Air Commodore J Sowrey

John         b: 18 Jan 1892                r:  1 Apr 1939                    d: 9 Oct 1967  

AFC - 2 Nov 1918, FRAeS,

(Army): - (T) 2 Lt: 21 Aug 1914, (T) Lt (RFC): 1 Jun 1916, (T) Capt: 1 Jul 1916, (T) Maj: 20 Sep 1917,

(RAF): - Maj: 1 Apr 1918, Sqn Ldr: 4 Aug 1919, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1927, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1934

(RAFO - CC): - A/Cdre: 28 Dec 1943.

xx xxx xxxx:          Member, Queen's College, Cambridge OTC

21 Aug 1914:         Officer, 6th Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment

xx xxx 1914:            U/T Pilot,

29 Jul 1915:            Appointed Flying Officer

xx xxx xxxx:             Pilot, No 22 Sqn, RFC (Gosport)

 1 Aug 1915:           Attended further training, 5th Wing

 2 Sep 1915:           Transferred to the General List

xx xxx xxxx:            Sick leave

19 Feb 1916:          Pilot, No 45 Sqn (Gosport)

 1 Mar 1916:           Found unfit General Service/Home Service for 2 months, unfit for limited duty for 1 month and granted sick leave to 31 Mar 1916.

 1 Jul 1916:             Flight Commander, No ? Sqn

xx Sep 1916:           Officer Commanding, No 50 Sqn, RFC

xx Nov 1916:          ?

20 Sep 1917:          Officer Commanding, No 101 Sqn

 1 Aug 1919:           Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the RAF in the rank of Major

xx xxx xxxx:             Staff, HQ No 3 Group

1 Apr 1920:            Supernumerary/Staff, RAF Depot

21 Aug 1920:          Attended Instructors' Course, CFS

 1 Mar 1921:          Attended Course at RAE

 4 Oct 1921:           Attended London University

 1 Aug 1922:           Staff, RAF Cadet College, Cranwell

20 Jan 1923:           Instructor, CFS

 9 May 1926:          Attended RAF Staff College

14 Oct 1927:          Technical Staff Officer, HQ RAF Middle East

17 May 1929:         Staff Officer, HQ Fighting Area

 5 May 1930:          Attended Senior Officers (Army) School, Sheerness

25 Jul 1930:            Senior Equipment Staff Officer, HQ ADGB

29 Mar 1934:          Officer Commanding, RAF Base Malta/ RAF Kalafrana

1 Sep 1939:            Retired at his own request

2 Apr 1941:            Deputy Director of Aeronautical Inspection Directorate, Ministry of Aircraft Production

28 Dec 1943:          Recalled to Service

28 Dec 1943           Appointed to a Commission in Administrative and Special Duties Branch, RAFO Class CC 

1 Jan 1944:            Director of Aeronautical Inspection Services

17 Aug 1947:          Reverted to the Retired List

He was educated at King's College School, London before attending Queen's College, Cambridge.  He was awarded RAeC Certificate No 1481 on 29 July 1915.

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