Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Southern Area Personnel, units and locations
[Oct 1919 | Nov 1919 | Dec 1919 | Jan 1920 | Feb 1920 | Mar 1920]
Address | Controlled |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge |
All units South of a line drawn along the Northern boundaries of the following counties: - Glamorgan, Monmouthshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex but excluding those units under the control of Coastal Area and Halton Command but including those at RAF Henlow |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Sir John Salmond | 19 Aug 1919 | Air Officer Commanding, KCB, CMG, CVO, DSO; later MRAF |
Gp Capt | P L W Herbert | 20 Aug 1918 | Group Captain (Administration), CMG, CBE; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | F H Kirby | 1 May 1919 | Staff Officer 1st Class, VC, OBE, DCM |
Sqn Ldr | A Levick | 2 Aug 1919 | Staff Officer 1st Class |
Wg Cdr | C T Maclean | 15 Aug 1919 | Staff Officer 1st Class; later AVM |
Flt Lt | C H Bell | 1 Apr 1918 | Staff Officer 2nd Class |
Flt Lt | T G Baxenden | 17 May 1918 | Staff Officer 2nd Class |
Flt Lt | W D Budgen | 29 Jun 1918 | Staff Officer 2nd Class; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | J S T Bradley | 31 May 1919 | Staff Officer 2nd Class; later AM |
Flt Lt | H G Wheeler | 29 Jun 1918 | Staff Officer 2nd Class |
Flt Lt | F P Don | 18 Jul 1919 | Staff Officer 2nd Class; later AVM |
Flt Lt | B D S Tuke | 1 Apr 1918 | Staff Officer 3rd Class |
Flt Lt | E A Beulah | 22 May 1919 | Staff Officer 3rd Class |
Flt Lt | F L J Shirley | 14 Jan 1919 | Staff Officer 3rd Class |
Fg Off | C A Borrett | 14 Oct 1918 | Staff Officer 3rd Class |
Fg Off | G R McCubbin | 11 Apr 1918 | Staff Officer 3rd Class, DSO |
Fg Off | C A Goddard | 4 Feb 1919 | Staff Officer 3rd Class |
Fg Off | J E D Samuel | 1 Jan 1919 | Staff Officer 3rd Class |
Fg Off | B D Bellamy | 18 Mar 1919 | Staff Officer 3rd Class |
Fg Off | A T Wynyard-Wright | 25 Jan 1919 | Staff Officer 3rd Class |
Fg Off | A H Burman | 4 Apr 1919 | Staff Officer 3rd Class |
Plt Off (Hon Fg Off) | W A Berry | 9 Jul 1918 | Staff Officer 3rd Class |
Plt Off | H F Webb | 18 Feb 1919 | Staff Officer 3rd Class |
Wg Cdr | H V Wells | 20 Sep 1919 | Principal Medical Officer*, OBE |
Act Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) | H A Hewat | 1 Apr 1918 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer* |
Fg Off | H C Vickery | 1 Apr 1918 | Medical Administration Officer* |
Appointment dates before 20 September 1919 indicate that the incumbent was appointed to either South-Eastern or South-Western Area prior to the formation of Southern Area.
Source - October 1919 Air Force List
There were the following changes: -
Leaving
Rank | Name | Notes | |
Flt Lt | C H Bell | Staff Officer 2nd Class | |
Flt Lt | W D Budgen | Staff Officer 2nd Class; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | F L J Shirley | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
Fg Off | J E D Samuel | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
Fg Off | A H Burman | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
Fg Off | H C Vickery | Medical Administration Officer |
Arriving
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | A S Ellerton | 24 Apr 1919 | Staff Officer 2nd Class; later A/Cdre |
Source - November 1919 Air Force List
Leaving
Rank | Name | Notes |
Flt Lt | H G Wheeler | Staff Officer 2nd Class |
Fg Off | C A Goddard | Staff Officer 3rd Class |
Source - December 1919 Air Force List
Leaving
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Fg Off | C A Borrett | 14 Oct 1918 | Staff Officer 3rd Class |
Fg Off | G R McCubbin | 11 Apr 1918 | Staff Officer 3rd Class, DSO |
Fg Off | B D Bellamy | 18 Mar 1919 | Staff Officer 3rd Class |
Source - January 1920 Air Force List
Leaving - None
Arriving - None
Source - February1920 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge |
All units South of a line drawn along the Northern boundaries of the following counties: - Glamorgan, Monmouthshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex but excluding those units under the control of Coastal Area and Halton Command but including those at RAF Henlow Units administered directly by Area HQ: -
All other units are subordinated to the following Group HQs: - No 1 Group No 2 Group No 7 Group |
Leaving
Rank | Name | Notes |
Fg Off | A T Wynyard-Wright | Staff Officer 3rd Class |
Arriving
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | W C Clark | 23 Feb 1920 | Staff Officer 3rd Class |
Source - March 1920 Air Force List
Southern Area was absorbed into Inland Area on 1 April 1920
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