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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Leslie Gordon b: 11 Apr 1896 r: 14 Feb 1956 d: 14 Oct 1972
KBE – 1 Jan 1955, CB – 1 Jan 1946, MiD – 1 Jan 1941,
(Army): - (T) 2Lt: 27 Jun 1917.
(RAF): - Lt: 1 Apr 1918, Fg Off: 1 Aug 1919, Flt Lt: 1 Jan 1924, Sqn Ldr: 1 Dec 1933, Wg Cdr: 1 Oct 1937, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Sep 1940, Gp Capt: 1 Dec 1943, Act A/Cdre: xx xxx 1944, (T) A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1946, A/Cdre: 1 Oct 1946, Act AVM: 15 Jan 1948, AVM: 1 Jul 1948, Act AM: 20 Dec 1952. AM: Retained.
27 Jun 1917: Officer, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
12 Dec 1917: Flying Officer, RFC
12 Dec 1917: Transferred to General List, RFC
12 Sep 1919: Appointed to a Short Service Commission in the rank of Flying Officer.
12 Jan 1920: Pilot, No 20 Sqn.
21 Oct 1923: Supernumerary, RAF Depot
13 Jan 1924: Instructor/Staff, No 1 School of Technical Training (Boys).
19 Sep 1925: Attended Officers Engineering Course, Home Aircraft Depot.
8 Sep 1927: Successfully passed the long course in Engineering and awarded the symbol 'E'.
xx xxx 1927: Engineer Officer, Home Aircraft Depot.
6 Dec 1929: Categorised as a Flying Instructor - Category 'B'
8 Apr 1930: Engineer Officer, Home Aircraft Depot.
10 Oct 1933: Engineer Officer, Aircraft Depot - Iraq
11 Feb 1935: Supernumerary (non-effective, sick), RAF Depot.
4 Oct 1937: Staff Officer, Directorate of Repair and Maintenance.
1 Jan 1940: Assistant Director of Repair and Servicing (3)
24 Apr 1940: Transferred to the Technical Branch
19 Sep 1940: Officer Commanding, Central Landing School/RAF Ringway
xx xxx xxxx: Chief Engineering Officer, HQ No 45 Group.
19 Jun 1944: Command Engineer Officer, HQ Transport Command.
xx Nov 1944: Deputy AOA (Maintenance), HQ Transport Command
1 Oct 1 946: AOC, No 47 Group
15 Jan 1948: AOC, No 24 (Training) Group
2 Jan 1950: SASO, HQ Technical Training Command.
20 Dec 1952: AOC-in-C, Maintenance Command.
16 Jan 1956: Relinquished appointment of AOC-in-C, Maintenance Command.
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