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Air Commodore A G Board


Andrew George       b: 11 May 1878                  r: 10 Sep 1931                        d: 25 Feb 1973

CMG - 1 Jan 1919, DSO - 1 Jan 1918, DL (Caernarvon) - 5 Jul 1943.

(Militia): - 2 Lt: 5 Jan 1898,

(Army): - 2 Lt: 18 Apr 1900, Lt: 20 May 1902, Capt: 9 Jun 1909, (T) Maj:  9 Sep 1914, Maj: 1 Sep 1915, (T) Lt Col: 19 Mar 1916.

(RAF): - Lt Col: 1 Apr 1918, Wg Cdr: 1 Aug 1919 [1 Apr 1918], Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1921 [1 Aug 1919?], A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1928, 

(RAFO): - Gp Capt: 2 Sep 1939.

 5 Jan 1898:               Officer, 4th Battalion, South Wales Borderers (Militia)

18 Apr 1898:              Officer, South Wales Borderers (UK)

14 Sep 1900:               Officer, South Wales Borderers (India)

xx xxx 1902:               Attended Riding Course, Sialkot

xx xxx 1902:               Attended Mounted Infantry Course, Sialkot

xx xxx 1902:              Attended Transport Course, Peshawar

28 Apr 1904:                Officer, South Wales Borderers (UK)

xx xxx 1904:               Attended Course, School of Musketry, Hythe.

 5 Sep 1906:                Officer, South Wales Borderers (India)

18 Apr 1913:               Flight Commander, No 6 Sqn.

 1 Mar 1914:                Flight Commander, Central Flying School 

1 May 1914:                Instructor (graded as Sqn Cdr), Central Flying School.

28 Sep 1914:               Officer Commanding, No 7 Sqn RFC. (Various types – Netheravon)

19 Apr 1915:               Officer Commanding, No 5 Sqn RFC. (BE2c, Various types – Western Front)

19 Mar 1916:               Officer Commanding, 10th Wing RFC.

28 Aug 1916:               Sailed from Devonport

 9 Sep 1916:                Arrived in Salonika

15 Sep 1916:               Arrived in Alexandria

15 Sep 1916:               Officer Commanding, 20th (Reserve) Wing, Egypt.

 4 Jun 1917:                 Temporary Officer Commanding, Middle East Brigade

 3 Jul 1917:                  Embarked for UK

 1 Apr 1918:                Officer Commanding, No ? Group.

 1 Aug 1919:                Awarded a Permanent Commission as a Lieutenant Colonel

15 Dec 1919:               Staff, HQ RAF Halton (in connection with formation of SoTT (Boys)?)

23 Dec 1919:               Officer Commanding, School of Technical Training (Boys).

16 Mar 1920:               Officer Commanding, No 1 School of Technical Training (Boys)     

24 Aug 1922:               Deputy Director of Personnel.

16 Apr 1923:               Supernumerary, RAF Depot.

14 Sep 1923:               Commandant, RAF Hinaidi.

 1 Jan 1926:                 Supernumerary, RAF Depot.

20 Aug 1926:               Officer Commanding, No 21 Group.

27 Sep 1927:               Chief Staff Officer, HQ RAF Middle East

 9 Mar 1931:                Supernumerary, HQ RAF Middle East.

 3 May 1931:                Supernumerary, RAF Depot.

10 Sep 1931:                Retired

 2 Sep 1939:                 Relinquished rank of A/Cdre on being re-employed.

 2 May 1939:                Staff, Colonel Turner's Department, Air Ministry

14 Feb 1941:                Reverted to Retired List in the rank of A/Cdre

He received RAeC Certificate No 36 on 29 November 1910.  After retiring from the RAF at his own request, he spent two years in Egypt as Director of Military Aviation. 

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