Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation


Home Page

Main Menu

Quick Menu

Members' Area

What New?

About this site

Reunions

Help Needed?

Glossary

Bibliography

Sign Guest Book

View Guest Book

Link to Amazon

Online Store

Contact Me


Air Commodore C L Archbold   


Cuthbert Leopold         b: 12 Aug 1887            r: 25 Apr 1946            d: 22 May 1962

CBE - 1 Jan 1945, (OBE - 3 Jun 1935)

(Army): - Trp: 11 Mar 1909, 2AM: xx xxx xxxx, 1AM: xx xxx xxxx, Cpl: xx xxx xxxx, Sgt: xx xxx xxxx, Act WO: 1 Feb 1916, 2 Lt: 12 Oct 1916, (T) Capt: 27 May 1917.

(RAF): - (T) Capt [Lt]: 1 Apr 1918, (T) Maj: 1 Apr 1918 - 1 May 1919, Flt Lt: 4 Aug 1919, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jan 1921, Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1928, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1937, Act A/Cdre:  6 Oct 1943, A/Cdre: Retained.

11 Mar 1909:              Trooper (1214), Sussex Yeomanry (Territorial Force)

11 Aug 1912:              Discharged from Sussex Yeomanry (Territorial Force)

12 Aug 1912:               Air Mechanic (307), RFC (4 years)

16 Aug 1914:               Sergeant, Aircraft Park, France (No 307)

12 Feb 1916:               Service extended to complete 7 years with the Colours

12 Oct 1916:                Equipment Officer 3rd Class, Southern Aircraft Depot

11 Apr 1917:               Attached, AR & K (Southern Aircraft Repair Depot)

27 May 1917:              Equipment Officer 1st Class, attached, Staff of Inspector of Supply Depots as folio audit officer

 1 Apr 1918:                Staff Officer 2nd Class, E.4B, Directorate of Equipment

xx xxx 1919:                 Staff Officer 2nd Class, E.2D, Directorate of Equipment

17 Jun 1920:                Resigned his Commission in the Army

17 Jun 1920:                Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the Stores Branch in the rank of Flight Lieutenant.

 5 Nov 1920:               Stores Statistics, HQ Egypt Group (disembarked Alexandria 17 Nov 1920)

14 Feb 1921:               Stores Staff Officer, Officer, HQ RAF Middle East.

20 May - 22 Aug 1922:        Leave in the UK (SS Vienna (home), SS Cleopatra (return))

 1 Nov 1923:               Supernumerary, RAF Depot (in transit to Home Establishment)

14 Jan 1924:                Supernumerary, No 1 Stores Depot.

 1 Apr 1924:                Stores Officer, No 1 Stores Depot.

26 Jan 1928:                Stores Staff Officer, HQ Air Defence of Great Britain

 8 Oct 1929:                Stores Staff Officer, HQ Aden Command

31 Aug 1931:              Supernumerary, HQ Coastal Area (on absorption into the Home Establishment)

31 Aug 1931:              Attached, temporary duty with Directorate of Equipment, pending posting

16 Oct 1931:               Stores Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Equipment

18 Feb 1937:               Senior Equipment Staff Officer, HQ Coastal Command

 6 Jan 1939:                 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, HQ British Forces in Iraq

17 Mar 1941:               Equipment staff duties, HQ Air Forces in India.

11 Apr 1941:               Chief Equipment Officer, HQ Air Forces in India.

28 Oct 1941:               Supernumerary. No 1 RAF Depot (pending posting to Home Establishment, disembarked 28 Dec 1941, leave until 11 Jan 1942)

12 Jan 1942:                Supernumerary, HQ Coastal Command.

25 Jan 1942:                Senior Equipment Staff Officer, HQ Coastal Command. (Group Captain)

 6 Oct 1943:                Senior Equipment Staff Officer, HQ Coastal Command. (Air Commodore)

30 Nov 1945:              Supernumerary (Gp Capt), HQ Coastal Command

 1 Feb 1946:                Supernumerary, No 1 Personnel Holding Unit (pending retirement)

This entry was last updated on 27/05/25©

Return to J O Andrews J O Andrews                                        [Top of Page]                               M J Armitage Forward to M J Armitage