Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Department of the Air Member for Personnel - Personnel July 1947
ACM | Air Member for Personnel, KCB, DSO, MC, later MRAF | 5 Apr 1945 | |
Mr | A F Thorp | Private Secretary | |
Wg Cdr | F W Wiseman-Clarke | Staff Officer, MBE | |
Directorate-General of Personnel (I) | |||
AVM | John W Baker | Director-General, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM | |
Miss | E M M Woodhams | Personal Assistant, MBE | |
P5 (Resettlement and Rehabillitation) | |||
Wg Cdr | E T Rees | DSO, OBE, MC | |
Sqn Ldr | A H Beach | OBE | |
Sqn Ldr | W Hamley | ||
Sqn Ldr | A L S O'Beirne | ||
Sqn Ldr | A Richardson | ||
Sqn Off | E D Durling | WAAF | |
Mr | F E Ford | Higher Clerical Officer | |
P12 (Officers' Friend) | |||
Gp Capt | P R Beare | DSO, DFC | |
Wg Cdr | David M Strong | later A/Cdre | |
Chaplaincy Services | |||
Rev | J A Jagoe | Chaplain in Chief, MA, KHC | 10 Apr 1944 |
Rev | C J F Gilmore | Assistant Chaplain in Chief, MA | 10 Apr 1944 |
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 | W R Marsh | Principal Chaplain, BD, KHC | 1 Sep 1942 |
Rev | F D Morley | Principal Chaplain, BD | 7 Sep 1939 |
Directorate of Personal Services | |||
A/Cdre | Director, CBE; later A/Cdre | ||
Gp Capt | Harold J Collins | Deputy Director, CBE; later A/Cdre | |
Gp Capt | Patrick H Dunn | Deputy Director, DFC; later AM | |
Gp Capt | Richard T Gething | Deputy Director, OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Gp Capt | later A/Cdre | ||
Gp Capt (Ret) | E H Hooper | Special Appointment, OBE | |
Wg Cdr | Bernard A Chacksfield | OBE; later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | William I C Innes | later A/Cdre | 20 Aug 1946 |
Wg Cdr | Arthur F Johnson | DFC; later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | E L Leader | 12 May 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | J M Wells | 1 Feb 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | G C R Ackrill | 1 Aug 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | W C Armstrong | 18 Mar 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | R J K Baker | MBE | 12 Mar 1946 |
Sqn Ldr | C E Bailey | ||
Sqn Ldr | A W Barwood | DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | H Corbett-Wilson | 1 Feb 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | Marcus M Gardham | later AVM | 18 Oct 1945 |
Sqn Ldr | L J Harding | ||
Sqn Ldr | J Harris | DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | P G Hering | ||
Sqn Ldr | D H Moffitt | ||
Sqn Ldr | L J L Pullar | MC | 1 May 1945 |
Sqn Ldr | S W Waller | 24 Sep 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | G G Thompson | DSM | |
Sqn Ldr | W B J Webber | 29 Oct 1943 | |
Flt Lt | C M Bowring | DFM | |
Flt Lt | D L OLdfield | 3 Jun 1946 | |
Flt Lt | C Ord | ||
Flt Lt | A W Scott | ||
Flt Lt | F Whitworth | ||
A/Cdre (Ret) | Thomas E B Howe | Reception Officer, CBE, AFC | |
Mr | C R Adlam | Acting Staff Officer | |
Mr | H J Trotman | Acting Staff Officer | |
Mr | F C Sleigh | Acting Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Directorate of Air Force Welfare | |||
A/Cdre | John A Boret | Director, CBE, MC, AFC; later AVM | 21 Jan 1946 |
Gp Capt | J A R Louden | Deputy Director, | 15 Mar 1946 |
Wg Cdr | A Brown | 26 Aug 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | G D Jones | DSO, DFC | |
Wg Cdr | F L Sayers | AFC | |
Sqn Ldr | P E W De Carteret | 13 Aug 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | J P Frost | 12 Apr 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | P Leuw | 10 Sep 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | G M Rackow | 25 Feb 1946 | |
Sqn Off | I Cole | WAAF | 25 Jan 1946 |
Flt Lt | R Holland | 5 Mar 1946 | |
Flt Lt | G Mills | DFM | 24 Oct 1946 |
Flt Lt | C J F Simons | 9 Jul 1945 | |
Flt Lt | W T Stagg | 23 Aug 1945 | |
Flt Lt | T C H Winup | 21 Oct 1946 | |
Flt Off | J J D Gray | WAAF | 16 Jun 1945 |
Flt Off | I L Millett | WAAF, BEM | 31 Oct 1945 |
Flt Off | V Gwynne-James | WAAF | 30 Dec 1946 |
Mr | J H Keys | Acting Senior Staff Officer | |
Mr | S Bowers | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Directorate of Women's Auxiliary Air Force | |||
Air Cmdt | F H Hanbury | Director, MBE, WAAF | |
Flt Off | A S Wright | Personal Assistant, WAAF | 4 Sep 1941 |
Gp Off | P C Greig | Deputy Director, WAAF | 2 May 1943 |
Wg Off | O A Ramsden | WAAF | |
Wg Off | N M Salmon | WAAF | |
Sqn Off | M I Montefiore | WAAF | 25 Oct 1943 |
Sqn Off | J Williams | WAAF | |
Flt Off | D M Atkinson | WAAF | |
Flt Off | N C Baum | WAAF | |
Flt Off | M Dodds | WAAF | |
Flt Off | A F Holloway | WAAF | |
Flt Off | E L Lech | WAAF | |
Flt Off | N E Stockings | WAAF | |
Miss | E Cruickshank | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Provost Marshal | |||
A/Cdre | Owen W de Putron | Provost Marshal and Chief of Air Force Police, | 21 Dec 1942 |
Gp Capt | C R Richdale | Deputy to Provost Marshal (1), CBE | |
Gp Capt | William I G Kerby | Deputy to Provost Marshal (2); later A/Cdre | 18 May 1943 |
Wg Cdr | E Campbell | 11 Mar 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | S N Kettle | OBE | 22 Mar 1947 |
Sqn Ldr | J S Hobson | 7 Aug 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | W G Parry | ||
Sqn Ldr | P Stradling | 28 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | H J Upward | MM | 11 Dec 1941 |
Sqn Off | M D George | WAAF | 21 Jul 1941 |
Flt Lt | A G Bullen | 28 Jul 1946 | |
Flt Lt | A J Harper | DFC | 24 Sep 1945 |
Flt Lt | R T W Laing | 8 May 1946 | |
Flt Lt | J R C Proudlock | ||
Flt Lt | L Wilson | 24 Jun 1946 | |
Flt Off | J G Elder | WAAF | 10 Jan 1944 |
Mr | A J Creedy | Acting Staff Officer | |
Mr | S W E Burgess | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Inspector of Physical Fitness | |||
Wg Cdr | A W Taylor | ||
Director of RAF Sport and Inspector of Recreational Grounds | |||
Wg Cdr (Ret) | J Lawson | OBE | |
AVM | Director-General, CB, DSC, later AM | ||
Miss | E M Modlen | Personal Assistant, MBE | |
A/Cdre | Alan D Gilmore | Director, CBE; later AVM | |
A/Cdre | Ivor L Wincer | Director, CBE | |
Gp Capt | Frederick R Drew | Deputy Director, CBE; later A/Cdre | |
Gp Capt | O I Gilson | Deputy Director | |
Gp Capt | W A C Heyman | Deputy Director | 21 Dec 1945 |
A/Cdre | Richard G Gardner | Special Appointment, CBE, DSC (Ret) | |
Wg Cdr | Patrick Burnett, | DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre | 18 Dec 1945 |
Wg Cdr | C V Lock | 1 Jun 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | G ff Powell-Sheddon | DSO, DFC | |
Wg Cdr | Ian J Spencer | DFC; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | G V Atkinson | 16 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | I B Beesley | 2 Oct 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | J H Chart | 5 Mar 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | G W A Davies | ||
Sqn Ldr | A H Durrant | 4 Jun 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | C Kershaw | 23 Oct 1940 | |
Sqn Ldr | J W Louw | ||
Sqn Ldr | H W Porter | 20 Nov 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | G H Saunders | 2 Oct 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | Alasdair McK S Steedman, | DFC; later ACM | 5 Nov 1945 |
Sqn Ldr | Gordon Young | later AVM | 11 Dec 1945 |
Sqn Off | I M Bryan | WAAF | |
Flt Lt | H Adamson | ||
Flt Lt | J Carr | ||
Flt Lt | D A Castle | 9 Apr 1945 | |
Flt Lt | F Cheetham | ||
Flt Lt | G C Darby | ||
Flt Lt | P Edelsten | ||
Flt Lt | M E Griffiths | ||
Flt Lt | R P Hand | 5 Sep 1946 | |
Flt Lt | R Hathaway | 14 Jun 1946 | |
Flt Lt | B C Horsnell | ||
Flt Lt | R How | 25 May 1942 | |
Flt Lt | J S D Hyslop | ||
Flt Lt | I E Miller | 21 Aug 1946 | |
Flt Lt | R L Perry | ||
Flt Lt | C Philpot | 18 Oct 1945 | |
Flt Lt | A A Purdon | ||
Flt Lt | J T Rashbrook | ||
Flt Lt | Ian S Stockwell | DFC; later A/Cdre | 12 Nov 1945 |
Flt Lt | E A Tennant | ||
Flt Lt | C S Tucker | ||
Flt Off | E R Addison | WAAF | |
Flt Off | R M Bray | WAAF | |
Flt Off | E J Brodie | WAAF | |
SO | F G Slingo | WAAF | 26 Sep 1946 |
Mr | A E Porter | Acting Senior Staff Officer | |
Mr | J W H Owens | Acting Senior Staff Officer | |
Mr | H V Case | Acting Staff Officer | |
Mr | R W Hunt | Acting Staff Officer | |
Mr | A J Hockley | Acting Staff Officer | |
Mr | H J Marshall | Acting Staff Officer | |
Mr | J C Braben | Acting Staff Officer | |
Mr | C J R Secombe | Acting Staff Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Miss | R W Thomas | Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | H J McGee | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | W E Burges | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | E C Colson | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | W J Davidson | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | G A Mills | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | G A Moles | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | F W Stevenson | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | A M West | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | L J Bennett | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mrs | M E Dryden | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
P7 (Technical Administration of Selection Boards) | |||
Gp Capt | W A Hammerton | ||
Sqn Ldr | GM; later AVM | ||
Sqn Ldr | D H Keary | DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | J Wishart | ||
Flt Off | C J Frank | WAAF | |
Mr | C P Brown | Staff Officer | |
Mr | E J Canton | Junior Executive Officer, DFC | |
Mr | M C Wood | Junior Executive Officer | |
Miss | R L Bridger | High Clerical Officer | |
Permanent Commission Selection Board | |||
AVM | Chairman, CB, DSC, later AM | ||
Gp Capt | D I P McNair | Member | |
Gp Capt | David N Roberts | Member, OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
SO | C A Devenish Mears | WAAF | |
SO | H I Durie | WAAF | |
SO | B M Haydon | WAAF | |
AM | Sir Andrew Grant | Director-General, KBE, CB, MB, ChB, DPH, KHS | 1 Mar 1946 |
A/Cdre | W J G Walker | Deputy Director-General, CBE, MRCS, LRCP | 27 Nov 1945 |
A/Cdre | J MacC Kilpatrick | Director of Hygiene, OBE, MB, BCh, DPH, | 21 Jul 1947 |
A/Cdre | G A Ballantyne | Director of Dental Services, CBE, DFC, LDS | 1 Jun 1943 |
Gp Capt | J Hutchieson | MB, BCh, DPH | 15 Mar 1938 |
Wg Cdr | J Clarke Taylor | MB, ChB | 18 Jul 1945 |
Wg Cdr | J W Patrick | MB, BCh, DPH | 18 Aug 1945 |
Wg Cdr | F B Sumerling | OBE, BDS | 22 Oct 1945 |
Wg Cdr | J B Wallace | OBE, MD, ChB | 16 Jun 1945 |
Wg Cdr | C E G Wickham | MB, BS, MRCS, LRCP | 25 Sep 1944 |
Wg Cdr | G O Williams | MRCS, LRCP | 18 Apr 1941 |
Sqn Ldr | A C Camm | MRCS, LRCP | |
Sqn Ldr | W O Davies | MRCS, LRCP | |
Sqn Ldr | H N H Genese | MRCS, LRCP | |
Sqn Ldr | D C Light | ||
Sqn Ldr | R Mortimer | MB, BS | 10 Jan 1944 |
Sqn Ldr | M O Richardson | MRCS, LRCP | |
Sqn Ldr | W D Richardson | MBE | |
Flt Lt | C A Jocobs | ||
Flt Lt | H C Wallace | 1 Aug 1945 | |
Mr | S H Widdup | Acting Staff Officer | |
Mr | J C Cree | Acting Staff Officer, MBE | |
Mr | R A V Maughan | Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | H A Baker | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | A S Peterkin | Higher Clerical Officer | |
Miss | I M Marshall | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | F H Majoribanks | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | A H Drury | Higher Clerical Officer | |
Miss | M Hart | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Miss | G Taylor | Matron-in-Chief, RRC | |
Mr | F S Manning | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Directorate-General of Manning | |||
AVM | Director, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM | ||
Mr | A J Croft | Personal Assistant | |
A/Cdre | Adolphus D Davies | Director, later A/Cdre | 18 Aug 1944 |
Gp Capt |
R W P Collings |
Deputy Director, DSO, DFC | |
Gp Capt | Deputy Director; later A/Cdre | ||
Gp Capt | J Whitehead | Deputy Director | 8 Apr 1945 |
Mr | H P Grabaskey | Acting Assistant Director | |
Wg Cdr | G C C Bartlett | AFC | |
Wg Cdr | H C Biles | ||
Wg Cdr | C L Roy | 1 Nov 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | W W Watson | OBE | 15 Jul 1940 |
Wg Cdr | C H Williams | ||
Sqn Ldr | J Beaton | BEM | 14 Nov 1942 |
Sqn Ldr | J Carmichael | ||
Sqn Ldr | E R Lacey | DSO | |
Sqn Ldr | J Mochrie | ||
Sqn Ldr | E C L Richardson | 9 Jan 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | G Smythe | MBE, DFM | |
Sqn Ldr | H Taylor | CMG | |
Sqn Off | R O Doyle | ||
Flt Lt | J W Barling | DSO, DFC | 15 Dec 1945 |
Flt Lt | C J L Bate | ||
Flt Lt | W C Brewer | ||
Flt Lt | T Gray | ||
Flt Lt | S T Jakimowicz | ||
Flt Lt | D Q Watson | DFC | |
Flt Off | D Charlton | WAAF | 12 Feb 1942 |
Flt Off | J T Dawson | WAAF | |
Flt Off | J Hall | WAAF | |
Flt Off | E Hickman | WAAF | 15 Aug 1944 |
Flt Off | G H Jenkins | WAAF | |
Flt Off | P Kepple | WAAF | 26 Nov 1942 |
Fg Off | D A Godfrey | ||
Mr | A H Hibbert | Senior Staff Officer | |
Mr | A K Howard | Acting Staff Officer | |
Miss | D Osborn | Acting Staff Officer | |
Mr | W Green | Acting Staff Officer | |
Miss | P J Farr | Acting Staff Officer | |
Mr | A E Milne | Acting Staff Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Mr | H C Flower | Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | E J Taylor | Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | L C Hill | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Miss | L G Iliffe | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | W H Jackson | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | H V Tether | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | A J Street | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Miss | E Connor | Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | A G Lawrie | Acting Higher Clerical Officer, MBE | |
Mrs | M M Joyner | Temporary Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mrs | D E Wakefield | Temporary Higher Clerical Officer | |
Miss | I B Bromley | Acting Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Miss | M S Gray | Acting Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Miss | F Murphy | Acting Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Miss | M Trtibe | Acting Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
Directorate of Auxiliary Reserve Forces | |||
A/Cdre | Charlton Hallawell | Director | |
Gp Capt | S J Bailey | CBE | 16 Oct 1939 |
Gp Capt | A M Wheeler | OBE | |
Wg Cdr | A D Forster | DFC | |
Wg Cdr | R J Millington | ||
Wg Cdr | G A Potter | ||
Wg Cdr | F L Scott | ||
Sqn Ldr | P E A Carr | ||
Sqn Ldr | P J Duncan | DFC, AFC | |
Sqn Ldr | C H Palmer | MBE | |
Sqn Ldr | H E White | DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | A J Winyard | ||
Flt Lt | W B Curry | ||
Flt Lt | H S Hammer | 29 Aug 1946 | |
Flt Off | J Water | WAAF | |
Fg Off | G H Jodrell | ||
Fg Off | R V Moore | ||
Senior Service Accountant | |||
A/Cdre | Herbert F Fuller | Senior Service Accountant, CBE | 12 Mar 1945 |
Wg Cdr | H R Withers | OBE | |
Wg Cdr | H C Staines | 1 Oct 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | H Bamforth | ||
Directorate of Educational Services | |||
A/Cdre | A H Robson | Director, OBE, MC, MSc, PhD | |
Gp Capt | I L B Hart | Deputy Director, OBE, BSc, PhD | |
Gp Capt | N Wood | Deputy Director, OBE, MA, PhD, FRHistS | |
Gp Capt | C W Pollock | Deputy Director, MA | |
Wg Cdr | F L D Davies | BA, BSc | |
Wg Cdr | H R Wright | MC, MSc, AFRAeS | |
Wg Cdr | A Gillespie | BEnng, AMIME | |
Wg Cdr | E Knowles | MBE, BSc | |
Wg Cdr | P L P Marrett | ||
Wg Cdr | J R Morgan | OBE, BSc, AMIME, AFRAeS | |
Wg Cdr | G W Whittaker | DSO, MA | |
Mr | W G Sheppard | Education Officer (Grade 1), BA | |
Sqn Ldr | F G Carroll | BSc, ARCS | |
Sqn Ldr | A E Druett | BSc (Eng), AMIME | |
Sqn Ldr | B J Lynch | BSc, PhD, AMINA, AFRAeS | |
Sqn Ldr | A A McGregor | BSc | |
Sqn Ldr | R F Pemberton | MC, TD, MA | |
Sqn Ldr | R A Smith | BSc | |
Sqn Ldr | E A Stockwell | MA | |
Sqn Ldr | J A G Stuart | BA | |
Sqn Ldr | G Tupholme | ||
Sqn Off | M M Wade | MBE, WAAF | |
Flt Off | D E Brown | ||
Flt Off | R Cohu | ||
Flt Off | P A Knatchbull-Huggessen | ||
Flt Off | C M Weston | ||
Mr | A Lake | Staff Officer | |
Miss | M S Lee | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | S C Drane | Acting Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) |
Source - July 1947 Air Force List
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