Rev | M H Edwards | Chaplain in Chief, OBE, BA, KHC | 5 Sep 1939 |
Rev | A McHardy | Principal Chaplain, MC, MA, KHC | 14 Mar 1941 |
The Very Rev, Mgr | H Beauchamp | Principal Chaplain, MC, VG, BA | 5 Sep 1939 |
Rev | S H Keen | Principal Chaplain, MC | 7 Sep 1939 |
Rev | W R Marsh | Principal Chaplain | 1 Sep 1942 |
Rev | F W Cocks | Chaplain to Chaplain-in-Chief, MA | 25 Jan 1943 |
Directorate of Personal Services | |||
A/Cdre | Director | 5 Jan 1943 | |
Gp Capt | W B Hargrave | Deputy Director, OBE | 31 Jan 1937 |
Gp Capt |
E H Hooper |
Deputy Director | 19 Jul 1939 |
Gp Capt | G R Oliver | Deputy Director | 31 Jan 1937 |
Gp Capt | E L Ardley | 16 Jun 1941 | |
Wg Cdr | W R Collins | ||
Wg Cdr | C F Goatcher | 27 Sep 1939 | |
Wg Cdr | W A Hammerton | 4 Nov 1941 | |
Wg Cdr | C V Lock | 7Dec 1942 | |
Wg Cdr | P A R Juden | 25 Apr 1940 | |
Wg Cdr | J G Links | 24 Nov 1941 | |
Wg Cdr | A J Nighingale | 27 May 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | G I C Peacocke | 21 Aug 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | D F Appleby | 15 Apr 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | R C W Barnes | 6 Jul 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | J D Bower | 21 Apr 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | R F Fleming | 1 Feb 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | A W Hickling | ||
Sqn Ldr | E L Leader | 12 May1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R Lutyens | 22 Dec 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | R M Marsh | 15 Mar 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | M A Palethorpe | 8 May 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | G Phillippi | MC | |
Sqn Ldr | R B Raymond | 3 Jul 1941 | |
Sqn Off | I M Carroll | WAAF | 8 Apr 1941 |
Flt Lt | G C R Ackrill | ||
Flt Lt | A A Baden-Fuller | 7 Jul 1942 | |
Flt Lt | G F Caines | 26 Sep 1940 | |
Flt Lt | A M Cameron | 8 Jan 1943 | |
Flt Lt | R C Davey | 1 Dec 1942 | |
Flt Lt | B M Hatfield | 22 Nov 1942 | |
Flt Lt | W H B Horne | 7 Jan 1941 | |
Flt Lt | D A Messiter | ||
Flt Lt | J Parsons | 15 Nov 1941 | |
Flt Lt | G F Redfearn | ||
Flt Lt | A B Scott | 27 Apr 1943 | |
Flt Lt | L G Scott | 27 Apr 1943 | |
Flt Lt | A P Le M Sinkinson | OBE | 21 Dec 1941 |
Flt Lt | F W C Smith | ||
Flt Lt | M A Foss | RCAF | 2 Jul 1942 |
Fg Off | L S Canham | 1 May1943 | |
Fg Off | A M Forteath | 27 Jul 1942 | |
Fg Off | D Langdon | 8 Oct 1942 | |
SO | A M Currie | WAAF | 18 Apr 1943 |
Plt Off | B C Cook | ||
A/Cdre (Ret) | Thomas E B Howe | Reception Officer, CBE, AFC | |
Gp Capt (Ret) | F E Bond | Reception Officer | |
Hon Wg Cdr | R Burges | Cdr (Ret), RN | |
Sqn Ldr (Ret) | J H McN Campbell | Special Appointment | |
Mr | A Beckess | Acting Staff Officer | |
Mr | C R Adlam | Acting Staff Officer | |
Mr | C H Plowman-Brown | Acting Staff Officer | |
Miss | C C Catley | Acting Staff Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Mr | S R McCartney | Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | J A Sturch | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | W Toynton | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | L C Hill | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | H J Trotman | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | W J Pearson | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Miss | J K Herbert | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Miss | M Crabbe | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | F E Ford | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Miss | D B Beckingham | Acting Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Miss | D Bent | Acting Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Miss | E F Clark | Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Miss | E A Dean | Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Mr | D J Freese | Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Mr | R S Keene | Acting Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Mr | L B Mapp | Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Mr | J Newton | Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Miss | W M Shepherd | Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Miss | I G Shreeve | Acting Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Mr | A J Tucker | Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Mr | A P Ward | Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Directorate of Air Force Welfare | |||
A/Cdre | Harald Peake | Director | 26 Mar 1940 |
Wg Cdr | J G Paterson | MVO | 14 Feb 1941 |
Wg Off | B C Beecroft | WAAF | 4 Jan 1943 |
Sqn Ldr | R N Birley | 25 Feb 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | F C Edwards | 25 Feb 192 | |
Sqn Ldr | A G Fisher | 10 Apr 1940 | |
Sqn Ldr | R J La Fontaine | ||
Sqn Ldr | F S Lamping | 6 Oct 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | A E R Gilligan | 23 Mar 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | P N L Nicholson | 14 Sep 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | H Perceval | 1 Apr 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | C H Ward Jackson | ||
Flt Lt | T F Anderson | 7 Jun 1943 | |
Flt Lt | J E Hamburgh | 10 Dec 1942 | |
Flt Lt | J G Parks | 21 Sep 1942 | |
Flt Lt | E Praile | AFC | 10 Apr 1942 |
Flt Lt | A A Salmon | 21 Jun 1943 | |
Flt Lt | J P White | 3 Jun 1943 | |
Flt Off | P J Adams | WAAF | 18 Feb 1942 |
Flt Off | R O Doyle | WAAF | 29 Dec 1942 |
Flt Off | W L Morgan | WAAF | |
Flt Off | J P Nicholson | WAAF | 24 Aug 1941 |
Flt Off | M I Watson | WAAF | 12 Oct 1942 |
Fg Off | S Beecroft | 17 Jun 1943 | |
Fg Off | T W R Osborne | 15 Jun 1943 | |
Fg Off | P Yorke | 16 Jun 1943 | |
Directorate of Womens' Auxiliary Air Force | |||
Air Chf Cmdt | J Trefusis Forbes | Director, CBE, WAAF | 1 Jul 1939 |
Gp Off | I M Campbell | Deputy Director, WAAF | 1 Apr 1940 |
Wg Off | H Melluish | Assistant Director, WAAF | 28 Jan 1943 |
Sqn Off | J W Horrocks | Assistant Director, WAAF | 4 Jan 1943 |
Wg Off | I C Mansel | WAAF | 26 Jan 1942 |
Wg Off | D I Smith | WAAF | 21 Sep 1941 |
Wg Off | E B Richdale | WAAF | 1 Jan 1943 |
Sqn Off | M A Cumella | WAAF | 21 Aug 1941 |
Sqn Off | B P Derrick | WAAF | 30 Dec 1942 |
Sqn Off | D M Harding | WAAF | 1 Jan 1943 |
Sqn Off | M F Loring | WAAF | 28 Dec 1942 |
Sqn Off | S E Williams | WAAF | 4 Jan 1943 |
Sqn Off | N E Woodhead | WAAF | 1 Jan 1943 |
Flt Off | E D D Box | WAAF | 4 Sep 1941 |
Flt Off | J Curzon | WAAF | 4 Jan 1943 |
Flt Off | K B E Bachus | WAAF | 27 Feb 1942 |
Flt Off | F B Hill | WAAF | 29 Dec 1941 |
Flt Off | J Jackson | WAAF | |
Flt Off | J E King | WAAF | 21 Dec 1942 |
Flt Off | A E Moore | WAAF | 6 Jan 1943 |
Flt Off | J A Palmer | WAAF | 18 Apr 1942 |
Flt Off | B T Robinson | WAAF | 2 Apr 1942 |
Flt Off | M M Sturge | WAAF | 19 Oct 1942 |
Flt Off | M G Trevelyn | WAAF | 9 Jun 1941 |
SO | D K Connor | WAAF | 8 Oct 1942 |
Mr | C A Turnnidge | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Provost Marshal | |||
A/Cdre | Owen W de Putron | Provost Marshal and Chief of Air Force Police, | 21 Dec 1942 |
Wg Cdr | E W Duckfield | 5 Jul 1940 | |
Wg Cdr | W R John | 1 Sep 1939 | |
Wg Cdr | William I G Kerby | later A/Cdre | 18 May 1943 |
Sqn Ldr | E T Dangerfield | 19 Aug 1940 | |
Sqn Ldr | J Elliott | 24 Mar 1940 | |
Sqn Ldr | F E Hixon | 27 Nov 1939 | |
Sqn Ldr | J E Horwell | 9 Sep 1940 | |
Sqn Ldr | H J Upward | 11 Dec 1941 | |
Flt Lt | A F Bulkley | 4 May 1942 | |
Flt Lt | W O Carter | 21 Jan 1942 | |
Flt Lt | R J K Chattey | 27 Nov 1941 | |
Flt Lt | M B Cole | 8 Apr 1941 | |
Flt Lt | H L Ellis | 14 Apr 1942 | |
Flt Lt | A E Mallett | 17 Nov 1941 | |
Flt Lt | E A Sorrell | 18 May 1942 | |
Flt Lt | I Spash | 13 Jan 1941 | |
Flt Lt | W P Thomas | 21 Jan 1941 | |
Flt Lt | S A Worth | 12 Dec 1940 | |
Flt Off | M D George | WAAF | 21 Jul 1941 |
Flt Off | E M Sippard | WAAF | 1 Jul 1942 |
SO | E B D'A Moll | WAAF | 30 Sep 1942 |
Plt Off | E Campbell | 11 Mar 1943 | |
Mr | E S Chapman | Senior Staff Officer | |
Mr | J Hardwick | Acting Staff Officer | |
Mr | A A Elliott | Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | C B Archer | Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Mr | F T Robinson | Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Mr | W N Shuttlewoth | Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Special Disposal and Releases | |||
Wg Cdr | J Lawson | Head of Branch | 25 Aug 1939 |
Sqn Ldr | R Bickley | 6 Apr 1941 | |
Plt Off | J R Davies | 30 Dec 1942 | |
Mr | G C Trumble | Acting Staff Officer | |
Royal Air Force Comforts | |||
Mr | J Healy | Officer-in-Charge, MBE | |
Miss | S Fass | Senior Temporary Assistant | |
AM | Sir Harold E Whittingham | Director-General, KBE, LLD, MB, ChB, FRCP (Lon), FRCP (E), FRFPS, DPH, DTM & H, KHP | 20 Nov 1939 |
A/Cdre | D McLaren | Deputy Director-General, MB, ChB | 1 Oct 1940 |
A/Cdre | T McClurkin | Director of Hygiene, MB, BCh, DPH, Dip Bact, DTM & H | 1 Mar 1940 |
Gp Capt | J Hutchieson | MB, BCh, DPH | 15 Mar 1938 |
Wg Cdr | J C Blair | MB, ChB | 17 Dec 1940 |
Wg Cdr | W T Buckle | MB, ChB | 29 Aug 1941 |
Wg Cdr | J Hill | MB, BCh, DPH | 24 Aug 1942 |
Wg Cdr | R Oddie | MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP | 4 Jul 1941 |
Wg Cdr | J F Sandow | MRCS, LRCP | 17 Jun 1942 |
Wg Cdr | G O Williams | MRCS, LRCP | 18 Apr 1941 |
Wg Cdr | H M G Williams | LDS | 24 Nov 1941 |
Wg Cdr | E V Butler-Jones | Woman Medical Liaison Officer, MRCS, LRCP | 1 Jan 1943 |
Sqn Ldr | R G H Cunningham | MB, ChB | 3 Feb 1943 |
Sqn Ldr | E B Davies | MRCS, LRCP, DPM | 12 Oct 1942 |
Sqn Ldr | J G Field | MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP | 29 Sep 1942 |
Sqn Ldr | S J Hadfield | MB, BCh | 28 Jun 1942 |
Sqn Ldr | J Holt | 9 Oct 1939 | |
Sqn Ldr | J A Lennox | MD, BS | 22 Nov 1942 |
Sqn Ldr | D D Reid | MB, ChB | 28 Dec 1942 |
Sqn Ldr | E D Robson | MB, BS | 9 Jul 1942 |
Flt Lt | L G Moy | 19 May 1941 | |
Fg Off | S Shortland | 8 Jun 1943 | |
Mr | C A Plumb | Acting Staff Officer | |
Mr | F J Sharp | Acting Staff Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Mr | R A V Maughan | Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | F W Agar | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Miss | I Falconer | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Miss | I M Marshall | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Miss | W E Jenkins | Acting Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Miss | G Taylor | Matron-in-Chief, RRC | |
Mr | F S Manning | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Directorate of Manning | |||
A/Cdre | Director, CBE; later AVM | 17 Jul 1939 | |
Gp Capt | T F W Thompson | Deputy Director, DFC | 20 Apr 1940 |
Gp Capt | J H Green | Deputy Director | 28 Aug 1939 |
Gp Capt | S J Bailey | Deputy Director, OBE | 16 Oct 1939 |
Mr | W Boddington | Assistant Director | |
Mr | H P Grabaskey | Assistant Director | |
Wg Cdr | S W Stannard | Assistant Director | 16 Oct 1942 |
Wg Cdr | D L Jacques | 24 Apr 1940 | |
Wg Cdr | R Whitaker | MBE | 15 Dec 1942 |
Sqn Ldr | J Beaton | BEM | 14 Nov 1942 |
Sqn Ldr | J F Burnet | 26 Jan 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A E Coote | MM | 26 May 1941 |
Sqn Ldr | G R Keep | 14 Aug 1940 | |
Sqn Ldr | P N Shone | 7 Mar 1940 | |
Sqn Ldr | F T Solis | 20 May 1940 | |
Sqn Ldr | V A Watkins | 29 Jan 1940 | |
Sqn Ldr | W W Watson | 15 Jul 1940 | |
Flt Lt | C S Bray | 21 Apr 1941 | |
Flt Lt | F J Davey | 9 Apr 1942 | |
Flt Lt | W M Elverston-Trickett | 29 Jan 1943 | |
Flt Lt | F H X Gwynne | 21 Dec 1942 | |
Flt Lt | S E Mann | 10 Mar 1943 | |
Flt Off | E L Adams | WAAF | 26 Nov 1942 |
Flt Off | P F Billyeald | WAAF | 16 Jun 1942 |
Flt Off | D Charlton | WAAF | 12 Feb 1942 |
Flt Off | D J Hall | WAAF | 6 Apr 1942 |
Flt Off | C M Savage | WAAF | 26 Nov 1942 |
ASO | P Kepple | WAAF | 26 Nov 1942 |
Mr | S S Burridge | Acting Staff Officer | |
Mr | A H Hibbert | Acting Staff Officer | |
Mr | A K Howard | Acting Staff Officer | |
Miss | D Osborn | Acting Staff Officer | |
Mr | V O Heath | Acting Staff Officer | |
Mr | L Booth | Acting Staff Officer | |
Mr | W F Shanks | Acting Staff Officer | |
Mr | A C Skinner | Acting Staff Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Mr | W Green | Acting Staff Officer | |
Miss | A M Knott | Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | J J Gayer | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Miss | R L Bridger | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Miss | M M Childs | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Miss | L G Iliffe | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Miss | A O'Reilly | Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Mr | H D Coldrick | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Miss | H K Salomon | Temporary Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Mr | A H Blackbourne | Acting Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Miss | I B Bromley | Acting Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Mr | C J Cromblehome | Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Mr | A Harris | Acting Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Mr | T S Hinds | Acting Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Mr | D McQueen | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | A E Milne | Acting Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Miss | F Murphy | Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Mr | H F W Sndell | Acting Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Mr | W G Youngman | Acting Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Mr | E S Hanson | Special Appointment |
Source - July 1943 Air Force List
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