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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Air Vice Marshal G H Ambler (92096)
Geoffrey
Hill
b: 23 Jun 1904
r: N/A
d: 26 Aug 1978
CB -
1 Jan
1946, CBE - 1 Jan 1944 (OBE -
24 Sep
1941),
AFC - xx xxx xxxx, MA, LL.D (Hon) – 1966,
DL (West Riding)
- 4 Jul 1949.
(AuxAF): Plt Off: 7 Feb 1931, Fg Off: 7 Aug 1932, Flt Lt: 25 Nov 1933, Sqn Ldr: 30 Dec 1934, Act Wg Cdr: 24 Dec 1939, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1940, Act Gp Capt: xx xxx xxxx, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Dec 1941, Act A/Cdre: xx Jun 1942, (T) A/Cdre: 1 Oct 1944, Act AVM: 1 Feb 1945 - 16 Aug 1945.
7 Feb 1931: Pilot, No 608 (West Riding) Sqn Aux AF.
7 May 1932: Awarded his Flying Badge
30
Dec 1934:
Officer Commanding, No 608 (North Riding) Sqn Aux AF.
30 Oct 1938: Relinquished his AuxAF Commission (with No 608 Sqn)
1 Nov 1938: Granted an AuxAF Commission (with No 609 Sqn) in the rank of Squadron Leader.
1
Nov 1938:
Officer Commanding, No 609 (West Riding) Sqn Aux AF.
1 Jan 1940:
Operations Controller, RAF Wick.
27 Mar 1940: Officer Commanding, Fighter Sector HQ, Wick
16 Oct 1940: Officer Commanding, Fighter Sector HQ, Kirkwall (ex Wick Sector)
30 Sep 1941: Operations Officer, HQ No 14 Group
25
Jun 1942:
Commandant, Royal Observer Corps.
23
Jun 1943:
Deputy SASO, HQ Fighter Command.
26 Aug 1943 - 1 Oct 1944: Additional ADC to the King
1
Feb 1945:
SASO, HQ Fighter Command
15 Oct 1947 - 11 Mar 1957: Honorary Air Commodore, No 609 (West Riding) Sqn, RAuxAF
1 Nov 1949 - 11 Mar 1957: Honorary Air Commodore, No 2609 (West Riding) Field Sqn, RAuxAF Reg.
1 Nov 1949 - 31 Jan 1961: Honorary Air Commodore, No 3609 (West Riding) Fighter Control Unit.
Educated at Cambridge, he worked for Fred Ambler Ltd in Bradford, where he invented a system for accelerating the production of worsted yarn. After the war he returned to the business and eventually rose to Chairman. From 1947 to 1957, he was Hon A/Cdre to 609 Sqn. When he was appointed Commandant of the ROC, he became the first serving officer to hold the post, it previously having been held by retired officers.
This page was last updated on 18/01/24©
M G Allott 
