Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Egyptian Group Personnel, units and locations
[Jul 1920 | Aug 1920 | Apr 1921 | Jul 1921 | Jul 1922 | May 1923 | Jul 1923 | Jan 1924 | May 1924]
Location | Command | Controlled |
Almaza, Cairo | Middle East Area |
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Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Oliver Swann | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AVM | ||
Sqn Ldr | Arthur H Measures | Stores | 2 Jun 1920 | |
Sqn Ldr | Eric L Conran | A | 18 Jun 1919 | MC |
Sqn Ldr | Douglas Stewart | A | 2 Jun 1920 | MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Harold H James | A | 29 Aug 1919 | |
Flt Lt | Ernest V Longinotto | A | 15 Sep 1919 | AFC |
Fg Off | Philip H Hunter | T | 2 Jun 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frank N Trinder | T | 27 Apr 1919 | later AVM |
Fg Off | George Roberts | Stores | 3 Jun 1919 | |
Obs Off | Arthur P Ledger | O | 31 Dec 1919 | later AVM |
Fg Off | Albert D L Carroll | A | 17 Nov 1919 | |
Fg Off | John Duminy | A | 23 Jun 1919 | |
Fg Off | Edgar A Turnbull | T | 1 Nov 1919 | |
Medical Officers | ||||
Sqn Ldr | Reginald H Knowles | Med | 4 Oct 1919 | |
Fg Off | Andrew Watson | Med | 16 Feb 1920 | |
Dental | ||||
Flt Lt | John Wren | Dent | 10 Apr 1919 | |
Chaplain | ||||
Rev | Claude A B Allen | 16 Feb 1920 | BA |
Source - July 1920 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Almaza, Cairo | Middle East Area |
|
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Oliver Swann | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AVM | ||
Sqn Ldr | Arthur H Measures | Stores | 2 Jun 1920 | |
Sqn Ldr | Eric L Conran | A | 18 Jun 1919 | MC |
Sqn Ldr | Douglas Stewart | A | 2 Jun 1920 | MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Ernest V Longinotto | A | 15 Sep 1919 | AFC |
Fg Off | Philip H Hunter | T | 2 Jun 1920 | |
Fg Off | Albert D L Carroll | A | 17 Nov 1919 | |
Fg Off | John Duminy | A | 23 Jun 1919 | |
Fg Off | Edgar A Turnbull | T | 1 Nov 1919 | |
Medical Branch | ||||
Sqn Ldr | Reginald H Knowles | Med | 4 Oct 1919 | |
Flt Lt | Peter H Young | Med | 18 May 1920 | MB |
Fg Off | Andrew Watson | Med | 16 Feb 1920 | |
Dental | ||||
Flt Lt | John Wren | Dent | 10 Apr 1919 | |
Chaplain | ||||
Rev | Claude A B Allen | 16 Feb 1920 | BA |
Source - August 1920 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Almaza, Cairo | Middle East Area |
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ank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Oliver Swann | 1 Jun 1920 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur H Measures | Stores | 2 Jun 1920 | |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert J Watney | Ad | 16 Mar 1920 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Douglas Stewart | A | 2 Jun 1920 | MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Norman S Douglas | Ad | 20 Jul 1920 | |
Flt Lt | Brian D S Tuke | SO | 23 Dec 1920 | |
Flt Lt | Ernest V Longinotto | A | 15 Sep 1919 | AFC |
Fg Off | Reginald C Creamer | A | 15 Sep 1920 | DFC |
Fg Off | Bernard T Hood | T | 16 Mar 1920 | |
Fg Off | James W Lissett | A | 16 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | John Duminy | A | 23 Jun 1919 | |
Obs Off | John H Vickers | O | 25 Oct 1920 | |
Stores Officer | ||||
Flt Lt | Stores | 1 Nov 1920 | later A/Cdre | |
Medical Branch - Dental | ||||
Flt Lt | John Wren | Dent | 10 Apr 1919 | |
Chaplain | ||||
Rev (Sqn Ldr) | Joseph Firth | 10 Jul 1920 | MC |
Source - April 1921 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Almaza, Cairo | Middle East Area |
|
ank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Oliver Swann | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AVM | ||
Sqn Ldr | Arthur H Measures | Stores | 2 Jun 1920 | |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert J Watney | Ad | 16 Mar 1920 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Douglas Stewart | A | 2 Jun 1920 | MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Norman S Douglas | Ad | 20 Jul 1920 | |
Flt Lt | Brian D S Tuke | SO | 23 Dec 1920 | |
Fg Off | Arthur C Bayley | A | 11 Apr 1921 | |
Fg Off | Reginald C Creamer | A | 15 Sep 1920 | DFC |
Fg Off | Bernard T Hood | T | 16 Mar 1920 | |
Fg Off | James W Lissett | A | 16 Apr 1920 | |
Stores Officer | ||||
Flt Lt | Archibald J Briddon | Stores | 3 Feb 1921 | |
Medical Officers | ||||
Flt Lt | Arthur J O Wigmore | Med | 1 Dec 1920 | |
Dental | ||||
Flt Lt | John Wren | Dent | 10 Apr 1919 | |
Chaplain | ||||
Rev (Sqn Ldr) | Joseph Firth | 10 Jul 1920 | MC | |
Under Instruction | ||||
Flt Lt | Arthur Rowan | A | 2 Oct 1920 | |
Fg Off | George H H Scutt | A | 2 Oct 1920 | MC |
Fg Off | Edward E P Smith | A & S | 30 Mar 1921 | |
Obs Off | Wilfred Sanderson | O | 23 Mar 1921 | AFC |
Obs Off | Eric C Delamain | O | 2 Oct 1920 | MC |
Obs Off | John H Vickers | O | 25 Oct 1920 |
Source - July 1921 Air Force List
Branches: A = Aeroplane, A & S = Aeroplane and Seaplane, Dent = Dental, Med = Medical, O = Observer, T = Technical.
Location | Command | Controlled |
Heliopolis | Middle East Area |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Bertie C H Drew | 1 Jan 1922 | Air Officer Commanding, CMG, CBE; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur H Measures | 2 Jun 1920 | |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas W Elsdon | 25 Apr 1922 | |
Sqn Ldr | Douglas Stewart | 2 Jun 1920 | MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Brian D S Tuke | 23 Dec 1920 | |
Fg Off | Ruthven M C Macfarlane | 17 Feb 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Arthur C Bayley | 11 Apr 1921 | |
Fg Off | Reginald C Creamer | 15 Sep 1920 | DFC |
Stores Officer | |||
Flt Lt | Duncan Mitchell | 1 Dec 1921 | |
Medical Officers | |||
Sqn Ldr | Arthur E Panter | 1 Jul 1921 | BA |
Dental | |||
Flt Lt | John Wren | 10 Apr 1919 |
Source - July 1922 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Heliopolis | Middle East Area |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Bertie C H Drew | 1 Jan 1922 | Air Officer Commanding, CMG, CBE; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur H Measures | 2 Jun 1920 | |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas W Elsdon | 25 Apr 1922 | |
Sqn Ldr | Douglas Stewart | 2 Jun 1920 | MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Brian D S Tuke | 23 Dec 1920 | |
Fg Off | Arthur C Bayley | 11 Apr 1921 | |
Fg Off | Graham N Coward | 21 Apr 1922 | |
Fg Off | Gilbert Lambourne | 7 Oct 1922 | |
Stores Officer | |||
Flt Lt | Maurice J James | 31 Oct 1922 | later A/Cdre |
Medical Officers | |||
Sqn Ldr | Robert A G Elliot | 6 Oct 1922 | MB, BA |
Source - May 1923 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Heliopolis | Middle East Area |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Bertie C H Drew | 1 Jan 1922 | Air Officer Commanding, CMG, CBE; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur H Measures | 2 Jun 1920 | |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas W Elsdon | 25 Apr 1922 | |
Sqn Ldr | Douglas Stewart | 2 Jun 1920 | MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Brian D S Tuke | 23 Dec 1920 | |
Fg Off | Arthur C Bayley | 11 Apr 1921 | |
Fg Off | Graham N Coward | 21 Apr 1922 | |
Fg Off | Gilbert Lambourne | 7 Oct 1922 | |
Stores Officer | |||
Flt Lt | Maurice J James | 31 Oct 1922 | later A/Cdre |
Medical Officers | |||
Sqn Ldr | Robert A G Elliot | 6 Oct 1922 | MB, BA |
Source - July 1923 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Heliopolis | RAF Middle East |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Bertie C H Drew | 1 Jan 1922 | Air Officer Commanding, CMG, CBE; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur H Measures | 2 Jun 1920 | |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas W Elsdon | 25 Apr 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Brian D S Tuke | 23 Dec 1920 | |
Flt Lt | Arthur C Bayley | 11 Apr 1921 | |
Fg Off | Gilbert Lambourne | 7 Oct 1922 | |
Stores Officer | |||
Sqn Ldr | Frederick A Baldwin | 13 Nov 1923 | |
Flt Lt | Maurice J James | 31 Oct 1922 | later A/Cdre |
Medical Officers | |||
Sqn Ldr | Robert A G Elliot | 6 Oct 1922 | MB, BA |
Source - January 1924 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Heliopolis | RAF Middle East |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Bertie C H Drew | 1 Jan 1922 | Air Officer Commanding, CMG, CBE; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Alexander C Winter | 8 Mar 1924 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas W Elsdon | 25 Apr 1922 | |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur Coningham | 23 Feb 1924 | DSO, MC, DFC; later AM |
Flt Lt | Brian D S Tuke | 23 Dec 1920 | |
Flt Lt | Alfred M Blake | 23 Feb 1924 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Charles W Attwood | 23 Dec 1923 | |
Fg Off | Gilbert Lambourne | 7 Oct 1922 | |
Stores Officer | |||
Sqn Ldr | Frederick A Baldwin | 13 Nov 1923 | |
Medical Officers | |||
Sqn Ldr | Percival T Rutherford | 30 Jan 1924 | OBE |
Source - May 1924 Air Force List
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