Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Far East Command/RAF Far East Personnel, units and locations
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Aug 1936 |
Source - August 1936 Air Force List
Formed 1 January 1930 in Singapore to control bases in Singapore and Kai Tak, Hong Kong.
Address | Controlled |
Singapore, Straits Settlement |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | 1 Jan 1930 | Officer Commanding, DSO, DFC; later AVM |
Source - July 1930 Air Force List
Source - August 1930 Air Force List
Source - September 1930 Air Force List
Source - October 1930 Air Force List
Source - November 1930 Air Force List
Source - December 1930 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Singapore, Straits Settlement |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Alan H Jackson* | 17 Oct 1930 | Officer Commanding |
Educational Service | |||
Lt | William Miller | 13 Nov 1930 | Education Officer Grade III, DFC, BA |
Works and Buildings Staff | |||
Mr | C E O Wood | Principal Works and Buildings Officer, AMInstCE |
*This officer also commands the RAF Base, Singapore. There is no separate establishment
Source - July 1931 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Singapore, Straits Settlement |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Alan H Jackson* | 17 Oct 1930 | Officer Commanding |
Educational Service | |||
Lt | William Miller | 13 Nov 1930 | Education Officer Grade III, DFC, BA |
Works and Buildings Staff | |||
Mr | C E O Wood | Principal Works and Buildings Officer, AMInstCE |
*This officer also commands the RAF Base, Singapore. There is no separate establishment
Source - July 1932 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Singapore, Straits Settlement |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Alan H Jackson* | 17 Oct 1930 | Officer Commanding |
Educational Service | |||
Lt | William Miller | 13 Nov 1930 | Education Officer Grade III, DFC, BA |
Works and Buildings Staff | |||
Mr | C E O Wood | Principal Works and Buildings Officer, AMInstCE |
*This officer also commands the RAF Base, Singapore. There is no separate establishment
Source - July 1933 Air Force List
Renamed RAF Far East on 1 December 1933.
Address | Controlled |
Singapore, Straits Settlement |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | 7 Oct 1933 | Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre | |
Educational Service | |||
Lt | Reginald H Bennett | 18 Aug 1933 | Education Officer Grade III, MA |
Works and Buildings Staff | |||
Mr | C E O Wood | Principal Works and Buildings Officer, AMInstCE | |
Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection - Inspection of Civil Aircraft | |||
Mr | K Robertson | Inspector in Charge, AFRAeS, ARSM, AIMM |
Source - January 1934 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Singapore, Straits Settlement |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | 7 Oct 1933 | Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre | |
Air Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | 16 Feb 1934 | Senior Air Staff Officer, MC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 1 Dec 1933 | later A/Cdre | |
Personnel Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | Leonard G Maxton | 6 Jan 1934 | AFC |
Equipment Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | Paul B Hunter | 1 Dec 1933 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
Stores Section | |||
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G Knight | 1 Dec 1933 | MBE |
Attached to the Staff | |||
Navigation | |||
Sqn Ldr | Henry S Scroggs | 6 Jan 1934 | |
Services | |||
Signals | |||
Flt Lt | Leopold H Stewart | 6 Jan 1934 | |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | Edwin J Grout | 1 Dec 1933 | Command Accountant; |
Medical | |||
Sqn Ldr | Albert E Barr-Sim | 1 Dec 1933 | Principal Medical Officer, MB, BCh |
Educational | |||
Mr | Reginald H Bennett | 18 Aug 1933 | Education Officer Grade III, MA |
Works and Buildings Staff | |||
Mr | J W Binge | Principal Works and Buildings Officer, MC, ARIBA | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection - Inspection of Civil Aircraft | |||
Mr | K Robertson | Inspector in Charge, AFRAeS, ARSM, AIMM | |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | John F Hall | 6 Mar 1934 | Signals |
WO | George B Lewis | For disposal |
Source - July 1934 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Singapore, Straits Settlement |
RAF Units in the Fleet Air Arm administered by HQ RAF Far East
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | 7 Oct 1933 | Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre | |
Air Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | 16 Feb 1934 | Senior Air Staff Officer, MC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 1 Dec 1933 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Robert A A Cole | 11 Aug 1934 | |
Personnel Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | Leonard G Maxton | 6 Jan 1934 | AFC |
Equipment Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | Paul B Hunter | 1 Dec 1933 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
Stores Section | |||
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G Knight | 1 Dec 1933 | MBE |
Attached to the Staff | |||
Armament | |||
Flt Lt | Albert E Dark | 19 Jan 1935 | |
Navigation | |||
Sqn Ldr | Henry S Scroggs | 6 Jan 1934 | |
Services | |||
Signals | |||
Flt Lt | Leopold H Stewart | 6 Jan 1934 | |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | Edwin J Grout | 1 Dec 1933 | Command Accountant; |
Medical | |||
Sqn Ldr | John B Gregor | 16 Oct 1934 | Principal Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | John A Jagoe | 16 Oct 1934 | MA |
Educational | |||
Mr | Reginald H Bennett | 18 Aug 1933 | Education Officer Grade III, MA |
Works and Buildings Staff | |||
Mr | C E O Wood | Superintending Engineer, MICE | |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | John F Hall | 6 Mar 1934 | Signals |
Source - July 1935 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Singapore, Straits Settlement |
RAF Units in the Fleet Air Arm administered by HQ RAF Far East
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | 7 Oct 1933 | Air Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre | |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | A H Peck | 22 Nov 1935 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, MC |
Sqn Ldr | 16 Feb 1934 | MC; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Dec 1933 | later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Edward B Addison | 9 Jan 1936 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | Robert A A Cole | 11 Aug 1934 | |
Personnel Staff | |||
Flt Lt | M V Delap | 27 Sep 1935 | |
Equipment Staff | |||
Engineer Section | |||
Sqn Ldr | 16 May 1936 | later AVM | |
Stores Section | |||
Sqn Ldr | 27 Sep 1935 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | 18 Apr 1936 | later A/Cdre | |
Attached to the Staff | |||
Armament | |||
Flt Lt | Albert E Dark | 19 Jan 1935 | |
Navigation | |||
Sqn Ldr | Henry S Scroggs | 6 Jan 1934 | |
Services | |||
Signals | |||
Flt Lt | Leopold H Stewart | 6 Jan 1934 | |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | 5 Dec 1935 | Command Accountant; later A/Cdre | |
Medical | |||
Sqn Ldr | John B Gregor | 16 Oct 1934 | Principal Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | John A Jagoe | 16 Oct 1934 | MA |
Educational | |||
Mr | Reginald H Bennett | 18 Aug 1933 | Education Officer Grade III, MA |
Works and Buildings Staff | |||
Mr | C E O Wood | Superintending Engineer, MICE | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | 15 Jun 1935 | For Liaison duties with the GOC, The British Troops in China, AFC, later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | H C Lee | Civilian Assistant, RAFO | |
Fg Off | E A Turnbull | Civilian Assistant, RAFO | |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | G H Hatch | For disposal | |
Warrant Officers - 2nd Class | |||
WO II | W Hodges | For disposal | |
Supernumerary | |||
Wg Cdr | 6 Oct 1935 | DSC, AFC; later AVM |
Source - July 1936 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Union Building, Collyer Quay, Singapore, Straits Settlement |
RAF Units in the Fleet Air Arm administered by HQ RAF Far East
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | 9 Oct 1936 | Air Officer Commanding, CB; later MRAF | |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | A H Peck | 22 Nov 1935 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, MC |
Sqn Ldr | 16 Feb 1934 | MC; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | 26 Mar 1937 | later ACM | |
Sqn Ldr | Frank Woolley | 9 Oct 1936 | OBE, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | G Francis | 10 Sep 1936 | |
Flt Lt | A W Hunt | 5 Feb 1937 | |
Flt Lt | W I H Burke | 5 Feb 1937 | |
Personnel Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | Edward B Addison | 9 Jan 1936 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later AVM |
Flt Lt | M V Delap | 27 Sep 1935 | |
Equipment Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | 16 May 1936 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later AVM | |
Engineer Section | |||
Flt Lt | William R Worstall | 1 Oct 1936 | later A/Cdre |
Stores Section | |||
Sqn Ldr | 27 Sep 1935 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | G Matthews | 23 Apr 1937 | |
Attached to the Staff | |||
Armament | |||
Flt Lt | Albert E Dark | 19 Jan 1935 | |
Navigation | |||
Sqn Ldr | F E Watts | 29 Dec 1936 | |
Photography | |||
Flt Lt | 26 Dec 1936 | later A/Cdre | |
Services | |||
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | T F Moloney | 5 Feb 1937 | |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | 5 Dec 1935 | Command Accountant; later A/Cdre | |
Medical | |||
Sqn Ldr | John B Gregor | 16 Oct 1934 | Principal Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | John A Jagoe | 16 Oct 1934 | MA |
Educational | |||
Flt Lt | W C Venmore | 16 Sep 1936 | Command Education Officer, BSc, AFRAeS, RAFO |
Works | |||
Mr | G S Hallas | Acting Chief Engineer, MC, BEng, AMICE | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | 15 Jun 1935 | For Liaison duties with the GOC, The British Troops in China, AFC, later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | H C Lee | Civilian Assistant, RAFO | |
Fg Off | E A Turnbull | Civilian Assistant, RAFO | |
Local Audit (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | W J W Bangs | Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC | |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | W Hodges | 8 May 1936 | Administrative |
Warrant Officers - 2nd Class | |||
WO II | W J Simpson | For disposal |
Source - July 1937 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Union Building, Collyer Quay, Singapore, Straits Settlement |
RAF Units in the Fleet Air Arm administered by HQ RAF Far East
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 9 Oct 1936 | Air Officer Commanding, CB; later MRAF | |
A/Cdre | 23 Dec 1937 | Air Officer i/c Administration, DSC; later A/Cdre | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | R M Longmore | 6 Jan 1938 | Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | 12 Feb 1938 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, MC | |
Sqn Ldr | 16 Feb 1934 | MC; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | 26 Mar 1937 | later ACM | |
Sqn Ldr | Frank Woolley | 9 Oct 1936 | OBE, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | G Francis | 10 Sep 1936 | |
Flt Lt | R N McKern | 4 Oct 1937 | |
Flt Lt | W I H Burke | 5 Feb 1937 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | Colin McK Grierson | 7 Oct 1937 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | M V Delap | 27 Sep 1935 | Personnel Duties |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | Douglas W R Ryley | 7 Sep 1937 | later AVM |
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | 16 May 1936 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | A A Saw | 9 Sep 1937 | |
Navigation | |||
Sqn Ldr | F E Watts | 29 Dec 1936 | |
Photography | |||
Flt Lt | 12 Feb 1938 | later ACM | |
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | T F Moloney | 5 Feb 1937 | |
Equipment | |||
Sqn Ldr | 27 Sep 1935 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | G Matthews | 23 Apr 1937 | |
Flt Lt | E H Walker | 12 Feb 1938 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | 5 Dec 1935 | Command Accountant; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | D C Stone | 4 Dec 1937 | |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | W A S Duck | 8 Oct 1937 | Principal Medical Officer, OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH |
Sqn Ldr | J Hill | 28 Mar 1938 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MB, ChB, DPH |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | A S Giles | 8 Oct 1937 | BA |
Educational | |||
Flt Lt | W C Venmore | 16 Sep 1936 | Command Education Officer, BSc, AFRAeS, RAFO |
Works | |||
Mr | G S Hallas | Acting Chief Engineer, MC, BEng, AMICE | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr |
J G Walser |
1 Dec 1937 | For Liaison duties with the GOC, The British Troops in China, MC |
Flt Lt | H C Lee | Civilian Assistant, RAFO | |
Fg Off | E A Turnbull | Civilian Assistant, RAFO | |
Local Audit (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | W J W Bangs | Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC | |
Inspector of Explosives | |||
Fg Off | E G L Russell | Assistant Inspector, AID, RAFO | |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | E A Hughes | 28 Mar 1938 | Administrative |
Supernumerary | |||
Wg Cdr | Alan G Bishop | 1 Dec 1937? | AFC, later A/Cdre |
Source - July 1938 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Union Building, Collyer Quay, Singapore, Straits Settlement |
RAF Units in the Fleet Air Arm administered by HQ RAF Far East
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 12 Aug 1938 | Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO; later AM Sir John Tremayne | |
A/Cdre | 23 Dec 1937 | Air Officer i/c Administration, DSC; later A/Cdre | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | R M Longmore | 6 Jan 1938 | Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | 12 Feb 1938 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, MC | |
Sqn Ldr | 16 Feb 1934 | MC; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | 26 Mar 1937 | later ACM | |
Sqn Ldr | Frank Woolley | 9 Oct 1936 | OBE, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | 21 Jul 1938 | later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | R N McKern | 4 Oct 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | W I H Burke | 5 Feb 1937 | |
Flt Lt | Stanley J Marchbank | 22 Oct 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Administrative Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | J E M MacCallum | 21 Oct 1938 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer; |
Flt Lt | M V Delap | 27 Sep 1935 | Personnel Duties |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | Douglas W R Ryley | 7 Sep 1937 | later AVM |
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | 16 May 1936 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | A A Saw | 9 Sep 1937 | |
Navigation | |||
Sqn Ldr | F E Watts | 29 Dec 1936 | |
Photography | |||
Sqn Ldr | 12 Feb 1938 | later ACM | |
Flt Lt | C G R Lewis | 22 Oct 1938 | |
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | T F Moloney | 5 Feb 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas U C Shirley | 11 Jun 1938 | later AVM |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | 22 Oct 1938 | later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | 27 Sep 1935 | later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | E H Walker | 12 Feb 1938 | |
Flt Lt | G Matthews | 23 Apr 1937 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | 5 Dec 1935 | Command Accountant; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | D C Stone | 4 Dec 1937 | |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | W A S Duck | 8 Oct 1937 | Principal Medical Officer, OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH |
Sqn Ldr | J Hill | 28 Mar 1938 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MB, ChB, DPH |
Chaplains | |||
Rev | A S Giles | 8 Oct 1937 | BA |
Rev | A A O'Connor | 18 Nov 1938 | |
Rev | D M Rowlands | 18 Nov 1938 | |
Educational | |||
Dr | J Fox | 6 Aug 1938 | Command Education Officer, MSc, PhD,. AMICE |
Works | |||
Mr | G S Hallas | Acting Chief Engineer, MC, BEng, AMICE | |
Supernumerary | |||
Fg Off | J C Groves | 14 Sep 1938 | MB, ChB |
Fg Off | C N Young | 14 Sep 1938 | MB, ChB |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr |
J G Walser |
1 Dec 1937 | For Liaison duties with the GOC, The British Troops in China, MC |
Flt Lt | H C Lee | Civilian Assistant, RAFO | |
Fg Off | E A Turnbull | Civilian Assistant, RAFO | |
Local Audit (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | W J W Bangs | Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC | |
Inspector of Explosives | |||
Fg Off | E G L Russell | Assistant Inspector, AID, RAFO | |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | E A Hughes | 28 Mar 1938 | Administrative |
WO | H H Williams | For disposal | |
WO | P S V Vallis | For disposal |
Source - January 1939 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Union Building, Collyer Quay, Singapore, Straits Settlement |
RAF Units in the Fleet Air Arm administered by HQ RAF Far East
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 12 Aug 1938 | Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO; later AM Sir John Tremayne | |
A/Cdre | 23 Dec 1937 | Air Officer i/c Administration, DSC; later A/Cdre | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | G B M Bell | 1 Feb 1939 | Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | 12 Feb 1938 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, MC | |
Wg Cdr | 26 Mar 1937 | later ACM | |
Sqn Ldr | Frank Woolley | 9 Oct 1936 | OBE, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | 21 Jul 1938 | later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | G F Simond | 16 Jan 1939 | |
Flt Lt | Stanley J Marchbank | 22 Oct 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Administrative Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | J E M MacCallum | 21 Oct 1938 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer; |
Fg Off | W Riley | 16 Dec 1938 | Organisation Duties |
Fg Off | T D B Blake | 16 Dec 1838 | Personnel Duties |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | 30 Jan 1939 | later AVM | |
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | 16 May 1936 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | J H Tuckey | 16 Jan 1939 | Commissioned Engineer Officer |
Navigation | |||
Sqn Ldr | F E Watts | 29 Dec 1936 | |
Photography | |||
Flt Lt | C G R Lewis | 22 Oct 1938 | |
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | T F Moloney | 5 Feb 1937 | |
Fg Off | S E Catt | 30 Dec 1938 | |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | 22 Oct 1938 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | G Matthews | 23 Apr 1937 | |
Fg Off | R W Wallace | 3 Jan 1939 | |
Accountant | |||
Gp Capt | C G Murray | 21 Jan 1939 | Command Accountant |
Wg Cdr | 5 Dec 1935 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | D C Stone | 4 Dec 1937 | |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | W A S Duck | 8 Oct 1937 | Principal Medical Officer, OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH |
Sqn Ldr | J Hill | 28 Mar 1938 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MB, ChB, DPH |
Chaplains | |||
Rev | A S Giles | 8 Oct 1937 | BA |
Educational | |||
Dr | J Fox | 6 Aug 1938 | Command Education Officer, MSc, PhD,. AMICE |
Works | |||
Mr | G S Hallas | Acting Chief Engineer, MC, BEng, AMICE | |
Supernumerary | |||
Fg Off | J C Groves | 14 Sep 1938 | MB, ChB |
Fg Off | C N Young | 14 Sep 1938 | MB, ChB |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr |
J G Walser |
1 Dec 1937 | For Liaison duties with the GOC, The British Troops in China, MC |
Flt Lt | H C Lee | Administrative duties, RAFO | |
Fg Off | E A Turnbull | Administrative duties, RAFO | |
Local Audit (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | W J W Bangs | Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC | |
Inspector of Explosives | |||
Fg Off | E G L Russell | Assistant Inspector, AID, RAFO | |
Supernumerary | |||
Sqn Ldr | H T Bennett | 16 Feb 1939 | |
Sqn Ldr | C Crowley | 16 Feb 1939 | MB, BCh, DPH |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | E A Hughes | 28 Mar 1938 | Administrative |
Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Union Building, Collyer Quay, Singapore, Straits Settlement |
RAF Units in the Fleet Air Arm administered by HQ RAF Far East
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 12 Aug 1938 | Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO; later AM Sir John Tremayne | |
A/Cdre | 23 Dec 1937 | Air Officer i/c Administration, DSC; later A/Cdre | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | G B M Bell | 1 Feb 1939 | Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | 12 Feb 1938 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, MC | |
Wg Cdr | Frank Woolley | 9 Oct 1936 | OBE, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | 21 Jul 1938 | later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | G F Simond | 16 Jan 1939 | |
Flt Lt | Stanley J Marchbank | 22 Oct 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Administrative Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | J E M MacCallum | 21 Oct 1938 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer; |
Sqn Ldr | J P Cecil-Wright | 20 Mar 1939 | Organisation Duties |
Fg Off | W Riley | 16 Dec 1938 | Organisation Duties |
Fg Off | T D B Blake | 16 Dec 1838 | Personnel Duties |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | 30 Jan 1939 | later AVM | |
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | 16 May 1936 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | Charles E H Allen | 20 Mar 1939 | DFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | J H Tuckey | 16 Jan 1939 | Commissioned Engineer Officer |
Navigation | |||
Sqn Ldr | F E Watts | 29 Dec 1936 | |
Photography | |||
Flt Lt | C G R Lewis | 22 Oct 1938 | |
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | T F Moloney | 5 Feb 1937 | |
Fg Off | S E Catt | 30 Dec 1938 | |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | 22 Oct 1938 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | G Matthews | 23 Apr 1937 | |
Fg Off | R W Wallace | 3 Jan 1939 | |
Accountant | |||
Gp Capt | C G Murray | 21 Jan 1939 | Command Accountant |
Wg Cdr | 5 Dec 1935 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | D C Stone | 4 Dec 1937 | |
Fg Off | A H Bushell | 3 Feb 1939 | |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | W A S Duck | 8 Oct 1937 | Principal Medical Officer, OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH |
Sqn Ldr | J Hill | 28 Mar 1938 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MB, ChB, DPH |
Chaplains | |||
Rev | A S Giles | 8 Oct 1937 | BA |
Educational | |||
Dr | J Fox | 6 Aug 1938 | Command Education Officer, MSc, PhD,. AMICE |
Works | |||
Mr | G S Hallas | Acting Chief Engineer, MC, BEng, AMICE | |
Supernumerary | |||
Fg Off | J C Groves | 14 Sep 1938 | MB, ChB |
Fg Off | C N Young | 14 Sep 1938 | MB, ChB |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr |
J G Walser |
1 Dec 1937 | For Liaison duties with the GOC, The British Troops in China, MC |
Flt Lt | H C Lee | Administrative duties, RAFO | |
Fg Off | E A Turnbull | Administrative duties, RAFO | |
Local Audit (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | W J W Bangs | Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC | |
Inspector of Explosives | |||
Fg Off | E G L Russell | Assistant Inspector, AID, RAFO | |
Supernumerary | |||
Sqn Ldr | H T Bennett | 16 Feb 1939 | |
Sqn Ldr | C Crowley | 16 Feb 1939 | MB, BCh, DPH |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | E A Hughes | 28 Mar 1938 | Administrative |
WO | L W Alford | for disposal | |
WO | E L Thompson | for disposal |
Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Union Building, Collyer Quay, Singapore, Straits Settlement |
RAF Units in the Fleet Air Arm administered by HQ RAF Far East
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 12 Aug 1938 | Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO; later AM Sir John Tremayne | |
A/Cdre | 23 Dec 1937 | Air Officer i/c Administration, DSC; later A/Cdre | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | G B M Bell | 1 Feb 1939 | Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | 12 Feb 1938 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, MC | |
Gp Capt | Benjamin J Silly | 5 Aug 1939 | MC, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Frank Woolley | 9 Oct 1936 | OBE, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | 21 Jul 1938 | later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | G F Simond | 16 Jan 1939 | |
Flt Lt | Stanley J Marchbank | 22 Oct 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | J Compton | 10 Jul 1939 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | J E M MacCallum | 21 Oct 1938 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer; |
Sqn Ldr | J P Cecil-Wright | 20 Mar 1939 | Organisation Duties |
Fg Off | J S Tupholme | 24 Feb 1939 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | 30 Jan 1939 | later AVM | |
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | Charles E H Allen | 20 Mar 1939 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer, DFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | J H Tuckey | 16 Jan 1939 | Commissioned Engineer Officer |
Navigation | |||
Wg Cdr | F E Watts | 29 Dec 1936 | |
Photography | |||
Flt Lt | C G R Lewis | 22 Oct 1938 | |
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | T F Moloney | 5 Feb 1937 | |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | 22 Oct 1938 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | G Matthews | 23 Apr 1937 | |
Fg Off | R W Wallace | 3 Jan 1939 | |
Accountant | |||
Gp Capt | C G Murray | 21 Jan 1939 | Command Accountant |
Flt Lt | D C Stone | 4 Dec 1937 | |
Fg Off | A H Bushell | 3 Feb 1939 | |
Plt Off | E M Greenwood | ||
Plt Off | R H Simpson | ||
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | W A S Duck | 8 Oct 1937 | Principal Medical Officer, OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH |
Chaplains | |||
Rev | A S Giles | 8 Oct 1937 | BA |
Educational | |||
Dr | J Fox | 6 Aug 1938 | Command Education Officer, MSc, PhD,. AMICE |
Works | |||
Mr | G S Hallas | Acting Chief Engineer, MC, BEng, AMICE | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr |
J G Walser |
1 Dec 1937 | For Liaison duties with the GOC, The British Troops in China, MC |
Fg Off | I T B Rowland | 7 Aug 1939 | |
Flt Lt | H C Lee | Code and Cypher duties, RAFO | |
Fg Off | E A Turnbull | Code and Cypher duties, RAFO | |
Lt (Ret) | G I larkins | Code and Cypher duties, RAFO | |
Local Audit (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | W J W Bangs | Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC | |
Inspector of Explosives | |||
Fg Off | E G L Russell | Assistant Inspector, AID, RAFO | |
Supernumerary | |||
Sqn Ldr | H T Bennett | 16 Feb 1939 | |
Sqn Ldr | C Crowley | 16 Feb 1939 | MB, BCh, DPH |
Fg Off | D A Duthrie | 12 Aug 1939 | MB, BCh |
Source - December 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Union Building, Collyer Quay, Singapore, Straits Settlement |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 12 Aug 1938 | Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO; later AM Sir John Tremayne | |
A/Cdre | 23 Dec 1937 | Air Officer i/c Administration, DSC; later A/Cdre | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | G B M Bell | 1 Feb 1939 | Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Benjamin J Silly | 5 Aug 1939 | Senior Air Staff Officer, MC, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Frank Woolley | 9 Oct 1936 | OBE, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | W M C Kennedy | 21 May 1940 | |
Sqn Ldr | G F Simond | 16 Jan 1939 | |
Sqn Ldr | Stanley J Marchbank | 22 Oct 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | M N Oxford | 28 Aug 1939 | |
Flt Lt | C G R Lewis | 26 Apr 1940 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | J E M MacCallum | 21 Oct 1938 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer; |
Sqn Ldr | J P Cecil-Wright | 20 Mar 1939 | Organisation Duties |
Flt Lt | J Compton | 30 Apr 1938 | |
Plt Off | J R Cherry | 29 Oct 1939 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Navigation | |||
Sqn Ldr | W P Welch | 19 Feb 1940 | |
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | Charles E H Allen | 20 Mar 1939 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer, DFC; later AVM |
Wg Cdr | E B Steedman | 8 Apr 1940 | |
Flt Lt | J H Tuckey | 16 Jan 1939 | |
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | T F Moloney | 5 Feb 1937 | |
Fg Off | A H Bushell | 1 Sep 1937 | |
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | 30 Jan 1939 | later AVM | |
Equipment | |||
Gp Capt | H E Tansley | 5 May 1940 | MC |
Wg Cdr | 22 Oct 1938 | later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | J H Barnes | 15 Jan 1940 | |
Flt Lt | R W Wallace | 3 Jan 1939 | |
Accountant | |||
Gp Capt | C G Murray | 21 Jan 1939 | Command Accountant |
Flt Lt | D C Stone | 4 Dec 1937 | |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | W A S Duck | 8 Oct 1937 | Principal Medical Officer, OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH |
Sqn Ldr | C W Coffey | 30 Nov 1939 | LRCP&S |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | A S Giles | 8 Oct 1937 | BA |
Aeronautical Inspection | |||
Fg Off | E G L Russell | Assistant Inspector, AID - Inspector of Explosives, RAFO | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Flt Lt | G I Larkins | 1 Sep 1939 | Code and Cypher duties, RAFO |
Fg Off | A T Mathews | 25 Nov 1939 | |
Fg Off | P S Davies | 1 May 1940 | |
Plt Off | T T Wright | 20 May 1940 | |
Local Audit (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | W J W Bangs | Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC |
Source - September 1940 Confidential Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
AHQ Bukit Timar C-in-C, Far East Singapore, Straits Settlement |
Stations: -
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Squadrons: -
Other units: -
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uadron |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 6 Mar 1941 | Air Officer Commanding, OBE, AFC; later AVM | |
A/Cdre | 23 Dec 1937 | Air Officer i/c Administration, DSC; later A/Cdre | |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Benjamin J Silly | 5 Aug 1939 | Senior Air Staff Officer, MC, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Frank Woolley | 9 Oct 1936 | OBE, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Stanley J Marchbank | 22 Oct 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | W M C Kennedy | 21 May 1940 | |
Sqn Ldr | G F Simond | 16 Jan 1939 | |
Sqn Ldr | D S E Vines | 14 Jan 1941 | OBE |
Flt Lt | M N Oxford | 28 Aug 1939 | |
Fg Off | W H Franklin | 29 May 1940 | |
Fg Off | K J Powell | 24 Jun 1940 | |
Plt Off | G Dixon | 20 Nov 1940 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | J E M MacCallum | 21 Oct 1938 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer; |
Sqn Ldr | E G Jones | 8 Oct 1940 | DFC |
Flt Lt | J Compton | 30 Apr 1938 | |
Flt Lt | C H Noble | 24 Jun 1940 | |
Plt Off | J R Cherry | 29 Oct 1939 | |
Plt Off | J M Mason | 14 Oct 1940 | |
Plt Off | B J Lavers | 1 Jan 1941 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Navigation | |||
Wg Cdr | W P Welch | 19 Feb 1940 | |
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | Charles E H Allen | 20 Mar 1939 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer, DFC; later AVM |
Wg Cdr | E B Steedman | 8 Apr 1940 | |
Sqn Ldr | J H Tuckey | 16 Jan 1939 | |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | T F Moloney | 5 Feb 1937 | |
Wg Cdr | C F Pearce | 14 Mar 1941 | |
Fg Off | A H Bushell | 1 Sep 1937 | |
Fg Off | T R Knight | 29 Jan 1941 | |
Plt Off | W H Cauley | 25 Jan 1941 | |
Armament | |||
Wg Cdr | 30 Jan 1939 | later AVM | |
Fg Off | J D Bird | 28 Jan 1941 | |
Fg Off | W H Charlton | 23 Feb 1941 | |
Equipment | |||
Gp Capt | H E Tansley | 5 May 1940 | MC |
Wg Cdr | 22 Oct 1938 | later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | E H Walker | 27 Jun 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | J H Barnes | 15 Jan 1940 | |
Plt Off | C G True | 19 Dec 1940 | |
Plt Off | E W Comins | 1 Feb 1941 | |
Plt Off | J H Cocks | 8 Feb 1941 | |
Accountant | |||
Gp Capt | C G Murray | 21 Jan 1939 | Command Accountant |
Fg Off | F B Pestell | 14 Jan 1941 | |
Plt Off | R V Carroll | 12 Jul 1940 | |
Plt Off | G G Duddell | 18 Nov 1940 | |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | D G Boddie | 5 Nov 1940 | Principal Medical Officer, MB, ChB |
Sqn Ldr | C W Coffey | 30 Nov 1939 | LRCP&S |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | A S Giles | 8 Oct 1937 | BA |
Rev | J R Thomson | 7 Jan 1940 | |
Works | |||
Mr | A E G Collins | BSc, AMIMM | |
Aeronautical Inspection | |||
Mr | J W Busteed | Assistant Inspector, AID - Inspector of Explosives | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Flt Lt | G I Larkins | 1 Sep 1939 | |
Fg Off | A T Mathews | 25 Nov 1939 | |
Fg Off | P S Davies | 1 May 1940 | |
Local Audit (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | W J W Bangs | Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC |
Source - June 1941 Confidential Air Force List
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