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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Air Vice-Marshal Sir Charles Meredith (82511)
Charles
Warburton b:
23 Aug 1896
d: 19 Apr 1977
KBE - 1 Jan 1947 (CBE - 1 Jul 1941), CB - 2 Jun 1943, AFC - 3 Jun 1919, OP(s) G-Cdr - 12 Mar 1943.
(Army):
3AM: 6 May 1917,
2 Lt (P): 11 Oct 1917,
(RAF):
- Lt: 1 Apr 1918.
(SAAF)
(RAFVR):
- A/Cdre: 21 Mar 1940, (T)
AVM: 1 Nov 1941.
xx xxx 1914: South African Engineers.
6 May 1917: Miscellaneous (Aviator), Reserve Depot, South Farnborough (84453)
4 Jul 1917: Cadet, No 2 Officer Cadet Wing
24 Aug 1917: Cadet, School of Military Aeronautics, Oxford
10 Oct 1917: Discharged from RFC
11 Oct 1917: Appointed to a Commission on the General List in the RFC
13 Oct 1917: U/T Pilot, Central Flying School
20 Feb 1918: Appointed as a Flying Officer, RFC.
20 Feb 1918: 'C' Sqn, Central Flying School
11 Apr 1918: Instructor, 'A' Sqn, Central Flying School
2 May 1918: Instructor, 'C' Sqn, Central Flying School
9 Sep 1918: Instructor, South-East Area Flying Instructors' School, Gosport
26 Sep 1918: Instructor, Central Flying School
11 May 1919: Awaiting repatriation, RAF Flowerdown
15 May 1919: Awaiting repatriation, RAF Upavon
10 Jul 1919: Transferred to the Unemployed List
xx xxx xxxx: Officer, South African Air Force
19 Sep 1927: Attended RAF Staff College.
14 Dec 1928: Successfully completed the Staff Course and awarded the symbol 'psa'.
xx
xxx xxxx:
Commandant-General of South Rhodesian Forces.
21 Mar 1940: Granted a Commission in the RAFVR
21 Mar 1940: AOC, Rhodesian Air Training Group.
From February 1913 until September 1914 he was studying Electrical Engineering whilst employed by South African Railways.
This entry was last updated on 13/04/25©
F J W Mellersh
