Colin Murray Stewart
by Walter Bird
bromide print, 17 April 1964
NPG x185471
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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Colin Murray
b:
17 Jun 1910
r: 31 Aug
1968
d:
xx Nov 1990
CB - 2 Jun 1962, CBE – 5 Jun 1952 (OBE – 14 Jun 1945),
(RAF): - Act Plt Off: 1 Apr 1932, Plt Off: 1 Apr 1933, Fg Off: 1 Nov 1934, Flt Lt: 1 Nov 1936, Sqn Ldr: 1 Apr 1939, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Jun 1941, Act Gp Capt: 1 May 1944, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1944, Wg Cdr (WS): 1 Nov 1944, Wg Cdr: 1 Oct 1946, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1948, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1957, Act AVM: 5 Jun 1961, AVM: 1 Jan 1963.
Colin Murray Stewart
by Walter Bird
bromide print, 17 April 1964
NPG x185471
1 Apr 1932: Appointed to a Short Service Commission.
1 Apr 1932: Supernumerary, RAF Depot.
16 Apr 1932: U/T Pilot, No 3 FTS
8 May 1933: Attended School of Army Co-operation.
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary?
24 Oct 1933: Pilot, No 5 Sqn.
29 Apr 1936: Attended Electrical and Wireless School.
30 Jun 1937: Signals Officer, No 16 Sqn.
7 Apr 1938: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant.
1 May 1939: Signals Officer, HQ No 41 Group
8 Sep 1939: Signals Officer, HQ No 22 (Army Co-operation) Group
24 Apr 1940: Transferred to the Technical Branch
10 Feb 1941: Chief Signals Officer, HQ Army Co-operation Command.
1 Jan 1944: Signals Officer, HQ 2nd Tactical Air Force.
1 May 1944: Chief Signals Officer, HQ No 85 Group.
xx Jan 1955: Staff Officer, NATO Standing Group, Washington.
1 Jun 1957: AOC, No 27 (Training) Group
1 Dec 1958: Senior Electronics Staff Officer, HQ Fighter Command
5 Jun 1961: Director General of Signals
15 Jun 1964: Senior Technical Staff Officer, HQ Fighter Command
29 Mar 1967: Senior Air Staff Officer, HQ Technical Training Command
Following retirement he became Controller of Computing Services at London University from 1968 to 1973
This page was last updated on 24/07/18
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