Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Central Pay Office - Personnel and locations
[Apr 1920 | May 1920 | Jun 1920 | Jul 1920 | Aug 1920 | Apr 1921 | Jul 1921 | May 1922 | Jun 1922 | Jul 1922 | Aug 1922 | Sep 1922 | Oct 1922]
Location | Command/Group |
Woking, Surrey | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Notes |
Act Gp Capt | Ralph D S Stoney | Officer Commanding, CBE | |
Act Flt Lt | William H Holroyd | Ad | |
Act Flt Lt | John P P L Biggs | Ad | |
Act Flt Lt | George F Ansell | Ad | |
Act Flt Lt | William H Lyall | Ad | |
Act Flt Lt | Herbert F Fuller | Ad | later A/Cdre |
Act Flt Lt | Isaac Wardle | Ad | |
Act Flt Lt (Plt Off) | Charles T Johnson | Ad | |
Act Flt Lt (Plt Off) | Fendon T L Avis | Ad | |
Fg Off | Edwin J Grout | A | |
Fg Off | Charles L P Mullany | Ad | |
Fg Off | William F Swan | Ad | |
Fg Off | Alfred J Burge | Ad | |
Fg Off | Ernest Maffey | Ad | |
Fg Off | John R Brown | Ad | |
Act Fg Off | Frederick C Bird | Ad | |
Act Fg Off | Ernest G Boone | Ad | |
Act Fg Off | William G Chate | Ad | |
Act Fg Off | Frederick W Healey | Ad | |
Act Fg Off | Lionel J Marden | Ad | |
Act Fg Off | Harry Balls | Ad | |
Plt Off | Joseph P A Donaghy | Ad | |
Plt Off | Herbert C F Ellis | Ad | |
Plt Off | Charles Freeman | Ad | |
Plt Off | Benjamin A Matthews | Ad | |
Plt Off | William B T O'Sullivan | Ad | |
Plt Off | John B West | Ad | |
Plt Off | Matthew F Hamilton | Ad |
Source - Apr 1920 Air Force List
Location | Command/Group |
Woking, Surrey | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Act Gp Capt | Ralph D S Stoney | Officer Commanding, CBE | ||
Act Sqn Ldr (Hon Flt Lt) | William H Holroyd | Ad | ||
Act Flt Lt | John P P L Biggs | Ad | 19 Dec 1919 | |
Act Flt Lt | George F Ansell | Ad | ||
Act Flt Lt | William H Lyall | Ad | ||
Act Flt Lt | Isaac Wardle | Ad | 1 Jan 1919 | |
Act Flt Lt (Plt Off) | Fendon T L Avis | Ad | 1 Jan 1919 | |
Fg Off | Edwin J Grout | A | 24 Feb 1919 | |
Fg Off | Charles L P Mullany | Ad | 19 Dec 1919 | |
Fg Off | Alfred J Burge | Ad | 7 Nov 1918 | |
Fg Off | Ernest Maffey | Ad | ||
Fg Off | John R Brown | Ad | 8 Apr 1919 | |
Fg Off | Charles T Johnson | Ad | 1 Jan 1919 | |
Act Fg Off | Frederick C Bird | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Act Fg Off | Ernest G Boone | Ad | 1 Jan 1919 | |
Act Fg Off | William G Chate | Ad | ||
Act Fg Off | Frederick W Healey | Ad | ||
Act Fg Off | Lionel J Marden | Ad | ||
Act Fg Off | Harry Balls | Ad | ||
Plt Off | Joseph P A Donaghy | Ad | ||
Plt Off | Herbert C F Ellis | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Plt Off | Charles Freeman | Ad | 4 Jun 1918 | |
Plt Off | Benjamin A Matthews | Ad | ||
Plt Off | William B T O'Sullivan | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Plt Off | John B West | Ad | ||
Plt Off | Albert Worthington | Ad |
Source - May 1920 Air Force List
Location | Command/Group |
Woking, Surrey | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Act Gp Capt | Ralph D S Stoney | 1 Apr 1918 | Officer Commanding, CBE | |
Act Sqn Ldr | William H Holroyd | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Act Flt Lt | John P P L Biggs | Ad | 19 Dec 1919 | |
Act Flt Lt | Charles L P Mullany | Ad | 19 Dec 1919 | |
Act Flt Lt | George F Ansell | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Act Flt Lt | William H Lyall | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Act Flt Lt | Fendon T L Avis | Ad | 1 Jan 1919 | |
Act Flt Lt | Charles T Johnson | Ad | 1 Jan 1919 | |
Act Flt Lt | Isaac Wardle | Ad | 1 Jan 1919 | |
Fg Off | Edwin J Grout | A | 24 Feb 1919 | |
Fg Off | Frederick C Bird | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Ernest G Boone | Ad | 1 Jan 1919 | |
Fg Off | William G Chate | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Joseph P A Donaghy | Ad | ||
Fg Off | Herbert C F Ellis | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Charles Freeman | Ad | 4 Jun 1918 | |
Fg Off | Frederick W Healey | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Lionel J Marden | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Benjamin A Matthews | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | William B T O'Sullivan | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | John B West | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Alfred J Burge | Ad | 7 Nov 1918 | |
Fg Off | Harry Balls | Ad | 1 Jun 1918 | |
Fg Off | Ernest Maffey | Ad | 22 Jul 1918 | |
Fg Off | Albert Worthington | Ad | 30 Sep 1918 |
Source - June 1920 Air Force List
Location | Command/Group |
Woking, Surrey | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Act Gp Capt | Ralph D S Stoney | 1 Apr 1918 | Officer Commanding, CBE | |
Act Sqn Ldr | William H Holroyd | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Act Flt Lt | John P P L Biggs | Ad | 19 Dec 1919 | |
Act Flt Lt | Charles L P Mullany | Ad | 19 Dec 1919 | |
Act Flt Lt | George F Ansell | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Act Flt Lt | William H Lyall | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Act Flt Lt | Fendon T L Avis | Ad | 1 Jan 1919 | |
Act Flt Lt | Charles T Johnson | Ad | 1 Jan 1919 | |
Act Flt Lt | Isaac Wardle | Ad | 1 Jan 1919 | |
Fg Off | Edwin J Grout | A | 24 Feb 1919 | |
Fg Off | Frederick C Bird | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Ernest G Boone | Ad | 1 Jan 1919 | |
Fg Off | William G Chate | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Joseph P A Donaghy | Ad | ||
Fg Off | Herbert C F Ellis | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Charles Freeman | Ad | 4 Jun 1918 | |
Fg Off | Frederick W Healey | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Lionel J Marden | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Benjamin A Matthews | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | William B T O'Sullivan | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | John B West | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Alfred J Burge | Ad | 7 Nov 1918 | |
Fg Off | Harry Balls | Ad | 1 Jun 1918 | |
Fg Off | Ernest Maffey | Ad | 22 Jul 1918 | |
Fg Off | Albert Worthington | Ad | 30 Sep 1918 |
Source - July 1920 Air Force List
Location | Command/Group |
Woking, Surrey | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Act Gp Capt | Ralph D S Stoney | 1 Apr 1918 | Officer Commanding, CBE | |
Act Sqn Ldr | William H Holroyd | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Act Flt Lt | John P P L Biggs | Ad | 19 Dec 1919 | |
Act Flt Lt | George F Ansell | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Act Flt Lt | Charles T Johnson | Ad | 1 Jan 1919 | |
Act Flt Lt | Fendon T L Avis | Ad | 1 Jan 1919 | |
Act Flt Lt | Isaac Wardle | Ad | 1 Jan 1919 | |
Fg Off | Edwin J Grout | A | 24 Feb 1919 | |
Fg Off | Frederick C Bird | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Ernest G Boone | Ad | 1 Jan 1919 | |
Fg Off | William G Chate | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Joseph P A Donaghy | Ad | ||
Fg Off | Herbert C F Ellis | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Charles Freeman | Ad | 4 Jun 1918 | |
Fg Off | Frederick W Healey | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Lionel J Marden | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Benjamin A Matthews | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | William B T O'Sullivan | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | John B West | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Alfred J Burge | Ad | 7 Nov 1918 | |
Fg Off | Harry Balls | Ad | 1 Jun 1918 | |
Fg Off | Ernest Maffey | Ad | 22 Jul 1918 | |
Fg Off | Albert Worthington | Ad | 30 Sep 1918 |
Source - August 1920 Air Force List
Location | Command/Group |
Woking, Surrey | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Act Gp Capt | Ralph D S Stoney | 1 Apr 1918 | Officer Commanding, CBE | |
Act Sqn Ldr (Fg Off) | William H Holroyd | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Act Flt Lt | John P P L Biggs | Ad | 19 Dec 1919 | |
Act Flt Lt | George F Ansell | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Act Flt Lt | Charles T Johnson | Ad | 1 Jan 1919 | |
Act Flt Lt | Isaac Wardle | Ad | 1 Jan 1919 | |
Fg Off | Charles R Strudwick | A | 30 Sep 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frederick C Bird | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Ernest G Boone | Ad | 1 Jan 1919 | |
Fg Off | William G Chate | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Joseph P A Donaghy | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Charles Freeman | Ad | 4 Jun 1918 | |
Fg Off | Frederick W Healey | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Lionel J Marden | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Benjamin A Matthews | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | William B T O'Sullivan | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | John B West | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Alfred J Burge | Ad | 7 Nov 1918 | |
Fg Off | Harry Balls | Ad | 1 Jun 1918 | |
Fg Off | Ernest Maffey | Ad | 22 Jul 1918 | |
Fg Off | Albert Worthington | Ad | 30 Sep 1918 |
Source - April 1921 Air Force List
Location | Command/Group |
Woking, Surrey | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Act Gp Capt | Ralph D S Stoney | 1 Apr 1918 | Officer Commanding, CBE | |
Act Sqn Ldr | William H Holroyd | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Act Flt Lt | John P P L Biggs | Ad | 19 Dec 1919 | |
Act Flt Lt | George F Ansell | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Act Flt Lt | Charles T Johnson | Ad | 1 Jan 1919 | |
Act Flt Lt | Isaac Wardle | Ad | 1 Jan 1919 | |
Fg Off | Charles R Strudwick | A | 30 Sep 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frederick C Bird | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | William G Chate | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Joseph P A Donaghy | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Charles Freeman | Ad | 4 Jun 1918 | |
Fg Off | Frederick W Healey | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Lionel J Marden | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Benjamin A Matthews | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | William B T O'Sullivan | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | John B West | Ad | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Alfred J Burge | Ad | 7 Nov 1918 | |
Fg Off | Harry Balls | Ad | 1 Jun 1918 | |
Fg Off | Ernest Maffey | Ad | 22 Jul 1918 | |
Fg Off | Albert Worthington | Ad | 30 Sep 1918 | |
Stores Officer | ||||
Plt Off | Frank O Hall | Accountant | 23 Apr 1921 |
Source - July 1921 Air Force List
Location | Command/Group |
Woking, Surrey | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Act Gp Capt | Ralph D S Stoney | 1 Apr 1918 | Officer Commanding, CBE |
Flt Lt | Percy J Wiseman | 1 Jan 1922 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Lionel J Marden | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Harry Balls | 1 Jun 1918 | |
Stores Officer | |||
Flt Lt | Herbert J Down | 15 Nov 1921 | Accountant; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Thomas H Evans | 15 Nov 1921 | Accountant |
Source - May 1922 Air Force List
Location | Command/Group |
Woking, Surrey | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Act Gp Capt | Ralph D S Stoney | 1 Apr 1918 | Officer Commanding, CBE |
Flt Lt | Percy J Wiseman | 1 Jan 1922 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Lionel J Marden | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Harry Balls | 1 Jun 1918 | |
Stores Officer | |||
Flt Lt | Herbert J Down | 15 Nov 1921 | Accountant; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Thomas H Evans | 15 Nov 1921 | Accountant |
Source - June 1922 Air Force List
Location | Command/Group |
Woking, Surrey | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Act Gp Capt | Ralph D S Stoney | 1 Apr 1918 | Officer Commanding, CBE |
Fg Off | Lionel J Marden | 1 Apr 1918 | |
Fg Off | Harry Balls | 1 Jun 1918 | |
Stores Officer | |||
Flt Lt | Herbert J Down | 15 Nov 1921 | Accountant; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Thomas H Evans | 15 Nov 1921 | Accountant |
Source - July 1922 Air Force List
Location | Command/Group |
Woking, Surrey | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Act Gp Capt | Ralph D S Stoney | 1 Apr 1918 | Officer Commanding, CBE |
Fg Off | Harry Balls | 1 Jun 1918 | |
Stores Officers | |||
Flt Lt | Herbert J Down | 15 Nov 1921 | Accountant; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Thomas H Evans | 15 Nov 1921 | Accountant |
Fg Off | Lionel J Marden | 1 Apr 1918 |
Source - August 1922 Air Force List
Location | Command/Group |
Woking, Surrey | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Act Gp Capt | Ralph D S Stoney | 1 Apr 1918 | Officer Commanding, CBE |
Fg Off | Harry Balls | 1 Jun 1918 | |
Stores Officers | |||
Flt Lt | Herbert J Down | 15 Nov 1921 | Accountant; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Thomas H Evans | 15 Nov 1921 | Accountant |
Source - September 1922 Air Force List
Location | Command/Group |
Woking, Surrey | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Fg Off | Harry Balls | 1 Jun 1918 |
Source - November 1922 Air Force List
It had disbanded by November 1922.
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