Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
HQ Fighting Area Personnel, units and locations
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Personnel Movements: May - Jul 1926
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 20 May 1926 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of HQ Fighting Area | |
Gp Capt | Phillip B Joubert de la Ferte | 20 May 1926 | Transferred from HQ No 6 Group for Air Staff duties and Head of Personnel Branch |
Wg Cdr | George F Pretyman | 20 May 1926 | Transferred from HQ No 6 Group for Air Staff duties |
Wg Cdr | Claude G S Gould | 20 May 1926 | Transferred from HQ No 6 Group for Stores and Technical duties |
Sqn Ldr | Edward B Rice | 20 May 1926 | Transferred from HQ No 6 Group for Air Staff duties |
Sqn Ldr | Harold E J Hewitt | 20 May 1926 | Transferred from HQ No 6 Group for Stores and Technical duties |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas J Kelly | 20 May 1926 | Transferred from HQ No 6 Group for duty as Medical Officer |
Flt Lt | Reginald J Read | 20 May 1926 | Transferred from HQ No 6 Group for Personnel duties |
Flt Lt | Joseph Blackford | 20 May 1926 | Transferred from HQ No 6 Group for Personnel duties |
Flt Lt | Maurice J James | 20 May 1926 | Transferred from HQ No 6 Group for Stores and Technical duties |
Dr | Herbert P Bridges | 20 May 1926 | Transferred from HQ No 6 Group for duty as Education Officer |
Fg Off | A H Padley | 20 May 1926 | Transferred from HQ No 6 Group for Personnel duties |
Fg Off | Sydney Symonds | 20 May 1926 | Transferred from HQ No 6 Group for Air Staff duties (Armament) |
Fg Off | William J Richards | 20 May 1926 | Transferred from HQ No 6 Group for Air Staff duties (Signals) |
Source - Fighting Area ORB (AIR 25/193)
Organisational Movements: May - Jul 1926
Date | Notes |
20 May 1926 |
Formed at RAF Kenley from HQ, No 6 Group |
6 Jul 1926 | Advance party, HQ Fighting Area departed RAF Kenley |
6 Jul 1926 | Main party, HQ Fighting Area departed RAF Kenley |
Source - Fighting Area ORB (AIR 25/193)
Location | Command | |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge | Air Defences of Great Britain |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 20 May 1926 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG, DSO, AFC; later ACM | |
Gp Capt | Phillip B Joubert de la Ferte | 20 May 1926 | CMG, DSO; later ACM |
Wg Cdr | George F Pretyman | 20 May 1926 | DSO, OBE |
Wg Cdr | Claude G S Gould | 20 May 1926 | |
Sqn Ldr | Edward B Rice | 20 May 1926 | |
Flt Lt | Reginald J Read | 20 May 1926 | |
Flt Lt | Joseph Blackford | 20 May 1926 | |
Fg Off | Sydney Symonds | 20 May 1926 | Armament Officer |
Fg Off | William J Richards | 20 May 1926 | Signals Officer |
Fg Off | Rudolph T Taffe | 5 Jul 1926 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Harold E J Hewitt | 20 May 1926 |
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Flt Lt | Maurice J James | 20 May 1926 |
MBE; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Leonard H Vernon | 8 Jun 1926 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Thomas J Kelly | 20 May 1926 | |
Education Officer | |||
Flt Lt | Herbert P Bridges | 20 May 1926 | BA, LLB, RAFO |
Source - July 1926 Air Force List
Organisational Movements: Jul - Dec 1926
Date | Notes |
14 Oct 1926 | RAF Upavon transferred to Fighting Area on the move of the CFS to RAF Wittering |
15 Oct 1926 | The Parachute Training Section moved from RAF Northolt to RAF Henlow |
Source - Fighting Area ORB (AIR 25/193)
Location | Command | |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge | Air Defences of Great Britain |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 20 May 1926 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG, DSO, AFC; later ACM | |
Gp Capt | Philip L W Herbert | 22 Aug 1926 | CMG, CBE; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | George F Pretyman | 20 May 1926 | DSO, OBE |
Wg Cdr | Claude G S Gould | 20 May 1926 | |
Sqn Ldr | Horace P Lale | 7 Aug 1926 | DSO, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | Edward B Rice | 20 May 1926 | |
Flt Lt | John D Breakey | 13 Sep 1926 | DFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Joseph Blackford | 20 May 1926 | |
Flt Lt | William J Richards | 20 May 1926 | |
Fg Off | Rudolph T Taffe | 5 Jul 1926 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Harry T Foxen | 20 Sep 1926 |
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Flt Lt | Maurice J James | 20 May 1926 |
MBE; later A/Cdre |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Thomas J Kelly | 20 May 1926 | |
Education Officer | |||
Lt | Joseph A Taylor | 7 Jun 1926 | MSc |
Source - December 1926 Air Force List
Organisational Movements: Jan - Jul 1927
Date | Notes |
1 Feb 1927 | RAF Sutton's Farm (Hornchurch) opened as a permanent Home Defence station |
Source - Fighting Area ORB (AIR 25/193)
Location | Command | |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge | Air Defence of Great Britain |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 20 May 1926 | Air Officer Commanding, KCB, CMG, DSO, AFC; later ACM | |
Gp Capt | Philip L W Herbert | 22 Aug 1926 | CMG, CBE; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Hugh L Reilly | 1 Feb 1927 | DSO |
Wg Cdr | Claude G S Gould | 20 May 1926 | |
Sqn Ldr | Edward B Rice | 20 May 1926 | |
Sqn Ldr | Horace P Lale | 7 Aug 1926 | DSO, DFC |
Flt Lt | John F Titmas | 1 Jun 1927 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Joseph Blackford | 20 May 1926 | |
Flt Lt | Frank G Brockman | 7 Dec 1928 | Armament Officer |
Flt Lt | William J Richards | 20 May 1926 | |
Flt Lt | 11 Apr 1927 | DFC | |
Fg Off | Rudolph T Taffe | 5 Jul 1926 | |
Fg Off | Ernest S Borthwick-Clarke | 15 Jan 1927 | |
Fg Off | Charles Dollery | 16 May 1927 | MBE |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Harry T Foxen | 20 Sep 1926 |
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Flt Lt | Maurice J James | 20 May 1926 |
MBE; later A/Cdre |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Thomas J Kelly | 20 May 1926 | MC, MB, BA |
Education Officer | |||
Lt | Joseph A Taylor | 7 Jun 1926 | MSc |
Source - July 1927 Air Force List
Organisational Movements: Jul 1927 - Jul 1928
Date | Notes |
1 Oct 1927 | SHQ formed at RAF North Weald on being opened as a Home Defence station |
Source - Fighting Area ORB (AIR 25/193)
Location | Command | |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge | Air Defence of Great Britain |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 20 May 1926 | Air Officer Commanding, KCB, CMG, DSO, AFC; later ACM | |
Gp Capt | Philip L W Herbert | 22 Aug 1926 | CMG, CBE; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Hugh L Reilly | 1 Feb 1927 | DSO |
Wg Cdr | Claude G S Gould | 20 May 1926 | |
Sqn Ldr | Edward B Rice | 20 May 1926 | |
Sqn Ldr | William D Budgen | 14 Nov 1927 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt |
John L M de C Hughes-Chamberlain |
5 Apr 1928 | |
Flt Lt | 14 May 1928 | AFC, later AM | |
Flt Lt | Joseph Blackford | 20 May 1926 | |
Flt Lt | John F Titmas | 1 Jun 1927 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Frank G Brockman | 7 Dec 1928 | Armament Officer |
Flt Lt | William J Richards | 30 May 1926 | |
Fg Off | Rudolph T Taffe | 5 Jul 1926 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Frederick A Baldwin | 1 Sep 1927 | |
Flt Lt | Maurice J James | 20 May 1926 |
MBE; later A/Cdre |
Accountant Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Robert F C Metcalfe | 19 Mar 1928 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Harry M S Turner | 22 Aug 1927 | MBE, DTM&H, FRS(E) |
Education Officer | |||
Lt | Joseph A Taylor | 7 Jun 1926 | MSc |
Source - July 1928 Air Force List
Location | Command | |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge | Air Defence of Great Britain |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 20 May 1926 | Air Officer Commanding, KCB, CMG, DSO, AFC; later ACM | |
Gp Capt | Philip L W Herbert | 22 Aug 1926 | CMG, CBE; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Hugh L Reilly | 1 Feb 1927 | DSO |
Wg Cdr | Claude G S Gould | 20 May 1926 | |
Sqn Ldr | Edward B Rice | 20 May 1926 | |
Sqn Ldr | William D Budgen | 14 Nov 1927 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt |
John L M de C Hughes-Chamberlain |
5 Apr 1928 | |
Flt Lt | 14 May 1928 | AFC, later AM | |
Flt Lt | Joseph Blackford | 20 May 1926 | |
Flt Lt | John F Titmas | 1 Jun 1927 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Frank G Brockman | 7 Dec 1928 | Armament Officer |
Flt Lt | William J Richards | 30 May 1926 | |
Fg Off | Rudolph T Taffe | 5 Jul 1926 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Frederick A Baldwin | 1 Sep 1927 | |
Flt Lt | Maurice J James | 20 May 1926 |
MBE; later A/Cdre |
Accountant Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Robert F C Metcalfe | 19 Mar 1928 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Harry M S Turner | 22 Aug 1927 | MBE, DTM&H, FRS(E) |
Education Officer | |||
Lt | Joseph A Taylor | 7 Jun 1926 | MSc |
Source - September 1928 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Sep 1928 - Jul 1929
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 1 Nov 1928 | Relinquished command of HQ Fighting Area on posting to Iraq Command to command | |
A/Cdre | 1 Nov 1928 | Assumed temporary command of HQ Fighting Area |
Source - Fighting Area ORB (AIR 25/193)
Location | Command | |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge | Air Defence of Great Britain |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 1 Jan 1929 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO | |
A/Cdre | 1 Oct 1928 | CMG, DSO, AFC | |
Gp Capt | Philip L W Herbert | 22 Aug 1926 | CMG, CBE; later A/Cdre |
Gp Capt | Ivan T Courtney | 15 Apr 1929 | CBE |
Gp Capt | William H Primrose | 24 Jan 1929 | DFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | John Sowrey | 17 May 929 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | 16 Mar 1929 | MC, DFC; later ACM | |
Sqn Ldr | George G A Williams | 11 Jan 1929 | |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur T Williams | 17 Dec 1928 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Vincent Greenwood | 2 Oct 1928 | Signals duties |
Sqn Ldr | William D Budgen | 14 Nov 1927 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Tilden C Thomson | 31 Dec 1928 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt |
John L M de C Hughes-Chamberlain |
5 Apr 1928 | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 22 Feb 1929 | Armament duties, MBE, AFC |
Flt Lt | 10 Jan 1929 | DFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | William J Richards | 30 May 1926 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Frank Anderson | 18 Feb 1929 | |
Flt Lt | Maurice J James | 20 May 1926 |
MBE; later A/Cdre |
Accountant Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Robert F C Metcalfe | 19 Mar 1928 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Harry M S Turner | 22 Aug 1927 | MBE, DTM&H, FRS(E) |
Education Officer | |||
Capt | Norman Wood | 17 Jun 1929 | |
Works and Buildings Directorate | |||
Lt Col | W W Farthing | Superintending Civil Engineer, OBE |
Source - July 1929 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jul 1929 - Jul 1930
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Francis R Scarlett | 12 Oct 1929 | Relinquished command of HQ Fighting Area on posting to Iraq Command to command |
A/Cdre | J D Boyle | 12 Oct 1929 | Attached from HQ, ADGB and assumed temporary command of HQ Fighting Area |
AVM | Hugh C T Dowding | 4 Jan 1930 | Assumed command of HQ Fighting Area |
A/Cdre | J D Boyle | 4 Jan 1930 | Ceased to be attached from HQ, ADGB on relinquishing temporary command of HQ Fighting Area |
Wg Cdr | F W Stent | 11 Feb 1930 | Arrived on posting from HQ ADGB for Engineering duties |
Flt Lt | G H Stainforth | 11 Feb 1930 | Arrived on posting from HQ ADGB for duty as Area Examining Officer |
Wg Cdr | J Sowrey | 24 Mar 1930 | Posted to RAF Depot |
Sqn Ldr | Nicholas W Wadham | 31 May 1930 | Arrived on posting from No 216 Sqn for Air Staff duties |
Source - Fighting Area ORB (AIR 25/193)
Organisational Movements: Jul 1929 - Jul 1930
Date | Notes |
15 Jan 1930 | SHQ formed at RAF Hornchurch |
Source - Fighting Area ORB (AIR 25/193)
Location | Command | |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge | Air Defence of Great Britain |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 28 Dec 1929 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG; later ACM | |
Gp Capt | Ivan T Courtney | 15 Apr 1929 | CBE |
Gp Capt | William H Primrose | 24 Jan 1929 | DFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Reginald G D Small | 18 Sep 1929 | |
Wg Cdr | Frederick W Stent | 11 Feb 1930 | MC |
Wg Cdr | 16 Mar 1929 | MC, DFC; later ACM | |
Sqn Ldr | George G A Williams | 11 Jan 1929 | |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur T Williams | 17 Dec 1928 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Vincent Greenwood | 2 Oct 1928 | Signals duties |
Sqn Ldr | William D Budgen | 14 Nov 1927 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Tilden C Thomson | 31 Dec 1928 | Engineer duties |
Sqn Ldr | Nicholas W Wadham | 27 May 1930 | |
Sqn Ldr | Ian Cullen | 22 Feb 1929 | Armament duties, MBE, AFC |
Flt Lt |
John L M de C Hughes-Chamberlain |
5 Apr 1928 | |
Flt Lt | Walter R Day | 17 Oct 1929 | Signals duties |
Flt Lt | George H Stainforth | 17 Feb 1930 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Frank Anderson | 18 Feb 1929 | |
Flt Lt | Maurice J James | 20 May 1926 |
MBE; later A/Cdre |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Percy A Simmonds | 3 Sep 1929 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Harry M S Turner | 22 Aug 1927 | MBE, MD, MRCS, LRCP, DTM&H |
Education Officer | |||
Capt | Norman Wood | 17 Jun 1929 | MA PhD |
Works and Buildings Directorate | |||
Lt Col | W W Farthing | Superintending Civil Engineer, OBE |
Source - July 1930 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jul 1930 - Jul 1931
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur T Williams | 21 Jul 1930 | Posted to HQ Coastal Area |
Gp Capt | Hugh L Reilly | 26 Jul 1930 | Arrived on posting for Air Staff duties |
Wg Cdr | Reginald G D Small | 1 Aug 1930 | Posted to RAF North Weald to command |
AVM | Hugh C T Dowding | 1 Sep 1930 | Relinquished command of HQ Fighting Area on appointment as Air Member for Supply and Research |
A/Cdre | J D Boyle | 1 Sep 1930 | Assumed temporary command of HQ Fighting Area |
Wg Cdr | Harry M S Turner | 22 Sep 1930 | Principal Medical Officer, transferred to the Retired List |
Wg Cdr | Reginald H Knowles | 30 Sep 1930 | Arrived on posting from No 21 Group for duty as Principal Medical Officer |
Sqn Ldr | John W B Grigson | 6 Jan 1931 | Arrived on posting from Imperial Defence College |
Wg Cdr | Keith R Park | 12 Jan 1931 | Posted to RAF Northolt to command |
AVM | F V Holt | 1 Apr 1931 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of Fighting Area |
A/Cdre | J D Boyle | 1 Apr 1931 | Relinquished temporary command of HQ Fighting Area |
Gp Capt | Ivan T Courtney | 1 Apr 1931 | Chief Staff Officer, placed on the half-pay list |
Gp Capt | Joseph R W Smtyh-Pigott | 1 Apr 1931 | Arrived on posting for duty as Chief Staff Officer |
AVM | F V Holt | 23 Apr 1931 | Killed in a flying accident |
Flt Lt | H M Moody | 23 Apr 1931 | Killed in a flying accident |
A/Cdre | Frederick W Bowhill | 4 May 1931 | Arrived on posting from the Air Ministry and assumed command of Fighting Area |
A/Cdre | Frederick W Bowhill | 1 Jul 1931 | Promoted to AVM |
Source - Fighting Area ORB (AIR 25/193)
Organisational Movements: Jul 1930 - Jul 1931
Date | Notes |
15 Jan 1930 | SHQ formed at RAF Hornchurch |
Source - Fighting Area ORB (AIR 25/193)
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
Location | Command | |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge | Air Defence of Great Britain |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 4 May 1931 | Air Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO; later ACM | |
Gp Capt | William H Primrose | 24 Jan 1929 | DFC; later A/Cdre |
Gp Capt | Joseph R W Smtyh-Pigott | 1 Apr 1931 | DSO |
Gp Capt | Hugh L Reilly | 26 Jul 1930 | DSO |
Sqn Ldr | Vincent Greenwood | 2 Oct 1928 | Signals duties |
Sqn Ldr | William D Budgen | 14 Nov 1927 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Tilden C Thomson | 31 Dec 1928 | Engineer duties |
Sqn Ldr | 6 Jan 1931 | DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Nicholas W Wadham | 27 May 1930 | |
Sqn Ldr | Ian Cullen | 22 Feb 1929 | Armament duties, MBE, AFC |
Flt Lt |
John L M de C Hughes-Chamberlain |
5 Apr 1928 | |
Flt Lt | Walter R Day | 17 Oct 1929 | Signals duties |
Flt Lt | William H Golder | 7 Mar 1931 | DSM |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Frank Anderson | 18 Feb 1929 | |
Flt Lt | Frederick W Todd | 2 Feb 1931 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Percy A Simmonds | 3 Sep 1929 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Reginald H Knowles | 30 Sep 1930 | MD, ChB, DPH |
Education Officer | |||
Capt | Norman Wood | 17 Jun 1929 | MA PhD |
Works and Buildings Directorate | |||
Lt Col | W W Farthing | Superintending Civil Engineer, OBE |
Source - July 1931 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jul 1931 - Jul 1932
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Joseph H A Landon | 1 Aug 1931 | Arrived on posting for duty as Chief Staff Officer |
Gp Capt | Joseph R W Smtyh-Pigott | 1 Aug 1931 | Relinquished duty as Chief Staff Officer on posting |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur T Williams | 24 Aug 1931 | Arrived on posting |
Sqn Ldr | John W B Grigson | 24 Aug 1931 | Departed on posting |
Wg Cdr | Wilfred H Dolphin | 3 Sep 1931 | Arrived on posting for Engineer duties |
Source - Fighting Area ORB (AIR 25/193)
Location | Command | |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge | Air Defence of Great Britain |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 4 May 1931 | Air Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO; later ACM | |
Gp Capt | Joseph H A Landon | 1 Aug 1931 | DSO, OBE |
Gp Capt | George I Carmichael | 12 Apr 1932 | DSO, AFC |
Gp Capt | 1 Jan 1932 | DSO, OBE, ADC; later AM | |
Wg Cdr | 20 Dec 1931 | later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | Wilfred H Dolphin | 3 Sep 1931 | Engineer duties |
Sqn Ldr | Vincent Greenwood | 2 Oct 1928 | Signals duties |
Sqn Ldr | William D Budgen | 14 Nov 1927 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Reginald E G Fulljames | 7 Feb 1932 | Engineer duties, MC |
Sqn Ldr | Nicholas W Wadham | 27 May 1930 | |
Sqn Ldr | Ian Cullen | 22 Feb 1929 | Armament duties, MBE, AFC |
Flt Lt |
John L M de C Hughes-Chamberlain |
5 Apr 1928 | |
Flt Lt | John R Wolley | 5 Dec 1931 | Signals duties |
Flt Lt | 16 Nov 1931 | later A/Cdre | |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | 15 Mar 1932 | ||
Flt Lt | Rowallan M Taylor | 1 Nov 1931 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Percy A Simmonds | 3 Sep 1929 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Reginald H Knowles | 30 Sep 1930 | MD, ChB, DPH |
Education Officer | |||
Capt | Norman Wood | 17 Jun 1929 | MA PhD |
Works and Buildings Directorate | |||
Lt Col | W W Farthing | Superintending Civil Engineer, OBE |
Source - July 1932 Air Force List
Organisational Movements: Jul 1932 - Jul 1933
Date | Notes |
1 Oct 1932 | Storage Section at RAF Kenley became an independent unit administered directly by HQ Fighting Area |
xx Feb 1933 | MT Reserve Pool formed at Storage Section, Kenley |
Source - Fighting Area ORB (AIR 25/193)
Location | Command | |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge | Air Defence of Great Britain |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 4 May 1931 | Air Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO; later ACM | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | Felix P R Dunworth | 24 Apr 1933 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | 1 Jan 1932 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, OBE, ADC; later AM | |
Gp Capt | 6 Feb 1933 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | 20 Dec 1931 | later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | Nicholas W Wadham | 27 May 1930 | |
Group Captain i/c Administration | |||
Gp Capt | George I Carmichael | 12 Apr 1932 | DSO, AFC |
Personnel Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | 6 Jul 1932 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Herbert G Brookman | 17 Dec 1932 | |
Equipment Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | Wilfred H Dolphin | 3 Sep 1931 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
Engineer Section |
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Sqn Ldr | Reginald E G Fulljames | 7 Feb 1932 | MC |
Stores Section | |||
Sqn Ldr | 15 Mar 1932 | ||
Flt Lt | 12 Apr 1933 | ||
Attached to the Staff | |||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | George V Howard | 30 Jan 1933 | DFC |
Services | |||
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | Vincent Greenwood | 2 Oct 1928 | |
Flt Lt | John R Wolley | 5 Dec 1931 | |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | Percy A Simmonds | 3 Sep 1929 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | Reginald H Knowles | 30 Sep 1930 | Principal Medical Officer, MD, ChB, DPH |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | W R Marsh | 1 Jan 1933 | BD |
Educational | |||
Capt | Norman Wood | 17 Jun 1929 | MA PhD |
Works | |||
Lt Col | W W Farthing | Superintending Civil Engineer, OBE | |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | Louis H Mets | 5 Feb 1929 | |
WO | George Glendinning | 30 Nov 1929 | |
WO | John V Edwards | 25 Sep 1931 | |
WO II | David McLaren | 8 Jan 1929 |
Source - July 1933 Air Force List
Organisational Movements: Jul 1933 - Jul 1934
Date | Notes |
10 Jul 1933 | No 24 Sqn transferred to No 1 Air Defence Group on moving from RAF Northolt to RAF Hendon |
24 Jul 1933 | 'C' Flight, Noi 24 Sqn formed at RAF Northolt under HQ Fighting Area |
17 Apr 1934 | SHQ RAF Upavon, No 3 Sqn and No 17 Sqn commenced moving to RAF Kenley |
10 May 1934 | SHQ RAF Upavon, No 3 Sqn and No 17 Sqn completed the move to RAF Kenley |
Source - Fighting Area ORB (AIR 25/193)
Location | Command | |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge | Air Defence of Great Britain |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | 6 Feb 1933 | Air Officer Commanding (Temporary), DSO, OBE, ADC; later AM | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | Felix P R Dunworth | 24 Apr 1933 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | 6 Feb 1933 | Senior Air Staff Officer, MC; later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | 20 Dec 1931 | later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | Archibald S Maskell | 25 Sep 1933 | |
Sqn Ldr | Harold A Whistler | 1 Sep 1933 | DSO, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | Nicholas W Wadham | 27 May 1930 | |
Group Captain in charge of Administration | |||
Gp Capt | 18 Aug 1933 | AFC, ADC; later A/Cdre | |
Personnel Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | Hubert W G J Pendrel | 5 Oct 1933 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | 6 Jul 1932 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Herbert G Brookman | 17 Dec 1932 | |
Equipment Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | Edward Osmond | 20 Nov 1933 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer, CBE |
Stores Section | |||
Sqn Ldr | 15 Mar 1932 | ||
Flt Lt | 12 Apr 1933 | ||
Attached to the Staff | |||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | George V Howard | 30 Jan 1933 | DFC |
Services | |||
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | Vincent Greenwood | 2 Oct 1928 | Chief Signals Officer |
Flt Lt | Harold W St John | 11 Oct 1933 | DFC |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | Percy A Simmonds | 3 Sep 1929 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | Reginald H Knowles | 30 Sep 1930 | Principal Medical Officer, MD, ChB, DPH |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | W R Marsh | 1 Jan 1933 | BD |
Educational | |||
Capt | Norman Wood | 17 Jun 1929 | MA PhD |
Works | |||
Lt Col | W W Farthing | Superintending Engineer, OBE | |
Supernumerary | |||
Flt Lt | Howard W Taylor | 19 Aug 1933 | |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | Louis H Metz | 5 Feb 1929 | |
WO | Edward H Robbins | 16 Jun 1933 | |
WO | George Glendinning | 30 Nov 1929 | |
WO | John V Edwards | 25 Sep 1931 | |
WO II | David McLaren | 8 Jan 1929 |
Source - January 1934 Air Force List
Location | Command | |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge | Air Defence of Great Britain |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 2 Jan 1934 | Air Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO; later ACM | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | Felix P R Dunworth | 24 Apr 1933 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | 16 Apr 1934 | Senior Air Staff Officer, OBE, MC, AFC; later AM | |
Gp Capt | 6 Feb 1933 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Harold A Whistler | 1 Sep 1933 | DSO, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | Nicholas W Wadham | 27 May 1930 | |
Personnel Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | Hubert W G J Pendrel | 5 Oct 1933 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Anthony C B Harrison | 18 Jan 1934 | MC |
Equipment Staff | |||
Gp Capt | 18 Aug 1933 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer, AFC, ADC; later A/Cdre | |
Engineer Section |
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Wg Cdr | Edward Osmond | 20 Nov 1933 | CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Clair St Noble | 21 Dec 1933 | |
Stores Section | |||
Sqn Ldr | 15 Mar 1932 | ||
Sqn Ldr | Frank E J Coates | 1 Feb 1934 | |
Attached to the Staff | |||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | George V Howard | 30 Jan 1933 | DFC |
Services | |||
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | Vincent Greenwood | 2 Oct 1928 | Chief Signals Officer |
Flt Lt | Harold W St John | 11 Oct 1933 | DFC |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | Frederick W Arthurton | 24 Feb 1934 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | Kenneth Biggs | 1 Jan 1934 | Principal Medical Officer, MC, MRCS, LRCP, DPH |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | W R Marsh | 1 Jan 1933 | BD |
Educational | |||
Capt | Norman Wood | 17 Jun 1929 | MA PhD |
Works | |||
Lt Col | W W Farthing | Superintending Civil Engineer, OBE | |
Supernumerary | |||
Flt Lt | 23 Apr 1934 | later A/Cdre | |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | George Glendinning | 30 Nov 1929 | Personnel Staff |
WO | John V Edwards | 25 Sep 1931 | Equipment Staff (Engineer Section) |
WO II | Walter J Simpson | 9 May 1934 | Equipment Staff (Stores Section) |
WO II | David McLaren | 8 Jan 1929 | Signals |
Source - July 1934 Air Force List
Organisational Movements: Jul 1934 - Jul 1935
Date | Notes |
12 Jul. 1934 | No 111 Sqn moved from RAF Hornchurch to RAF Northolt |
1 Aug 1934 | No 65 Sqn commenced formation at RAF Hornchurch |
Source - Fighting Area ORB (AIR 25/193)
Location | Command | |
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge | Air Defence of Great Britain |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 2 Jan 1934 | Air Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO; later ACM | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Plt Off | Michael Dawnay | 2 Oct 1934 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | 16 Apr 1934 | Senior Air Staff Officer, OBE, MC, AFC; later AM | |
Gp Capt | 5 Mar 1935 | MC; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | Harold A Whistler | 1 Sep 1933 | DSO, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | 11 Mar 1935 | later A/Cdre | |
Personnel Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | Hubert W G J Pendrel | 5 Oct 1933 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Anthony C B Harrison | 18 Jan 1934 | MC |
Equipment Staff | |||
Gp Capt | 27 Feb 1935 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer, DSC, DFC; later AVM | |
Engineer Section |
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Wg Cdr | Edward Osmond | 20 Nov 1933 | CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Alwyn J Warwick | 6 Mar 1935 | |
Stores Section | |||
Sqn Ldr | 15 Mar 1932 | ||
Sqn Ldr | 25 Feb 1935 | later A/Cdre | |
Attached to the Staff | |||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | George V Howard | 30 Jan 1933 | DFC |
Services | |||
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | Vincent Greenwood | 2 Oct 1928 | Chief Signals Officer |
Flt Lt | Harold W St John | 11 Oct 1933 | DFC |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | Frederick W Arthurton | 24 Feb 1934 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | Kenneth Biggs | 1 Jan 1934 | Principal Medical Officer, MC, MRCS, LRCP, DPH |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | W R Marsh | 1 Jan 1933 | Staff Chaplain, United Board, BD |
Rev | William T Rees | 3 Dec 1934 | Church of England |
Educational | |||
Capt | Norman Wood | 17 Jun 1929 | MA PhD |
Works | |||
Lt Col | W W Farthing | Superintending Civil Engineer, OBE | |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | Herbert W Smith | 19 Oct 1934 | Signals |
WO | Lawrence Doyle | 15 Oct 1934 | Personnel Staff |
WO | James W Dunk | 14 Jan 1935 | Equipment Staff (Engineer), MBE |
WO II | Walter J Simpson | 9 May 1934 | Equipment Staff (Stores Section) |
Supernumerary | |||
Sqn Ldr | Harold A Hamersley | 1 Apr 1935 | MC |
Source - July 1935 Air Force List
Organisational Movements: Jul 1935 - May 1936
Date | Notes |
xx Oct 1935 | Nos 3, 29 and 41 Sqns transferred from Fighting Area to HQ RAF Middle East |
18 Nov 1935 | SHQ formed at RAF Hawkinge and transferred to No 22 Group, Inland Area |
xx Dec 1935 | Storage Sections at RAF Kenley and RAF Hawkinge moved to RAF Waddington |
xx Dec 1935 | No 2 MT Storage Unit formed at RAF Kenley |
14 Apr 1936 | AA Co-operation Flight expanded to two flights and redesignated Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit |
1 May 1936 | HQ Fighting Area was redesignated HQ No 11 (Fighter) Group and placed under the control of ADGB until the formation of hq Fighter Command |
Source - Fighting Area ORB (AIR 25/193)
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