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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Air Vice Marshal C E V Porter (04170)
Cedric Ernest Victor b: 12 Nov 1893 r: 27 Dec 1946 d: 17 Apr 1975
CBE - 8 Jun 1944, MiD - 28 Oct 1921.
(Army):- 2 Lt: 26 Aug 1914, (T) Lt: 14 Apr 1915, Lt: 14 Jun 1917 [4 Dec 1916], Capt: 26 Aug 1917 [1 Jun 1916].
(RAF):- (H) Capt [Lt]: 1 Apr 1918, Lt: 1 Aug 1918, Fg Off: 4 Aug 1918, Flt Lt: 30 Jun 1921 [1 Apr 1918], Sqn Ldr: 5 Nov 1930, Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1937, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Mar 1940, Act A/Cdre: 21 Nov 1941, Gp Capt: 14 Apr 1942 [1 Mar 1940], (T) A/Cdre: 1 Dec 1941, Act AVM (unp): 26 Jul 1943, Act AVM: 1 Aug 1943, A/Cdre (WS): 1 Aug 1944, A/Cdre: 1 Dec 1944, AVM: Retained.
xx xxx 1907 - xx xxx 1910: Private, Harrow School OTC
xx xxx 1912: Attended Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University.
xx xxx 1912: Corporal, Cambridge University OTC.
26 Aug 1914: Supernumerary Officer, 8th (Cyclist) Battalion, Essex Regiment
12 Apr 1915: Qualified as 1st Class Instructor, Machine Gun School, Bisley
5 Jun 1916: U/T Pilot, School of Military Aeronautics, Reading
8 Jul 1916: U/T Pilot, No 14 Reserve Sqn, RFC
2 Aug 1916: U/T Pilot, No 6 Reserve Sqn, RFC
24 Aug 1916: Appointed Flying Officer, RFC.
2 Sep 1916: Pilot, No 41 Sqn
17-24 Nov 1916: Attended Course at Machine Gun School
12 Jun 1917: Admitted to No 12 Casualty Clearing Station (Bladder Infection)
19 Jun 1917: Returned to England on HS Brighton
17 Sep 1917: Assistant Instructor, No 1 Officers' Technical Training Corps
29 Nov 1917: Awaiting disposal, HQ Southern Training Brigade
9 Dec 1917: Pilot, No 79 Sqn RFC
21 Dec 1917: Pilot, No 1 Training Sqn, RFC
1 Jan 1918: Attended School of Special Flying, Gosport
12 Jan 1918: Graduated as a Flying Instructor 'B1'
26 Jan 1918: Pilot, No 93 Sqn, RFC
4 Feb 1918: Assistant Instructor, No 3 Training Depot Station
20 Sep 1918: Assistant Instructor, No 14 Training Depot Station
25 Nov 1918: Awaiting disposal, HQ South East Area
2 Dec 1918: Assistant Instructor, No 33 Training Depot Station
14 Dec 1918: Assistant Instructor, No 140 Training Depot Station [sic]
20 May 1918: Assistant Instructor, No 61 Training Depot Station
6 Jun 1918: Assistant Instructor, No 61 Training Sqn
1 Aug 1919: Relinquished commission in Essex Regiment on appointment to Permanent Commission in the RAF (Retaining the rank of Captain)
1 Aug 1919: Awarded Permanent Commission as a Lieutenant
30 Dec 1919: RAF Depot (To close No 6 TS/RAF Tangmere)
4 Mar 1920: Posted to the Middle East
4 Mar 1920: Supernumerary, No 70 Sqn (awaiting posting to No 84 Sqn and completed training on DH10 machines)
18 Mar 1920: Temporary duty with Nos 216 and 14 Sqns.
2 May 1920: Pilot, No 84 Sqn.
14 May - 25 Jun 1920: Attached to Aircraft Depot, Egypt
25 Jun - 10 Jul 1920: Attached to No 70 Sqn for training
5 Nov 1922: Officer, No 1 Armoured Car Company.
2 Jan 1923: 122 days leave in the UK
1 Dec 1923: Supernumerary (pending disposal on disbandment of No 1 ACC), No 2 Armoured Car Company.
10 Jan 1924: Supernumerary, RAF Depot (arrived on 5 Mar 1924)
15 Mar 1924: Attended No 15 Flying Instructors' Course, CFS
31 May 1924: Recategorised as a Flying Instructor - 'A2'
9 Jun 1924: Instructor, No 1 FTS.
6 Mar 1928: Chief Ground Instructor, RAF Training Base, Leuchars.
31 Jul 1930: Supernumerary -non effective (sick), RAF Depot.
19 Jan 1931: Attended RAF Staff College.
19 Dec 1931: Flying Instructor, RAF College.
30 Dec 1934 - 7 Jan 1935: Placed on half pay list, scale B. (Having exhausted annual leave)
8 Jan 1935: Flying Instructor, RAF College.
22 Jan - 2 Mar 1935: Placed on half pay list, scale A. (No vacancy)
3 Mar 1935: Attended Air Armament School.
20 Dec 1935: Passed Long Armament Course and awarded Symbol 'A'
21 Jan - 8 Feb 1936: Placed on half pay list, scale B.
9 Feb 1936: Staff, Air Armament School.
10 Feb 1936: Armament Officer, No 1 Armament Practice Camp, Catfoss.
1 Jan 1937: Officer Commanding, No 4 Armament Practice Camp
4 Dec 1937: SASO, HQ RAF in Palestine and Transjordan.
1 May 1940: Officer Commanding, No 254 Wing
11 Jun 1940: SASO, No 203 Group
29 Dec 1940: Supernumerary (pending posting to UK), HQ RAF Middle East
8 Jan 1941: Supernumerary, No 1 RAF Depot (Leave 25 Feb - 12 Mar 1941)
13 Mar1941: Supernumerary, Air Ministry Unit
13 Mar1941: Temporary duty with Department of CAS
20 Mar 1941: Supernumerary, RAF Andover.
1 Apr 1941: Officer Commanding, RAF Andover.
18 Nov 1941: Supernumerary, No 70 Group.
21 Nov 1941: AOC, No 70 Group.
26 Jul 1943: Supernumerary, No 22 (Training) Group.
1 Aug 1943: AOC, No 22 (Training) Group.
15 Oct 1946: Supernumerary (pending retirement), No 1 Personnel Holding Unit.
He attended Harrow School fro 1907 to 1910.
PORTER, Cedric Ernest Victor, A/A/V/M (Royal Air Force) - No.22 Group Headquarters, Technical Training Command.
"This officer commands the group and has shown fine powers as an organiser. The group is responsible for all recruit and RAF Regiment training; a complete reorganisation of recruit training was recently carried our and Air Vice-Marshal Porter was responsible for putting the new syllabus into operation. He has done much to raise the general standard of training and administration throughout the group."
(Source - Air 2/9003)
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