Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Address | Controlled |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge |
All units in Great Britain except those under the control of Coastal Area, Cranwell and Halton |
Rank | Name | Notes |
AVM | Sir John M Salmond | Air Officer Commanding, KCB, CMG, CVO, DSO; later MRAF |
Gp Capt | Phillip L W Herbert | Air Staff Duties (Operations, Organisation and Training), CMG, CBE; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Albert Fletcher | Technical Staff Duties (Technical and Stores), CMG, CBE, MC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Frank H Kirby | Stores Staff Duties (Barrack Stores, Messing and Movements), VC, OBE, DCM |
Wg Cdr | Napier J Gill | Temporary duty in connection with the disbandment of Northern Area, CBE, MC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Cuthbert T Maclean | Personnel Staff Duties (Personnel and Discipline), DSO, MC; later AVM |
Wg Cdr | Guy C St P de Dombasle | Supernumerary, in connection with the disbandment of No 1 Wing, OBE |
Wg Cdr | Hardy Vesey Wells | Principal Medical Officer, CBE |
Wg Cdr | Charles Edward C Stanford | Medical Officer (supernumerary for disposal), DSO, MB |
Sqn Ldr | Guy Blatherwick | Supernumerary (Officer i/c Recruiting) |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas G Hetherington | Technical Staff Duties (Engines), CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Augustine ap Ellis | 'P' Staff Duties (Personnel) |
Sqn Ldr | Hazelton R Nicholl | Air Staff Duties (Training), OBE; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Albert Levick | Technical Staff Duties (Technical Supply) |
Sqn Ldr | William J Ryan | 'P' Staff Duties (Awards, Discipline, Imprest accounts), CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Sir Norman R A D Leslie | 'P' Staff Duties (Awards, Discipline, Imprest accounts), Bt, CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Norman F D Buckeridge | Stores Staff Duties (Quartering) |
Sqn Ldr | Alton R Woodland | Supernumerary |
Sqn Ldr | Francis A J B Wiseman | Stores Staff Duties (Barrack Services), AB Officer, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | John S Bradley | Air Staff Duties (Operations, Organisation and Intelligence), OBE; later AM |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick G D Hards | later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Douglas Stewart | Supernumerary (Documents, Board of Survey), MC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur Edward Panter | Medical Branch |
Rev (Sqn Ldr) | James B Walkey | Chaplain (Supernumerary), MA |
Act Sqn Ldr | Harry Atken Hewat | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MB |
Act Sqn Ldr | Coningsby Leslie Colbran | Inspecting Dental Officer |
Flt Lt | George H Errington | Supernumerary, in connection with the disbandment of No 8 Wing |
Flt Lt | Robert J Crompton | Air Staff Duties (Training Air), DSO, DFC |
Flt Lt | Henry H Clarke | Law Officer |
Flt Lt | Francis P Don | Stores Staff Duties (Petrol and Fire); later AVM |
Flt Lt | Brian D S Tuke | 'P' Staff Duties (Discipline) |
Flt Lt | Edward A Beaulah | 'P' Staff Duties (Officer Personnel) |
Flt Lt | Frederick H Songhurst | Stores Staff Duties (Movement and Transport), MBE |
Flt Lt | Alban S Ellerton | Technical Staff Duties (Spares), OBE; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Archibald S Maskell | Supernumerary |
Flt Lt | Reginald F S Leslie | PA to AOC, DSC, DFC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Henry O Fellowes | 'P' Staff Duties (Mens Personnel) |
Flt Lt | Bertram U S Cripps | Supernumerary (Documents, Board of Survey), MC |
Flt Lt | Vincent Greenwood | Air Staff Duties (Communications) |
Flt Lt | William Helmore | Air Staff Duties (Training Physical); later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Frederick T Williams | Air Staff Duties (Training Ground), MBE |
Flt Lt | William C Clark | 'P' Staff Duties (Statistics, Drafts) |
Flt Lt | Walter H Longton | Air Staff Duties (Organisation), DFC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Frank Paterson | Stores Staff Duties (Assistant to AB Officer) |
Flt Lt | Arthur B Langridge | Law Officer |
Flt Lt | John E MacLennon | Supernumerary, in connection with the disbandment of No 8 Wing |
Flt Lt | Kenneth Biggs | Medical Branch, MC |
Flt Lt | Edward Walter Longdon | Medical Branch (supernumerary for disposal) |
Fg Off | Ronan L Sweeney | Admin Duties |
Fg Off | Henry N Stevens | Supernumerary for Stores Duties in connection with the closing of the accounts of No 10 AAP, Brooklands |
Fg Off | Harold V Robbins | Technical Staff Duties (Allocation of MT and aeroplanes) |
Fg Off | Robert H Tweedy | Technical (Aeroplanes) Duties in connection with the disbandment of No 8 Wing |
Fg Off | Frederick T Court | Hon Flt Lt, Supernumerary (for closing accounts) |
Fg Off | Arthur McC Goddard | Stores Staff Duties (Movement, Transport) |
Fg Off | Harry F Webb | Technical Staff Duties (Allocation of MT and aeroplanes) |
Fg Off | Joseph A Allen | Stores Staff Duties (Returns - Clothing, Supplies and Equipment) |
Fg Off | Robert G Gore | Supernumerary, (Store Staff Duties) in connection with the disbandment of No 8 Wing |
Fg Off | Henry D Fletcher | Stores Staff Duties (Clothing, Supplies and Equipment) |
Fg Off | John A Hollis | Supernumerary, in connection with the disbandment of No 8 Wing |
Fg Off | John A MacDonald | Technical (Wireless) Duties |
Fg Off | Arthur S J Chapman | Supernumerary (for closing accounts) |
Plt Off | John Sutherland | Supernumerary, (Store Duties) in connection with the disbandment of No 8 Wing, MBE |
Plt Off | Arthur R Caldicott | Supernumerary, (Technical (Aeroplanes)) in connection with the disbandment of No 8 Wing |
Plt Off | John R Starck | Supernumerary (Documents, Board of Survey) |
Plt Off | George H Keeble | Supernumerary (for closing accounts) |
Plt Off | Frederick A Osborn | Stores Staff Duties |
Plt Off | Harold Roberts | Supernumerary, in connection with the disbandment of No 8 Wing |
Plt Off | Sidney A Knight | Supernumerary, (Admin Duties) in connection with the disbandment of No 8 Wing |
Plt Off | Charles St John Vaughan | Supernumerary |
Lt | Wilfred R Thompson | Attached for duty from King's Own Royal Irish Regiment |
Source - May 1920 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge |
All units in Great Britain except those under the control of Coastal Area, Cranwell and Halton |
Rank | Name | Notes |
AVM | Sir John M Salmond | Air Officer Commanding, KCB, CMG, CVO, DSO; later MRAF |
Gp Capt | Phillip L W Herbert | Air Staff Duties (Operations, Organisation and Training), CMG, CBE; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Albert Fletcher | Technical Staff Duties (Technical and Stores), CMG, CBE, MC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Frank H Kirby | Stores Staff Duties (Barrack Stores, Messing and Movements), VC, OBE, DCM |
Wg Cdr | Cuthbert T Maclean | Personnel Staff Duties (Personnel and Discipline), DSO, MC; later AVM |
Wg Cdr | Hardy Vesey Wells | Principal Medical Officer, CBE |
Wg Cdr | Charles Edward C Stanford | Medical Officer (supernumerary for disposal), DSO, MB |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas G Hetherington | Technical Staff Duties (Engines), CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Augustine ap Ellis | 'P' Staff Duties (Personnel) |
Sqn Ldr | Hazelton R Nicholl | Air Staff Duties (Training), OBE; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Albert Levick | Technical Staff Duties (Technical Supply) |
Sqn Ldr | William J Ryan | 'P' Staff Duties (Awards, Discipline, Imprest accounts), CBE |
Sqn Ldr | John S Bradley | Air Staff Duties (Operations, Organisation and Intelligence), OBE; later AM |
Sqn Ldr | Norman F D Buckeridge | Stores Staff Duties (Quartering) |
Sqn Ldr | Francis A J B Wiseman | Stores Staff Duties (Barrack Services), AB Officer, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur Edward Panter | Medical Branch |
Rev (Sqn Ldr) | James B Walkey | Chaplain (Supernumerary), MA |
Sqn Ldr | Harry Atken Hewat | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MB |
Act Sqn Ldr | Coningsby Leslie Colbran | Inspecting Dental Officer |
Act Sqn Ldr | Henry Harvey | Medical Brach, Inland Area Invalidating Medical Board |
Flt Lt | William B Cushion | Supernumerary (Stores Duties); later AVM |
Flt Lt | Robert J Crompton | Air Staff Duties (Training Air), DSO, DFC |
Flt Lt | Henry H Clarke | Law Officer |
Flt Lt | Francis P Don | Stores Staff Duties (Petrol and Fire); later AVM |
Flt Lt | Brian D S Tuke | 'P' Staff Duties (Discipline) |
Flt Lt | Edward A Beaulah | 'P' Staff Duties (Officer Personnel) |
Flt Lt | Frederick H Songhurst | Stores Staff Duties (Movement and Transport), MBE |
Flt Lt | Alban S Ellerton | Technical Staff Duties (Spares), OBE; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Archibald S Maskell | Supernumerary |
Flt Lt | Kenneth M St C G Leask | Technical Staff (Armament) Duties, MC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Henry O Fellowes | 'P' Staff Duties (Mens Personnel) |
Flt Lt | Claud W Mackey | Supernumerary (Board of Survey on accounts of No 8 Wing) |
Flt Lt | Vincent Greenwood | Air Staff Duties (Communications) |
Flt Lt | William Helmore | Air Staff Duties (Training Physical); later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Frederick T Williams | Air Staff Duties (Training Ground), MBE |
Flt Lt | William C Clark | 'P' Staff Duties (Statistics, Drafts) |
Flt Lt | Walter H Longton | Air Staff Duties (Organisation), DFC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Frank Paterson | Stores Staff Duties (Assistant to AB Officer) |
Flt Lt | Arthur B Langridge | Law Officer |
Flt Lt | John E MacLennon | Supernumerary, in connection with the disbandment of No 8 Wing |
Flt Lt | Percival M Keene | Medical Branch |
Flt Lt | Edward Walter Longdon | Medical Branch (supernumerary for disposal) |
Flt Lt | Albert Hunter | Supernumerary (closing accounts), OBE |
Flt Lt | William Millett | Supernumerary |
Fg Off | Ronan L Sweeney | Admin Duties |
Fg Off | Robert P Musgrave-Whitham | Supernumerary, MC; later AVM |
Fg Off | Harold V Robbins | Technical Staff Duties (Allocation of MT and aeroplanes) |
Fg Off | Robert H Tweedy | Technical (Aeroplanes) Duties in connection with the disbandment of No 8 Wing |
Fg Off | Edward S Ades | Supernumerary (closing accounts) |
Fg Off | Harold W Bower | Supernumerary (closing accounts) |
Fg Off | Archibald H Harrison | Supernumerary (closing accounts), DSM |
Fg Off | George Felstead | Supernumerary (closing accounts), DCM |
Fg Off | Arthur McC Goddard | Stores Staff Duties (Movement, Transport) |
Fg Off | Harry F Webb | Technical Staff Duties (Allocation of MT and aeroplanes) |
Fg Off | Joseph A Allen | Stores Staff Duties (Returns - Clothing, Supplies and Equipment) |
Fg Off | Arthur M Saywood | Supernumerary (Personnel Staff Duties) |
Fg Off | Arthur V Shewell | Supernumerary (Recruiting Duties) |
Fg Off | John Regan | Supernumerary (closing accounts of late 46 TDS) |
Fg Off | Henry D Fletcher | Stores Staff Duties (Clothing, Supplies and Equipment) |
Fg Off | John A Hollis | Supernumerary, in connection with the disbandment of No 8 Wing |
Fg Off | John A MacDonald | Technical (Wireless) Duties |
Fg Off | Charles St John Vaughan | Supernumerary |
Fg Off | Frank Barnshaw | Supernumerary |
Fg Off | Ernest Smith | Supernumerary |
Fg Off | Clifford C Clark | Supernumerary |
Plt Off | John Sutherland | Supernumerary, (Store Duties) in connection with the disbandment of No 8 Wing, MBE |
Plt Off | Rowland N Tomkins | Supernumerary (closing accounts) |
Plt Off | Percy S Stewart | Supernumerary (closing accounts of Storage Section, Eastleigh) |
Lt | Wilfred R Thompson | Attached for duty from King's Own Royal Irish Regiment |
Source - July 1920 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge |
All units in Great Britain except those under the control of Coastal Area, Cranwell and Halton |
Rank | Name | Notes |
AVM | Sir John M Salmond | Air Officer Commanding, KCB, CMG, CVO, DSO; later MRAF |
Gp Capt | Phillip L W Herbert | Air Staff Duties (Operations, Organisation and Training), CMG, CBE; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Albert Fletcher | Technical Staff Duties (Technical and Stores), CMG, CBE, MC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Frank H Kirby | Stores Staff Duties (Barrack Stores, Messing and Movements), VC, OBE, DCM |
Wg Cdr | Cuthbert T Maclean | Personnel Staff Duties (Personnel and Discipline), DSO, MC; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas G Hetherington | Technical Staff Duties (Engines), CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Augustine ap Ellis | 'P' Staff Duties (Personnel) |
Sqn Ldr | Hazelton R Nicholl | Air Staff Duties (Training), OBE; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Albert Levick | Technical Staff Duties (Technical Supply) |
Sqn Ldr | William J Ryan | 'P' Staff Duties (Awards, Discipline, Imprest accounts), CBE |
Sqn Ldr | John S Bradley | Air Staff Duties (Operations, Organisation and Intelligence), OBE; later AM |
Sqn Ldr | Norman F D Buckeridge | Stores Staff Duties (Quartering) |
Sqn Ldr | Francis A J B Wiseman | Stores Staff Duties (Barrack Services), AB Officer, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Air Staff Duties (Operations, Organisation and Intelligence); later AM | |
Flt Lt | Robert J Crompton | Air Staff Duties (Training Air), DSO, DFC |
Flt Lt | Henry H Clarke | Law Officer |
Flt Lt | Francis P Don | Stores Staff Duties (Petrol and Fire); later AVM |
Flt Lt | Brian D S Tuke | 'P' Staff Duties (Discipline) |
Flt Lt | Edward A Beaulah | 'P' Staff Duties (Officer Personnel) |
Flt Lt | Frederick H Songhurst | Stores Staff Duties (Movement and Transport), MBE |
Flt Lt | Alban S Ellerton | Technical Staff Duties (Spares), OBE; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Archibald S Maskell | Supernumerary |
Flt Lt | Kenneth M St C G Leask | Technical Staff (Armament) Duties, MC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Albert Hunter | Supernumerary (Closing Accounts), OBE |
Flt Lt | Henry O Fellowes | 'P' Staff Duties (Mens Personnel) |
Flt Lt | William Millett | Supernumerary |
Flt Lt | Vincent Greenwood | Air Staff Duties (Communications) |
Flt Lt | William Helmore | Air Staff Duties (Training Physical); later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | William C Clark | 'P' Staff Duties (Statistics, Drafts) |
Flt Lt | Walter H Longton | Air Staff Duties (Organisation), DFC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Frank Paterson | Stores Staff Duties (Assistant to AB Officer) |
Flt Lt | William R S Humphreys | Supernumerary (For Recruiting Duties), AFC |
Flt Lt | Arthur B Langridge | Law Officer |
Fg Off | John E MacLennon | Supernumerary, in connection with the disbandment of No 8 Wing |
Fg Off | Robert P Musgrave-Whitham | Supernumerary, MC; later AVM |
Fg Off | Clement F Horsley | Supernumerary (To clear accounts of No 2 (N) ARD) |
Fg Off | Harold W Bower | Supernumerary (closing accounts) |
Fg Off | Ronan L Sweeney | Admin Duties |
Fg Off | Arthur M Saywood | Supernumerary (Personnel Staff Duties) |
Fg Off | Harold V Robbins | Technical Staff Duties (Allocation of MT and aeroplanes) |
Fg Off | Robert H Tweedy | Technical (Aeroplanes) Duties in connection with the disbandment of No 8 Wing |
Fg Off | Thomas V Villiers | Supernumerary (For Recruiting Duties) |
Fg Off | George Felstead | Supernumerary (closing accounts), DCM, MSM |
Fg Off | Arthur McC Goddard | Stores Staff Duties (Movement, Transport) |
Fg Off | Aubrey Ledger | Supernumerary (closing accounts) |
Fg Off | Harry F Webb | Technical Staff Duties (Allocation of MT and aeroplanes) |
Fg Off | Joseph A Allen | Stores Staff Duties (Returns - Clothing, Supplies and Equipment) |
Fg Off | Henry D Fletcher | Stores Staff Duties (Clothing, Supplies and Equipment) |
Fg Off | Archibald H Harrison | Supernumerary (closing accounts), DSM |
Fg Off | Frank Barnshaw | Supernumerary |
Fg Off | Clifford C Clark | Supernumerary |
Fg Off | John A MacDonald | Technical (Wireless) Duties |
Fg Off | Frederick A Osborn | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | John A Hollis | Supernumerary, in connection with the disbandment of No 8 Wing |
Fg Off | Charles St John Vaughan | Supernumerary |
Plt Off | Rowland N Tomkins | Supernumerary (closing accounts) |
Plt Off | Percy S Stewart | Supernumerary (closing accounts of Storage Section, Eastleigh) |
Lt | Wilfred R Thompson | Attached for duty from King's Own Royal Irish Regiment |
Medical Administration | ||
Wg Cdr | Hardy Vesey Wells | Principal Medical Officer, CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Harry Atken Hewat | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MB |
Sqn Ldr | Percival M Keene | Medical Branch |
Sqn Ldr | Henry Harvey | Medical Brach, Inland Area Invalidating Medical Board |
Act Sqn Ldr | Coningsby Leslie Colbran | Inspecting Dental Officer |
Flt Lt | Edward Walter Longdon | Medical Branch (supernumerary for disposal) |
Chaplain | ||
Rev | James B Walkey | MA |
Source - August 1920 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge |
All units in Great Britain except those under the control of Coastal Area, Cranwell and Halton |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Sir John M Salmond | 1 Apr 1920 | Air Officer Commanding, KCB, CMG, CVO, DSO; later MRAF |
AVM | J F A Higgins | 17 Jan 1921 | Supernumerary (attached to the Air Ministry), CB, DSO, AFC; later AM |
Gp Capt | Phillip L W Herbert | 1 Apr 1920 | Chief Staff Officer, CMG, CBE; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Albert Fletcher | 1 Apr 1920 | Technical Staff Duties (Technical and Stores), CMG, CBE, MC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Cuthbert T Maclean | 1 Apr 1920 | Personnel Staff Duties (Personnel and Discipline), DSO, MC; later AVM |
Wg Cdr | George Hilton | 11 Jan 1921 | Supernumerary, DCM |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas G Hetherington | 1 Apr 1920 | Technical Staff Duties (Engines), CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Augustine ap Ellis | 1 Apr 1920 | Personnel Staff Duties (Personnel) |
Sqn Ldr | Hazelton R Nicholl | 1 Apr 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Training), OBE; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Albert Levick | 1 Apr 1920 | Technical Staff Duties (Technical Supply) |
Sqn Ldr | John C Quinnell | 22 Sep 1920 | Recruiting Duties, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | William J Ryan | 1 Apr 1920 | Personnel Staff Duties (Awards, Discipline, Imprest accounts), CBE |
Sqn Ldr | John S Bradley | 1 Apr 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Operations, Organisation and Intelligence), OBE; later AM |
Flt Lt | Henry H Clarke | 1 Apr 1920 | Law Officer |
Flt Lt | Francis P Don | 1 Apr 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Training, Air); later AVM |
Flt Lt | Edward A Beaulah | 1 Apr 1920 | Personnel Staff Duties (Officers) |
Flt Lt | Alban S Ellerton | 1 Apr 1920 | Technical Staff Duties (Spares), OBE; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Hugh J Segrave | 15 Nov 1920 | Personnel Staff (Discipline) |
Flt Lt | Ernest N E Waldron | 29 Nov 1920 | Personnel Staff Duties (Statistics, Drafts) |
Flt Lt | Henry O Fellowes | 1 Apr 1920 | Personnel Staff Duties (Other Ranks) |
Flt Lt | Vincent Greenwood | 1 Apr 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Communications) |
Flt Lt | William Helmore | 1 Apr 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Training Physical); later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Walter H Longton | 1 Apr 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Organisation), DFC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Ferdinand M F West | 19 Aug 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Training Ground), VC, MC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | William R S Humphreys | 15 May 1920 | Recruiting Duties, AFC |
Flt Lt | Arthur B Langridge | 1 Apr 1920 | Law Officer |
Fg Off | Ronan L Sweeney | 1 Apr 1920 | Admin Duties |
Fg Off | Harold V Robbins | 1 Apr 1920 | Technical Staff Duties (Allocation of MT and aeroplanes) |
Fg Off | Henry D Fletcher | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Clothing, Supplies and Equipment) |
Fg Off | John A MacDonald | 1 Apr 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Communications |
Stores Officers | |||
Wg Cdr | Frank H Kirby | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Barrack Stores, Messing and Movements), VC, OBE, DCM |
Sqn Ldr | Francis A J B Wiseman | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Barrack Services), AB Officer, OBE |
Flt Lt | Frederick H Songhurst | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Movement and Transport), MBE |
Flt Lt | William C Clark | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Assistant to AB Officer) |
Fg Off | Arthur McC Goddard | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Movement, Transport) |
Fg Off | Harry F Webb | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Allocation of MT and aeroplanes) |
Fg Off | Joseph A Allen | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Retns, Clo, Supplies and Equipment) |
Fg Off | Valentine B Ranford | 9 Dec 1920 | Stores Staff Duties; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Frederick A Osborn | 23 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties, MM |
Medical Administration | |||
Gp Capt | Hardy Vesey Wells | 1 Apr 1920 | Principal Medical Officer, CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Harry Atken Hewat | 1 Apr 1920 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MB |
Sqn Ldr | Henry Harvey | 1 Apr 1920 | Inland Area Invalidating Medical Board |
Sqn Ldr | Percival M Keane | 17 May 1920 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene) |
Flt Lt | Robert A C Emmett | 13 Dec 1920 | Supernumerary, MB, BA |
Dental | |||
Act Sqn Ldr | Coningsby Leslie Colbran | 1 Apr 1920 | Inspecting Dental Officer |
Chaplains | |||
Rev (Gp Capt) | James Dey | DSO (relative rank of Wg Cdre but Gp Capt whilst employed as Staff Chaplain) | |
Rev (Sqn Ldr) | James B Walkey | MA |
Source - April 1921 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge |
All units in Great Britain except those under the control of Coastal Area, Cranwell and Halton |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Sir John M Salmond | 1 Apr 1920 | Air Officer Commanding, KCB, CMG, CVO, DSO; later MRAF |
AVM | J F A Higgins | 17 Jan 1921 | Supernumerary (attached to the Air Ministry), CB, DSO, AFC; later AM |
Gp Capt | Phillip L W Herbert | 1 Apr 1920 | Chief Staff Officer, CMG, CBE; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Albert Fletcher | 1 Apr 1920 | Technical Staff Duties (Technical and Stores), CMG, CBE, MC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Cuthbert T Maclean | 1 Apr 1920 | Personnel Staff Duties (Personnel and Discipline), DSO, MC; later AVM |
Wg Cdr | George Hilton | 11 Jan 1921 | Supernumerary, DCM |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas G Hetherington | 1 Apr 1920 | Technical Staff Duties (Engines), CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Augustine ap Ellis | 1 Apr 1920 | Personnel Staff Duties (Personnel) |
Sqn Ldr | Hazelton R Nicholl | 1 Apr 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Training), OBE; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Albert Levick | 1 Apr 1920 | Technical Staff Duties (Technical Supply) |
Sqn Ldr | William J Ryan | 1 Apr 1920 | Personnel Staff Duties (Awards, Discipline, Imprest accounts), CBE |
Sqn Ldr | John S Bradley | 1 Apr 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Operations, Organisation and Intelligence), OBE; later AM |
Sqn Ldr | Charles C Darley | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur B Langridge | 1 Apr 1920 | Law Officer |
Flt Lt | Henry H Clarke | 1 Apr 1920 | Law Officer |
Flt Lt | Francis P Don | 1 Apr 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Training, Air); later AVM |
Flt Lt | Edward A Beaulah | 1 Apr 1920 | Personnel Staff Duties (Officers) |
Flt Lt | Alban S Ellerton | 1 Apr 1920 | Technical Staff Duties (Spares), OBE; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Hugh J Segrave | 15 Nov 1920 | Personnel Staff (Discipline) |
Flt Lt | Ernest N E Waldron | 29 Nov 1920 | Personnel Staff Duties (Statistics, Drafts) |
Flt Lt | Henry O Fellowes | 1 Apr 1920 | Personnel Staff Duties (Other Ranks) |
Flt Lt | Ferdinand M F West | 19 Aug 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Training Ground), VC, MC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Vincent Greenwood | 1 Apr 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Communications) |
Flt Lt | William Helmore | 1 Apr 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Training Physical); later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Walter H Longton | 1 Apr 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Organisation), DFC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Harold H Balfour | 4 Apr 1921 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Fg Off | Ronan L Sweeney | 1 Apr 1920 | Admin Duties |
Fg Off | Harold V Robbins | 1 Apr 1920 | Technical Staff Duties (Allocation of MT and aeroplanes) |
Fg Off | Henry D Fletcher | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Clothing, Supplies and Equipment) |
Fg Off | John A MacDonald | 1 Apr 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Communications |
Stores Officers | |||
Wg Cdr | Frank H Kirby | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Barrack Stores, Messing and Movements), VC, OBE, DCM |
Sqn Ldr | Francis A J B Wiseman | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Barrack Services), AB Officer, OBE |
Flt Lt | Frederick H Songhurst | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Movement and Transport), MBE |
Flt Lt | William C Clark | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Assistant to AB Officer) |
Fg Off | Arthur McC Goddard | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Movement, Transport) |
Fg Off | Harry F Webb | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Allocation of MT and aeroplanes) |
Fg Off | Albert T Wells | 21 Mar 1921 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Valentine B Ranford | 9 Dec 1920 | Stores Staff Duties; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Frederick A Osborn | 23 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties, MM |
Medical Administration | |||
Gp Capt | Hardy Vesey Wells | 1 Apr 1920 | Principal Medical Officer, CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Robert L Roe | 1 Apr 1921 | Supernumerary, OBE, MB |
Sqn Ldr | Harry Atken Hewat | 1 Apr 1920 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MB |
Sqn Ldr | Henry Harvey | 1 Apr 1920 | Inland Area Invalidating Medical Board |
Sqn Ldr | John H Peck | 1 Mar 1921 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MD, DPH |
Flt Lt | Howard B Troup | 9 Mar 1921 | Supernumerary |
Flt Lt | Dumaresq Le Bas | 1 Apr 1921 | Supernumerary |
Dental | |||
Act Sqn Ldr | Coningsby Leslie Colbran | 1 Apr 1920 | Inspecting Dental Officer |
Chaplains | |||
Rev (Gp Capt) | James Dey | DSO (relative rank of Wg Cdre but Gp Capt whilst employed as Staff Chaplain) | |
Rev (Sqn Ldr) | James B Walkey | MA |
Source - July 1921 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge |
All units in Great Britain except those under the control of Coastal Area, Cranwell and Halton Units administered directly by Area HQ: -
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | John F A Higgins | 26 May 1922 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO, AFC; later AM |
AVM | Sir John M Salmond | 26 May 1922 | Supernumerary (on special detached duty), KCB, CMG, CVO, DSO; later MRAF |
Gp Capt | Hugh C T Dowding | 27 Feb 1922 | Chief Staff Officer, CMG; later ACM |
Gp Capt | Henry P Smyth-Osbourne | 27 Jul 1921 | Head of Technical and Stores Staff, CMG; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Cuthbert T Maclean | 1 Apr 1920 | Personnel Staff Duties (Personnel and Discipline), DSO, MC; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Albert Levick | 1 Apr 1920 | Technical Staff Duties (Technical Supply) |
Sqn Ldr | William J Ryan | 1 Apr 1920 | Personnel Staff Duties (Awards, Discipline, Imprest accounts), CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas W Mulcahy-Morgan | 15 Sep 1921 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas B Meyer | 6 Nov 1921 | Technical Staff Duties (Engines) |
Sqn Ldr | Frank L Robinson | 1 Oct 1921 | Air Staff Duties (Operations, Organisation and Intelligence), DSO, MC, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur B Langridge | 1 Apr 1920 | Law Officer |
Sqn Ldr | 13 Jan 1922 | Air Staff Duties (Training), AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | James A M Lang | 15 Aug 1921 | Personnel Staff Duties (Discipline), OBE |
Flt Lt | Henry H Clarke | 1 Apr 1920 | Law Officer |
Flt Lt | Alban S Ellerton | 1 Apr 1920 | Technical Staff Duties (Spares), OBE; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | David E Ward | 6 Oct 1921 | Technical Staff Duties (Armament) |
Flt Lt | Henry O Fellowes | 1 Apr 1920 | Personnel Staff Duties (Other Ranks) |
Flt Lt | Robert B Walte | 15 Sep 1921 | Personnel Staff Duties (Statistics, Drafts) |
Flt Lt | Vincent Greenwood | 1 Apr 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Communications) |
Flt Lt | William Helmore | 1 Apr 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Training Physical and Ground); later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Walter H Longton | 1 Apr 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Organisation), DFC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Ferdinand M F West | 19 Aug 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Co-operation), VC, MC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Robert Halley | 1 Sep 1921 | Air Staff Duties (Training), DFC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Harold H Balfour | 4 Apr 1921 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Flt Lt | Allan R Churchman | 13 Feb 1922 | Personnel Staff Duties (Officers), DFC; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Ronan L Sweeney | 1 Apr 1920 | Admin Duties |
Fg Off | Harold V Robbins | 1 Apr 1920 | Technical Staff Duties (Allocation of MT and aeroplanes) |
Fg Off | Henry D Fletcher | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Clothing, Supplies and Equipment) |
Fg Off | John A MacDonald | 1 Apr 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Communications |
Stores Officers | |||
Wg Cdr | Frank H Kirby | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Barrack Stores, Messing and Movements), VC, OBE, DCM |
Sqn Ldr | Francis A J B Wiseman | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Barrack Services), AB Officer, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | James A Stone | 17 Feb 1922 | Stores Staff Duties; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Frederick H Songhurst | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Movement and Transport), MBE |
Flt Lt | Edward Meynell | 1 Apr 1922 | Stores Staff Duties, DCM |
Flt Lt | Harry L Woolveridge | 1 Dec 1921 | Stores Staff Duties; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Harry F Webb | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Allocation of MT and aeroplanes) |
Fg Off | Frederick A Osborn | 23 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties, MM |
Fg Off | Charles St J Vaughan | 15 Apr 1922 | Stores Staff Duties |
Medical Administration | |||
Gp Capt | Hardy Vesey Wells | 1 Apr 1920 | Principal Medical Officer, CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Henry Harvey | 1 Apr 1920 | Inland Area Invalidating Medical Board |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur S Glynn | 1 Jul 1921 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MB |
Sqn Ldr | John H Peck | 1 Mar 1921 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MD, DPH |
Dental | |||
Sqn Ldr | Daniel Blair | 23 Feb 1922 | Senior Dental Officer |
Chaplains | |||
Rev (Gp Capt) | James Dey | 1 Feb 1921 | DSO (relative rank of Wg Cdr but Gp Capt whilst employed as Staff Chaplain) |
Rev (Sqn Ldr) | William Moffat | 1 Jul 1921 | MA, BD (relative rank of Sqn Ldr but Gp Capt whilst employed as Staff Chaplain) |
Source - July 1922 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge |
All units in Great Britain except those under the control of Coastal Area, Cranwell and Halton Units administered directly by Area HQ: -
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | John F A Higgins | 26 May 1922 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO, AFC; later AM |
A/Cdre | Hugh C T Dowding | 27 Feb 1922 | Chief Staff Officer, CMG; later ACM |
Gp Capt | Henry P Smyth-Osbourne | 27 Jul 1921 | Head of Technical and Stores Staff, CMG; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Kennedy G Brooke | 1 Apr 1920 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | William J Ryan | 1 Apr 1920 | Personnel Staff Duties (Awards, Discipline, Imprest accounts), CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas W Mulcahy-Morgan | 15 Sep 1921 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas B Meyer | 6 Nov 1921 | Technical Staff Duties (Engines) |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred S Morris | 22 Jun 1922 | Technical Staff Duties, OBE; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur B Langridge | 1 Apr 1920 | Law Officer |
Sqn Ldr |
Anthony R Arnold |
21 Jul 1922 | Personal Assistant to AOC, DSC, DFC |
Flt Lt | George C Pirie | 1 Sep 1922 | Air Staff Duties, MC, DFC; later ACM |
Flt Lt | James A M Lang | 15 Aug 1921 | Personnel Staff Duties (Discipline), OBE |
Flt Lt | Henry H Clarke | 1 Apr 1920 | Law Officer |
Flt Lt | Alban S Ellerton | 1 Apr 1920 | Technical Staff Duties (Spares), OBE; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Frederic G Stammers | 18 Jun 1922 | Personnel Staff Duties, OBE |
Flt Lt | David E Ward | 6 Oct 1921 | Technical Staff Duties (Armament) |
Flt Lt | Vincent Greenwood | 1 Apr 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Signals) |
Flt Lt | William Helmore | 1 Apr 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Training Physical and Ground); later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Allan R Churchman | 13 Feb 1922 | Personnel Staff Duties (Officers), DFC; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Harold V Robbins | 1 Apr 1920 | Technical Staff Duties (Allocation of MT and aeroplanes) |
Fg Off | Edmund A C Britton | 17 Jan 1923 | Officer i/c Central Registry, DFC |
Fg Off | Eversley B Green | 9 Oct 1922 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC |
Fg Off | Francis A O'Brien | 17 Sep 1922 | Signal Duties |
Fg Off | Charles R Carr | 12 Feb 1922 | Air Staff Duties, DFC; later AM |
Stores Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Frank H Kirby | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Barrack Stores, Messing and Movements), VC, OBE, DCM |
Sqn Ldr | Francis A J B Wiseman | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Barrack Services), AB Officer, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick H Songhurst | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Movement and Transport), MBE |
Flt Lt | Edward Meynell | 1 Apr 1922 | Stores Staff Duties, DCM |
Flt Lt | Harry L Woolveridge | 1 Dec 1921 | Stores Staff Duties; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Harry F Webb | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Allocation of MT and aeroplanes) |
Fg Off | Henry D Fletcher | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Frederick A Osborn | 23 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties, MM |
Fg Off | Charles St J Vaughan | 15 Apr 1922 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Herbert A Lotherington | 19 Jul 1922 | Stores Staff Duties |
Medical Administration | |||
Gp Capt | Hardy Vesey Wells | 1 Apr 1920 | Principal Medical Officer, CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Henry Harvey | 1 Apr 1920 | Inland Area HQ Medical Board |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick C Jobson | 3 Nov 1922 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer |
Sqn Ldr | John H Peck | 1 Mar 1921 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MD, DPH |
Dental | |||
Sqn Ldr | Daniel Blair | 23 Feb 1922 | Senior Dental Officer |
Chaplains | |||
Rev | James Dey | 1 Feb 1921 | DSO |
Rev | William Moffat | 1 Jul 1921 | MA, BD |
Source - May 1923 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge |
All units in Great Britain except those under the control of Coastal Area, Cranwell and Halton Units administered directly by Area HQ: -
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | John F A Higgins | 26 May 1922 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO, AFC; later AM |
A/Cdre | Hugh C T Dowding | 27 Feb 1922 | Chief Staff Officer, CMG; later ACM |
Gp Capt | Henry P Smyth-Osbourne | 27 Jul 1921 | Head of Technical and Stores Staff, CMG; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Kennedy G Brooke | 1 Apr 1920 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | William J Ryan | 1 Apr 1920 | Personnel Staff Duties (Awards, Discipline, Imprest accounts), CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas W Mulcahy-Morgan | 15 Sep 1921 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas B Meyer | 6 Nov 1921 | Technical Staff Duties (Engines) |
Sqn Ldr | Wilfred A McClaughry | 23 Apr 1923 | Air Staff Duties, DSO, MC, DFC; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred S Morris | 22 Jun 1922 | Technical Staff Duties, OBE; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Frank L Robinson | 1 Oct 1921 | Air Staff Duties (Operations, Organisation and Intelligence), DSO, MC, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur B Langridge | 1 Apr 1920 | Law Officer |
Sqn Ldr |
Anthony R Arnold |
21 Jul 1922 | Personal Assistant to AOC, DSC, DFC |
Flt Lt | George C Pirie | 1 Sep 1922 | Air Staff Duties, MC, DFC; later ACM |
Flt Lt | James A M Lang | 15 Aug 1921 | Personnel Staff Duties (Discipline), OBE |
Flt Lt | Henry H Clarke | 1 Apr 1920 | Law Officer |
Flt Lt | Alban S Ellerton | 1 Apr 1920 | Technical Staff Duties (Spares), OBE; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Frederic G Stammers | 18 Jun 1922 | Personnel Staff Duties, OBE |
Flt Lt | David E Ward | 6 Oct 1921 | Technical Staff Duties (Armament) |
Flt Lt | Vincent Greenwood | 1 Apr 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Signals) |
Flt Lt | William Helmore | 1 Apr 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Training Physical and Ground); later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Allan R Churchman | 13 Feb 1922 | Personnel Staff Duties (Officers), DFC; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Harold V Robbins | 1 Apr 1920 | Technical Staff Duties (Allocation of MT and aeroplanes) |
Fg Off | Edmund A C Britton | 17 Jan 1923 | Officer i/c Central Registry, DFC |
Fg Off | Eversley B Green | 9 Oct 1922 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC |
Fg Off | Francis A O'Brien | 17 Sep 1922 | Signal Duties |
Fg Off | Charles R Carr | 12 Feb 1922 | Air Staff Duties, DFC; later AM |
Stores Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Frank H Kirby | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Barrack Stores, Messing and Movements), VC, OBE, DCM |
Sqn Ldr | Francis A J B Wiseman | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Barrack Services), AB Officer, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick H Songhurst | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Movement and Transport), MBE |
Flt Lt | Edward Meynell | 1 Apr 1922 | Stores Staff Duties, DCM |
Flt Lt | Harry L Woolveridge | 1 Dec 1921 | Stores Staff Duties; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Harry F Webb | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Allocation of MT and aeroplanes) |
Fg Off | Henry D Fletcher | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Frederick A Osborn | 23 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties, MM |
Fg Off | Charles St J Vaughan | 15 Apr 1922 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Herbert A Lotherington | 19 Jul 1922 | Stores Staff Duties |
Medical Administration | |||
Gp Capt | Hardy Vesey Wells | 1 Apr 1920 | Principal Medical Officer, CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Henry Harvey | 1 Apr 1920 | Inland Area HQ Medical Board |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick C Jobson | 3 Nov 1922 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer |
Sqn Ldr | John H Peck | 1 Mar 1921 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MD, DPH |
Dental | |||
Sqn Ldr | Daniel Blair | 23 Feb 1922 | Senior Dental Officer |
Chaplains | |||
Rev | James Dey | 1 Feb 1921 | DSO |
Rev | William Moffat | 1 Jul 1921 | MA, BD |
Source - July 1923 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge |
All units in Great Britain except those under the control of Coastal Area, Cranwell and Halton Units administered directly by Area HQ: -
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | John F A Higgins | 26 May 1922 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO, AFC; later AM |
A/Cdre | Hugh C T Dowding | 27 Feb 1922 | Chief Staff Officer, CMG; later ACM |
Gp Capt | Henry P Smyth-Osbourne | 27 Jul 1921 | Head of Technical and Stores Staff, CMG; later A/Cdre |
Gp Capt | Kennedy G Brooke | 4 Aug 1922 | Personnel Staff Duties, CMG |
Sqn Ldr | William J Ryan | 1 Apr 1920 | Personnel Staff Duties (Awards, Discipline, Imprest accounts), CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas W Mulcahy-Morgan | 15 Sep 1921 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC |
Sqn Ldr | Patrick A E Leask | 6 Jul 1923 | Technical Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Wilfred A McClaughry | 23 Apr 1923 | Air Staff Duties, DSO, MC, DFC; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred S Morris | 22 Jun 1922 | Technical Staff Duties, OBE; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Frank L Robinson | 1 Oct 1921 | Air Staff Duties (Operations, Organisation and Intelligence), DSO, MC, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur B Langridge | 1 Apr 1920 | Law Officer |
Sqn Ldr |
Anthony R Arnold |
21 Jul 1922 | Personal Assistant to AOC, DSC, DFC |
Flt Lt | George C Pirie | 1 Sep 1922 | Air Staff Duties, MC, DFC; later ACM |
Flt Lt | Henry H Clarke | 1 Apr 1920 | Law Officer |
Flt Lt | Alban S Ellerton | 1 Apr 1920 | Technical Staff Duties (Spares), OBE; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Frederic G Stammers | 18 Jun 1922 | Personnel Staff Duties, OBE |
Flt Lt | David E Ward | 6 Oct 1921 | Technical Staff Duties (Armament) |
Flt Lt | William J Dew | 1 Aug 1923 | Personnel Staff Duties, MBE |
Flt Lt | Eric B C Betts | 17 Sep 1923 | Air Staff Duties, DSC, DFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Charles R Carr | 12 Feb 1923 | Air Staff Duties, DFC; later AM |
Fg Off | Alexander H Klynes | 24 Nov 1923 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Harold V Robbins | 1 Apr 1920 | Technical Staff Duties (Allocation of MT and aeroplanes) |
Fg Off | Edmund A C Britton | 17 Jan 1923 | Officer i/c Central Registry, DFC |
Fg Off | Eversley B Green | 9 Oct 1922 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC |
Fg Off | Francis A O'Brien | 17 Sep 1922 | Signal Duties |
Stores Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Frank H Kirby | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Barrack Stores, Messing and Movements), VC, OBE, DCM |
Sqn Ldr | Francis A J B Wiseman | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Barrack Services), AB Officer, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick H Songhurst | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Movement and Transport), MBE |
Flt Lt | Edward Meynell | 1 Apr 1922 | Stores Staff Duties, DCM |
Fg Off | John Hobbs | 8 Oct 1923 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Harry F Webb | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Allocation of MT and aeroplanes) |
Fg Off | Henry D Fletcher | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Frederick A Osborn | 23 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties, MM |
Fg Off | Charles St J Vaughan | 15 Apr 1922 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | 15 Aug 1923 | Stores Staff Duties; later AVM | |
Medical Administration | |||
Gp Capt | Hardy Vesey Wells | 1 Apr 1920 | Principal Medical Officer, CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Frank N B Smartt | 25 Jul 1923 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer |
Sqn Ldr | Henry Harvey | 2 Jul 1920 | Inland Area HQ Medical Board |
Sqn Ldr | John H Peck | 1 Mar 1921 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MD, DPH |
Dental | |||
Sqn Ldr | Daniel Blair | 23 Feb 1922 | Senior Dental Officer |
Chaplains | |||
Rev | James Dey | 1 Feb 1921 | DSO |
Rev | William Moffat | 1 Jul 1921 | MA, BD |
Source - January 1924 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge |
All units in Great Britain except those under the control of Coastal Area, Cranwell and Halton Units administered directly by Area HQ: -
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Tom I Webb-Bowen | 13 Mar 1924 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG; later AVM |
A/Cdre | Hugh C T Dowding | 27 Feb 1922 | Chief Staff Officer, CMG; later ACM |
Gp Capt | Henry P Smyth-Osbourne | 27 Jul 1921 | Head of Technical and Stores Staff, CMG; later A/Cdre |
Gp Capt | Kennedy G Brooke | 4 Aug 1922 | Personnel Staff Duties, CMG |
Sqn Ldr | Roderic M Hill | 23 Apr 1924 | (Supernumerary) Temporary Air Staff Duties, MC, AFC; later ACM |
Sqn Ldr | William J Ryan | 1 Apr 1920 | Personnel Staff Duties (Awards, Discipline, Imprest accounts), CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Patrick A E Leask | 6 Jul 1923 | Technical Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Wilfred A McClaughry | 23 Apr 1923 | Air Staff Duties, DSO, MC, DFC; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred S Morris | 22 Jun 1922 | Technical Staff Duties, OBE; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Frank L Robinson | 1 Oct 1921 | Air Staff Duties (Operations, Organisation and Intelligence), DSO, MC, DFC |
Flt Lt | Harry Stewart | 5 Dec 1923 | Special Duty |
Flt Lt | Norman S Douglas | 25 Feb 1924 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Henry H Clarke | 1 Apr 1920 | Law Officer |
Flt Lt | Alban S Ellerton | 1 Apr 1920 | Technical Staff Duties (Spares), OBE; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Frederic G Stammers | 18 Jun 1922 | Personnel Staff Duties, OBE |
Flt Lt | Donald F Stevenson | 23 Apr 1924 | (Supernumerary) Temporary Air Staff Duties, DSO, MC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | David E Ward | 6 Oct 1921 | Technical Staff Duties (Armament) |
Flt Lt | William J Dew | 1 Aug 1923 | Personnel Staff Duties, MBE |
Flt Lt | Denys Gilley | 7 Apr 1924 | Air Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Eric B C Betts | 17 Sep 1923 | Air Staff Duties, DSC, DFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | James Lawson | 24 Mar 1924 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Charles R Carr | 12 Feb 1923 | Air Staff Duties, DFC; later AM |
Flt Lt | Harold V Robbins | 1 Apr 1920 | Technical Staff Duties (Allocation of MT and aeroplanes) |
Fg Off | Edmund A C Britton | 17 Jan 1923 | Officer i/c Central Registry, DFC |
Fg Off | Eversley B Green | 9 Oct 1922 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC |
Fg Off | Francis A O'Brien | 17 Sep 1922 | Signal Duties |
Stores Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Frank H Kirby | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Barrack Stores, Messing and Movements), VC, OBE, DCM |
Wg Cdr | Francis A J B Wiseman | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Barrack Services), AB Officer, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Francis G M Williams | 1 Mar 1924 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Edward Meynell | 1 Apr 1922 | Stores Staff Duties, DCM |
Fg Off | John Hobbs | 8 Oct 1923 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Harry F Webb | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Allocation of MT and aeroplanes) |
Fg Off | Henry D Fletcher | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Frederick A Osborn | 23 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties, MM |
Fg Off | Charles St J Vaughan | 15 Apr 1922 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | 15 Aug 1923 | Stores Staff Duties; later AVM | |
Medical Administration | |||
Gp Capt | Hardy Vesey Wells | 1 Apr 1920 | Principal Medical Officer, CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Frank N B Smartt | 25 Jul 1923 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer |
Sqn Ldr | Henry Harvey | 2 Jul 1920 | Inland Area HQ Medical Board |
Sqn Ldr | John H Peck | 1 Mar 1921 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MD, DPH |
Chaplains | |||
Rev | James Dey | 1 Feb 1921 | DSO |
Rev | William Moffat | 1 Jul 1921 | MA, BD |
Source - May 1924 Air Force List
Source - January 1925 Air Force List
Source - February 1925 Air Force List
Source - March 1925 Air Force List
Source - April 1925 Air Force List
Source - May 1925 Air Force List
Source - June 1925 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge |
All units in Great Britain except those under the control of Coastal Area, Cranwell and Halton Units administered directly by Area HQ: -
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Tom I Webb-Bowen | 13 Mar 1924 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG; later AVM |
A/Cdre | Bertie C H Drew | 27 Aug 1924 | Chief Staff Officer, CMG, CBE |
Gp Capt | 1 Aug 1924 | Air Staff Duties, CBE, DSO; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | William J Ryan | 1 Apr 1920 | Personnel Staff Duties (Awards, Discipline, Imprest accounts), CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Gerald G Abney | 15 April 1924 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred S Morris | 22 Jun 1922 | Technical Staff Duties, OBE; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Forster H M Maynard | 14 Apr 1925 | Air Staff Duties, AFC; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Wilfred H Dolphin | 18 Aug 1924 | Air Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | 1 May 1924 | Air Staff Duties (Signals), OBE; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Norman S Douglas | 25 Feb 1924 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Alban S Ellerton | 1 Apr 1920 | Technical Staff Duties (Spares), OBE; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | John F Gordon | 15 Sep 1924 | Technical Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | David E Ward | 6 Oct 1921 | Technical Staff Duties (Armament) |
Flt Lt | William J Dew | 1 Aug 1923 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | William A Coryton | 21 Oct 1924 | Personnel Staff Duties, MVO, DFC; later ACM |
Flt Lt | Eric B C Betts | 17 Sep 1922 | Air Staff Duties, DSC, DFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Leslie N Hollinghurst | 6 Apr 1925 | Air Staff Duties; later ACM |
Flt Lt | James Lawson | 24 Mar 1924 | Personnel Staff Duties (Officers), DFC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Charles R Carr | 12 Feb 1922 | Air Staff Duties, DFC; later AM |
Flt Lt | Herbert N Hampton | 15 May 1925 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Harold V Robbins | 1 Apr 1920 | Technical Staff Duties (Allocation of MT and aeroplanes) |
Fg Off | Cecil Jackson | 2 May 1924 | Administrative Duties |
Fg Off | Reginald S Martin | 19 Nov 1924 | Technical Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Francis A O'Brien | 17 Sep 1922 | Signal Duties |
Stores Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Frank H Kirby | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Barrack Stores, Messing and Movements), VC, OBE, DCM |
Wg Cdr | Francis A J B Wiseman | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Barrack Services), AB Officer, OBE |
Flt Lt | Edward D Galloway | 8 Aug 1924 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Edward Meynell | 1 Apr 1922 | Stores Staff Duties, DCM |
Flt Lt | John Hobbs | 8 Oct 1923 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Henry D Fletcher | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Charles St J Vaughan | 15 Apr 1922 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Leslie J V Bates | 15 Aug 1923 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Herbert J Down | 5 Nov 1924 | HQ Accountant Officer; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Reginald Byrne | 1 Jan 1925 | Accountant Duties, MC; later A/Cdre |
Medical Branch | |||
Gp Capt | Henry Cooper | 7 Mar 1925 | Principal Medical Officer, CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Harold B Porteous | 28 Nov 1924 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer |
Sqn Ldr | Henry Harvey | 1 Apr 1920 | Inland Area HQ Medical Board |
Sqn Ldr | John H Peck | 1 Mar 1921 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MD, DPH |
Sqn Ldr | Daniel Blair | 8 Apr 1925 | Senior Dental Officer |
Chaplains Branch | |||
Rev | James Dey | 1 Feb 1921 | DSO |
Rev | William Moffat | 1 Jul 1921 | MA, BD |
Education Officers | |||
Lt | John B Newman | 16 Jan 1922 | Grade II, MBE, BA |
Capt | Vincent G F Kelly | 1 Sep 1924 | Grade III, BSc |
Source - July 1925 Air Force List
Many of the units in this Command were in the process of being transferred to Air Defences of Great Britain.
Address | Controlled |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge |
All units in Great Britain except those under the control of Coastal Area, Cranwell and Halton Units administered directly by Area HQ: -
All other units are subordinated to: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Tom I Webb-Bowen | 13 Mar 1924 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG; later AVM |
A/Cdre | Bertie C H Drew | 27 Aug 1924 | Chief Staff Officer, CMG, CBE |
Gp Capt | 1 Aug 1924 | Air Staff Duties, CBE, DSO; later A/Cdre | |
Gp Capt | Edward F Briggs | 25 Oct 1925 | Technical Staff Duties, DSO, OBE |
Wg Cdr | Alfred H S Steele-Perkins | 21 Feb 1926 | Personnel Staff Duties, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | James McCrae | 9 Oct 1925 | Personnel Staff Duties, MBE |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred S Morris | 22 Jun 1922 | Technical Staff Duties, OBE; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Ronald H Kershaw | 10 Aug 1925 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Forster H M Maynard | 14 Apr 1925 | Air Staff Duties, AFC; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Wilfred H Dolphin | 18 Aug 1924 | Air Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | 1 May 1924 | Air Staff Duties (Signals), OBE; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert D Nelson | 1 Sep 1925 | Technical Staff Duties, DSC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | John F Gordon | 15 Sep 1924 | Technical Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Norman S Douglas | 25 Feb 1924 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Raymond Whitaker | 10 Jan 1926 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | David E Ward | 6 Oct 1921 | Technical Staff Duties (Armament) |
Flt Lt | Christopher R Richardson | 7 Aug 1925 | Technical Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Eric B C Betts | 17 Sep 1922 | Air Staff Duties, DSC, DFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Leslie N Hollinghurst | 6 Apr 1925 | Air Staff Duties; later ACM |
Flt Lt | James Lawson | 24 Mar 1924 | Personnel Staff Duties (Officers), DFC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Charles R Carr | 12 Feb 1922 | Air Staff Duties, DFC; later AM |
Flt Lt | John Bussey | 2 Feb 1926 | Supernumerary (Photographic) Duties |
Flt Lt | Herbert N Hampton | 15 May 1925 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Hon Flt Lt (Fg Off) | Richard F Carter | 2 Nov 1925 | Supernumerary (Armament) Duties |
Fg Off | Cecil Jackson | 2 May 1924 | Administrative Duties |
Fg Off | Reginald S Martin | 19 Nov 1924 | Technical Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Francis A O'Brien | 17 Sep 1922 | Signal Duties |
Stores Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Frank H Kirby | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Barrack Stores, Messing and Movements), VC, OBE, DCM |
Wg Cdr | Francis A J B Wiseman | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Barrack Services), AB Officer, OBE |
Flt Lt | Edward D Galloway | 8 Aug 1924 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Edward Meynell | 1 Apr 1922 | Stores Staff Duties, DCM |
Flt Lt | John Hobbs | 8 Oct 1923 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Henry D Fletcher | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Charles St J Vaughan | 15 Apr 1922 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Reginald W Stewart | 5 Oct 1925 | Stores Staff Duties |
Accountant Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Herbert J Down | 5 Nov 1924 | HQ Accountant Officer; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Reginald Byrne | 1 Jan 1925 | Accountant Duties, MC; later A/Cdre |
Medical Branch | |||
Gp Capt | Henry Cooper | 7 Mar 1925 | Principal Medical Officer, CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Harold B Porteous | 28 Nov 1924 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer |
Sqn Ldr | John H Peck | 1 Mar 1921 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MD, DPH |
Flt Lt | Philip C Livingstone | 26 Jun 1925 | Ophthalmic and Medical Board Duties |
Dental | |||
Sqn Ldr | Daniel Blair | 8 Apr 1925 | |
Chaplains Branch | |||
Rev | James Dey | 1 Feb 1921 | DSO |
Rev | William Moffat | 1 Jul 1921 | MA, BD |
Education Officers | |||
Lt | John B Newman | 16 Jan 1922 | Grade I, MBE, BA |
Capt | Vincent G F Kelly | 1 Sep 1924 | Grade III, BSc |
Source - March 1926 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge |
Units administered directly by Area HQ: -
All other units are subordinated to: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Tom I Webb-Bowen | 13 Mar 1924 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG |
A/Cdre | Bertie C H Drew | 27 Aug 1924 | Chief Staff Officer, CMG, CBE |
Gp Capt | Edward F Briggs | 25 Oct 1925 | Technical Staff Duties, DSO, OBE |
Wg Cdr | Alfred H S Steele-Perkins | 21 Feb 1926 | Personnel Staff Duties, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | James McCrae | 9 Oct 1925 | Personnel Staff Duties, MBE |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred S Morris | 22 Jun 1922 | Technical Staff Duties, OBE; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Ronald H Kershaw | 10 Aug 1925 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Ralph T Leather | 24 May 1926 | Air Staff (Training) Duties, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Forster H M Maynard | 14 Apr 1925 | Air Staff Duties, AFC; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Wilfred H Dolphin | 18 Aug 1924 | Air Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | 1 May 1924 | Air Staff Duties (Signals), OBE; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert D Nelson | 1 Sep 1925 | Technical Staff Duties, DSC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Norman S Douglas | 25 Feb 1924 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Raymond Whitaker | 10 Jan 1926 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | David E Ward | 6 Oct 1921 | Technical Staff Duties (Armament) |
Flt Lt | Christopher R Richardson | 7 Aug 1925 | Technical Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Eric B C Betts | 17 Sep 1922 | Air Staff Duties, DSC, DFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Leslie N Hollinghurst | 6 Apr 1925 | Air Staff Duties; later ACM |
Flt Lt | Charles W Attwood | 1 May 1926 | Signals Duties |
Flt Lt | Charles R Carr | 12 Feb 1922 | Air Staff Duties, DFC; later AM |
Flt Lt | Herbert N Hampton | 15 May 1925 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Hon Flt Lt (Fg Off) | Richard F Carter | 17 Sep 1922 | Supernumerary (Armament Duties) |
Fg Off | Cecil Jackson | 2 May 1924 | Administrative Duties |
Fg Off | Reginald S Martin | 19 Nov 1924 | Technical Staff Duties |
Stores Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Francis A J B Wiseman | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Barrack Services), AB Officer, OBE |
Flt Lt | Edward Meynell | 1 Apr 1922 | Stores Staff Duties, DCM |
Flt Lt | John Hobbs | 8 Oct 1923 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Henry D Fletcher | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Reginald W Stewart | 5 Oct 1925 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Charles St J Vaughan | 15 Apr 1922 | Stores Staff Duties |
Accountant Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Herbert J Down | 5 Nov 1924 | Command Accountant; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Reginald Byrne | 1 Jan 1925 | Accountant Duties, MC; later A/Cdre |
Medical Branch | |||
Gp Capt | Henry Cooper | 7 Mar 1925 | Supernumerary, pending appointment of Principal Medical Officer, CBE |
Sqn Ldr | John Rothwell | 1 Jun 1926 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MB |
Sqn Ldr | Kenneth Biggs | 31 May 1926 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MC, DPH |
Dental | |||
Sqn Ldr | Daniel Blair | 8 Apr 1925 | |
Chaplains Branch | |||
Rev | James Dey | 1 Feb 1921 | DSO |
Rev | William Moffat | 1 Jul 1921 | MA, BD |
Education Officers | |||
Lt | John B Newman | 16 Jan 1922 | Grade I, MBE, BA |
Capt | Vincent G F Kelly | 1 Sep 1924 | Grade III, BSc |
Source - July 1926 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge |
Units administered directly by Area HQ: -
All other units are subordinated to: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 1 Nov 1926 | Air Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC | |
A/Cdre | Bertie C H Drew | 27 Aug 1924 | Chief Staff Officer, CMG, CBE |
Gp Capt | Edward F Briggs | 25 Oct 1925 | Technical Staff Duties, DSO, OBE |
Wg Cdr | Alfred H S Steele-Perkins | 21 Feb 1926 | Personnel Staff Duties, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Ronald H Kershaw | 10 Aug 1925 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Ralph T Leather | 24 May 1926 | Air Staff (Training) Duties, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Forster H M Maynard | 14 Apr 1925 | Air Staff Duties, AFC; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | 1 May 1924 | Air Staff Duties (Signals), OBE; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert D Nelson | 1 Sep 1925 | Technical Staff Duties, DSC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Norman S Douglas | 25 Feb 1924 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Raymond Whitaker | 10 Jan 1926 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | David E Ward | 6 Oct 1921 | Technical Staff Duties (Armament) |
Flt Lt | Christopher R Richardson | 7 Aug 1925 | Technical Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Richard W Dawes | 19 Jul 1926 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Eric B C Betts | 17 Sep 1922 | Air Staff Duties, DSC, DFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Leslie N Hollinghurst | 6 Apr 1925 | Air Staff Duties; later ACM |
Flt Lt | Charles W Attwood | 1 May 1926 | Signals Duties |
Flt Lt | Herbert N Hampton | 15 May 1925 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Charles D Palmer | 23 Aug 1926 | Armament Duties |
Flt Lt | Reginald S Martin | 19 Nov 1924 | Technical Staff Duties |
Stores Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Francis A J B Wiseman | 1 Apr 1920 | Stores Staff Duties (Barrack Services), AB Officer, OBE |
Flt Lt | Edward Meynell | 1 Apr 1922 | Stores Staff Duties, DCM |
Flt Lt | John Hobbs | 8 Oct 1923 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Reginald W Stewart | 5 Oct 1925 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Charles St J Vaughan | 15 Apr 1922 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Henry Seidenberg | 23 Jun 1926 | Stores Duties |
Accountant Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Herbert J Down | 5 Nov 1924 | Command Accountant; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Reginald Byrne | 1 Jan 1925 | Accountant Duties, MC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Arthur C Lobley | 1 Jun 1926 | Accountant Duties |
Medical Branch | |||
Gp Capt | Alfred W Iredell | 6 Sep 1926 | Principal Medical Officer |
Sqn Ldr | John Rothwell | 1 Jun 1926 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MB |
Sqn Ldr | Kenneth Biggs | 31 May 1926 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MC, DPH |
Chaplains Branch | |||
Rev | James Dey | 1 Feb 1921 | DSO |
Rev | William Moffat | 1 Jul 1921 | MA, BD |
Education Officers | |||
Lt | John B Newman | 16 Jan 1922 | Grade I, MBE, BA |
Capt | Vincent G F Kelly | 1 Sep 1924 | Grade III, BSc |
Source - December 1926 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge |
Units administered directly by Area HQ: -
All other units are subordinated to: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 1 Nov 1926 | Air Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC | |
A/Cdre | Bertie C H Drew | 27 Aug 1924 | Chief Staff Officer, CMG, CBE |
Gp Capt | Edward F Briggs | 25 Oct 1925 | Technical Staff Duties, DSO, OBE |
Wg Cdr | Alfred H S Steele-Perkins | 21 Feb 1926 | Personnel Staff Duties, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Ronald H Kershaw | 10 Aug 1925 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Arcibald S C S MacLaren | 9 May 1927 | Technical Staff Duties, OBE, MC, DFC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Ralph T Leather | 24 May 1926 | Air Staff (Training) Duties, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Forster H M Maynard | 14 Apr 1925 | Air Staff Duties, AFC; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | 1 May 1924 | Air Staff Duties (Signals), OBE; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert D Nelson | 1 Sep 1925 | Technical Staff Duties, DSC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Norman S Douglas | 25 Feb 1924 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Raymond Whitaker | 10 Jan 1926 | Administrative Duties, MBE |
Flt Lt | Richard W Dawes | 19 Jul 1926 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | David S Earp | 20 Apr 1927 | Air Staff Duties, DFC |
Flt Lt | Eric B C Betts | 17 Sep 1922 | Air Staff Duties, DSC, DFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Herbert N Hampton | 15 May 1925 | Personnel Staff Duties, DFC |
Flt Lt | Charles D Palmer | 23 Aug 1926 | Armament Duties |
Hon Flt Lt (Fg Off) | Robert Stiven | 3 Mar 1927 | Signals Duties |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | John S Goggin | 6 Dec 1926 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Edward Meynell | 1 Apr 1922 | Stores Staff Duties, DCM |
Flt Lt | Frederick J W Humphreys | 20 Jan 1927 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Henry Seldenberg | 23 Jun 1926 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Albert E Connolly | 1 May 1927 | Stores Staff Duties |
Accountant Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Herbert J Down | 5 Nov 1924 | Command Accountant; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Reginald Byrne | 1 Jan 1925 | Accountant Duties, MC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Arthur C Lobley | 1 Jun 1926 | Accountant Duties |
Medical Branch | |||
Gp Capt | Hardy V Wells | 23 May 1927 | Principal Medical Officer, CBE |
Sqn Ldr | John Rothwell | 1 Jun 1926 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MB |
Sqn Ldr | Kenneth Biggs | 31 May 1926 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MC, DPH |
Chaplains Branch | |||
Rev | James Dey | 1 Feb 1921 | DSO |
Rev | William Moffat | 1 Jul 1921 | MA, BD |
Educational Service | |||
Lt | John B Newman | 16 Jan 1922 | Grade I, MBE, BA |
Capt | Vincent G F Kelly | 1 Sep 1924 | Grade III, BSc |
Source - July 1927 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex |
Units administered directly by Area HQ: -
All other units are subordinated to: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 1 Nov 1926 | Air Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC | |
A/Cdre | 12 Dec 1927 | Chief Staff Officer, OBE | |
Gp Capt | Edward F Briggs | 25 Oct 1925 | Technical Staff Duties, DSO, OBE |
Wg Cdr | Alfred H S Steele-Perkins | 21 Feb 1926 | Personnel Staff Duties, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Ronald H Kershaw | 10 Aug 1925 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Archibald S C S MacLaren | 9 May 1927 | Technical Staff Duties, OBE, MC, DFC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Forster H M Maynard | 14 Apr 1925 | Air Staff Duties, AFC; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | 1 May 1924 | Air Staff Duties (Signals), OBE; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | Francis E Hellyer | 1 Sep 1927 | Technical Staff Duties, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Norman S Douglas | 25 Feb 1924 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Raymond Whitaker | 10 Jan 1926 | Administrative Duties, MBE |
Flt Lt | Richard W Dawes | 19 Jul 1926 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | David S Earp | 20 Apr 1927 | Air Staff Duties, DFC |
Flt Lt | John F Lawson | 13 Apr 1928 | Personnel Staff Duties, |
Flt Lt | Rowland J Divers | 30 Jul 1927 | Air Staff Duties, MBE |
Flt Lt | Charles D Palmer | 23 Aug 1926 | Armament Duties |
Hon Flt Lt (Fg Off) | Robert Stiven | 3 Mar 1927 | Signals Duties |
Stores Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | George A Hillier | 16 Aug 1927 | Stores Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Charles M Bevan | 29 Feb 1928 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Edward Meynell | 1 Apr 1922 | Stores Staff Duties, DCM |
Flt Lt | Frederick J W Humphreys | 20 Jan 1927 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Henry Seldenberg | 23 Jun 1926 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Albert E Connolly | 1 May 1927 | Stores Staff Duties |
Accountant Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Herbert J Down | 5 Nov 1924 | Command Accountant; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Wilfred E Ennis | 10 Oct 1927 | Accountant Duties, |
Fg Off | Reginald W Freeman | Accountant Duties | |
Medical Branch | |||
Gp Capt | Hardy V Wells | 23 May 1927 | Principal Medical Officer, CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas J Kelly | 24 Aug 1927 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MC, MB, BA |
Sqn Ldr | Kenneth Biggs | 31 May 1926 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MC, DPH |
Chaplains Branch | |||
Rev | James Dey | 1 Feb 1921 | DSO |
Rev | Archibald McHardy | 20 May 1928 | MC, MA |
Education Officers | |||
Lt | Ivor B Hart | 16 Apr 1928 | Grade I, OBE, BSc, PhD, AFRAeS |
Lt | William Miller | 15 Aug 1927 | Grade III, DFC, BA |
Source - July 1928 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex |
Units administered directly by Area HQ: -
All other units are subordinated to: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 1 Nov 1926 | Air Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC | |
A/Cdre | 12 Dec 1927 | Chief Staff Officer, OBE | |
Gp Capt | Edward F Briggs | 25 Oct 1925 | Technical Staff Duties, DSO, OBE |
Wg Cdr | Alfred H S Steele-Perkins | 21 Feb 1926 | Personnel Staff Duties, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Ronald H Kershaw | 10 Aug 1925 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Archibald S C S MacLaren | 9 May 1927 | Technical Staff Duties, OBE, MC, DFC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Forster H M Maynard | 14 Apr 1925 | Air Staff Duties, AFC; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | 1 May 1924 | Air Staff Duties (Signals), OBE; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | Francis E Hellyer | 1 Sep 1927 | Technical Staff Duties, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Norman S Douglas | 25 Feb 1924 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Raymond Whitaker | 10 Jan 1926 | Administrative Duties, MBE |
Flt Lt | Richard W Dawes | 19 Jul 1926 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | David S Earp | 20 Apr 1927 | Air Staff Duties, DFC |
Flt Lt | John F Lawson | 13 Apr 1928 | Personnel Staff Duties, |
Flt Lt | Rowland J Divers | 30 Jul 1927 | Air Staff Duties, MBE |
Flt Lt | Charles D Palmer | 23 Aug 1926 | Armament Duties |
Flt Lt | Robert Stiven | 3 Mar 1927 | Signals Duties |
Stores Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | George A Hillier | 16 Aug 1927 | Stores Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Charles M Bevan | 29 Feb 1928 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Edward Meynell | 1 Apr 1922 | Stores Staff Duties, DCM |
Flt Lt | Frederick J W Humphreys | 20 Jan 1927 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | John McCarthy | 18 Jul 1928 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Henry Seldenberg | 23 Jun 1926 | StoresDuties |
Fg Off | Albert E Connolly | 1 May 1927 | Stores Duties |
Accountant Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Herbert J Down | 5 Nov 1924 | Command Accountant; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Wilfred E Ennis | 10 Oct 1927 | Accountant Duties, |
Fg Off | Reginald W Freeman | Accountant Duties | |
Medical Branch | |||
Gp Capt | Hardy V Wells | 23 May 1927 | Principal Medical Officer, CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas J Kelly | 24 Aug 1927 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MC, MB, BA |
Sqn Ldr | Kenneth Biggs | 31 May 1926 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MC, DPH |
Chaplains Branch | |||
Rev | James Dey | 1 Feb 1921 | DSO |
Rev | Archibald McHardy | 20 May 1928 | MC, MA |
Education Officers | |||
Lt | Ivor B Hart | 16 Apr 1928 | Grade I, OBE, BSc, PhD, AFRAeS |
Lt | William Miller | 15 Aug 1927 | Grade III, DFC, BA |
Source - September 1928 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex |
Units administered directly by Area HQ: -
All other units are subordinated to: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 1 Nov 1926 | Air Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC | |
A/Cdre | 15 Mar 1929 | Chief Staff Officer, CB, DSO; later ACM | |
Gp Capt | Edward F Briggs | 25 Oct 1925 | Technical Staff Duties, DSO, OBE |
Wg Cdr | 1 Oct 1928 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC, AFC; later AM | |
Wg Cdr | 2 Mar 1929 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Archibald S C S MacLaren | 9 May 1927 | Engineer Staff Duties, OBE, MC, DFC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | 8 Jan 1929 | Personnel Staff Duties, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Forster H M Maynard | 14 Apr 1925 | Air Staff Duties, AFC; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | 1 May 1924 | Air Staff Duties (Signals), OBE; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | Francis E Hellyer | 1 Sep 1927 | Technical Staff Duties, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Norman S Douglas | 25 Feb 1924 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert D Nelson | 30 May 1929 | Engineer Staff Duties, DSC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Raymond Whitaker | 10 Jan 1926 | Administrative Duties, MBE |
Flt Lt | Richard W Dawes | 19 Jul 1926 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | David S Earp | 20 Apr 1927 | Air Staff Duties, DFC |
Flt Lt | John F Lawson | 13 Apr 1928 | Personnel Staff Duties, |
Flt Lt | Rowland J Divers | 30 Jul 1927 | Air Staff Duties, MBE |
Flt Lt | Charles D Palmer | 23 Aug 1926 | Armament Duties |
Flt Lt | Robert Stiven | 3 Mar 1927 | Signals Duties |
Stores Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | George A Hillier | 16 Aug 1927 | Stores Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | William R P Allen | 2 Apr 1929 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Edward Meynell | 1 Apr 1922 | Stores Staff Duties, DCM |
Flt Lt | 27 Jan 1929 | Stores Staff Duties; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | David W Dean | 10 Sep 1928 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | John McCarthy | 18 Jul 1928 | Stores Staff Duties |
Accountant Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Thomas H Evans | 16 Feb 1929 | Command Accountant; |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur K Thomas | 1 Jan 1929 | Accountant Duties |
Flt Lt | Wilfred E Ennis | 10 Oct 1927 | Accountant Duties, |
Medical Branch | |||
Gp Capt | Hardy V Wells | 23 May 1927 | Principal Medical Officer, CBE, KHP |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas J Kelly | 24 Aug 1927 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MC, MB, BA |
Sqn Ldr | Kenneth Biggs | 31 May 1926 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MC, DPH |
Flt Lt | Frederick W Goodread | 27 Nov 1928 | Quartermaster (Medical) |
Chaplains Branch | |||
Rev | James Dey | 1 Feb 1921 | DSO |
Rev | Archibald McHardy | 30 May 1928 | MC, MA |
Education Officers | |||
Lt | Ivor B Hart | 16 Apr 1928 | Grade I, OBE, BSc, PhD, AFRAeS |
Lt | William Miller | 15 Aug 1927 | Grade III, DFC, BA |
Works and Buildings Directorate | |||
Mr | S Dexter | Acting Chief Engineer |
Source - July 1929 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex |
Units administered directly by Area HQ: -
All other units are subordinated to: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 1 Nov 1929 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG, DSO, AFC | |
A/Cdre | 15 Oct 1929 | Chief Staff Officer, DSO, MC; later ACM | |
Gp Capt | Malcolm Spicer | 12 Nov 1929 | Engineer Staff Duties |
Wg Cdr |
Justin H Herring |
6 Aug 1929 | Personnel Staff Duties, DSO, MC |
Wg Cdr |
John C M Lowe |
20 Jan 1930 | Air Staff (Armament) Duties, |
Wg Cdr |
Geoffrey H Bowman |
9 Aug 1929 | Air Staff Duties, DSO, MC, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | 8 Jan 1929 | Personnel Staff Duties, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert D Nelson | 30 May 1929 | Engineer Staff Duties, DSC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Charles E H James | 2 Sep 1929 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC |
Sqn Ldr | George R A Deacon | 26 Jan 1930 | Air Staff Duties (Signals), |
Sqn Ldr | 13 Aug 1929 | Air Staff Duties; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Richard W Dawes | 19 Jul 1926 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Rowland J Divers | 30 Jul 1927 | Air Staff Duties, MBE |
Flt Lt | William A Duncan | 18 Mar 1930 | Air Staff (Signals) Duties |
Flt Lt | Robert E M B Milne | 30 Mar 1930 | Administrative Duties, MBE |
Flt Lt | William A Tattersall | 1 Jun 1930 | Engineer Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | John D'A Keary | 6 Mar 1930 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Stores Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | George A Hillier | 16 Aug 1927 | Stores Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | William R P Allen | 2 Apr 1929 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | 22 Dec 1929 | Stores Staff Duties, later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | 27 Jan 1929 | Stores Staff Duties; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | David W Dean | 10 Sep 1928 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Cecil B Horsfield | 19 Sep 1929 | Stores Staff Duties |
Accountant Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Thomas H Evans | 16 Feb 1929 | Command Accountant; |
Flt Lt | Edward C M Knott | 16 Sep 1929 | Accountant Duties |
Flt Lt | Wilfred E Ennis | 10 Oct 1927 | Accountant Duties, |
Medical Branch | |||
Gp Capt | Hardy V Wells | 23 May 1927 | Principal Medical Officer, CBE, MRCS, LRCP, KHP |
Sqn Ldr | Robert E Bell | 20 Sep 1929 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MB |
Sqn Ldr | Wilfred E Hodgins | 5 May 1930 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MB, MCP&S |
Flt Lt | Philip H Musgrave | 6 Apr 1930 | Quartermaster (Medical) |
Chaplains Branch | |||
Rev | Archibald McHardy | 30 May 1928 | MC, MA |
Education Officers | |||
Lt | Ivor B Hart | 16 Apr 1928 | Grade I, OBE, BSc, PhD, AFRAeS |
Lt | William Miller | 15 Aug 1927 | Grade III, DFC, BA |
Works and Buildings Directorate | |||
Mr | A Gilpin | Chief Engineer |
Source - July 1930 Air Force List
Source - August 1930 Air Force List
Source - September 1930 Air Force List
Source - October 1930 Air Force List
Source - November 1930 Air Force List
Source - December 1930 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex |
Units administered directly by Area HQ: -
All other units are subordinated to: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 1 Nov 1929 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG, DSO, AFC | |
A/Cdre | 22 Sep 1930 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO | |
Gp Capt | Malcolm Spicer | 12 Nov 1929 | Engineer Staff Duties |
Wg Cdr | Alexander F A Hooper | 19 Dec 1930 | Engineer Staff Duties, OBE |
Wg Cdr |
John C M Lowe |
20 Jan 1930 | Air Staff (Armament) Duties, |
Wg Cdr |
Geoffrey H Bowman |
9 Aug 1929 | Air Staff Duties, DSO, MC, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | 8 Jan 1929 | Personnel Staff Duties, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Charles E H James | 2 Sep 1929 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC |
Sqn Ldr | George R A Deacon | 26 Jan 1930 | Air Staff Duties (Signals), |
Sqn Ldr | 13 Aug 1929 | Air Staff Duties; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Wilfrid R Cox | 7 Jan 1931 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Richard W Dawes | 19 Jul 1926 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | William A Duncan | 18 Mar 1930 | Air Staff (Signals) Duties |
Flt Lt | Samuel A Turner | 20 Nov 1930 | Administrative Duties, MBE |
Flt Lt | Rene J M de St Leger | 20 Apr 1931 | Engineer Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | William J Millen | 21 May 1931 | Air Staff Duties, MBE |
Flt Lt | John D'A Keary | 6 Mar 1930 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Stores Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Wallace J Shields | 2 Apr 1931 | Stores Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | William R P Allen | 2 Apr 1929 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | 27 Jan 1929 | Stores Staff Duties; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | David W Dean | 10 Sep 1928 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Harry F Webb | 7 Nov 1930 | Stores Staff Duties |
Accountant Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Thomas H Evans | 16 Feb 1929 | Command Accountant; |
Flt Lt | Edward C M Knott | 16 Sep 1929 | Accountant Duties |
Flt Lt | Wilfred E Ennis | 10 Oct 1927 | Accountant Duties, |
Medical Branch | |||
Gp Capt | Hardy V Wells | 23 May 1927 | Principal Medical Officer, CBE, MRCS, LRCP, KHP |
Sqn Ldr | Robert E Bell | 20 Sep 1929 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MB |
Sqn Ldr | Wilfred E Hodgins | 5 May 1930 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MB, MCP&S |
Chaplains Branch | |||
Rev | Archibald McHardy | 30 May 1928 | MC, MA |
Education Officers | |||
Capt | Charles C Brachi | 1 Sep 1930 | Grade I, MA |
Lt | Harry Woffenden | 1 Jan 1931 | Grade III, MEng, AMIMechE |
Works and Buildings Directorate | |||
Mr | A Gilpin | Chief Engineer | |
Supernumerary | |||
Wg Cdr | Horace P Lale | 11 May 1931 | DSO, DFC |
Source - July 1931 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex |
Units administered directly by Area HQ: -
All other units are subordinated to: - *directly under Air Ministry for matters relating to armament training † directly under AOC, Coastal Area for training, operations and technical administration |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 1 Nov 1929 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG, DSO, AFC | |
A/Cdre | 15 Jan 1932 | Senior Air Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre | |
Gp Capt | Malcolm Spicer | 12 Nov 1929 | Engineer Staff Duties |
Wg Cdr | 11 Apr 1932 | Personnel Staff Duties, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | Gilbert W Murlis-Green | 26 Jan 1932 | Air Staff Duties, DSO, MC |
Sqn Ldr | Charles E H James | 2 Sep 1929 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC |
Sqn Ldr | George R A Deacon | 26 Jan 1930 | Air Staff Duties (Signals), |
Sqn Ldr | Clair St Noble | 8 Feb 1932 | Engineer Staff Duties, |
Sqn Ldr | Charles L King | 4 Mar 1932 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | 13 Aug 1929 | Air Staff Duties; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Wilfrid R Cox | 7 Jan 1931 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Andrew R Mackenzie | 28 Dec 1931 | Air Staff (Armament) Duties |
Flt Lt | Samuel A Turner | 20 Nov 1930 | Administrative Duties, MBE |
Flt Lt | Rene J M de St Leger | 20 Apr 1931 | Engineer Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | James G Western | 1 Oct 1931 | Air Staff (Signals) Duties, MBE |
Flt Lt | 7 Jan 1932 | Air Staff Duties, later AVM | |
Fg Off | Francis J St G Braithwaite | 5 Oct 1931 | Personal Assistant to AOC; later AVM |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | William R P Allen | 2 Apr 1929 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | 27 Jan 1929 | Stores Staff Duties; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Charles H Masters | 9 Feb 1932 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Wallis St J Littlewood | 7 Mar 1932 | Stores Staff Duties |
Accountant Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Thomas H Evans | 16 Feb 1929 | Command Accountant; |
Flt Lt | Edward C M Knott | 16 Sep 1929 | Accountant Duties |
Fg Off | Cyril L Dook | 14 Feb 1932 | Accountant Duties, |
Medical Branch | |||
Gp Capt | Alfred W Iredell | 14 Mar 1932 | Principal Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP |
Sqn Ldr | Percival T Rutherford | 27 Jul 1931 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, OBE, LRCP & S |
Flt Lt | Walter Gamblen | 12 Feb 1932 | Quartermaster (Medical) |
Chaplains Branch | |||
Rev | Archibald McHardy | 30 May 1928 | MC, MA |
Educational Service | |||
Capt | Charles C Brachi | 1 Sep 1930 | Grade I, MA |
Lt | Harry Woffenden | 1 Jan 1931 | Grade III, MEng, AMIMechE |
Works and Buildings Directorate | |||
Mr | A Gilpin | Chief Engineer |
Source - July 1932 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex |
Units administered directly by Area HQ: -
All other units are subordinated to: -
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 1 Feb 1932 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO; later ACM | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | George F W Heycock | 15 Jan 1933 | Personal Assistant to AOC; later A/Cdre |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | 15 Mar 1933 | Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | Gilbert W Murlis-Green | 26 Jan 1932 | DSO, MC |
Sqn Ldr | Richard S Lucy | 3 Aug 1932 | |
Sqn Ldr | 17 Dec 1932 | later A/Cdre | |
Personnel Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | 11 Apr 1932 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Charles E H James | 2 Sep 1929 | MC |
Sqn Ldr | Charles L King | 4 Mar 1932 | MC, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Wilfrid R Cox | 7 Jan 1931 | MC, AFC |
Equipment Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Joseph H A Landon | 20 Nov 1932 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
Engineer Section | |||
Wg Cdr | 1 Aug 1932 | OBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 5 Aug 1932 | later A/Cdre | |
Stores Section | |||
Wg Cdr | Wallace J Shields | 2 Apr 1931 | |
Sqn Ldr | James S Browne | 27 Feb 1933 | AFC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Charles H Masters | 9 Feb 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Wallis St J Littlewood | 7 Mar 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Edmund N D Worsley | 13 Oct 1932 | |
Attached to the Staff | |||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | Andrew R Mackenzie | 28 Dec 1931 | |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | John H Simpson | 25 Jul 1932 | Chief Signals Officer; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | James G Western | 1 Oct 1931 | MBE |
Services | |||
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | 23 Jan 1933 | Command Accountant; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Bruce G Drake | 14 Apr 1933 | |
Fg Off | Cyril L Dook | 14 Feb 1932 | |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | Alfred W Iredell | 14 Mar 1932 | Principal Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP |
Sqn Ldr | Percival T Rutherford | 27 Jul 1931 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, OBE, LRCP & S |
Sqn Ldr | James M Maxwell | 29 Apr 1933 | Quartermaster (Medical) |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | Archibald McHardy | 30 May 1928 | MC, MA |
Educational | |||
Capt | Charles C Brachi | 1 Sep 1930 | Grade I, MA |
Lt | Harry Woffenden | 1 Jan 1931 | Grade III, MEng, AMIMechE |
Works | |||
Mr | A H Matheson | Chief Engineer (Acting), AMInstCE | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Flt Lt | Samuel A Turner | 20 Nov 1930 | Administrative Duties, MBE |
Supernumerary | |||
Sqn Ldr | Edward G M Knott | 6 May 1933 | |
Fg Off | Frederick W Judge | 11 Dec 1932 | Temporary Accountant duties |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | Charles E Buddin | 22 Apr 1930 | |
WO | Edward H Robbins | 26 Sep 1932 | |
WO | Harold J Bartlett | 22 Mar 1932 | |
WO | Arthur C Dibben | 22 Sep 1932 |
Source - July 1933 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex |
Units administered directly by Area HQ: -
All other units are subordinated to: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 1 Feb 1932 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO; later ACM | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | George F W Heycock | 15 Jan 1933 | Personal Assistant to AOC; later A/Cdre |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | 15 Mar 1933 | Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | Gilbert W Murlis-Green | 26 Jan 1932 | DSO, MC |
Sqn Ldr | Richard S Lucy | 3 Aug 1932 | |
Sqn Ldr | 17 Dec 1932 | later A/Cdre | |
Personnel Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | 11 Apr 1932 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Charles E H James | 2 Sep 1929 | MC |
Sqn Ldr | Charles L King | 4 Mar 1932 | MC, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Wilfrid R Cox | 7 Jan 1931 | MC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Dec 1933 | DFC; later AVM | |
Equipment Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Joseph H A Landon | 20 Nov 1932 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
Engineer Section | |||
Wg Cdr | 1 Aug 1932 | OBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 5 Aug 1932 | later A/Cdre | |
Stores Section | |||
Wg Cdr | Wallace J Shields | 2 Apr 1931 | |
Sqn Ldr | James S Browne | 27 Feb 1933 | AFC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Charles H Masters | 9 Feb 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Wallis St J Littlewood | 7 Mar 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Edmund N D Worsley | 13 Oct 1932 | |
Attached to the Staff | |||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | Andrew R Mackenzie | 28 Dec 1931 | |
Services | |||
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | John H Simpson | 25 Jul 1932 | Chief Signals Officer; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | James G Western | 1 Oct 1931 | MBE |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | 23 Jan 1933 | Command Accountant; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Bruce G Drake | 14 Apr 1933 | |
Fg Off | Cyril L Dook | 14 Feb 1932 | |
Fg Off | Eric A Biddle | 4 Oct 1933 | |
Medical | |||
A/Cdre | Alfred W Iredell | 14 Mar 1932 | Principal Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP, KHP |
Wg Cdr | Robert A G Elliott | 17 Oct 1933 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MB, BCh, DPH |
Sqn Ldr | Percival T Rutherford | 27 Jul 1931 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, OBE, LRCP & S |
Sqn Ldr | James M Maxwell | 29 Apr 1933 | Quartermaster (Medical) |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | Archibald McHardy | 30 May 1928 | MC, MA |
Educational | |||
Capt | Charles C Brachi | 1 Sep 1930 | Area Education Officer, MA |
Maj | William K Birch | 1 Sep 1933 | Grade III, OBE, MA |
Works | |||
Mr | A H Matheson | Chief Engineer (Acting), AMInstCE | |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | Charles E Buddin | 22 Apr 1930 | HQ (Unit) Accountant |
WO | Harold J Bartlett | 22 Mar 1932 | Personnel Staff |
WO | Arthur C Dibben | 22 Sep 1932 | HQ (Unit) Stores |
Source - January 1934 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex |
Units administered directly by Area HQ: -
All other units are subordinated to: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 1 Feb 1932 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO; later ACM | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | George F W Heycock | 15 Jan 1933 | Personal Assistant to AOC; later A/Cdre |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | 26 Mar 1934 | Senior Air Staff Officer, OBE; later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | 15 Mar 1934 | MC, DFC; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | Richard S Lucy | 3 Aug 1932 | |
Sqn Ldr | Stephen McKeever | 22 Dec 1933 | DFC |
Personnel Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | 11 Apr 1932 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | 19 Feb 1934 | AFC; later AM | |
Sqn Ldr | Charles L King | 4 Mar 1932 | MC, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Dec 1933 | DFC; later AVM | |
Equipment Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Joseph H A Landon | 20 Nov 1932 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
Engineer Section | |||
Wg Cdr | 1 Aug 1932 | OBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Reginald H Donkin | 12 Feb 1934 | |
Stores Section | |||
Wg Cdr | Wallace J Shields | 2 Apr 1931 | |
Sqn Ldr | James S Browne | 27 Feb 1933 | AFC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Charles H Masters | 9 Feb 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Wallis St J Littlewood | 7 Mar 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Edmund N D Worsley | 13 Oct 1932 | |
Attached to the Staff | |||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | Andrew R Mackenzie | 28 Dec 1931 | |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | John H Simpson | 25 Jul 1932 | Chief Signals Officer; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | James G Western | 1 Oct 1931 | MBE |
Services | |||
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | 1 Jun 1934 | Command Accountant; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Bruce G Drake | 14 Apr 1933 | |
Fg Off | Cyril L Dook | 14 Feb 1932 | |
Medical | |||
A/Cdre | Alfred W Iredell | 14 Mar 1932 | Principal Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP, KHP |
Wg Cdr | William A S Duck | 21 Mar 1933 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH |
Wg Cdr | Harold B Porteous | 29 Jun 1934 | MB, ChB, DPM, DPH |
Wg Cdr | Robert A G Elliott | 17 Oct 1933 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MB, BCh, DPH |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | Archibald McHardy | 30 May 1928 | MC, MA |
Educational | |||
Capt | Charles C Brachi | 1 Sep 1930 | Area Education Officer, MA |
Maj | William K Birch | 1 Sep 1933 | Grade III, OBE, MA |
Works | |||
Mr | A H Matheson | Chief Engineer (Acting), AMInstCE | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Flt Lt | Raymond Whitaker | 7 Mar 1934 | Administrative Duties, MBE |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | Charles E Buddin | 22 Apr 1930 | HQ (Unit) Accountant |
WO | Harold J Bartlett | 22 Mar 1932 | Personnel Staff |
WO | Arthur C Dibben | 22 Sep 1932 | HQ (Unit) Stores |
Source - July 1934 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex |
Units administered directly by Area HQ: -
All other units are subordinated to: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 8 Jan 1935 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | Reginald G S Morgan-Smith | 3 Apr 1933 | Personal Assistant to AOC; |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | 26 Mar 1934 | Senior Air Staff Officer, OBE; later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | 15 Mar 1934 | MC, DFC; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | Richard S Lucy | 3 Aug 1932 | |
Sqn Ldr | Stephen McKeever | 22 Dec 1933 | DFC |
Personnel Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | 11 Apr 1932 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred H Stradling | 28 Jan 1935 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Norman S Douglas | 7 Jul 1934 | |
Sqn Ldr | 15 Feb 1935 | MC, DFC; later AVM | |
Equipment Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Norman C Spratt | 15 Jul 1934 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE |
Engineer Section | |||
Wg Cdr | Frederick W Stent | 11 Feb 1935 | MC |
Flt Lt | Thomas G Bird | 27 Aug 1934 | |
Flt Lt | Walter A Stagg | 1 Nov 1934 | later A/Cdre |
Stores Section | |||
Wg Cdr | Wallace J Shields | 2 Apr 1931 | |
Sqn Ldr | James S Browne | 27 Feb 1933 | AFC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Valentine B Ranford | 28 Aug 1934 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | John R Brown | 20 Jul 1934 | |
Attached to the Staff | |||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | Philip M McSwiney | 14 Jan 1935 | |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | Harold W Evens | 14 Sep 1934 | Chief Signals Officer; |
Flt Lt | James G Western | 1 Oct 1931 | MBE |
Services | |||
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | 1 Jun 1934 | Command Accountant, CBE; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Bruce G Drake | 14 Apr 1933 | |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | William Tyrrell | 9 May 1935 | Principal Medical Officer, DSO, MC, MB, BCh, DPH |
Wg Cdr | Robert A G Elliott | 17 Oct 1933 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MB, BCh, DPH |
Sqn Ldr | Vincent R Smith | 5 Apr 1935 | MRCS, LRCP |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | Archibald McHardy | 30 May 1928 | Staff Chaplain, Presbytarian, MC, MA |
Educational | |||
Capt | Charles C Brachi | 1 Sep 1930 | Area Education Officer, MA |
Maj | William K Birch | 1 Sep 1933 | Grade III, OBE, MA |
Works | |||
Mr | A H Matheson | Chief Engineer (Acting), AMInstCE | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Flt Lt | Raymond Whitaker | 7 Mar 1934 | Administrative Duties, MBE |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | Harold J Bartlett | 22 Mar 1932 | Personnel Staff |
WO | Charles H Walker | 3 May 1935 | HQ (Unit) Stores |
WO | James H D Bugden | 16 Feb 1935 | HQ (Unit) Accountant |
Source - July 1935 Air Force List
This Command was disbanded on 1 May 1936 by being redesignated HQ Training Command
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