Name |
Status/Title |
Role/Duties |
R Monk-Jones |
Assistant Secretary |
Head of S7 |
A E Slater |
Principal |
Control of S 7 (d) and S 7 (e) |
H R Ould |
Principal - Finance
Division |
Control of S 7 (c) and S 7 (f) |
C G White |
Acting Principal |
Control of S 7 (a) and S 7 (b) |
S 7 (a) |
N H Tregidga F W J Hunt |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
General questions, other than entry and exit,
relating to officers (eg leave, half-pay). Transfers between types
of commissions and between branches.
Confirmation of pilot officers.
Chaplaincy questions.
Secondment and attachment of officers.
Loan of RAF personnel to other governments.
Judicial and other immunities and privileges of RAF personnel in
the Middle East and Far East.
Public complaints regarding low flying.
Interpreter and language questions.
Inspection and training reports.
Iraq and Aden Levies and personnel questions relating to local
forces. |
S 7 (b) |
G A Noble F C Hall
F W Robbins |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer
Higher Clerical Officer |
Personal records of officers, including confidential
reports and medical boards; secretarial duties for RAF promotion and
selection boards. Promotion and exit of officers.
Extensions of service of officers.
Appointment of short service officers to permanent commissions.
Preparation of nominal rolls for promotion examinations and
retirement.
Disclosure of service information regarding officers and
ex-officers.
RAF co-operation (other than flying on ceremonial) in outside
functions.
Voting of RAF personnel at Parliamentary elections.
Grant of permission to proceed overseas: passport questions. |
S 7 (c) |
H P Grabaskey |
Senior Staff Officer |
In charge of S 7 (c) Reports to S11 on Reserve
questions |
S 7 (c) (War) S S Burridge
A K Howard
S 7 (c) (Peace)
A S Horsman
W F Shanks
W Green
J J Gayer |
Staff Officer
Higher Clerical Officer
Staff Officer
Higher Clerical Officer
Higher Clerical Officer
Higher Clerical Officer |
Personnel statistics. Estimates and forecasts of
regular and reserve personnel.
Overhead and bulk establishments.
Personnel examination of unit establishments.
Programme of instruction course.
Entry requirement in all branches and trades.
Training and promotion requirements including arrangements for
the training of personnel of dominion and foreign governments.
Procedure regarding specialisation, including grant and
withdrawal of specialist symbols.
Requirements in civilian posts of officer status in service
units. |
S 7 (d) |
F S Yuill A Bolton
H C Flower |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer
Higher Clerical Officer |
Honours and awards. Decorations and medals
(including campaign medals).
RAF participation in ceremonies.
General ceremonial (including dress) and precedence questions.
RAF Benevolent Fund questions.
Band engagement.
Air ADCs and other appointments to the King
Attendances at Court.
Miscellaneous reward questions.
Application for appointment as Yeoman of the Guard.
Day visits of foreign officers to RAF units.
Editing of King's Regulations and Air Council Instructions, RAF
section of London Gazette and Air Force List.
Notification of changes in higher RAF appointments.
Casualties and miscellaneous questions connected with accident. |
S 7 (e) |
G W Dyke W A Campbell
T J HardyF W Godwin
E E Sayer
E H Fish
T Brewin
F E Sheppard
S H Hodges |
Staff Officer Staff Officer
Staff Officer
Higher Clerical Officer
Higher Clerical Officer
Higher Clerical Officer
Higher Clerical Officer
Higher Clerical Officer
Higher Clerical Officer |
Entry of regular officers of all branches and types
of commission. Regulations, orders and publicity in connection
therewith, including public schoool liaison scheme.
Questions concerning flight cadets.
Short service commission selection board.
Personnel co-operation with Dominions.
Postings to and from civil flying training schools. |
S 7 (f) |
P J Crisp G Bradford
H J Cornell |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer
Higher Clerical Officer |
General questions regarding entry, exit and
conditions of service of regular airmen, apprentices and boy
entrants. Selection of airmen for flying training.
Secretarial duties for airmen's promotion boards (warrant rank
and above).
Manual of Air Force Law.
Disclosure of information regarding airmen. |
Name |
Status/Rank |
Role/Duties |
L F Schooling |
Assistant Secretary - Finance Division |
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E A Shearing |
Principal |
Control of S 11 (c) and part of S 11 (d) |
E C Wood |
Assistant Administrative Officer |
Control of S 11 (a), S 11 (b) and S 11 (e) |
S 11 (a) |
W A Macdonald F S Barnes
Miss L Cahill |
Acting Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer
Higher Clerical Officer |
Policy and general questions affecting the
recruitment and conditions of service of personnel in the RAF
Reserve and RAFVR. Regulations relating to these reserves.
Appointment of officers.
University Air Squadrons. |
S 11 (b) |
W G Magness J Applegate |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer |
Personnel administration of the RAF reserve and
RAFVR. |
S 11 (c) |
F J Howarth J E Lambert
G W Mayhew
H J Strainge |
Staff Officer Acting Staff Officer
Higher Clerical Officer
Higher Clerical Officer |
Personnel administration of the AAF, AAF General
List and AAFRO; regulations of these forces. Membership of
Territorial Army and Air Force Associations. |
F D Berridge |
Maj - Special Appointment |
Auxiliary Territorial Service (Women) : liaison
duties. |
S 11 (d) |
W Boddington R M Brock
Miss D Osborn
G C Trumble |
Acting Senior Staff Officer
Acting Staff Officer
Higher Clerical Officer
Higher Clerical Officer |
General personnel mobilisation and man power
questions. Liaison with Man Power Committee and Ministry of Labour
on National Service questions.
Representation of Air Services on National Service Committees,
etc.
Co-ordination in AMP's department of war organisation.
Mobilisation recruiting instructions. |
S 11 (e) |
A Beckess J A Earthy
H F Derbyshire |
Acting Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer
Higher Clerical Officer |
Mobilisation of retired officers and officers of the
RAF Reserve and RAFVR available for war employment. Training
arrangements for ground personnel (officers and airmen) including
retired officers.
Collection of data for estimate (Vote 7) and liability
statements. |
Directorate
of Postings (D of P)
Name |
Status/Rank |
Role/Duties |
Phillip Babington |
AVM |
Director of Postings
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Selection and posting of officers and airmen pilots for
peace and war appointments.
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Careers of all officers.
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Selection of officers for specialist training, and of
officers and airmen pilots for flying instructor training and for other
course.
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Questions affecting the provision and qualifications of
officers in relation to the maintenance of peace and war establishments.
|
DP 1 |
R H Hanmer |
Wg Cdr |
Head of DP1 and DP4 |
S H Goater |
Higher Clerical Officer |
Policy and general questions. Indications in
advance of the type of employment for individual officers.
Reversions from specialist and staff duties to flying duties and
vice versa.
Disposal of officers and airmen pilots from courses.
Specialist postings flight Lieutenant and below. |
R W Hunt |
Higher Clerical Officer |
Selection of officers for specialist training and of
officers and airmen pilots for flying instructor and other courses.
Arrangements for the posting and attachment of personnel to all
courses. |
DP 2 |
H N Hampton J A C Stratton
P S Hutchinson
F H Fidge |
Wg Cdr (Head of DP2 and DP3) Higher Clerical
Officer
Sqn LdrFlt Lt |
Issue of posting instructions relating to officers
of the general duties branch and airmen pilots on appointment to
home Commands (including Air Ministry and colleges); questions
affecting postings to and from commands at home. Maintenance of
unit records and check of strength returns (Forms 449).
Disposal of officers returning from overseas.
Posting of officers of equipment and accountant branch. |
DP 3 |
A J Hockley |
Higher Clerical Officer |
Issue of posting instructions relating to officers
of the general duties branch and airmen pilots on appointment to
commands overseas; questions affecting postings to and from commands
overseas. Maintenance of unit records and overseas rosters.
Liaison with D of E on questions relating to trooping and
passages for families.
Air Ministry Posting List. |
DP 4 |
A E Porter H J Marshall
C A Turnnidge |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer
Higher Clerical Officer |
Mobilisation and war appointment records.
Selection of officers for war appointments.
Earmarking of officers on the retired and reserve lists for
employment on mobiilisation. |
Directorate
of Personal Services (DPS)
Name |
Status/Rank |
Role/Duties |
Robert D Oxland |
A/Cdre |
Director of Personal Services
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Policy relating to intake and exit of officers
(including public school liaison).
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Selection boards and committee work.
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Personal questions affecting officers and cadets (other
than postings or selection for specialist courses).
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Recruiting policy and control of Inspectorate of
Recruiting.
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Terms and conditions of service of airmen.
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Entry of airmen, and in conjunction with DES, aircraft
apprentices and apprentice clerks.
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Discipline.
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General principles in regard to pay, pensions and
allowances and transfers from others Services.
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Married establishment.
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Control of RAF Record Office.
|
Miss E M M Woodhams |
Higher Clerical Officer |
Personal Assistant |
P 1 |
Harold J Collins
G R Hicks
C R Adlam |
Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr
Higher Clerical Officer |
Courts-martial and summary trials, appeals,
quashings, commutations and remissions. Courts of Inquiry.
Discharges and removals for misconduct.
All disciplinary questions.
Penal deductions and stoppages.
Accident reports.
Order of dress.
Funerals.
RAF Central Band; voluntary band fund.
Affiliation and maintenance questions.
Debts of serving personnel. |
P 2 |
A H Jackson |
Gp Capt |
Chairman of selection boards. Personal questions
affecting officers, other than questions of discipline of postings.
Interview of officers ex-overseas; leave and medical boards.
Personnel arrangements for RAF Rifle Association and National
Rifle Association Meetings.
Liaison with S5 in appointment of ex-RAF officers to civilian
posts in Service units.
Employment of discharged airmen.
Questions concerning Comrades of RAF Association, British Legion
and similar social or benevolent societies.
Representation on Royal Tournament, RAF Benevolent, Lady Grover's
Hospital Fund for officers families and similar bodies. |
Percy J Wiseman |
Gp Capt |
Pay questions affecting officers and airmen. |
P 3 |
W B Hargrave G R Oliver
S J BaileyW H Jones
J H Green |
Gp Capt (Head of Branch) Sqn Ldr
Sqn LdrSqn Ldr
Sqn Ldr (Ret) |
Personal questions affecting airmen and reservists.
Carrying out recruiting policy.
Entry of airmen, aircraft apprentices and apprentice clerks, in
conjunction with DES.
Posting, promotions, remusterings and reclassifications, drafting
transfers to reserve and discharge.
Married establishment.
Re-engagement and extensions of service.
Transfers from other Services.
Good conduct badges.
Mobilisation, man power and general reserve questions. |
Provost
Marshal |
F G Stammers |
Gp Capt |
Provost Marshal and Chief of Air Force Police RAF
Service Police; Air Ministry warders; liaison with civilian and
military police.
Regulations regarding detention barracks.
Internal security. |
Directorate
of Training (D of T)
Name |
Status/Rank |
Role/Duties |
Wilfred A McClaughry |
A/Cdre |
Director of Training
-
Training policy as regards flying and ground instruction
at all flying training schools, the RAF College and civilian training
schools.
-
Individual flying and ground training of Auxiliary Air
Force squadrons, University Air squadrons and flying personnel of all
classes of the RAF Reserve.
-
Training policy as regards navigation, armament and
anti-gas.
-
Training policy as regards training of specialists and
flying instructors.
-
Training policy as regards technical training of airmen.
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Flying regulations.
-
Examination of flying accident reports and Courts of
Inquiry on flying, airscrew and parachute accidents.
-
Operational control of No 24 (Communications) Squadron.
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Preparation of training publications and instructional
syllabus.
|
A Gray |
Gp Capt |
Deputy Director and Head of T Arm |
TF |
Anthony L Paxton
A Lake |
Wg Cdr Higher Clerical Officer |
Training policy - pilots in the RAF and RAF Reserve.
War training organisation.
Attachment of foreigners to RAF training units. |
TF 1 |
G A L Manton |
Sqn Ldr |
Individual flying training of pilots in all classes
of the RAF Reserve. |
TF 2 |
E S Burns K F Ferguson
H M Groves |
Sqn Ldr Sqn Ldr
Sqn Ldr |
Training policy - individual flying and ground
instruction of regular personnel including flying instructors.
Individual training at Auxiliary Air Force squadrons and University
Air squadrons.
Prohibited areas.
Complaints regarding flying and breaches of flying regulations. |
T N |
C J N Atkinson
W K Beisiegel |
Cdr RN Sqn Ldr |
Liaison with Admiralty on all matters of training.
Torpedo training for Fleet Air Arm and Coast Defence pilots.
Courses for naval officers and ratings at RAF training
establishments. |
T Nav |
Francis J Fressanges |
Wg Cdr |
Training policy -
navigation, general reconnaissance and air observers.
Flying boat training.
Navigation and seaplane training manuals.
Air navigation forms.
Safety regulations. |
T Nav
(Photos) |
J Bussey |
Wg Cdr |
Training policy - photographic training in the RAF.
Issue of photographic prints.
Air Surveys. |
T Arm |
A Gray |
Gp Capt |
Deputy Director and Head of T Arm |
S F Vincent O B Swain
H Cockerell |
Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr
Sqn Ldr (Ret) |
Training policy - armament training in the RAF.
Armament training manuals.
Armament equipment questions.
RAF Rifle Association. |
T G |
J A W Binnie B H Godfrey |
Wg Cdr Flt Lt (Ret) |
Training policy - chemical warfare organisation, and
defence measures; Service questions relating to chemical warfare
equipment. Training instructions, gas manual and diagrams. |
T Tech |
H Nelson S O
Bufton
J Sutherland |
Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr
Flt Lt (Ret) |
Training policy - technical training in the RAF.
Arrangement of courses of instruction for officers, airmen and
civilian instructors at contractors' works or with other services.
Preparation, editing and issue of instructional films. |
Directorate
of Educational Services (DES)
Name |
Status/Rank |
Role/Duties |
W M Page |
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Director of Educational Services
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General and technical education of all ranks.
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Educational examinations and university courses.
-
Entry of aircraft apprentices, apprentice clerks and boy
entrants in conjunction with DPS.
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Schools for airmen's children.
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Control of RAF Educational Service.
-
SSC officers - opportunities for civil employment.
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ES 1 |
J A Taylor A L Scrimshaw |
Principal Education Officer Higher Clerical
Officer |
Principal Education Officer acts for Director of
Educational Services in his absence. Inspection of educational
work in Home Commands.
Educational staff questions.
General questions relating t the Educational Services.
Estimates.
Schools for airmen's children. |
ES 2 |
F L D Davies W G Sheppard
F J Kirby |
Education Officer Grade I Education Officer Grade
III
Education Officer Grade III |
Examinations and syllabi. Tutorial courses.
Officers' courses.
Educational bulletin.
Conference of Command Education Officers.
Educational accommodation and supplies.
Libraries, apparatus, etc. |
ES 3 |
H R Davies H C Biles
C J WhittleW A Dickins |
Education Officer Grade II Education Officer Grade
III
Education Officer Grade IIIActing Higher Clerical Officer |
Entry of aircraft apprentices, apprentice clerks and
boy entrants in conjunction with DPS. Liaison with local education
authorities and schools. |
ES 4 |
E T Rees |
Lt Col (Special Appointment) |
Air Forces Officers ' Employment Association. |
Directorate
of RAF Medical Services (DMS)
Name |
Status/Rank |
Role/Duties |
Sir Victor Richardson |
AM |
Director of RAF Medical Services (DMS)
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Medical, dental and hospital services in the Royal Air
Force.
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Administration of the medical and dental branches and
the nursing service.
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Medical examinations.
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Hygiene and sanitation.
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Medical questions relating to civil aviation.
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MA 1 |
A Grant |
Gp Capt |
Head of Branch and deputy to DMS |
E C K H Foreman G A Colley |
Wg Cdr Higher Clerical Officer |
Medical establishments and organisation. Entry of
medical officers.
Selections for permanent commissions.
Promotion of medical officers and quarter-masters.
Questions affecting pay and allowances of medical officers and
airmen.
Confidential reports.
Personal questions affecting medical officers and airmen.
Questions affecting training, remustering, reclassification,
promotion, extensions and re-engagements of airmen of the medical
branch.
Mobilisation and war appointments.
Estimate questions relating to medical personnel.
Civilian medical practitioners, new contracts and renewals. |
MA 2 |
D'A Power |
Gp Capt |
Head of Branch |
J Hutchieson |
Sqn Ldr |
Medical care and treatment of non-effective officers
and cadets. Questions regarding all medical standards.
Assessment of medical fitness of officers and cadets.
Accommodation and scales of equipment (other than rations and
medical stores) for hospitals and sick quarters.
Hospital diets.
Disability claims.
Medical and appeal boards and scrutiny of reports of medical
boards of officers and cadets.
Claims of medical practitioners in respect of officers and
cadets. |
A M Weston |
Flt Lt |
Medical care and treatment of non-effective airmen.
Assessment of medical fitness of education and meteorological
officers, airmen, volunteer reservists and civilian employees.
Disability claims, airmen.
Claims of medical practitioners in respect of airmen.
Scrutiny of reports of medical boards, airmen. |
MA 3 |
G S Strachan |
Sqn Ldr |
Supply of medical stores and equipment. Medical
records and statistics.
Preparation of annual health report.
Preparation of annual estimates for medical stores.
Provision of medical equipment for ambulances (air and ground).
Medical reference libraries.
Air Force medical publications and forms. |
H D Courtenay R A V Maughan
J S Lafferty |
Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer
Higher Clerical Officer |
Questions relating to supply of and accounting for
medical stores. Supervision of clerical staff of directorate.
Medical statistics and records.
Preparation of reports. |
MA 4 |
J MacC Kilpatrick |
Wg Cdr |
All questions regarding preservation of health and
prevention of disease. Sanitation, rations and water supplies.
Questions regarding plans of new buildings, siting, etc.
Notification of infectious and contagious diseases.
All matters relating to the medical aspect of chemical warfare
organisation and defence measures. |
MA 5 |
C P Barber |
Wg Cdr |
Medical matters relating to civil aviation.
Medical examinations and standards of physical fitness of civil
pilots.
First aid equipment for government civil aerodromes; medical
questions respecting Civil Air Guard, etc.
Medical aspects of Air Navigation Acts, orders and regulations
regarding civil aviation. |
MA 6 |
L Somerville-Woodiwis |
Gp Capt |
Chief Dental Officer. All matters relating to the
dental service. |
Nursing
Service Branch (NSB)
Name |
Status/Rank |
Role/Duties |
E M Blair |
Matron-in-Chief |
Organisation of Princess Mary's
RAF Nursing Service, including entry, retirement, pay, allowances,
leave, uniforms, etc. Establishments.
Personnel regulations; selection boards for candidates; postings;
promotions; personal records.
Nursing arrangements; accommodation.
Training of VAD members. |
M E R Edwards |
Matron |
Directorate of Manning
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Status/Rank |
Role/Duties |
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