Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Eric Leighton b: 29 Jul 1895 r: 3 Oct 1945 d: 25 Mar 1961
MiD – 24 Sep 1941, MiD – 1 Jan 1945,
(Army): - (T) 2Lt: 15 Feb 1915, Act Capt: 16 Oct 1916 – xx xxx xxxx; 16 Oct 1917 – 4 Jan 1918, (T) Lt: 1 Jul 1917.
(RAF): - 2 Lt: 29 May 1918, Lt: 29 May 1918, Fg Off: 4 Aug 1919, Flt Lt: 1 Jan 1924, Sqn Ldr: 1 Dec 1932, Wg Cdr: 1 Nov 1938, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Dec 1940, Act A/Cdre: 19 Apr 1943, Gp Capt (WS): 19 Oct 1943, A/Cdre: Retained.
xx xxx xxxx: Cadet, Officer Training Corps
15 Feb 1915: Officer, Royal Munster Fusiliers
16 Oct 1916: Company Commander?
16 Oct 1917: Officer Commanding, Trench Mortar Battery.
29 May 1918: Staff Officer 3rd Class,
12 Dec 1918: Transferred to Administrative Branch
1 May 1919: Staff Officer 3rd Class (Quartermaster), E.5, Directorate of Equipment.
17 Jun 1920: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the Stores Branch in the rank of Flying Officer.
xx xxx xxxx: Staff Officer, Directorate of Equipment.
1 Apr 1922: Attended Course of Instruction, No 4 Stores Depot
15 May 1922: Stores Officer, No 4 Stores Depot
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary?
23 Feb 1923: Stores Officer, No 70 Sqn.
27 Dec 1924: Stores Officer, No 4 Flying Training School.
9 Apr 1927: Supernumerary, RAF Depot.
21 Jul 1927: Stores Officer, No 1 Flying Training School.
1 Feb 1931: Supernumerary No 13 Sqn, (pending disbandment of No 1 FTS).
4 Sep 1931: Stores Officer, HMS Courageous.
29 Aug 1933: Supernumerary, No 1 Air Defence Group.
25 Feb 1935: Stores Staff Officer, HQ Fighting Area.
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary?
27 Sep 1935: Senior Stores Officer, HQ RAF Far East.
5 Dec 1938: Supernumerary, No 1 RAF Depot
3 Apr 1939: Supernumerary, HQ No 50 (Training) Group.
31 May 1939: Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Equipment (4)
xx xxx 1940: Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Equipment (8)
19 Apr 1943: AOC, No 218 Group
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