Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Armoured Car Wing Personnel, units and locations
[May 1923 | Jul 1923 | Jan 1924 | May 1924 | Jul 1927 | Jul 1928 | Sep 1928 | Jul 1929]
This was formed on 3 November 1922 to control Nos 3, 4, 5 and 6 Armoured Car Companies in Iraq.
Location | Command | Controlled |
Baghdad | Iraq Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | William H Primrose | 3 Nov 1922 | Officer Commanding, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | John D S Denholm | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | Rupert H S Mealing | 3 Nov 1922 |
Source - May 1923 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Baghdad | Iraq Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | William H Primrose | 3 Nov 1922 | Officer Commanding, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | John D S Denholm | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | Rupert H S Mealing | 3 Nov 1922 |
Source - July 1923 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Baghdad | Iraq Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | William H Primrose | 3 Nov 1922 | Officer Commanding, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | John D S Denholm | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | Leopold H Stewart | 23 Nov 1923 | |
Fg Off | Rupert H S Mealing | 3 Nov 1922 |
Source - January 1924 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Baghdad | Iraq Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | William H Primrose | 3 Nov 1922 | Officer Commanding, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Robert Jope-Slade | 24 Apr 1923 | DSC |
Fg Off | John D S Denholm | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | Leopold H Stewart | 23 Nov 1923 | |
Fg Off | Rupert H S Mealing | 3 Nov 1922 |
Source - May 1924 Air Force List
It was disbanded on 10 November 1924.
It reformed on 1 April 1927 to control the Armoured Car Sections in Iraq.
Location | Command/Group | Controlled |
RAF Hinidai, Iraq | Iraq Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur H Peck | 1 Apr 1927 | Officer Commanding, DSO, MC |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred S Morris | 1 Apr 1927 | OBE; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | George E Godsave | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Flt Lt | Alban S Ellerton | 1 Apr 1927 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Thomas Henderson | 1 Apr 1927 | MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | William L Fenwick | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Flt Lt | Jack Cottle | 1 Apr 1927 | MBE, DFC |
Flt Lt | Norman C Saward | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Flt Lt | George F Moody | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Flt Lt | Frederick E C Benstead | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Flt Lt | John S Harrison | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Flt Lt | Raymond de L Stedman | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Flt Lt | Charles H Flinn | 1 Apr 1927 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | George A Kysh | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Fg Off | Alfred P Marchant | 1 Apr 1927 | Armament duties, MBE, DSM |
Fg Off | Frank L Kingham | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Fg Off | Benjamin T Crook | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Fg Off | Eric D Barnes | 1 Apr 1927 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Michael W C Ridgway | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Fg Off | Edward T St M Brett | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Fg Off | Vorley Harris | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Fg Off | Ronald A Ford | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Fg Off | Robert W Steele | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Fg Off | Philip B Chubb | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | John R Gardiner | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Fg Off | Leonard N Sargent | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Fg Off | Rodney T Carter | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Fg Off | William R Dnkin | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Fg Off | Harold J Titherington | 1 Apr 1927 |
Source - July 1927 Air Force List
Location | Command/Group | Controlled |
RAF Hinidai, Iraq | Iraq Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | John J Breen | 9 Apr 1928 | Officer Commanding; later AM |
Sqn Ldr | George E Godsave | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Flt Lt | Harold J Roach | 2 Dec 1927 | Engineer duties, AFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | John H Hagon | 20 Sep 1927 | |
Flt Lt | Jack Cottle | 1 Apr 1927 | MBE, DFC |
Flt Lt | George V Howard | 9 Mar 1928 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Norman C Saward | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Flt Lt | Charles F Toogood | 20 Sep 1927 | |
Flt Lt | George F Moody | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Flt Lt | Raymond de L Stedman | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Flt Lt | David Craik | 30 Mar 1928 | DFC |
Fg Off | Alfred P Marchant | 1 Apr 1927 | Armament duties, MBE, DSM |
Fg Off | Alexander Lees | 24 Feb 1928 | |
Fg Off | Frank L Kingham | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Fg Off | Benjamin T Crook | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Fg Off | Norman J Wiltshire | 8 Mar 1928 | |
Fg Off | Norman A West | 1 Nov 1927 | |
Fg Off | Ronald A Ford | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Fg Off | Colin Heard-White | 30 Sep 1927 | |
Fg Off | Reginald J Stone | 20 Sep 1927 | |
Fg Off | James C Jeffrey | 27 Apr 1928 | MC |
Plt Off | Bertram A J Crummy | 1 May 1928 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Harry L Woolveridge | 2 Dec 1927 | later A/Cdre |
Source - July 1928 Air Force List
Location | Command/Group | Controlled |
RAF Hinidai, Iraq | Iraq Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | John J Breen | 9 Apr 1928 | Officer Commanding; later AM |
Sqn Ldr | George E Godsave | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Flt Lt | Harold J Roach | 2 Dec 1927 | Engineer duties, AFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | John H Hagon | 20 Sep 1927 | |
Flt Lt | George V Howard | 9 Mar 1928 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Charles F Toogood | 20 Sep 1927 | |
Flt Lt | George F Moody | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Flt Lt | David Craik | 30 Mar 1928 | DFC |
Fg Off | Alfred P Marchant | 1 Apr 1927 | Armament duties, MBE, DSM |
Fg Off | Alexander Lees | 24 Feb 1928 | |
Fg Off | Frank L Kingham | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Fg Off | Benjamin T Crook | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Fg Off | Norman A West | 1 Nov 1927 | |
Fg Off | Ronald A Ford | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Fg Off | Colin Heard-White | 30 Sep 1927 | |
Fg Off | Reginald J Stone | 20 Sep 1927 | |
Fg Off | James C Jeffrey | 27 Apr 1928 | MC |
Plt Off | Bertram A J Crummy | 1 May 1928 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Harry L Woolveridge | 2 Dec 1927 | later A/Cdre |
Source - September 1928 Air Force List
Location | Command/Group | Controlled |
RAF Hinidai, Iraq | Iraq Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | David E Stodart | 20 Oct 1928 | Officer Commanding, DSO, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | John W Woodhouse | 22 Nov 1928 | DSO, DFC |
Flt Lt | Harold J Roach | 2 Dec 1927 | Engineer duties, AFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | John H Hagon | 20 Sep 1927 | |
Flt Lt | William A Harvey | 19 Apr 1929 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | Bruce B Caswell | 20 Oct 1928 | |
Flt Lt | Charles F Toogood | 20 Sep 1927 | |
Flt Lt | Robert R Greenlaw | 7 Jun 1929 | MBE |
Flt Lt | Maurice Ballard | 27 Nov 1928 | |
Flt Lt | David Craik | 30 Mar 1928 | DFC |
Fg Off | Alexander Lees | 24 Feb 1928 | |
Fg Off | Colin A Anderson | 1 Feb 1929 | |
Fg Off | Robert H C Taylor | 23 Apr 1929 | |
Fg Off | Reginald J Stone | 20 Sep 1927 | |
Fg Off | Robert C Greenhaigh | 12 Mar 1929 | |
Fg Off | Bertram A J Crummy | 1 May 1928 | |
Fg Off | James C Jeffrey | 27 Apr 1928 | MC |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | John K McDonald | 18 Jan 1929 |
Source - July 1929 Air Force List
It was disbanded on 1 April 1930.
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