Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

General Sir Kenneth Wigram

Kenneth                                 b: 5 Dec 1875              r: 6 Jun 1936               d: 11 Jul 1949

GCB - 3 Jun 1935 (KCB -1 Jan 1930, CB - 3 Jun 1918, ), CSI - 3 Jun 1921, CBE - 3 Jun 1919 DSO - 1 Jan 1917, LoH, C - 24 Feb 1916, Cwn (Cdr) - 26 Jul 1917, CdeG (B) - 11 Mar 1918, CS2 - 19 Aug 1921.

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(Army): - 2 Lt:  22 Jan 1896, Lt: 22 Apr 1898, Capt: 22 Jan 1905, Maj: 22 Jan 1914, (T) Lt Col: 4 Feb 1916, Bt Lt Col: 3 Jun 1916, (T) Brig-Gen: 4 Feb 1917 - 3 Oct 1918; 11 May 1919 - 20 Feb 1921, Lt Col: 2 Apr 1920, Col: 24 Apr 1920,  Maj-Gen:  1 Oct 1923, Lt Gen: 9 Jun 1929, Gen: 4 Dec 1932.

(RAF): - Col: 3 Oct 1918, Act Brig-Gen: 3 Oct 1918.

22 Jan 1896:               Appointed to a Permanent Commission on the Unattached List

29 Mar 1897:              Officer, 2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles).

15 Nov 1913:              GSO III, Indian Army HQ.

xx Oct 1914:               GSO II, Indian Army HQ.(Temporary)

 7 Jun 1915:                GSO II, ?

 4 Feb 1916:               GSO I, General Staff

 4 Feb 1917:               Head of Operations (B) Section, GHQ BEF

27 Sep 1918:               Staff Officer, HQ RAF in the Field

3 Oct 1918:                 Brigadier-General, Air Staff

19 Dec 1918:              Returned to Homer Establishment