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Air Commodore A Garrity


Arthur                          b: 6 Mar 1893                      r: 14 Apr 1947                               d: 7 Nov 1979

CBE – 11 Jun 1942,

(Army): - (T) 2 Lt: 1 Mar 1917.

(RAF): - 2 Lt: 1 Apr 1918, Lt: 1 Sep 1918, Fg Off: 1 Aug 1919, Flt Lt: 1 Jul 1921, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jan 1929, Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1937, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1939, (T) A/Cdre: 1 Jun 1943.

xx xxx xxxx:                  Cadet

 1 Mar 1917:               Officer, Reserve/Training Battalion, Royal Fusiliers

15 Oct 1917:               Transferred to Service Battalion, Royal Fusiliers

29 Dec 1917:               Transferred to the RFC General List

29 Dec 1917:               Appointed Equipment Officer, 3rd Class

26 Mar 1918:               Attached to HQ RFC

 2 Apr 1918:                Attached to No 2 ASD

15 Apr 1918:                Equipment Officer, 3rd Class, HQ RAF

21 May 1918:               Returned to Home Establishment

 3 Oct 1918:                 Graded as Lieutenant Grade (B)

1 Aug 1919:                 Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Lieutenant (Technical Branch)

25 Feb 1920:                Stores Officer, No 1 School of Technical Training (Apprentices)

 3 Jun 1924:                  Stores Officer, E.6, Directorate of Equipment

 8 Mar 1929:                Senior Stores Officer, RAF Depot - Middle East

12 Mar 1931:               Stores Staff Officer, HQ RAF Middle East

27 Apr 1934:                Supernumerary, RAF Depot

 8 Aug 1934:                Senior Equipment Officer, RAF Gosport

14 Nov 1935:              Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Equipment (1)/(Aircraft)

 6 Jul 1939:                   Staff Officer, Air Member for Supply and Organisation

26 Aug 1940:               Senior Equipment Staff Officer, HQ Fighter Command.

26 Jan 1943:                Senior Equipment Staff Officer, HQ Air Forces in India

16 Nov 1943:               Senior Equipment Staff Officer, ACSEA.

 1 Oct 1944:                 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, HQ Base Air Forces, South-East Asia.

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