Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
HQ 2nd Tactical Air Force Personnel, locations and units
[Dec 1943 | Jun 1944 | Jun 1945 | Jul 1945 | Aug 1945]
This was formed under the control of HQ Allied Expeditionary Air Force on 15 November 1943 from the Tactical Air Force at 'Ramslade' in Bracknell.
Location | Command | Controlled |
'Ramslade', Bracknell, Berkshire | Allied Expeditionary Air Force |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AM | John H D'Albiac | 1 Jun 1943 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO |
AVM | Thomas W Elmhirst | 6 Nov 1943 | Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE, AFC; later AM |
Personal Appointment | |||
Flt Lt | A G Barling | 15 Jun 1943 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
AVM | Victor E Groom | 20 Sep 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, OBE, DFC; later AM |
A/Cdre | Andrew J W Geddes | 1 Jun 1943 | DSO, OBE |
Gp Capt | Harold A Fenton | 17 Jun 1943 | DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Gp Capt | P H R Saunders | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | F K Kennedy | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | H P Pleasance | 1 Jun 1943 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | D H Watkins | 6 Sep 1943 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | P J B Reynolds | 1 Jun 1943 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | C A Taylor | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | C F M Chapman | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | L C J Smith | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R F Selby | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G N C Nicholls | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R F Sandeman | 1 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A G Hardwick | 21 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J W Stewart | 29 Aug 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | E R S Watkins | 19 Aug 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | W A P Wilkinson | 23 Aug 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A Whitby | 14 Jul 1943 | DFM |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Henry P Fraser | 3 Sep 1943 | AFC; later AM |
Gp Capt | 14 Jun 1943 | DFC; later ACM | |
Gp Capt | D S Jillings | 15 Jul 1943 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE, MC |
Wg Cdr | I A E Edwards | 1 Jun 1943 | CMG |
Wg Cdr | P G H Fender | 23 Jun 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | V Fairfield | 13 Jul 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | P W A Dudgeon | 16 Oct 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | L Daly | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | S H Granville-Smith | 15 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R E R Lloyd | 15 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | V H Bayley | 11 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G B Johnson | 13 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | F A Wray | 23 Aug 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | F Adams | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | N H Bennett | 4 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R H Walker | 25 Oct 1943 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Gp Capt | William D Disbrey | 14 Jun 1943 | OBE, AFC; later AVM |
Wg Cdr | S J Field | 13 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A W Caswell | 29 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R F Arnold | 15 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | H M Langley | 8 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R J Andrews | 24 Jun 1943 | |
Signals | |||
Gp Capt | Melvin K D Porter | 14 Jun 1943 | OBE; later AM |
Col | F P L Gray | DSO, OBE | |
Wg Cdr | H Barker | 27 Sep 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | C F Pearce | 23 Aug 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A J Mott | 15 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | N F Rowe | 20 Jun 1943 | |
Armament | |||
Wg Cdr | David N Kington-Blair-Oliphant | 17 Jul 1943 | later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | D T Way | 7 Aug 1943 | |
Equipment | |||
Gp Capt | W G S Wood | 27 Sep 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | Laurence A Wear | 19 Jul 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Sidney G Walker | 20 Sep 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | D P Matthews | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A A Solly | 26 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | Q H L Saltmarsh | 7 Sep 1943 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | John P Cave | 2 Sep 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Photography | |||
Wg Cdr | A C Watkins | 8 Sep 1943 | |
Medical | |||
A/Cdre | F J Murphy | 16 Oct 1943 | Principal Medical Officer, MB, BCh, DPH |
Wg Cdr | R S B Maclean | 11 Sep 1943 | MB, ChB (Edin) |
Wg Cdr | J R Cellars | 2 Aug 1943 | MB, ChB |
Dental | |||
Sqn Ldr | F B Sumerling | 26 Jun 1943 | BDS |
Aeronautical Inspection | |||
Mr | J T Davies | Inspector of Explosives - Assistant Inspector, AID | |
Meteorological | |||
Sqn Ldr | J S Farquharson | 29 Aug 1939 | Senior Meteorological Officer |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Sqn Off | A Crossley | 14 Sep 1943 | WAAF |
RAF Regiment | |||
Brig-Gen | M A Green | 21 Jun 1943 | OBE, MC |
Sqn Ldr |
D A Watson | 18 Jul 1943 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | L G Brown | 20 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | F A Instone | 20 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R A Dimsdale | 1 Jun 1943 |
Source - December 1943 Confidential Air Force List
It moved to RAF Uxbridge on 1 February 1944 with the Rear HQ remaining at Bracknell.
Location | Command | Controlled |
'Ramslade', Bracknell, Berkshire | Allied Expeditionary Air Force |
Groups: -
Wings: -
Squadrons: -
Other units: -
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AM | Sir Arthur Coningham | 21 Jan 1944 | Air Marshal Commanding, KCB, DSO, MC, DFC, AFC |
AVM | Thomas W Elmhirst | 6 Nov 1943 | Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE, AFC; later AM |
Personal Appointment | |||
Sqn Ldr | J H Lancaster | 31 Jan 1944 | Personal Assistant to AMC, AFC |
Air Staff | |||
AVM | Victor E Groom | 20 Sep 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, OBE, DFC; later AM |
A/Cdre | Andrew J W Geddes | 1 Jun 1943 | DSO, OBE |
Gp Capt | P H R Saunders | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Gp Capt | A C Brown | 29 Nov 1943 | DSO, DFC |
Wg Cdr | F K Kennedy | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | H P Pleasance | 1 Jun 1943 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | P J B Reynolds | 1 Jun 1943 | OBE |
Wg Cdr | D R Walker | 19 Jan 1944 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | F H L Searl | 22 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | C A Taylor | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | C F M Chapman | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | L C J Smith | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R F Selby | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G N C Nicholls | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R F Sandeman | 1 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A G Hardwick | 21 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | E R S Watkins | 19 Aug 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | W A P Wilkinson | 23 Aug 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A Whitby | 14 Jul 1943 | DFM |
Sqn Ldr | J Gilbert | 1 Dec 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | P Billyeald | 29 Nov 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | R E Staples | 10 Jan 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G W Petre | 10 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A E Slocombe | 11 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | H A Osborne-Young | 11 Apr 1944 | DFC |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Henry P Fraser | 3 Sep 1943 | AFC; later AM |
Gp Capt | A F Anderson | 8 May 1943 | DSO, DFC |
Gp Capt | D S Jillings | 15 Jul 1943 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE, MC |
Wg Cdr | I A E Edwards | 1 Jun 1943 | CMG |
Wg Cdr | P G H Fender | 23 Jun 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | V Fairfield | 13 Jul 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | P W A Dudgeon | 16 Oct 1943 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | F A Wray | 23 Aug 1943 | MM |
Wg Cdr | N M S Russell | 4 Feb 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | J Fearne | 2 Jan 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | H L Smeddie | 15 Apr 1944 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | S H Granville-Smith | 15 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R E R Lloyd | 15 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G B Johnson | 13 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | F Adams | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | N H Bennett | 4 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | C H Dunster | 1 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F Hargreaves | 19 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | J S M Dagnall | 1 May 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | W H Reed | 7 Mar 1944 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Gp Capt | William D Disbrey | 14 Jun 1943 | OBE, AFC; later AVM |
Wg Cdr | S J Field | 13 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A W Caswell | 29 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R J Andrews | 24 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R F Arnold | 15 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | H M Langley | 8 Sep 1943 | |
Signals | |||
Gp Capt | Melvin K D Porter | 14 Jun 1943 | OBE; later AM |
Wg Cdr | H Barker | 27 Sep 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | C F Pearce | 23 Aug 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | Colin M Stewart | 1 Jan 1944 | later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | A J Mott | 15 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | T Vickery | 4 Oct1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | S H Phillips | 4 Feb 1944 | |
Armament | |||
Wg Cdr | David N Kington-Blair-Oliphant | 17 Jul 1943 | later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | D T Way | 7 Aug 1943 | |
Equipment | |||
Gp Capt | Lionel A Jackson | 20 Apr 1944 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Laurence A Wear | 19 Jul 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Sidney G Walker | 20 Sep 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Duncan McD Jannaway | 21 Jan 1944 | MBE; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | D P Matthews | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A A Solly | 26 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G D Smith | 3 Dec 1943 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | John P Cave | 2 Sep 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | W Blair | 30 Dec 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R H Burdon-Cooper | 29 Dec 1943 | |
Photography | |||
Wg Cdr | H C Westwood | 21 Feb 1944 | |
Medical | |||
A/Cdre | F J Murphy | 16 Oct 1943 | Principal Medical Officer, MB, BCh, DPH |
Gp Capt | A F Cook | 15 Jan 1944 | LRCP & S, DPH |
Wg Cdr | J A Lennox | 2 Mar1944 | MD, BS |
Wg Cdr | J R Cellars | 2 Aug 1943 | MB, ChB |
Dental | |||
Sqn Ldr | F B Sumerling | 26 Jun 1943 | BDS |
Sqn Ldr | J A R Smit | 20 Jan 1944 | LDS |
Meteorological | |||
Sqn Ldr | J S Farquharson | 29 Aug 1939 | Senior Meteorological Officer |
RAF Regiment | |||
Brig-Gen | M A Green | 21 Jun 1943 | OBE, MC |
Sqn Ldr | D A Watson | 18 Jul 1943 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | L G Brown | 20 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | F A Instone | 20 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | K Barker | 12 Jan 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G V Thomson | 1 Jun 1943 | Provost and Security Liaison Officer |
Source - June 1944 Confidential Air Force List
Its main and rear HQs moved as follows: -
Date | Main HQ | Rear HQ |
3 Aug 1944 | Le Tronquay | Hillingdon House, RAF Uxbridge |
20 Aug 1944 | Cussy | |
7 Sep 1944 | Ecole Normal desd Jeunes Files, Boulevard de Chateauden, Amiens | Le Tronquay |
14 Sep 1944 | Residence Palace, Brue de la Loi, Brussels | |
23 Sep 1944 | Residence Palace, Brue de la Loi, Brussels | |
1 Jan 1945 | HQ 2nd TAF (UK) formed at Bentley Priory | |
5 Apr 1945 | Süchteln, Germany | |
9 Jun 1945 | Bad Eilsen, Germany | |
10 Jul 1945 | Buckeburg, Germany |
Location | Controlled |
Main HQ - Bad Eilsen,
Germany Rear HQ - Residence Palace, Brue de la Loi, Brussels |
Groups: - Wings: -
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AM | Sir Arthur Coningham | 21 Jan 1944 | Air Marshal Commanding, KCB, DSO, MC, DFC, AFC |
AVM | Thomas W Elmhirst | 6 Nov 1943 | Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, AFC; later AM |
A/Cdre | Henry P Fraser | 3 Sep 1943 | Assistant Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE, AFC; later AM |
Air Staff | |||
AVM | Victor E Groom | 20 Sep 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, OBE, DFC; later AM |
A/Cdre | Andrew J W Geddes | 1 Jun 1943 | DSO, OBE |
A/Cdre | J P J McCauley | 14 Feb 1945 | CBE, RAAF |
Gp Capt | W D Blackwood | 15 Sep 1944 | DFC |
Gp Capt | T F D Morgan | 24 Jun 1944 | DSO, DFC |
Gp Capt | A C Brown | 29 Nov 1943 | DSO, DFC |
Gp Capt | M T Judd | 19 Oct 1944 | DSO, AFC |
Wg Cdr | F K Kennedy | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | P J B Reynolds | 1 Jun 1943 | OBE |
Wg Cdr | A M D Howes | 6 May 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | W A P Wilkinson | 23 Aug 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | Robert D Elliott | 15 May 1945 | DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott |
Wg Cdr | W Foulshan | 30 Sep 1944 | MC |
Wg Cdr | A P Dottridge | 1 Feb 1945 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | B Bathold | 27 Mar 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | P W A Dudgeon | 16 Oct 1943 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | William Pitt-Brown | 26 Jan 1945 | DFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | P H M Richey | 12 Mar 1945 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | A E Slocombe | 11 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | L C J Smith | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R F Selby | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G N C Nicholls | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A G Hardwick | 21 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A Whitby | 14 Jul 1943 | DFM |
Sqn Ldr | P Billyeald | 29 Nov 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | J Gilbert | 1 Dec 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | P McA Moulding | 22 Jun 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | N P Wright | 2 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | W F Lowe | 3 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | E V Mayer | 4 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G C McCarthy | 13 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | C S Flick | 19 Mar 1945 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | D S Jillings | 15 Jul 1943 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE, MC |
Gp Capt | V Fairfield | 13 Jul 1943 | Organisation |
Gp Capt | R G Warden | 25 Jul 1944 | |
Gp Capt | 23 Aug 1944 | OBE; later AVM | |
Gp Capt | E N Clifton | 10 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | F A Wray | 23 Aug 1943 | OBE, MM |
Wg Cdr | H J Fisher | 18 Dec 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | L F A Green | 6 Jun 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | F Adams | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | W H Reed | 7 Mar 1944 | MBE |
Wg Cdr | H L Andrews | 28 Jul 1944 | MBE |
Wg Cdr | J Freeman | 27 Aug 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | S H Granville-Smith | 15 Jul 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | A R M Scarse-Dickens | 15 Oct 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | R A Smith | 22 Sep 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | N H Bennett | 4 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R E R Lloyd | 15 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | F V Hargreaves | 19 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | J S M Dagnall | 1 May 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G Buckley | 22 May 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | B W Clarke | 5 Jul 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R L Tomlinson | 31 Jul 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | C D Landeau | 16 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R F Sandeman | 1 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | P Duxfield | 14 Oct 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | W S Chaney | 8 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | W N Pomphrey | 9 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R B Morgan | 15 Jan 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | W J German | 15 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A Campbell | 17 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | L A Anderson | 29 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | C G Mace | 1 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | C E Mason | 14 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | A F Abraham | 7 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | K A Pugh | 21 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | J N Ogilvie | 27 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | D H L Farmer | 4 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | F K Robinson | 23 Apr 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | F C Miller | 25 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | H G Rae | 25 Aug 1944 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
A/Cdre | William D Disbrey | 14 Jun 1943 | OBE, AFC; later AVM |
Gp Capt | C E Sims | 25 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | S J Field | 13 Sep 1943 | OBE |
Wg Cdr | A W Caswell | 29 Jul 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | R J Andrews | 24 Jun 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | H M Langley | 8 Sep 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | N Perring | 15 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | A B Boxall | 9 Jun 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G Payne | 27 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A W G Brown | 1 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | B M U Bennell | 12 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R F Nice | 8 Nov 1944 | |
Signals | |||
A/Cdre | Melvin K D Porter | 14 Jun 1943 | CBE; later AM |
Gp Capt | S Lugg | 31 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | J K Hankinson | 1 Jun 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | A J Mott | 15 Jul 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | L R Batten | 21 Nov 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | H Barker | 27 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | T Vickery | 4 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J L Whitford | 30 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R J Sullivan | 3 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A Smith | 30 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | S W P Henton | 30 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | L W D Pittendrigh | 15 Apr 1945 | |
Armament | |||
Gp Capt | David N Kington-Blair-Oliphant | 17 Jul 1943 | OBE, later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | R M Hood | 17 Jan 1945 | |
Equipment | |||
Gp Capt | Lionel A Jackson | 20 Apr 1944 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Laurence A Wear | 19 Jul 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Duncan McD Jannaway | 21 Jan 1944 | MBE; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | D P Matthews | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A A Solly | 26 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G D Smith | 3 Dec 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | C Hodgson | 9 Jun 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | J McA Hutcheon | 15 Oct 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | E A Thomson | 4 Oct 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | S H Smiles | 2 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A L Phillips | 4 Oct 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | E E L Guiseppi | 9 Dec 1944 | |
Accountant | |||
Gp Capt | John P Cave | 2 Sep 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | A Rintoul | 10 Sep 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | V R V Cooper | 6 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | E R Styles | 20 Sep 1944 | |
Photography | |||
Wg Cdr | H C Westwood | 21 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | C J Commons | 11 Apr 1945 | |
Medical | |||
A/Cdre | F J Murphy | 16 Oct 1943 | Principal Medical Officer, MB, BCh, DPH |
Gp Capt | A F Cook | 15 Jan 1944 | LRCP & S, DPH |
Wg Cdr | J A Lennox | 2 Mar1944 | MD, BS |
Wg Cdr | E B Harvey | 10 Oct 1944 | MRCS, LRCP |
Wg Cdr | H P R Smith | 12 Oct 1944 | AFC, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP |
Dental | |||
Wg Cdr | F B Sumerling | 26 Jun 1943 | BDS |
Sqn Ldr | J W Langdon | 9 Aug 1943 | LDS |
Chaplains | |||
Rev | R S Wilkie | MA, C of E | |
Rev | T Duncan | PMUB | |
Rev | J Roche | RC | |
Educational | |||
Mr | C J Whittle | 4 Dec 1944 | MSc, RAFVR |
Meteorological | |||
Gp Capt | R C Sutcliffe | 12 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G D Robinson | 14 Jun 1944 | |
Local Audit (under Director of Accounts - Air Ministry) | |||
A/Cdre | G Tucker | Financial Adviser to AOC-in-C* | |
Aeronautical Inspection | |||
Wg Cdr | F G Whiteley | 27 Sep 1944 | Chief Aeronautical Inspector Officer |
Sqn Ldr | R A Hoskins | 4 Oct 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R J R Hartley | 15 Oct 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | L W Schulkins | 7 Apr 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | G W Blow | 20 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | L A Mountford | 20 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | F W Osborn | 20 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | J G Meens | 20 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | C G Haskell | 2 Feb 1945 | |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Gp Off | I C Mansel | 28 Mar 1945 | WAAF |
Sqn Off | M G J McTurk | 18 Apr 1945 | WAAF |
RAF Regiment | |||
Brig-Gen | M A Green | 21 Jun 1943 | CBE, MC |
Wg Cdr | D A Watson | 18 Jul 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | M A Toomey | 13 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | R W Nash | 17 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | V H Dean | 13 Jan 1945 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Gp Capt | J McLaren | 15 Oct 1944 | Provost Marshal |
Wg Cdr | W J C Tonge | 15 Nov 1944 | Deputy Provost Marshal |
Wg Cdr | G R Swanwick | 15 Nov 1944 | Deputy Provost Marshal, MBE |
Wg Cdr | J M Maclennan | Canadian Liaison, DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | G V Thomson | 1 Jun 1943 | Provost and Security Liaison Officer |
Sqn Ldr | F B Stevens | 30 Jan 1945 | Assistant Provost Marshal |
Sqn Ldr | W B Robb | 15 Nov 1944 | Assistant Provost Marshal |
Sqn Ldr | E C Spencer | 16 Jun 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | L V Rougier | 12 Jul 1944 |
Source - June 1945 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Controlled |
Main HQ - Bad Eilsen,
Germany Rear HQ - Residence Palace, Brue de la Loi, Brussels |
Groups: - Wings: -
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AM | Sir Arthur Coningham | 21 Jan 1944 | Air Marshal Commanding, KCB, DSO, MC, DFC, AFC |
AVM | Frank L Hopps | 15 Jul 1945 | Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, AFC |
A/Cdre | David W Lane | 8 Jun 1945 | Assistant Air Officer i/c Administration |
Air Staff | |||
AVM | Victor E Groom | 20 Sep 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, OBE, DFC; later AM |
A/Cdre | Andrew J W Geddes | 1 Jun 1943 | DSO, OBE |
A/Cdre | J P J McCauley | 14 Feb 1945 | CBE, RAAF |
Gp Capt | R H Humphreys | 8 Jun 1945 | |
Gp Capt | T F D Morgan | 24 Jun 1944 | DSO, DFC |
Gp Capt | A C Brown | 29 Nov 1943 | DSO, DFC |
Gp Capt | M T Judd | 19 Oct 1944 | DSO, AFC |
Wg Cdr | F K Kennedy | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | A M D Howes | 6 May 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | W A P Wilkinson | 23 Aug 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | Robert D Elliott | 15 May 1945 | DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott |
Wg Cdr | W Foulshan | 30 Sep 1944 | MC |
Wg Cdr | A P Dottridge | 1 Feb 1945 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | B Bathold | 27 Mar 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | P W A Dudgeon | 16 Oct 1943 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | William Pitt-Brown | 26 Jan 1945 | DFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | P H M Richey | 12 Mar 1945 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | A E Slocombe | 11 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | L C J Smith | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A G Hardwick | 21 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A Whitby | 14 Jul 1943 | DFM |
Sqn Ldr | P Billyeald | 29 Nov 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | J Gilbert | 1 Dec 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | P McA Moulding | 22 Jun 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | N P Wright | 2 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | W F Lowe | 3 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | E V Mayer | 4 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G C McCarthy | 13 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | C S Flick | 19 Mar 1945 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | D S Jillings | 15 Jul 1943 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE, MC |
Gp Capt | V Fairfield | 13 Jul 1943 | Organisation |
Gp Capt | R G Warden | 25 Jul 1944 | |
Gp Capt | 23 Aug 1944 | OBE; later AVM | |
Gp Capt | E N Clifton | 10 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | F A Wray | 23 Aug 1943 | OBE, MM |
Wg Cdr | H J Fisher | 18 Dec 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | L F A Green | 6 Jun 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | F Adams | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | W H Reed | 7 Mar 1944 | MBE |
Wg Cdr | H L Andrews | 28 Jul 1944 | MBE |
Wg Cdr | J Freeman | 27 Aug 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | S H Granville-Smith | 15 Jul 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | A R M Scarse-Dickens | 15 Oct 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | R A Smith | 22 Sep 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | N H Bennett | 4 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R E R Lloyd | 15 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | F V Hargreaves | 19 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | J S M Dagnall | 1 May 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G Buckley | 22 May 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | B W Clarke | 5 Jul 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R L Tomlinson | 31 Jul 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | C D Landeau | 16 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R F Sandeman | 1 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | P Duxfield | 14 Oct 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | W S Chaney | 8 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | W N Pomphrey | 9 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R B Morgan | 15 Jan 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | W J German | 15 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A Campbell | 17 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | L A Anderson | 29 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | C G Mace | 1 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | C E Mason | 14 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | A F Abraham | 7 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | K A Pugh | 21 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | J N Ogilvie | 27 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | D H L Farmer | 4 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | F K Robinson | 23 Apr 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | F C Miller | 25 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | H G Rae | 25 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A W Zimmerman | 26 Apr 1945 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
A/Cdre | William D Disbrey | 14 Jun 1943 | OBE, AFC; later AVM |
Gp Capt | C E Sims | 25 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | S J Field | 13 Sep 1943 | OBE |
Wg Cdr | A W Caswell | 29 Jul 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | R J Andrews | 24 Jun 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | H M Langley | 8 Sep 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | N Perring | 15 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | A B Boxall | 9 Jun 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G Payne | 27 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A W G Brown | 1 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | B M U Bennell | 12 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R F Nice | 8 Nov 1944 | |
Signals | |||
A/Cdre | Melvin K D Porter | 14 Jun 1943 | CBE; later AM |
Gp Capt | S Lugg | 31 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | J K Hankinson | 1 Jun 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | A J Mott | 15 Jul 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | L R Batten | 21 Nov 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | H Barker | 27 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | T Vickery | 4 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J L Whitford | 30 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R J Sullivan | 3 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A Smith | 30 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | S W P Henton | 30 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | L W D Pittendrigh | 15 Apr 1945 | |
Armament | |||
Gp Capt | David N Kington-Blair-Oliphant | 17 Jul 1943 | OBE, later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | R M Hood | 17 Jan 1945 | |
Equipment | |||
Gp Capt | Lionel A Jackson | 20 Apr 1944 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Laurence A Wear | 19 Jul 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Duncan McD Jannaway | 21 Jan 1944 | MBE; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | A A Solly | 26 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G D Smith | 3 Dec 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | C Hodgson | 9 Jun 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | J McA Hutcheon | 15 Oct 1944 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | E A Thomson | 4 Oct 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | S H Smiles | 2 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A L Phillips | 4 Oct 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | E E L Guiseppi | 9 Dec 1944 | |
Accountant | |||
Gp Capt | John P Cave | 2 Sep 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | A Rintoul | 10 Sep 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | V R V Cooper | 6 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | E R Styles | 20 Sep 1944 | |
Photography | |||
Wg Cdr | H C Westwood | 21 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | C J Commons | 11 Apr 1945 | |
Medical | |||
A/Cdre | F J Murphy | 16 Oct 1943 | Principal Medical Officer, MB, BCh, DPH |
Gp Capt | A F Cook | 15 Jan 1944 | LRCP & S, DPH |
Wg Cdr | J A Lennox | 2 Mar1944 | MD, BS |
Wg Cdr | E B Harvey | 10 Oct 1944 | MRCS, LRCP |
Wg Cdr | H P R Smith | 12 Oct 1944 | AFC, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP |
Dental | |||
Wg Cdr | F B Sumerling | 26 Jun 1943 | BDS |
Sqn Ldr | J W Langdon | 9 Aug 1943 | LDS |
Chaplains | |||
Rev | R S Wilkie | MA, C of E | |
Rev | T Duncan | PMUB | |
Rev | J Roche | RC | |
Educational | |||
Mr | C J Whittle | 4 Dec 1944 | MSc, RAFVR |
Meteorological | |||
Gp Capt | R C Sutcliffe | 12 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G D Robinson | 14 Jun 1944 | |
Local Audit (under Director of Accounts - Air Ministry) | |||
A/Cdre | G Tucker | Financial Adviser to AOC-in-C* | |
Aeronautical Inspection | |||
Wg Cdr | F G Whiteley | 27 Sep 1944 | Chief Aeronautical Inspector Officer |
Sqn Ldr | R A Hoskins | 4 Oct 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R J R Hartley | 15 Oct 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | L W Schulkins | 7 Apr 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | G W Blow | 20 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | L A Mountford | 20 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | F W Osborn | 20 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | J G Meens | 20 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | C G Haskell | 2 Feb 1945 | |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Gp Off | I C Mansel | 28 Mar 1945 | WAAF |
Sqn Off | M G J McTurk | 18 Apr 1945 | WAAF |
RAF Regiment | |||
Brig-Gen | M A Green | 21 Jun 1943 | CBE, MC |
Wg Cdr | D A Watson | 18 Jul 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | M A Toomey | 13 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | R W Nash | 17 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | V H Dean | 13 Jan 1945 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Gp Capt | J McLaren | 15 Oct 1944 | Provost Marshal |
Wg Cdr | W J C Tonge | 15 Nov 1944 | Deputy Provost Marshal |
Wg Cdr | G R Swanwick | 15 Nov 1944 | Deputy Provost Marshal, MBE |
Wg Cdr | J M Maclennan | Canadian Liaison, DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | G V Thomson | 1 Jun 1943 | Provost and Security Liaison Officer |
Sqn Ldr | F B Stevens | 30 Jan 1945 | Assistant Provost Marshal |
Sqn Ldr | W B Robb | 15 Nov 1944 | Assistant Provost Marshal |
Sqn Ldr | E C Spencer | 16 Jun 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | L V Rougier | 12 Jul 1944 |
Source - July 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
It disbanded into HQ British Air Forces of Occupation on 15 July 1945.
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