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Air Vice-Marshal K W Godfrey (77353)


Kenneth Walter GodfreyKenneth Walter            b: 23 Jan 1907                          r: 3 Feb 1963                              d: 10 Sep 1979

CB – 9 Jun 1955, CBE – 1 Jan 1954, MiD – 8 Jun 1944.

(RAFVR): - Act Plt Off (P): 3 Feb 1940, Plt Off (P): 16 Mar 1940, Act Fg Off (unp): 1 Nov 1940, Act Fg Off (paid): 22 Nov 1940, Act Flt Lt (unp): 1 Mar 1941, Fg Off (WS): 16 Mar 1941, Act Flt Lt (paid): 21 Mar 1941, (T) Flt Lt: 1 Sep 1942, (T) Sqn Ldr: 1 Jul 1945.

(RAF): - Sqn Ldr: 12 Feb 1946 [1 Sep 1945], Wg Cdr: 1 Nov 1947 [1 Jul 1947], Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1953, Act A/Cdre: xx xxx xxxx, A/Cdre: 1 Mar 1959, Act AVM: 1 Jun 1962, AVM: Not retained?.

Kenneth Walter Godfrey

by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 1959
NPG x89426

© National Portrait Gallery, London

3 Feb 1940:                 Appointed to a Commission for the duration of hostilities in the RAFVR.

xx xxx 1940:                Staff, HQ, No 16 Group

19 Jul 1940:                 Transferred to the Administrative and Special Duties Branch

15 Aug 1940:               Station Defence Officer, RAF North Coates

 1 Mar 1941:                Officer i/c Station AA Flt, RAF North Coates?

 1-25 May 1941:         Attended, No 1 Ground Defence Gunners School, Ronaldsway.

 1- 21 Nov 1941:        Attended Course, Anti-Gas School, Rollestone

1 Feb 1942:                 Transferred to the RAF Regiment.

19 May 1942:              Officer, No 2718 (Defence) Sqn, RAF Regiment (Leeming)

19 Mar 1943:               RAF Regiment Staff Officer, HQ No 83 Group.

15 Feb 1945:               Wing Defence Officer, No 39 (RCAF) (Recce) Wing

12 Feb 1946:               Appointed to an Extended Service Commission in the rank of Squadron Leader.

 1 Jul 1946:                  Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Squadron Leader (seniority 1 Sep 1945)

xx xxx xxxx:                  Staff Officer, Directorate of Technical Training/Directorate of Command and Staff Training (1947)

17 Sep 1948:                RAF Regiment Officer, HQ No 205 Group.

15 Jan 1951:                  Senior Regiment Officer, HQ, No 22 Group.

22 Sep 1952:                Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer, HQ Technical Training Command

24 Sep 1953:                Officer Commanding, Levies and ex-officio Adviser on Ground Defence, HQ British Forces, Aden

25 Apr 1955:                Deputy Director of Ground Defence

25 Nov 1958 – 1 Jul 1961:       ADC to the Queen.

 1 Mar 1959:                Director of Ground Defence

 1 Jun 1962:                 ? AVM

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