Directorate-General of Servicing and Maintenance

Distribution of Duties - Department of the Air Member for Supply and Organisation (1940 - 1945)

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
Sir Christopher L Courtney	AM	Air Member for Research and Development
C H Wykes		Private Secretary
E N Lowe	Sqn Ldr	Equipment Staff Officer
Organisation of RAF in peace and war. Provision of all approved (standard) technical and warlike equipment for the RAF Provision of all non-technical supplies and foodstuffs for the RAF Transportation. Works Services.

1942

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties/Notes
Sir Christopher L Courtney	ACM	Air Member for Supply and Organisation (AMSO)
Sir J ohn S T Bradley*	AM	Deputy AMSO (D/AMSO)
C H Wykes	Principal	Private Secretary
C E F Gough	Assistant Administrative Officer	Private Secretary
R K Harvey	Staff Officer	Private Secretary
P G Bullen	Wg Cdr	Equipment Staff Officer
F J F Britnell	Sqn Ldr	Equipment Staff Officer
L N T S Campbell	Higher Clerical Officer	Control of clerical staff
L C Studd	Temporary Assistant	Statistical records
Organisation of RAF in peace and war. Provision of all approved (standard) technical and warlike equipment for the RAF Provision of all non-technical supplies and foodstuffs for the RAF Transportation. Works Services. Air Ministry representative on the Principal Administrative Officers Committee. * D/AMSO is in direct charge of the Directorate-Ceneral of Equipment, Directorate of Servicing and Maintenance, Directorate of Hydrogen Production and Controller-General of Economy and deals on AMSO's behalf with such questions relating to RAF establishments and MT organisation as are not finally disposed of by DGO.

Source - List of Staff and Distribution of Duties 1942 Edition (AL2 - 23 October 1942) - AIR 20/7515

Source - List of Staff and Distribution of Duties, AIR 20/7517 (AL26 - May 1944)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties/Notes
Sir Christopher L Courtney	ACM	Air Member for Supply and Organisation (AMSO)
C H Wykes	Principal	Private Secretary to AMSO
R K Harvey	Staff Officer	Assistant Private Secretary to AMSO
L N T S Campbell	Higher Clerical Officer	Control of clerical staff
L C Studd	Temporary Assistant	Statistical records
Organisation of RAF in peace and war. Provision of all approved (standard) technical and warlike equipment for the RAF Provision of all non-technical supplies and foodstuffs for the RAF Transportation. Works Services. Air Ministry representative on the Principal Administrative Officers Committee.
Sir J ohn S T Bradley	AM	Deputy AMSO (D/AMSO)
W Green	Staff Officer	Private Secretary to D/AMSO
Control of DGE, DGSM, DCG and CGE Questions relating to RAF MT establishments which cannot be settled by DGO Air Ministry representative on Oil Control Board.
A M Thompson	Gp Off	Group Officer (S & O) Responsibility for ensuring that proper attention is paid to the peculiar problems of the WAAF in all matters for which AMSO's Department is responsible, and advice to AMSO and his Department generally on all such questions. Responsibility for the control and welfare of all WAAF personnel employed in AMSO's Department.

Source - List of Staff and Distribution of Duties, AIR 20/7517 (AL31 - Sep 1944)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties/Notes
Sir Christopher L Courtney	ACM AM	Air Member for Supply and Organisation (AMSO) Organisation of RAF in peace and war. Provision of all approved (standard) technical and warlike equipment for the RAF Provision of all non-technical supplies and foodstuffs for the RAF Transportation. Works Services. Air Ministry representative on the Principal Administrative Officers Committee. Servicing and Maintenance (AL45)
A L M Carey	Principal	Private Secretary to AMSO
R K Harvey		Assistant Private Secretary to AMSO
L N T S Campbell	Higher Clerical Officer	Branch Security Officer Supervision of clerical staff
L C Studd	Temporary Assistant	Statistical records Branch Security Officer
Sir J ohn S T Bradley	AM	Deputy AMSO (D/AMSO) Control of DGE, DGSM, DCG and CGE Questions relating to RAF MT establishments which cannot be settled by DGO Air Ministry representative on Oil Control Board.
W W Green	Staff Officer	Private Secretary to D/AMSO
D I Smith	Wg Off	Wing Officer (S & O) Responsibility for ensuring that proper attention is paid to the peculiar problems of the WAAF in all matters for which the AMSO's Department id responsible, and advise to AMSO and his Department generally on all such questions. Responsibility for the control and welfare of all WAAF personnel employed in AMSO's Department.

Source - List of Staff and Distribution of Duties, AIR 20/7517 (AL39 - Jul 1945)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties/Notes
Sir Leslie Hollinghurst	ACM AM	Air Member for Supply and Organisation (AMSO) Organisation of RAF in peace and war. Provision of all approved (standard) technical and warlike equipment for the RAF Provision of all non-technical supplies and foodstuffs for the RAF Transportation. Works Services. Air Ministry representative on the Principal Administrative Officers Committee. Servicing and Maintenance (AL45)
R N Gilling	Principal	Private Secretary to AMSO
R K Harvey		Assistant Private Secretary to AMSO
L N T S Campbell	Higher Clerical Officer	Branch Security Officer Supervision of clerical staff
L C Studd	Temporary Assistant	Statistical records Branch Security Officer
Sir J ohn S T Bradley	AM	Deputy AMSO (D/AMSO) Control of DGE, DGSM, DCG and CGE Questions relating to RAF MT establishments which cannot be settled by DGO Air Ministry representative on Oil Control Board.
W W Green	Staff Officer	Private Secretary to D/AMSO
D I Smith	Wg Off	Wing Officer (S & O) Responsibility for ensuring that proper attention is paid to the peculiar problems of the WAAF in all matters for which the AMSO's Department id responsible, and advise to AMSO and his Department generally on all such questions. Responsibility for the control and welfare of all WAAF personnel employed in AMSO's Department.

Source - List of Staff and Distribution of Duties, AIR 20/7517 (AL45 - Dec 1945)

Airfield Board

1942

Name	Status	Role/Duties
Sir Charles Longcroft	AVM (Ret'd)	President
C C Darley	A/Cdre (Ret'd)	Deputy President
C W Phillips R A E Luard	Cdr RN Lt Cdr RNVR	Representatives of the Admiralty
H C L Howard	Col	Representative of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
- J A Sturch	- Higher Clerical Officer	Member Secretary

Source - List of Staff and Distribution of Duties, 1942 - AIR 20/7516 (AL8 - 23 February 1943)

1944

Name	Status	Role/Duties
Sir Charles Longcroft	AVM (Ret'd)	President
C C Darley	A/Cdre (REt'd)	Deputy President
C W Phillips	Cdr RN	Representative of the Admiralty
H C L Howard	Col	Representative of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
OC Bryson C F Cunningham-Jardine F D C Rae	Gp Capt (Ret'd) Hon Sqn Ldr -	Member - Special Appointment Member - Special Appointment Secretary
Selection of sites for airfields at home and enlargement and improvement of existing airfields. Assistance, as required, to Admiralty, War Office or MAP Liaison with DGCA in the selection of of airfields for post-war planning. Liaison with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries where affected by airfield development. Keeping of map records of the location of all Government activities which might affect flying in the UK Training of officers in airfield selection.

Source - List of Staff and Distribution of Duties, 1944 - AIR 20/7517 (AL25 - Apr 1944)