Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
HQ Fighter Command Personnel, units and locations 1937 - 1939
[Jul 1937 | Jul 1938 | Jan 1939 | Apr 1939 | May 1939 | Dec 1939]
Aug 1936 |
Source - August 1936 Air Force List
This Command was formed on 14 July 1936 to control all the fighter units in the UK.
Address | Controlled |
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex |
Groups: - |
Stations: - |
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Observer Corps |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
ACM | 14 Jul 1936 | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CMG | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | DF Dixon | 22 Feb 1937 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | 14 Jul 1936 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE | |
Wg Cdr | C R Keary | 14 Jul 1936 | |
Sqn Ldr | F H Woolliams | 30 Jul 1936 | |
Sqn Ldr | 14 Jul 1936 | later A/Cdre | |
Bt Lt Col (Maj) | K M Loch | 1 Apr 1937 | GSO I, MC, RA |
Bt Maj (Capt) | P G Calvert-Jones | 17 Aug 1936 | GSO II, MC, RA |
Capt | L E Bourke | 1 Apr 1937 | GSO III, RA |
Air Officer i/c Administration | |||
A/Cdre | 28 Jan 1937 | CBE, DSO; later AVM | |
Personnel Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | C S Riccard | 4 Jan 1937 | |
Equipment Staff | |||
Engineer Section |
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Gp Capt | 14 Jul 1936 | DFC; later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | Edward Osmond | 1 May 1936 | CBE |
Wg Cdr | E Thornton | 4 Sep 1936 | |
Sqn Ldr | 2 Jan 1937 | later A/Cdre | |
Equipment Section | |||
Wg Cdr | W J King | 1 May 1936 | DCM |
Sqn Ldr | J K McDonald | 14 Jul 1936 | |
Sqn Ldr | W J Cleasby | 28 Jan 1937 | |
Attached to the Staff | |||
Navigation | |||
Sqn Ldr | 8 Mar 1937 | later AVM | |
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | 1 May 1936 | MC, DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Services | |||
Accountant | |||
Gp Capt | 14 Jul 1936 | later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick W Arthurton | 1 May 1936 | |
Sqn Ldr | C W Rogers | 18 Mar 1937 | |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | A S Glynn | 14 Jul 1936 | Principal Medical Officer, MB, ChB |
Wg Cdr | T J Thomas | 14 Jul 1936 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MB, BS |
Wg Cdr | J D Leahy | 25 Jan 1937 | MC, MB, ChB |
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | H J Saker | 14 Jul 1936 | |
Sqn Ldr | A D H Foster | 14 Jul 1936 | |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | A McHardy | 14 Jul 1936 | Staff Chaplain, Presbyterian, MC, MA |
Educational | |||
Capt | C C Brachi | 14 Jul 1936 | Command Education Officer, MA |
Mr | D McKenzie | 14 Jul 1936 | Grade II, BSc |
Works | |||
Lt Col | W W Farthing | Superintending Civil Engineer, OBE, ARIBA | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Flt Lt | H J Gearing | Camp Commandant, RAFO | |
Maj (Ret) | H M Franks | Codes and Cypher Duties | |
Mr | C F Burden | Assistant Inspector, Inspector of Explosives | |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO I | W Anderson | 14 Jul 1936 | Air Staff |
WO I | J H D Bugden | 14 Jul 1936 | HQ (Unit) Accountant |
WO I | |||
Supernumerary | |||
Sqn Ldr | A H Paull | 29 Mar 1937 | |
Flt Lt | T W S Brown | 29 Mar 1937 |
Source - July 1937 Air Force List
Address | Controlled | |
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex |
Groups: - |
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Stations: - |
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Aberdeen (Dyce) Biggin Hill Cardiff Catterick Church Fenton Debden Digby Duxford Farnborough Hawkinge |
Hendon Hornchurch Kenley Northolt North Weald Odiham Old Sarum Tangmere Usworth Wittering |
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Observer Corps |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
ACM | 14 Jul 1936 | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CMG | |
A/Cdre | 28 Jan 1937 | Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE, DSO; later AVM | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | DF Dixon | 22 Feb 1937 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | 14 Jul 1936 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE | |
Wg Cdr | C R Keary | 14 Jul 1936 | |
Sqn Ldr | F H Woolliams | 30 Jul 1936 | |
Sqn Ldr | 14 Jul 1936 | later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | J Norwood | 18 Dec 1937 | |
Maj | P G Calvert-Jones | 17 Aug 1936 | GSO II, MC, RA |
Attached to the Air Staff | |||
Anti-Aircraft Liaison Duties | |||
Bt Lt Col (Maj) | C H Peck | 3 Jun 1938 | GSO I, DSO, MC, RA |
Capt | L E Bourke | 1 Apr 1937 | GSO III, RA |
Lt Col | H N Brown | 13 Sep 1937 | Chief AA Signal Officer, R Sigs |
Administrative Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | W E Dipple | 10 Mar 1938 | Organisation Duties |
Sqn Ldr | C S Riccard | 4 Jan 1937 | Personnel Duties |
Flt Lt | C E J Baines | 7 Mar 1938 | Organisation Duties |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | 1 May 1936 | MC, DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | J Heffernan | 24 Jan 1938 | Commissioned Armament Officer |
Engineer Section |
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Gp Capt | 19 Feb 1938 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | E Thornton | 4 Sep 1936 | |
Sqn Ldr | H P G Leigh | 22 Oct 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | 2 Jan 1937 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | W R Mayes | 13 Sep 1937 | Commissioned Engineer Officer, DSM, AFM |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | I M Rodney | 9 Aug 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | A D H Foster | 14 Jul 1936 | |
Fg Off | A W Coe | 31 Jan 1938 | Commissioned Signals Officer |
Equipment Section | |||
Wg Cdr | W J King | 1 May 1936 | DCM |
Wg Cdr | W A Kingston | 19 Jan 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | R T Rich | 29 Jun 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | W J Cleasby | 28 Jan 1937 | |
Fg Off | L Mitchell | 9 Nov 1937 | |
Accountant | |||
Gp Capt | 14 Jul 1936 | later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | C W Rogers | 18 Mar 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | R G Dyer | 14 Dec 1937 | |
Flt Lt | J J T Rose | 23 May 1938 | |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | A S Glynn | 14 Jul 1936 | Principal Medical Officer, MB, ChB |
Wg Cdr | J D Leahy | 25 Jan 1937 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MC, MB, ChB |
Wg Cdr | J B Gregor | 11 Apr 1938 | MRCS, LRCP |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | A McHardy | 14 Jul 1936 | Staff Chaplain, Presbyterian, MC, MA |
Educational | |||
Mr | D E Williams | 23 Mar 1938 | Command Education Officer, MBE, MA |
Mr | J A G Stuart | 1 Sep 1937 | Grade II, BA |
Works | |||
Lt Col | W W Farthing | Superintending Civil Engineer, OBE, FSI | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Flt Lt | D E Ward | Camp Commandant, RAFO | |
Maj (Ret) | H M Franks | Codes and Cypher Duties | |
Flt Lt | P F Foss | Assistant Inspector, Inspector of Explosives | |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO I | W Anderson | 14 Jul 1936 | Administration |
WO I | D F Allen | 22 Nov 1937 | HQ (Unit) Accountant, MM |
WO I | G S Oliver | 21 Apr 1938 | Equipment Staff |
Supernumerary | |||
Sqn Ldr | 12 Oct 1937 | MC; later AM |
Source - July 1938 Air Force List
Address | Controlled | |
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex |
Groups: - |
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Stations: - |
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Biggin Hill Cardiff Catterick Church Fenton Debden Digby Doncaster Duxford Farnborough Filton Hawkinge |
Hendon Hornchurch Kenley Northolt North Weald Odiham Old Sarum Tangmere Usworth Wittering Yeadon |
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Observer Corps |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
ACM | 14 Jul 1936 | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CMG | |
A/Cdre | 28 Jan 1937 | Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE, DSO; later AVM | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | H H A Ironside | 22 Aug 1938 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | 9 Jun 1938 | Senior Air Staff Officer, MC, DFC; later ACM | |
Gp Capt | 19 Feb 1938 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Gp Capt | P H Cummings | 27 Jul 1938 | |
Wg Cdr | C R Keary | 14 Jul 1936 | |
Sqn Ldr | F H Woolliams | 30 Jul 1936 | |
Sqn Ldr | David N Roberts | 3 Oct 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | J Norwood | 18 Dec 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | C E J Baines | 7 Mar 1938 | |
Maj | P G Calvert-Jones | 17 Aug 1936 | GSO II, MC, RA |
Fg Off | R W Reynolds | 29 Sep 1938 | |
A/Cdre (Rtd) | Commandant- Observer Corps, CBE | ||
Attached to the Air Staff | |||
Anti-Aircraft Liaison Duties | |||
Bt Lt Col (Maj) | C H Peck | 3 Jun 1938 | GSO I, DSO, MC, RA |
Capt | L E Bourke | 1 Apr 1937 | GSO III, RA |
Lt Col | H N Brown | 13 Sep 1937 | Chief AA Signal Officer, R Sigs |
Administrative Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | W E Dipple | 10 Mar 1938 | Organisation Duties |
Sqn Ldr | C S Riccard | 4 Jan 1937 | Personnel Duties |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Armament | |||
Wg Cdr | 1 May 1936 | MC, DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | J Heffernan | 24 Jan 1938 | Commissioned Armament Officer |
Engineer Section |
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Gp Capt | 4 Aug 1938 | later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | V P Feather | 5 Sep 1938 | |
Wg Cdr | H P G Leigh | 22 Oct 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | 2 Jan 1937 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | W R Mayes | 13 Sep 1937 | Commissioned Engineer Officer, DSM, AFM |
Navigation | |||
Sqn Ldr | E R M Walker | 25 Oct 1938 | |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | I M Rodney | 9 Aug 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | A D H Foster | 14 Jul 1936 | |
Sqn Ldr | John A Tester | 28 Sep 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | A W Coe | 31 Jan 1938 | Commissioned Signals Officer |
Equipment Section | |||
Wg Cdr | W J King | 1 May 1936 | DCM |
Wg Cdr | W A Kingston | 19 Jan 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | R T Rich | 29 Jun 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | W J Cleasby | 28 Jan 1937 | |
Fg Off | L Mitchell | 9 Nov 1937 | |
Accountant | |||
Gp Capt | 14 Jul 1936 | later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | C W Rogers | 18 Mar 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | R G Dyer | 14 Dec 1937 | |
Flt Lt | J J T Rose | 23 May 1938 | |
Medical | |||
A/Cdre | A S Glynn | 14 Jul 1936 | Principal Medical Officer, MB, ChB |
Gp Capt | R A G Elliott | 20 Jul 1938 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MB, ChB, DPH |
Wg Cdr | J B Gregor | 11 Apr 1938 | MRCS, LRCP |
Sqn Ldr | F B C L B Crawford | 4 Jul 1938 | MB, BCh, DPH |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | A McHardy | 14 Jul 1936 | Staff Chaplain, Presbyterian, MC, MA |
Educational | |||
Capt | R de la Bere | Command Education Officer, MA, FRHistS | |
Mr | J A G Stuart | 1 Sep 1937 | Grade II, BA |
Works | |||
Mr | C E O Wood | Chief Engineer, MInstCE | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Flt Lt | D E Ward | Camp Commandant, RAFO | |
Maj (Ret) | H M Franks | Codes and Cypher Duties | |
Mr | J W Busteed | Assistant Inspector, AID, Inspector of Explosives | |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | W Anderson | 14 Jul 1936 | Administration |
WO | D F Allen | 22 Nov 1937 | HQ (Unit) Accountant, MM |
WO | G S Oliver | 21 Apr 1938 | Equipment Staff |
WO | W J Marshall | 27 May 1938 | Air Staff |
WO | T G Gee | 20 Jul 1936 | Armament |
WO | H M Aspen | 8 Jun 1938 | Signals |
Supernumerary | |||
Sqn Ldr | 12 Oct 1937 | MC; later AM | |
Sqn Ldr | J Cherrill | 27 Sep 1938 |
Source - January 1939 Air Force List
Address | Controlled | |
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex |
Groups: - |
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Stations: - |
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Observer Corps |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
ACM | 14 Jul 1936 | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CMG | |
A/Cdre | 28 Jan 1937 | Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE, DSO; later AVM | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | H H A Ironside | 22 Aug 1938 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | 9 Jun 1938 | Senior Air Staff Officer, MC, DFC; later ACM | |
Gp Capt | 19 Feb 1938 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Gp Capt | P H Cummings | 27 Jul 1938 | |
Wg Cdr | C R Keary | 14 Jul 1936 | |
Sqn Ldr | F H Woolliams | 30 Jul 1936 | |
Sqn Ldr | David N Roberts | 3 Oct 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | F H Tyson | 2 Feb 1939 | |
Sqn Ldr | C E J Baines | 7 Mar 1938 | |
Maj | P G Calvert-Jones | 17 Aug 1936 | GSO II, MC, RA |
Fg Off | R W Reynolds | 29 Sep 1938 | |
A/Cdre (Rtd) | Commandant- Observer Corps, CBE | ||
Attached to the Air Staff | |||
Anti-Aircraft Liaison Duties | |||
Bt Lt Col (Maj) | C H Peck | 3 Jun 1938 | GSO I, DSO, MC, RA |
Capt | L E Bourke | 1 Apr 1937 | GSO III, RA |
Lt Col | H N Brown | 13 Sep 1937 | Chief AA Signal Officer, R Sigs |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | W E Dipple | 10 Mar 1938 | Organisation Duties |
Sqn Ldr | C S Riccard | 4 Jan 1937 | Personnel Duties |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Armament | |||
Fg Off | J Heffernan | 24 Jan 1938 | Commissioned Armament Officer |
Engineer Section |
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Gp Capt | 4 Aug 1938 | later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | H P G Leigh | 22 Oct 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | 2 Jan 1937 | later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | D A Gibson | 14 Feb 1939 | |
Fg Off | W R Mayes | 13 Sep 1937 | Commissioned Engineer Officer, DSM, AFM |
Navigation | |||
Sqn Ldr | E R M Walker | 25 Oct 1938 | |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | I M Rodney | 9 Aug 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | 12 Oct 1937 | MC; later AM | |
Sqn Ldr | John A Tester | 28 Sep 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | J G Cardale | 1 Feb 1939 | |
Flt Lt | 24 Jan 1929 | later ACM | |
Fg Off | A W Coe | 31 Jan 1938 | Commissioned Signals Officer |
Equipment Section | |||
Wg Cdr | W J King | 1 May 1936 | DCM |
Sqn Ldr | R T Rich | 29 Jun 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | W J Cleasby | 28 Jan 1937 | |
Fg Off | L Mitchell | 9 Nov 1937 | |
Accountant | |||
Gp Capt | 14 Jul 1936 | later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | C W Rogers | 18 Mar 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | R G Dyer | 14 Dec 1937 | |
Flt Lt | J J T Rose | 23 May 1938 | |
Medical | |||
A/Cdre | A S Glynn | 14 Jul 1936 | Principal Medical Officer, MB, ChB |
Wg Cdr | J B Gregor | 11 Apr 1938 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MRCS, LRCP |
Wg Cdr | C J S O'Malley | 15 Feb 1939 | MB, BS, MRCS, LRCP |
Sqn Ldr | F B C L B Crawford | 4 Jul 1938 | MB, BCh, DPH |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | A McHardy | 14 Jul 1936 | Staff Chaplain, Presbyterian, MC, MA |
Educational | |||
Capt | R de la Bere | Command Education Officer, MA, FRHistS | |
Mr | J A G Stuart | 1 Sep 1937 | Grade II, BA |
Works | |||
Mr | C E O Wood | Chief Engineer, MInstCE | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Flt Lt | D E Ward | Camp Commandant, RAFO | |
Maj (Ret) | H M Franks | Codes and Cypher Duties | |
2 Lt | J A Smith | Codes and Cypher Duties, late RAF | |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | W Anderson | 14 Jul 1936 | Administration |
WO | C E Buddin | 3 Jan 1939 | Accounts |
WO | G S Oliver | 21 Apr 1938 | Equipment Staff |
WO | W J Marshall | 27 May 1938 | Air Staff |
WO | T G Gee | 20 Jul 1936 | Armament |
WO | S C W Rudd | 17 Oct 1938 | Signals |
Supernumerary | |||
Sqn Ldr | G H J Williams | 13 Feb 1939 | MRCS, LRCP |
Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Address | Controlled | |
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex |
Groups: - |
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Stations: - |
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Observer Corps |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
ACM | 14 Jul 1936 | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CMG | |
A/Cdre | 28 Jan 1937 | Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE, DSO; later AVM | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | H H A Ironside | 22 Aug 1938 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | 9 Jun 1938 | Senior Air Staff Officer, MC, DFC; later ACM | |
Gp Capt | 19 Feb 1938 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Gp Capt | P H Cummings | 27 Jul 1938 | |
Wg Cdr | C R Keary | 14 Jul 1936 | |
Sqn Ldr | F H Woolliams | 30 Jul 1936 | |
Sqn Ldr | David N Roberts | 3 Oct 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | F H Tyson | 2 Feb 1939 | |
Sqn Ldr | C E J Baines | 7 Mar 1938 | |
Maj | P G Calvert-Jones | 17 Aug 1936 | GSO II, MC, RA |
Fg Off | R W Reynolds | 29 Sep 1938 | |
A/Cdre (Rtd) | Commandant- Observer Corps, CBE | ||
Attached to the Air Staff | |||
Anti-Aircraft Liaison Duties | |||
Bt Lt Col (Maj) | C H Peck | 3 Jun 1938 | GSO I, DSO, MC, RA |
Capt | L E Bourke | 1 Apr 1937 | GSO III, RA |
Lt Col | H N Brown | 13 Sep 1937 | Chief AA Signal Officer, R Sigs |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | W E Dipple | 10 Mar 1938 | Organisation Duties |
Sqn Ldr | C S Riccard | 4 Jan 1937 | Personnel Duties |
Sqn Ldr | E D Elliott | 13 Mar 1939 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Armament | |||
Wg Cdr | R St H Clarke | 16 Mar 1939 | AFC |
Fg Off | J Heffernan | 24 Jan 1938 | Commissioned Armament Officer |
Engineer Section |
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Gp Capt | 4 Aug 1938 | later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | H P G Leigh | 22 Oct 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | 2 Jan 1937 | later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | D A Gibson | 14 Feb 1939 | |
Fg Off | W R Mayes | 13 Sep 1937 | Commissioned Engineer Officer, DSM, AFM |
Navigation | |||
Sqn Ldr | E R M Walker | 25 Oct 1938 | |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | I M Rodney | 9 Aug 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | 12 Oct 1937 | MC; later AM | |
Sqn Ldr | John A Tester | 28 Sep 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | J G Cardale | 1 Feb 1939 | |
Flt Lt | 24 Jan 1929 | later ACM | |
Fg Off | A W Coe | 31 Jan 1938 | Commissioned Signals Officer |
Equipment Section | |||
Wg Cdr | W J King | 1 May 1936 | DCM |
Sqn Ldr | R T Rich | 29 Jun 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | W J Cleasby | 28 Jan 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | H Seldenberg | 13 Mar 1939 | |
Flt Lt | R J Williams | 20 Mar 1939 | |
Fg Off | L Mitchell | 9 Nov 1937 | |
Accountant | |||
Gp Capt | 14 Jul 1936 | later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | C W Rogers | 18 Mar 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | R G Dyer | 14 Dec 1937 | |
Flt Lt | J J T Rose | 23 May 1938 | |
Medical | |||
A/Cdre | A S Glynn | 14 Jul 1936 | Principal Medical Officer, MB, ChB |
Wg Cdr | J B Gregor | 11 Apr 1938 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MRCS, LRCP |
Wg Cdr | C J S O'Malley | 15 Feb 1939 | MB, BS, MRCS, LRCP |
Sqn Ldr | F B C L B Crawford | 4 Jul 1938 | MB, BCh, DPH |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | A McHardy | 14 Jul 1936 | Staff Chaplain, Presbyterian, MC, MA |
Rev | M H Edwards | 25 Mar 1939 | Assistant Chaplain in Chief, OBE, BA |
Educational | |||
Capt | R de la Bere | Command Education Officer, MA, FRHistS | |
Mr | J A G Stuart | 1 Sep 1937 | Grade II, BA |
Works | |||
Mr | C E O Wood | Chief Engineer, MInstCE | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Flt Lt | D E Ward | Camp Commandant, RAFO | |
Maj (Ret) | H M Franks | Codes and Cypher Duties | |
2 Lt | J A Smith | Codes and Cypher Duties, late RAF | |
Lt | F N McDowell | Codes and Cypher Duties | |
Lt | L Daly | Codes and Cypher Duties | |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | W Anderson | 14 Jul 1936 | Administration |
WO | C E Buddin | 3 Jan 1939 | Accounts |
WO | G S Oliver | 21 Apr 1938 | Equipment Staff |
WO | W J Marshall | 27 May 1938 | Air Staff |
WO | T G Gee | 20 Jul 1936 | Armament |
WO | S C W Rudd | 17 Oct 1938 | Signals |
Supernumerary | |||
AVM | Hazleton R Nicholl | 4 Apr 1939 | CB, CBE |
Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Address | Controlled | |
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex |
Groups: - |
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Stations: - |
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Observer Corps |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
ACM | 14 Jul 1936 | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CMG | |
AVM | Hazelton R Nicholl | 5 Apr 1939 | Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | H H A Ironside | 22 Aug 1938 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | 9 Jun 1938 | Senior Air Staff Officer, MC, DFC; later ACM | |
A/Cdre | 2 Nov 1939 | Commandant- Observer Corps, CBE | |
Gp Capt | 19 Feb 1938 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Gp Capt | P H Cummings | 27 Jul 1938 | |
Wg Cdr | George M Lawson | 20 Mar 1939 | MC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | F H Woolliams | 30 Jul 1936 | |
Wg Cdr | J W Turton-Jones | 11 Sep 1939 | |
Wg Cdr | John A Boret | 25 Sep 1939 | MC, AFC; later AVM |
Wg Cdr | David V Carnegie | 20 Oct 1939 | AFC; later AVM |
Wg Cdr | Lord George N Douglas-Hamilton | 29 Aug 1939 | |
Sqn Ldr | Herbert J Kirkpatrick | 11 Apr 1939 | later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | David N Roberts | 3 Oct 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Walter P G Pretty | 15 May 1939 | later AM |
Maj | P G Calvert-Jones | 17 Aug 1936 | GSO II, MC, RA |
Fg Off | H H Wood | 22 Sep 1939 | |
Plt Off | R S S Ingram | 2 Sep 1939 | |
Plt Off | B E Lewis | 19 Sep 1939 | |
Attached to the Air Staff | |||
Anti-Aircraft Liaison Duties | |||
Bt Lt Col (Maj) | C H Peck | 3 Jun 1938 | GSO I, DSO, MC, RA |
Capt | L E Bourke | 1 Apr 1937 | GSO III, RA |
Lt Col | H N Brown | 13 Sep 1937 | Chief AA Signal Officer, R Sigs |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | W E Dipple | 10 Mar 1938 | Organisation Duties |
Wg Cdr | C S Riccard | 4 Jan 1937 | Personnel Duties |
Sqn Ldr | A G Weir | 15 Oct 1939 | |
Sqn Ldr | C E J Baines | 7 Mar 1938 | Organisation Duties |
Fg Off | D S Jacques | 6 Sep 1939 | |
Plt Off | H A Daniell | 17 Oct 1939 | Organisation Duties |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Armament | |||
Wg Cdr | R St H Clarke | 16 Mar 1939 | AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Evelyn M T Howell | 30 Aug 1939 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | J Heffernan | 24 Jan 1938 | Commissioned Armament Officer |
Engineer Section |
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Gp Capt | 4 Aug 1938 | later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | H P G Leigh | 22 Oct 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | D A Gibson | 14 Feb 1939 | |
Fg Off | W R Mayes | 13 Sep 1937 | Commissioned Engineer Officer, DSM, AFM |
Fg Off | E R J Taylor | 20 Oct 1939 | Commissioned Engineer Officer |
Navigation | |||
Sqn Ldr | E R M Walker | 25 Oct 1938 | |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | John R Cassidy | 16 Oct 1939 | later AVM |
Wg Cdr | I M Rodney | 9 Aug 1937 | |
Wg Cdr | D R W Thompson | 1 Sep 1939 | |
Sqn Ldr | 12 Oct 1937 | MC; later AM | |
Sqn Ldr | J G Cardale | 1 Feb 1939 | |
Sqn Ldr | 24 Jan 1929 | later ACM | |
Flt Lt | A W Coe | 31 Jan 1938 | Commissioned Signals Officer |
Fg Off | S C W Rudd | 19 jun 1939 | Commissioned Signals Officer |
Equipment Section | |||
Gp Capt | W J King | 1 May 1936 | OBE, DCM |
Wg Cdr | R T Rich | 29 Jun 1937 | |
Wg Cdr | H Seidenberg-Seymour | 13 Mar 1939 | |
Sqn Ldr | W J Cleasby | 28 Jan 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | R J Williams | 20 Mar 1939 | |
Fg Off | L Mitchell | 9 Nov 1937 | |
Accountant | |||
Gp Capt | 14 Jul 1936 | later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | C W Rogers | 18 Mar 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | R G Dyer | 14 Dec 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | J J T Rose | 23 May 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | John P Cave | 28 Aug 1939 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | C E Buddin | 3 Apr 1939 | |
Medical | |||
A/Cdre | A S Glynn | 14 Jul 1936 | Principal Medical Officer, MB, ChB |
Gp Capt | R J Aherne | MC, LRCP & S | |
Wg Cdr | F B C L B Crawford | 4 Jul 1938 | MB, BCh, DPH |
Fg Off | C L Clinton-Thomas | 9 Nov 1939 | |
Dental | |||
Flt Lt | D H Humphreys | 11 Nov 1939 | Inspecting Dental Officer, Fighter and Balloon Commands |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | A McHardy | 14 Jul 1936 | Staff Chaplain, Presbyterian, MC, MA |
Educational | |||
Capt | R de la Bere | 31 Aug 1938 | Command Education Officer, MA, FRHistS |
Mr | J A G Stuart | 1 Sep 1937 | Grade II, BA |
Works | |||
Mr | G P Blades | Acting Chief Engineer | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Plt Off | M P Dalrymple | 12 Oct 1939 | Liaison Duties |
Plt Off | G D Hamilton | 18 Oct 1939 | Intelligence Duties |
Plt Off | R E Heath | 4 Nov 1939 | Codes and Cypher Duties |
Flt Lt | D E Ward | Camp Commandant, RAFO | |
Maj (Ret) | H M Franks | Codes and Cypher Duties | |
Lt | F N McDowell | Codes and Cypher Duties | |
Lt | L Daly | Codes and Cypher Duties | |
Lt-Col (Ret) | J E Hume | Assistant Provost Marshal, DSO |
Source - December 1939 Confidential Air Force List
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