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AHQ Greece Personnel, locations and units
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This Command was formed on 1 September 1944 at Bari as AHQ 'X' but was redesignated AHQ Greece on 15 October, moving to Kifissia near Athens on 1 November. The location was renamed Hassani on 1 December 1944.
Location | Command | Controlled |
Hassani, Athens | Mediterranean Allied Air Forces |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Geoffrey W Tuttle | 12 Oct 1944 | Air Officer Commanding, OBE, DFC; later AM |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | V A Whitfield | 31 Dec 1944 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | P R Foley | 1 Sep 1944 | Senior Air Staff Officer |
Wg Cdr | W Appleby Brown | 7 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | G J Cox | 4 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | D S Cross | 19 Feb 1945 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | A T Arnold | 12 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | S A Palmer | 23 Dec 1944 | Organisation |
Sqn Ldr | G W Sawkins | 5 Jan 1945 | Personnel |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Sqn Ldr | H A Druce | 8 Dec 1944 | |
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | G B P Trippe | 21 Dec 1944 | |
Equipment | |||
Sqn Ldr | W J Murphy | 1 Sep 1944 | |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | P J Macduff | 30 Nov 1944 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | J St C Polson | 17 Jan 1945 | MB, ChB |
Meteorological | |||
Sqn Ldr | G A Darlow | Senior Meteorological Officer | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | S J P Pursey | 19 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F W Upshall | 16 Dec 1944 |
Source - June 1945 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Athens | Mediterranean Allied Air Forces | See Orders of Battle Section |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Geoffrey W Tuttle | 12 Oct 1944 | Air Officer Commanding, OBE, DFC; later AM |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | D A Ross | 18 Apr 1945 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | P R Foley | 1 Sep 1944 | Senior Air Staff Officer |
Wg Cdr | W Appleby Brown | 7 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | D S Cross | 19 Feb 1945 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | A T Arnold | 12 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G W Sawkins | 5 Jan 1945 | Personnel |
Sqn Ldr | F J Thompson | 18 May 1945 | Organisation |
Maintenance Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | S J P Pursey | 18 Mar 1945 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | W J Murphy | 1 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | H A Druce | 8 Dec 1944 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | G B P Trippe | 21 Dec 1944 | |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | P J Macduff | 30 Nov 1944 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | J St C Polson | 17 Jan 1945 | MB, ChB |
Meteorological | |||
Sqn Ldr | G A Darlow | Senior Meteorological Officer | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | S W Kettle | 31 Aug 1944 | Assistant Provost Marshal, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | J W Slade | 2 Jun 1945 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | F W Upshall | 16 Dec 1944 |
Source - July 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Location | Command | Controlled |
Athens | Mediterranean Allied Air Forces | See Orders of Battle Section |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Geoffrey W Tuttle | 12 Oct 1944 | Air Officer Commanding, OBE, DFC; later AM |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | D A Ross | 18 Apr 1945 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | P R Foley | 1 Sep 1944 | Senior Air Staff Officer |
Wg Cdr | W Appleby Brown | 7 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | D S Cross | 19 Feb 1945 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | A T Arnold | 12 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G W Sawkins | 5 Jan 1945 | Personnel |
Sqn Ldr | F J Thompson | 18 May 1945 | Organisation |
Maintenance Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | S J P Pursey | 18 Mar 1945 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | W J Murphy | 1 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F W Upshall | 16 Feb 1944 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | G B P Trippe | 21 Dec 1944 | |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | P J Macduff | 30 Nov 1944 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | J St C Polson | 17 Jan 1945 | MB, ChB |
Meteorological | |||
Sqn Ldr | G A Darlow | Senior Meteorological Officer | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | S W Kettle | 31 Aug 1944 | Assistant Provost Marshal, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | J W Slade | 2 Jun 1945 | DFC |
Source - August 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Control was transferred to RAF Mediterranean and Middle East on 1 July 1945.
Location | Command | Controlled |
Athens | RAF Mediterranean and Middle East | See Orders of Battle Section |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Geoffrey W Tuttle | 12 Oct 1944 | Air Officer Commanding, OBE, DFC; later AM |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | D A Ross | 18 Apr 1945 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | P R Foley | 1 Sep 1944 | Senior Air Staff Officer |
Wg Cdr | W Appleby Brown | 7 Jan 1945 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | J F Newman | 17 Jul 1945 | Senior Officer i/c Administration, DSO, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | G W Sawkins | 5 Jan 1945 | Personnel |
Sqn Ldr | F J Thompson | 18 May 1945 | Organisation |
Maintenance Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | S J P Pursey | 18 Mar 1945 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | W J Murphy | 1 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F W Upshall | 16 Feb 1944 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | G B P Trippe | 21 Dec 1944 | |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | T A Douglas | 18 Jul 1945 | |
Medical | |||
Sqn Ldr | J F Houlihan | 3 Aug 1945 | MB, BCh, DPH |
Meteorological | |||
Sqn Ldr | G A Darlow | Senior Meteorological Officer | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | J W Slade | 2 Jun 1945 | DFC |
Source - September 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Location | Command | Controlled |
Athens | RAF Mediterranean and Middle East | Unable to list units at present |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Geoffrey W Tuttle | 12 Oct 1944 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC; later AM |
Personal Appointment | |||
Flt Lt | E W Barber | 1 Nov 1945 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | P R Foley | 1 Sep 1944 | Senior Air Staff Officer |
Sqn Ldr | R D Riddall | 23 Jan 1946 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | J F Golding | 7 Feb 1946 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | P J O'Connor | 29 Oct 1945 | Senior Medical Officer, OBE, MB, BCh |
Meteorological | |||
Sqn Ldr | R L Coles | 1 Sep 1945 | |
Works | |||
Sqn Ldr | L N King | 13 Nov 1945 |
Source - April 1946 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Athens | RAF Mediterranean and Middle East | See Orders of Battle Section |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Geoffrey W Tuttle | 12 Oct 1944 | Air Officer Commanding, OBE, DFC; later AM |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | M J A Hoare | 11 Mar 1946 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | P R Foley | 1 Sep 1944 | Senior Air Staff Officer |
Wg Cdr | P E Lewis | 11 Jan 1946 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | J M Galbraith | 5 Mar 1946 | DFC, GM |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | G W Sawkins | 30 Jan 1946 | Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | R D Riddall | 23 Jan 1946 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer |
Sqn Ldr | L G Martin | 12 Dec 1945 | Organisation |
Maintenance Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | H F Cook | 1 Mar 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | T G Robertson | 20 May 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | F W Upshall | 16 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G B Bence | 1 Apr 1946 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | P J Dunlop | 28 Jan 1946 | |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | J F Goldring | 7 Feb 1946 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | P J O'Connor | 29 Oct 1945 | OBE, MB, BCh |
Works | |||
Sqn Ldr | L N King | 13 Nov 1945 |
Source - July 1946 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5239)
Location | Command | Controlled |
Athens | RAF Mediterranean and Middle East | See Orders of Battle Section |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Geoffrey W Tuttle | 12 Oct 1944 | Air Officer Commanding, OBE, DFC; later AM |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | M J A Hoare | 11 Mar 1946 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | P R Foley | 1 Sep 1944 | Senior Air Staff Officer |
Wg Cdr | P E Lewis | 11 Jan 1946 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | J M Galbraith | 5 Mar 1946 | DFC, GM |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | G W Sawkins | 30 Jan 1946 | Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | W C A Jenner | 10 Jun 1946 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer |
Sqn Ldr | L G Martin | 12 Dec 1945 | Organisation |
Maintenance Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | W J Scrivener | 10 Jun 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | T G Robertson | 20 May 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | F W Upshall | 16 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G B Bence | 1 Apr 1946 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | S E Craig | 7 Jun 1946 | |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | J F Goldring | 7 Feb 1946 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | P J O'Connor | 29 Oct 1945 | OBE, MB, BCh |
Works | |||
Sqn Ldr | L N King | 13 Nov 1945 |
Source - August 1946 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5239)
Location | Command | Controlled |
Athens | RAF Mediterranean and Middle East | See Orders of Battle Section |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Geoffrey W Tuttle | 12 Oct 1944 | Air Officer Commanding, OBE, DFC; later AM |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | M J A Hoare | 11 Mar 1946 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | P R Foley | 1 Sep 1944 | Senior Air Staff Officer |
Wg Cdr | P E Lewis | 11 Jan 1946 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | J M Galbraith | 5 Mar 1946 | DFC, GM |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | G W Sawkins | 30 Jan 1946 | Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | W C A Jenner | 10 Jun 1946 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer |
Sqn Ldr | L G Martin | 12 Dec 1945 | Organisation |
Maintenance Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | E R Paley | 10 Jun 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | T G Robertson | 20 May 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | F W Upshall | 16 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G B Bence | 1 Apr 1946 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | S E Craig | 7 Jun 1946 | |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | J F Goldring | 7 Feb 1946 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | P J O'Connor | 29 Oct 1945 | OBE, MB, BCh |
Works | |||
Sqn Ldr | L N King | 13 Nov 1945 |
Source - September 1946 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5239)
Location | Command | Controlled |
Athens | RAF Mediterranean and Middle East | See Orders of Battle Section |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Geoffrey W Tuttle | 12 Oct 1944 | Air Officer Commanding, OBE, DFC; later AM |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | M J A Hoare | 11 Mar 1946 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | P R Foley | 1 Sep 1944 | Senior Air Staff Officer |
Wg Cdr | P E Lewis | 11 Jan 1946 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | J M Galbraith | 5 Mar 1946 | DFC, GM |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | G W Sawkins | 30 Jan 1946 | Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | W C A Jenner | 10 Jun 1946 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer |
Sqn Ldr | R Lawrence | 26 Aug 1946 | Organisation |
Maintenance Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | E R Paley | 10 Jun 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | T G Robertson | 20 May 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | F W Upshall | 16 Feb 1944 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | S E Craig | 7 Jun 1946 | |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | J F Goldring | 7 Feb 1946 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | D J Gracie | 1 Aug 1946 | MB, ChB |
Works | |||
Sqn Ldr | L N King | 13 Nov 1945 |
Source - October 1946 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5240)
Location | Command | Controlled |
Athens | RAF Mediterranean and Middle East | See Orders of Battle Section |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Geoffrey W Tuttle | 12 Oct 1944 | Air Officer Commanding, OBE, DFC; later AM |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | M J A Hoare | 11 Mar 1946 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Henry I Cozens | 3 Aug 1946 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | R E Baxter | 9 Aug 1946 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | J M Galbraith | 5 Mar 1946 | DFC, GM |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | G W Sawkins | 30 Jan 1946 | Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | W C A Jenner | 10 Jun 1946 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer |
Sqn Ldr | R Lawrence | 26 Aug 1946 | Organisation |
Maintenance Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | E R Paley | 10 Jun 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | T G Robertson | 20 May 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | F W Upshall | 16 Feb 1944 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | S E Craig | 7 Jun 1946 | |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | J F Goldring | 7 Feb 1946 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | D J Gracie | 1 Aug 1946 | MB, ChB |
Works | |||
Sqn Ldr | L N King | 13 Nov 1945 | BSc (Eng), AMICE, AMISE, ACGI, DIC |
Source - November 1946 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5240)
Location | Command | Controlled |
Athens | RAF Mediterranean and Middle East | See Orders of Battle Section |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Geoffrey W Tuttle | 12 Oct 1944 | Air Officer Commanding, OBE, DFC; later AM |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | M J A Hoare | 11 Mar 1946 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Henry I Cozens | 3 Aug 1946 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | R E Baxter | 9 Aug 1946 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | J K Thompson | 4 Oct 1946 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | G W Sawkins | 30 Jan 1946 | Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | W C A Jenner | 10 Jun 1946 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer |
Sqn Ldr | R Lawrence | 26 Aug 1946 | Organisation |
Maintenance Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | E R Paley | 10 Jun 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | T G Robertson | 20 May 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | F W Upshall | 16 Feb 1944 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | S E Craig | 7 Jun 1946 | |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | J F Goldring | 7 Feb 1946 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | D J Gracie | 1 Aug 1946 | MB, ChB |
Meteorological | |||
Sqn Ldr | W Owen | 7 Jan 1946 |
Source - December 1946 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5240)
Location | Command | Controlled |
Athens | RAF Mediterranean and Middle East | See Orders of Battle Section |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | John A Gray | 14 Dec 1946 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, DFC, GM; later AVM |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | M E Whitworth-Jones | 9 Dec 1946 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | R E Baxter | 9 Aug 1946 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | J K Thompson | 4 Oct 1946 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | G W Sawkins | 30 Jan 1946 | Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | W C A Jenner | 10 Jun 1946 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer |
Sqn Ldr | R Lawrence | 26 Aug 1946 | Organisation |
Maintenance Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | E R Paley | 10 Jun 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | T G Robertson | 20 May 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | F W Upshall | 16 Feb 1944 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | S E Craig | 7 Jun 1946 | |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | J F Goldring | 7 Feb 1946 | |
Meteorological | |||
Sqn Ldr | W Owen | 7 Jan 1946 |
Source - January 1947 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5241)
It was disbanded into RAF Staff, RAF Delegation Greece on 11 January 1947.
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Source - September 1947 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5243)
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Source - December 1947 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5244)
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