Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Supreme Commander's HQ - Air HQ
HQ, RAF Mauripur
Personnel, units and locations
[Oct 1947 | Nov 1947 | Dec 1947 | Jan 1948]
This was probably formed on 15 August 1947 from HQ RAF India following the granting of independence and the withdrawal of British forces from India, presumably to deal with the transition to independence of India and Pakistan.
Location | Controlled |
New Delhi |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AM | Hugh S P Walmsley | 21 Nov 1946 | Air Officer Commanding, RAF Units in India and Pakistan, KBE, CB, DFC, AFC |
A/Cdre | Richard B Jordan | 28 Aug 1947 | Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC; later AM |
Personal Appointment | |||
Sqn Ldr | Roy K Orrock | 14 Jan 1947 | PA to AOC, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Air Staff | |||
AVM | Robert S Blucke | 27 Nov 1946 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, AFC |
Gp Capt | Denis H F Barnett | 26 Apr 1946 | CBE, DFC; later ACM |
Gp Capt | G N J Stanley-Turner | 15 Sep 1946 | CBE |
Gp Capt | John N H Whitworth | 4 Jan 1947 | DSO, DFC*; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | R G Harden | 28 Mar 1947 | |
Wg Cdr | C Fothergill | 14 Jul 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | W P Whitworth | 17 Fen 1947 | AFC |
Wg Cdr | J N Jaques | 15 Feb 1946 | OBE |
Wg Cdr | L Jobbins | 1 Aug 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | James Rankin | 12 Jul 1946 | DSO*, DFC*; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | A T H Willis | 14 Apr 1947 | |
Wg Cdr | C W H Thomson | 1 Jul 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | S W Timmis | 28 Mar 1947 | |
Sqn Ldr | A A J Sanders | 1 Jul 1946 | DFC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | C H Gibbs | 15 Aug 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | L W H Welch | 1 Jan 1947 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | S G Nunn | 1 Jun 1947 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | C L Troop | 6 Sep 1945 | |
Gp Capt | Willem R Brotherhood | 30 Oct 1946 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre |
Gp Capt | M D Crichton-Biggie | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | W R Collins | 16 Dec 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | J S Adams | 1 Mar 1947 | |
Wg Cdr | A W Heath | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | C E A Garton | 27 Jul 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | D D Rogers | 7 Dec 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | J Purcell | 16 Oct 1946 | BEM |
Sqn Ldr | L R Horrox | 13 Jun 1946 | MBE |
Sqn Ldr | F B Taylor | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | R W Harte | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | M J Drew | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | J D Wright | 6 Sep 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | E B Masefield | 7 Mar 1947 | AFC |
Sqn Ldr | R T Cadman | 5 Mar 1947 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | E G F Hill | 1 Apr 1947 | |
Sqn Ldr | L J Perkins | 1 Jun 1947 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Gp Capt | John A S Outhwaite | 7 Apr 1947 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | H C Pimm | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | G W J Thomas | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | D C Goodrich | 29 Mar 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | A J Peart | 28 Mar 1947 | |
Signals | |||
Gp Capt | B G Farrow | 14 Jul 1946 | OBE |
Wg Cdr | W A H Cullum | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur Foden | 15 Feb 1946 | later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | A C Nisbet | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Equipment | |||
A/Cdre | James S Browne | 1 Apr 1946 | AFC |
Gp Capt | E C M Charleson | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | E A Jackson | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | R F Folley | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | A B Holloway | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | G L Lister | 24 Sep 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | A R G Woolfrey | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | Howard G Cadwallader | 15 Feb 1946 | later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | J E T Murphy | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | R A S Ritchie | 28 Mar 1947 | |
Sqn Ldr | S Green | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | S J Andrews | 31 Jul 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | J H Francis | 16 Feb 1947 | |
Photography | |||
Sqn Ldr | D A Drewitt | 29 Oct 1946 | |
Accountant | |||
Gp Capt | J Sullivan | ||
Wg Cdr | V H Lewis | 15 Jun 1944 | |
Provost | |||
Wg Cdr | J Clifton | 6 May 1947 | Command Provost Marshal |
Medical | |||
A/Cdre | E A Lumley | 13 Nov 1946 | MC, MB, BCh, DPH |
Sqn Ldr | C A Sirett | 15 Oct 1946 | Quartermaster |
Dental | |||
Wg Cdr | H M G Williams | 22 May 1947 | LDS |
Chaplains | |||
Rev | P W Cocks | MA, C of E | |
Rev | W A Clynes | PMUB | |
Rev | J Burke | BA, RC | |
Educational | |||
Gp Capt | C J Whittle | 13 Jun 1947 | MSc |
Sqn Ldr | C F N Seaman | 16 Aug 1947 | BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI |
Meteorological | |||
Sqn Ldr | C P Drake | 15 Nov 1945 | |
Aeronautical Inspection | |||
Wg Cdr | K B J Randall | 20 Sep 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | W H Webber | 15 Apr 1947 | |
RAF Regiment | |||
Sqn Ldr | J Murray | 1 Mar 1947 | |
Miscellaneous Duties | |||
Wg Cdr | R E Chapman | 23 Mar 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | L W Deacon | 8 Jun 1946 | DSO, DFC |
Wg Cdr | F Evans | 12 Feb 1947 | |
Sqn Ldr | P M Hefferman | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | J S J Buels | 25 May 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | R Herrick | 8 Sep 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | L T Bryant-Fenn | 16 Apr 1947 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | W A Cornish | 5 Sep 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | L K Gibbon | 1 Oct 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | N H Hayward | 21 Aug 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | R Broadbent | 5 Feb 1947 | |
Sqn Ldr | R H Fiddaman | 19 Mar 1947 | |
Sqn Ldr | W J Barrett | 15 Jun 1947 | |
Sqn Ldr | P T H Maggs | 15 Jun 1947 |
Source - October 1947 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5244)
Location | Controlled |
New Delhi |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AM | Hugh S P Walmsley | 21 Nov 1946 | Air Officer Commanding, RAF Units in India and Pakistan, KBE, CB, DFC, AFC |
A/Cdre | Richard B Jordan | 28 Aug 1947 | Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC; later AM |
Personal Appointment | |||
Sqn Ldr | Roy K Orrock | 14 Jan 1947 | PA to AOC, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Air Staff | |||
AVM | Robert S Blucke | 27 Nov 1946 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, AFC |
Gp Capt | Denis H F Barnett | 26 Apr 1946 | CBE, DFC; later ACM |
Wg Cdr | C W H Thomson | 1 Jul 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | S G Nunn | 1 Jun 1947 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | C L Troop | 6 Sep 1945 | |
Gp Capt | Willem R Brotherhood | 30 Oct 1946 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre |
Gp Capt | M D Crichton-Biggie | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | A W Heath | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | C E A Garton | 27 Jul 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | D D Rogers | 7 Dec 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | J Purcell | 16 Oct 1946 | BEM |
Sqn Ldr | L R Horrox | 13 Jun 1946 | MBE |
Sqn Ldr | R W Harte | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | M J Drew | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | J D Wright | 6 Sep 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | R T Cadman | 5 Mar 1947 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | E G F Hill | 1 Apr 1947 | |
Sqn Ldr | L J Perkins | 1 Jun 1947 | |
Sqn Ldr | R C Cobbe | 15 Aug 1947 | DSO |
Sqn Ldr | S W Timmis | 15 Aug 1947 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Gp Capt | John A S Outhwaite | 7 Apr 1947 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Signals | |||
Gp Capt | B G Farrow | 14 Jul 1946 | OBE |
Wg Cdr | Arthur Foden | 1 Apr 1947 | later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | A C Nisbet | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Equipment | |||
A/Cdre | James S Browne | 1 Apr 1946 | AFC |
Gp Capt | E C M Charleson | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | E A Jackson | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | R F Folley | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | G L Lister | 24 Sep 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | A R G Woolfrey | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | Howard G Cadwallader | 15 Feb 1946 | later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | J E T Murphy | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | R A S Ritchie | 28 Mar 1947 | |
Sqn Ldr | S Green | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | E Gorman | 15 Aug 1947 | |
Sqn Ldr | F T Johnson | 15 Aug 1947 | MBE |
Sqn Ldr | M J S Sargeant | 15 Aug 1947 | |
Sqn Ldr | T J daC Andrade | 15 Aug 1947 | |
Accountant | |||
Gp Capt | J Sullivan | 27 Oct 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | V H Lewis | 15 Jun 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | G H Perry | 15 Aug 1947 | |
Provost | |||
Wg Cdr | J Clifton | 6 May 1947 | Command Provost Marshal |
Medical | |||
A/Cdre | E A Lumley | 13 Nov 1946 | MC, MB, BCh, DPH |
Wg Cdr | D J Sheehan | 15 Aug 1947 | MRCS, LRCP |
Sqn Ldr | C A Sirett | 15 Oct 1946 | Quartermaster |
Dental | |||
Sqn Ldr | N H Haward | 21 Aug 1946LDS | |
Chaplains | |||
Rev | P W Cocks | MA, C of E | |
Rev | J Burke | BA, RC | |
Educational | |||
Sqn Ldr | C F N Seaman | 16 Aug 1947 | BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI |
Meteorological | |||
Sqn Ldr | C P Drake | 15 Nov 1945 | |
Aeronautical Inspection | |||
Wg Cdr | K B J Randall | 20 Sep 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | W H Webber | 15 Apr 1947 | |
Miscellaneous Duties | |||
Sqn Ldr | P M Hefferman | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | J S J Buels | 25 May 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | R Herrick | 8 Sep 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | R Broadbent | 5 Feb 1947 | |
Sqn Ldr | A A J Sanders | 15 Aug 1947 | DFC, AFC |
Source - November 1947 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5244)
By December 1947 it had been redesignated HQ RAF Mauripur
Location | Controlled |
New Delhi |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AM | Hugh S P Walmsley | 21 Nov 1946 | Air Officer Commanding, RAF Units in India and Pakistan, KBE, CB, DFC, AFC |
A/Cdre | Richard B Jordan | 28 Aug 1947 | Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC; later AM |
Personal Appointment | |||
Sqn Ldr | Roy K Orrock | 14 Jan 1947 | PA to AOC, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Air Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | C W H Thomson | 1 Jul 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | A A J Sanders | 15 Aug 1947 | DFC, AFC |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | C L Troop | 6 Sep 1945 | |
Gp Capt | Willem R Brotherhood | 30 Oct 1946 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | A W Heath | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | C E A Garton | 27 Jul 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | D D Rogers | 7 Dec 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | L R Horrox | 13 Jun 1946 | MBE |
Sqn Ldr | J D Wright | 6 Sep 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | E G F Hill | 1 Apr 1947 | |
Sqn Ldr | L J Perkins | 1 Jun 1947 | |
Sqn Ldr | R C Cobbe | 15 Aug 1947 | DSO |
Sqn Ldr | S W Timmis | 15 Aug 1947 | |
Sqn Ldr | M J S Sargeant | 15 Aug 1947 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Signals | |||
Gp Capt | B G Farrow | 14 Jul 1946 | OBE |
Wg Cdr | Arthur Foden | 1 Apr 1947 | later AVM |
Equipment | |||
A/Cdre | James S Browne | 1 Apr 1946 | AFC |
Gp Capt | E C M Charleson | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | E A Jackson | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Wg Cdr | R F Folley | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | A R G Woolfrey | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | Howard G Cadwallader | 15 Feb 1946 | later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | J E T Murphy | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | R A S Ritchie | 28 Mar 1947 | |
Sqn Ldr | E Gorman | 15 Aug 1947 | |
Sqn Ldr | F T Johnson | 15 Aug 1947 | MBE |
Sqn Ldr | D S Sanderson | 15 Aug 1947 | |
Sqn Ldr | T J daC Andrade | 15 Aug 1947 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | V H Lewis | 15 Jun 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | G H Perry | 15 Aug 1947 | |
Provost | |||
Wg Cdr | J Clifton | 6 May 1947 | Command Provost Marshal |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | D J Sheehan | 15 Aug 1947 | MRCS, LRCP |
Chaplains | |||
Rev | P W Cocks | MA, C of E | |
Rev | J Burke | BA, RC | |
Educational | |||
Sqn Ldr | C F N Seaman | 16 Aug 1947 | BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI |
Meteorological | |||
Sqn Ldr | C P Drake | 15 Nov 1945 | |
Aeronautical Inspection | |||
Wg Cdr | K B J Randall | 20 Sep 1946 | |
Miscellaneous Duties | |||
Sqn Ldr | C O Heron | 2 Mar 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | T H Auton | 25 Sep 1947 |
Source - December 1947 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5244)
Location | Controlled |
New Delhi |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | A W Heath | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | L R Horrox | 13 Jun 1946 | MBE |
Sqn Ldr | L J Perkins | 1 Jun 1947 | |
Sqn Ldr | R C Cobbe | 15 Aug 1947 | DSO |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | E A Jackson | 15 Feb 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | F T Johnson | 15 Aug 1947 | MBE |
Sqn Ldr | T J daC Andrade | 15 Aug 1947 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | G H Perry | 15 Aug 1947 | |
Sqn Ldr | J J W Lewis | 1 Dec 1947 | DFM |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | D J Sheehan | 15 Aug 1947 | MRCS, LRCP |
Educational | |||
Sqn Ldr | C F N Seaman | 16 Aug 1947 | BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI |
Meteorological | |||
Sqn Ldr | C P Drake | 15 Nov 1945 | |
Aeronautical Inspection | |||
Wg Cdr | K B J Randall | 20 Sep 1946 |
Source - January 1948 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5245)
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