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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Henry
Le Marchant
b: 5 May 1889
r: 1 Aug 1937
d: 11 Mar 1964
CB
- 26 Jun 1931, DSO - 1916, MiD - 17 Feb 1915.
(Army):
- 2 Lt (Militia): xx xxx 1907, 2 Lt (RWR): 11 Dec 1909, Lt:
16 Nov 1912, (T) Capt
(RWR): 2 Oct - 30 Dec 1914, (T)
Capt
(RFC): 11 Dec 1914, Capt: 31 Dec 1914, (T)
Maj: 7 Dec 1915, (T) Lt Col:
18
Dec 1916,
(RAF): - (T) Lt Col
[Maj]: 1 Apr 1918, Wg
Cdr: 1 Aug 1919 [1 Apr 1918], Gp
Capt: 1 Jan 1928, A/Cdre: 1 Jul
1931.
xx xxx 1907: Officer, 2nd Battalion (Light Infantry) Royal Guernsey Channel Islands Militia,
11 Dec 1909: Officer, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
17
Dec 1913: Pilot, No 5 Sqn RFC.
18 Aug 1914: Embarked for France
11 Dec 1914: Appointed Flight Commander, RFC.
2 Jan 1915: Returned to Home Establishment
22
Jan 1915:
Instructor, Central Flying School.
21 Jul 1915: Flight Commander, No 4 Sqn RFC
25
Sep 1915: Officer Commanding
(Acting), No 4 Sqn RFC. (Capt:)
30 Oct 1915: Returned to Home Establishment
7
Nov 1915: Officer Commanding, No 15 Sqn RFC.
27
Dec 1916: Officer Commanding,
25th Wing RFC.
6 Apr 1917: Resumed command of 25th Wing, RFC
7 Jun 1918: Officer Commanding, 20th (Reserve) Wing RFC, Egypt
xx xxx xxxx: Officer Commanding RAF Waddington.
1 Aug 1919: Resigned his commission in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on appointment to a Permanent Commission in the RAF.
1 Aug 1919: Awarded Permanent Commission as a Lieutenant Colonel
1
Mar 1920:
Officer Commanding, No 7 Wing.
7
Jun 1920:
Air Staff, HQ No 1 Group.
1
May 1923: Attended RAF Staff College.
xx
xxx 1924: T.4,
Deputy Directorate of Training.
25
May 1926: Air Staff, HQ ADGB.
1
Sep 1926: Officer Commanding, RAF Kenley.
10
Feb 1928: Officer Commanding, RAF Hinaidi.
8 Jan 1929: Supernumerary, HQ British Forces in Iraq
12
Jan 1929: Officer Commanding, No 1 (Indian) Group.
2
May 1931: Supernumerary, RAF Depot.
14
Sep 1931: Supernumerary,
HQ No 22 Group.
23
Sep 1931: AOC, No 22 Group.
27 Nov - 2 Dec 1931: Attended Higher Commanders' Course, Old Sarum.
1 Oct 1934 - 8 Jan 1935: AOC (Temporary), Inland Area
14
Jul 1936:
AOA, HQ Bomber Command.
1938
- 1942
Deputy Commandant, Royal Observer Corps. (Ret'd)
Educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey, he gained Royal Aero Club Certificate No 551 on 10 July 1913. Whilst
serving as an instructor at the CFS, one of his pupils was Jack Scott.
One day he was on the ground with a group of student pilots watching
Scott flying solo. Scott suddenly
entered a spin and Brock proceeded to explain to the assembled crowd what Scott
was doing. As Scott recovered he
proudly announced
"There
he's done it", but no sooner had he said it then Scott entered another spin
which produced the comment.
"Now
he's in a spin the other way. One
of you go and fetch the ambulance". Scott
crashed but although lamed he went on to complete his training and eventually
became Commandant of the CFS.
This page was last updated on 16/03/25©
H Broadhurst 
