Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Middle East Area/RAF Middle East Personnel, units and locations 1922 - 1939
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Formed by redesignating Middle East Area on 1 April 1922
Address | Controlled |
Cairo |
Directly Administered Units: -
Other units subordinated to: -
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Sir Edward Ellington | 23 Feb 1922 | Air Officer Commanding, KCB, CMG, CBE; later MRAF |
Gp Capt | Peregrine F M Fellowes | 1 Jan 1922 | Air Staff Duties, DSO; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Cecil Fraser | 15 Sep 1917 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MC |
Wg Cdr | Claude C S Gould | 9 Mar 1921 | Technical Staff Duties |
Wg Cdr | Thomas G Hetherington | 6 Jan 1922 | Technical Staff Duties (Engines), CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Norman F D Buckeridge | 19 Nov 1920 | Stores Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur C Wright | 23 Mar 1921 | Air Staff Duties, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Edward J C Roberts | 24 Jun 1921 | Inspector of Transport |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick E Sandford | 22 Oct 1921 | Technical (Advisory) Duties, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Charles W Nutting | 25 Sep 1919 | Air Staff Duties (Communications), OBE, DSC; later AVM |
Act Sqn Ldr (Fg Off) | Herbert G Jones | 1 Apr 1918 | Personnel Staff Duties (Base Pay Office); later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Albert E Gendle | 4 Mar 1920 | Meteorological Duties, OBE |
Flt Lt | Francis E Hellyer | 1 May 1919 | Personnel Staff Duties, OBE |
Flt Lt | Cyril Porri | 29 Nov 1921 | Technical (Photos) Duties |
Flt Lt | Forster H M Maynard | Training Duties, AFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Norman H Bottomley | 8 Feb 1921 | Air Staff Duties, AFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Andrew R Mackenzie | 10 May 1922 | Technical (Armament) Duties |
Flt Lt | Archibald G Weir | 17 Nov 1920 | Supernumerary (Meteorological Duties) |
Flt Lt | Arnold S Thompson | 22 Nov 1921 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Maurice Moore | 4 May 1921 | Supernumerary (Personnel Staff Duties) |
Fg Off | Edric W Broadberry | 23 Mar 1922 | Supernumerary (Camp Commandant), MC |
Fg Off | Robert P M Whitham | 10 Nov 1920 | Air Staff Duties, MC; later AVM |
Fg Off | Cyril B Godfrey | 29 Nov 1921 | Air Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Christopher W H Moller | 23 Mar 1921 | Air Staff Duties (PT) |
Fg Off | John R D Goadsby | 25 Jun 1920 | Technical Staff Duties (Wireless) |
Stores Officers | |||
Sqn Ldr | Cuthbert L Archbold | 14 Feb 1921 | Stores Staff Duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Edwin M Cashmore | 1 Dec 1921 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | George Oliver | 22 Nov 1921 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Francis C P Roberts | 31 Mar 1922 | Duty with No 2 Armoured Car Company |
Medical Administration | |||
Wg Cdr | Harry M S Turner | 26 May 1919 | Principal Medical Officer, MBE, DTM |
Sqn Ldr | Percival M Keene | 23 Mar 1921 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, DPH |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas S Rippon | 7 Jan 1922 | Medical Officer, OBE |
Flt Lt | James Kyle | 9 Sep 1921 | Medical Officer |
Dental | |||
Flt Lt | John Wren | 15 Nov 1919 | Dental Officer |
Chaplains | |||
Rev (Sqn Ldr) | Percy C C Lamb | 19 Feb 1920 |
Source - July 1922 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Cairo |
Directly Administered Units: -
Other units subordinated to: -
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Sir Edward Ellington | 23 Feb 1922 | Air Officer Commanding, KCB, CMG, CBE; later MRAF |
Wg Cdr | Cecil Fraser | 15 Sep 1917 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MC |
Wg Cdr | Claude C S Gould | 9 Mar 1921 | Technical Staff Duties |
Wg Cdr | Thomas G Hetherington | 6 Jan 1922 | Technical Staff Duties (Engines), CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Norman F D Buckeridge | 19 Nov 1920 | Stores Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur C Wright | 23 Mar 1921 | Air Staff Duties, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Edward J C Roberts | 24 Jun 1921 | Inspector of Transport |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick E Sandford | 22 Oct 1921 | Technical (Advisory) Duties, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Charles W Nutting | 25 Sep 1919 | Air Staff Duties (Communications), OBE, DSC; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Herbert A Michell | 30 Nov 1922 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Francis E Hellyer | 1 May 1919 | Personnel Staff Duties; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Cyril Porri | 29 Nov 1921 | Technical (Photos) Duties |
Flt Lt | Robert D Oxland | 14 Jan 1923 | Meteorological Duties, OBE |
Flt Lt | Forster H M Maynard | 1 Dec 1921 | Training Duties, AFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Arthur T Williams | 4 Mar 1923 | Supernumerary |
Flt Lt | Andrew R Mackenzie | 10 May 1922 | Technical (Armament) Duties |
Flt Lt | Arnold S Thompson | 22 Nov 1921 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Robert P M Whitham | 31 Oct 1922 | Air Staff Duties, MC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Edric W Broadberry | 23 Mar 1922 | Supernumerary (Camp Commandant), MC |
Fg Off | Ruthven M C Macfarlane | 1 Dec 1922 | Air Staff Duties (Intelligence and Codes) |
Fg Off | Cyril B Godfrey | 29 Nov 1921 | Air Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Christopher W H Moller | 23 Mar 1921 | Air Staff Duties (PT) |
Fg Off | Arthur J Brister | 21 Apr 1922 | Signals Duties |
Fg Off | John R D Goadsby | 25 Jun 1920 | Technical Staff Duties (Wireless) |
Stores Officers | |||
Sqn Ldr | Cuthbert L Archbold | 14 Feb 1921 | Stores Staff Duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Edwin M Cashmore | 1 Dec 1921 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | George Oliver | 22 Nov 1921 | Stores Staff Duties |
Medical Administration | |||
Wg Cdr | Harry M S Turner | 26 May 1919 | Principal Medical Officer, MBE, DTM |
Sqn Ldr | Percival M Keene | 23 Mar 1921 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, DPH |
Flt Lt | James Kyle | 9 Sep 1921 | Medical Officer |
Chaplains Branch | |||
Rev (Sqn Ldr) | Percy C C Lamb | 19 Feb 1920 | |
Local Audit | |||
Mr | C J Price | Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC | |
Mr | C M Johns | Accounts Officer |
Source - May 1923 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Cairo |
Directly Administered Units: -
Other units subordinated to: -
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Sir Edward Ellington | 23 Feb 1922 | Air Officer Commanding, KCB, CMG, CBE; later MRAF |
Wg Cdr | Cecil Fraser | 15 Sep 1917 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MC |
Wg Cdr | Claude C S Gould | 9 Mar 1921 | Technical Staff Duties |
Wg Cdr | John E A Baldwin | 1 Jun 1922 | Personnel Staff Duties, DSO, OBE; later AM |
Wg Cdr | Thomas G Hetherington | 6 Jan 1922 | Technical Staff Duties (Engines), CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Norman F D Buckeridge | 19 Nov 1920 | Stores Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur C Wright | 23 Mar 1921 | Air Staff Duties, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Edward J C Roberts | 24 Jun 1921 | Inspector of Transport |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick E Sandford | 22 Oct 1921 | Technical (Advisory) Duties, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Charles W Nutting | 25 Sep 1919 | Air Staff Duties (Communications), OBE, DSC; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Herbert A Michell | 30 Nov 1922 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Francis E Hellyer | 1 May 1919 | Personnel Staff Duties, OBE |
Flt Lt | Cyril Porri | 29 Nov 1921 | Technical (Photos) Duties |
Flt Lt | Robert D Oxland | 14 Jan 1923 | Meteorological Duties; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Forster H M Maynard | 1 Dec 1921 | Training Duties, AFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Arthur T Williams | 9 Apr 1923 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Flt Lt | Andrew R Mackenzie | 10 May 1922 | Technical (Armament) Duties |
Flt Lt | Charles K Chandler | 27 Jan 1923 | Air Staff Duties (Communications), MBE |
Flt Lt | James W Hosking | 10 May 1923 | Supernumerary, MBE |
Flt Lt | Arnold S Thompson | 22 Nov 1921 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Robert P M Whitham | 10 Nov 1920 | Air Staff Duties, MC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Lance H Browning |
10 May 1923 |
Meteorological Duties, MC, DFC |
Flt Lt | Edric W Broadberry | 23 Mar 1922 | Supernumerary (Camp Commandant), MC |
Fg Off | Ruthven M C Macfarlane | 1 Dec 1922 | Air Staff Duties (Intelligence and Codes) |
Fg Off | Cyril B Godfrey | 29 Nov 1921 | Air Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Christopher W H Moller | 23 Mar 1921 | Air Staff Duties (PT) |
Fg Off | Arthur J Brister | 21 Apr 1923 | Signals Duties |
Fg Off | John R D Goadsby | 25 Jun 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Signals) |
Stores Officers | |||
Sqn Ldr | Cuthbert L Archbold | 14 Feb 1921 | Stores Staff Duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Edwin M Cashmore | 1 Dec 1921 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | George Oliver | 22 Nov 1921 | Stores Staff Duties |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | Charles P Ogden | 12 Mar 1923 | Supernumerary, MBE |
Medical Administration | |||
Wg Cdr | Harry M S Turner | 26 May 1919 | Principal Medical Officer, MBE, DTM |
Sqn Ldr | Percival M Keene | 23 Mar 1921 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, DPH |
Flt Lt | James Kyle | 9 Sep 1921 | Medical Officer |
Dental | |||
Flt Lt | John Wren | 15 Nov 1919 | Dental Officer |
Chaplains | |||
Rev (Sqn Ldr) | Percy C C Lamb | 19 Feb 1920 | |
Local Audit (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | C J Price | Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC | |
Mr | C M Johns | Accounts Officer |
Source - July 1923 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Villa Victoria, Cairo |
Directly Administered Units: -
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Sir Oliver Swann | 27 Nov 1923 | Air Officer Commanding, KCB, CBE |
Gp Capt | Peregrine F M Fellowes | 2 Oct 1923 | Chief Staff Officer; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | John E A Baldwin | 1 Jun 1922 | Air Staff (Training) Duties, DSO, OBE; later AM |
Wg Cdr | Thomas G Hetherington | 1 Oct 1923 | Technical Staff Duties, CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Norman F D Buckeridge | 19 Nov 1920 | Stores Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur C Wright | 28 Mar 1921 | Air Staff Duties, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick E Sandford | 22 Oct 1921 | Technical (Advisory) Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Charles W Nutting | 25 Sep 1919 | Air Staff Duties (Communications), OBE, DSC; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Herbert A Michell | 30 Nov 1922 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Keith R Park | 6 Sep 1923 | Air Staff (Operations) Duties, MC, DFC; later ACM |
Flt Lt | Henry Cockerill | 27 Nov 1923 | Technical Staff (Armament) Duties, OBE |
Flt Lt | Francis E Hellyer | 1 May 1919 | Personnel Staff Duties, OBE |
Flt Lt | Cyril Porri | 29 Nov 1921 | Technical (Photos) Duties |
Flt Lt | Robert D Oxland | 14 Jan 1923 | Meteorological Duties; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Arthur T Williams | 9 Apr 1923 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Flt Lt | Andrew R Mackenzie | 10 May 1922 | Technical (Armament) Duties |
Flt Lt | Charles K Chandler | 27 Jan 1923 | Air Staff Duties (Communications), MBE |
Flt Lt | James W Hosking | 10 May 1923 | Supernumerary, MBE |
Flt Lt | Arnold S Thompson | 22 Nov 1921 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Robert P M Whitham | 10 Nov 1920 | Air Staff Duties, MC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Lance H Browning |
10 May 1923 |
Meteorological Duties, MC, DFC |
Flt Lt | Edric W Broadberry | 23 Mar 1922 | Supernumerary (Camp Commandant), MC |
Fg Off | Ruthven M C Macfarlane | 1 Dec 1922 | Air Staff Duties (Intelligence and Codes) |
Fg Off | Cyril B Godfrey | 29 Nov 1921 | Air Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Christopher W H Moller | 23 Mar 1921 | Air Staff Duties (PT) |
Fg Off | Arthur J Brister | 21 Apr 1923 | Signals Duties |
Fg Off | John R D Goadsby | 25 Jun 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Signals) |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Edwin M Cashmore | 1 Dec 1921 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | George Oliver | 22 Nov 1921 | Stores Staff Duties |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Charles P Ogden | 12 Mar 1923 | Supernumerary, MBE |
Sqn Ldr | Joseph Rylands | 25 Sep 1923 | later A/Cdre |
Medical Administration | |||
Wg Cdr | Harry M S Turner | 26 May 1919 | Principal Medical Officer, MBE, DTM&H, FRS(E) |
Sqn Ldr | Percival M Keene | 23 Mar 1921 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, DPH |
Flt Lt | James Kyle | 9 Sep 1921 | Medical Officer |
Chaplains | |||
Rev | William T Rees | 14 Sep 1923 | |
Supernumerary - For Disposal | |||
Flt Lt | Geoffrey H Hall | 14 Oct 1923 | AFC |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | John J Walsh | 23 Nov 1923 | |
Local Audit - Middle East and Palestine Commands (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | C J Price | Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC | |
Mr | C M Johns | Accounts Officer |
Source - January 1924 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Villa Victoria, Cairo |
Directly Administered Units: -
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Sir Oliver Swann | 27 Nov 1923 | Air Officer Commanding, KCB, CBE |
Gp Capt | Peregrine F M Fellowes | 2 Oct 1923 | Chief Staff Officer; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | John E A Baldwin | 1 Jun 1922 | Air Staff (Training) Duties, DSO, OBE; later AM |
Wg Cdr | Thomas G Hetherington | 1 Oct 1923 | Technical Staff Duties, CBE |
Wg Cdr | Archibald Corbett-Wilson | 10 Mar 1924 | Technical Staff Duties, CBE |
Sqn Ldr | Norman F D Buckeridge | 19 Nov 1920 | Stores Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur C Wright | 28 Mar 1921 | Air Staff Duties, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick E Sandford | 22 Oct 1921 | Technical (Advisory) Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Herbert A Michell | 30 Nov 1922 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Rey G Parry | 28 Nov 1928 | Technical (Advisory) Duties, DSO; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Keith R Park | 6 Sep 1923 | Air Staff (Operations) Duties, MC, DFC; later ACM |
Sqn Ldr | Robert D Oxland | 14 Jan 1923 | Meteorological Duties; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Henry Cockerill | 27 Nov 1923 | Technical Staff (Armament) Duties, OBE |
Flt Lt | Cyril Porri | 29 Nov 1921 | Technical (Photos) Duties |
Flt Lt | Reginald J Sauceau | 15 Feb 1924 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Reginald A Courtney | 23 Dec 1923 | Air Staff Duties (Signals), MBE |
Flt Lt | Charles K Chandler | 27 Jan 1923 | Air Staff Duties (Communications), MBE |
Flt Lt | James W Hosking | 10 May 1923 | Supernumerary, MBE |
Flt Lt | Arnold S Thompson | 22 Nov 1921 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Robert P M Whitham | 10 Nov 1920 | Air Staff Duties, MC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Lance H Browning |
10 May 1923 |
Meteorological Duties, MC, DFC |
Flt Lt | Edric W Broadberry | 23 Mar 1922 | Supernumerary (Camp Commandant), MC |
Flt Lt | Ruthven M C Macfarlane | 1 Dec 1922 | Air Staff Duties (Intelligence and Codes) |
Flt Lt | Arthur C Bayley | 28 Dec 1923 | Air Staff Duties (Training) |
Fg Off | Cyril B Godfrey | 29 Nov 1921 | Air Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Christopher W H Moller | 23 Mar 1921 | Air Staff Duties (PT) |
Fg Off | Arthur J Brister | 21 Apr 1923 | Signals Duties |
Fg Off | John R D Goadsby | 25 Jun 1920 | Air Staff Duties (Signals) |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Rudell W Thomas | 14 Feb 1921 | Stores Staff Duties, OBE; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Edwin M Cashmore | 1 Dec 1921 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | George Oliver | 22 Nov 1921 | Stores Staff Duties |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Charles P Ogden | 12 Mar 1923 | Supernumerary, MBE |
Medical Administration | |||
Wg Cdr | Harry M S Turner | 26 May 1919 | Principal Medical Officer, MBE, DTM&H, FRS(E) |
Sqn Ldr | Percival M Keene | 23 Mar 1921 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, DPH |
Flt Lt | Thomas R S Thompson | 15 Oct 1923 | Medical Officer, MB |
Flt Lt | James Kyle | 9 Sep 1921 | Medical Officer |
Chaplains | |||
Rev | William T Rees | 14 Sep 1923 | |
Supernumerary - For Disposal | |||
Flt Lt | Geoffrey H Hall | 14 Oct 1923 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Maurice Moore | 12 Mar 1924 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Ernest G Howell | 15 Mar 1924 | |
Local Audit - Middle East and Palestine Commands (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | C J Price | Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC | |
Mr | C M Johns | Accounts Officer |
Source - May 1924 Air Force List
Source - January 1925 Air Force List
Source - February 1925 Air Force List
Source - March 1925 Air Force List
Source - April 1925 Air Force List
Source - May 1925 Air Force List
Source - June 1925 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Villa Victoria, Cairo |
Directly Administered Units: -
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Sir Oliver Swann | 27 Nov 1923 | Air Officer Commanding, KCB, CBE |
A/Cdre | Robert H Clark-Hall | 17 Dec 1924 | Chief Staff Officer, CMG, DSO; later AM |
Wg Cdr | John E A Baldwin | 1 Jun 1922 | Air Staff (Training) Duties, DSO, OBE; later AM |
Wg Cdr | Archibald Corbett-Wilson | 10 Mar 1924 | Technical Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred J Currie | 1 Jan 1925 | Technical Staff (MT) Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Rey G Parry | 28 Nov 1923 | Technical (Advisory) Duties, DSO; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Keith R Park | 6 Sep 1923 | Air Staff (Operations) Duties, MC, DFC; later ACM |
Sqn Ldr | Francis P Don | 11 Apr 1924 | Technical Staff (Engines) Duties; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur Coningham | 1 Mar 1925 | Air Staff (Signals) Duties, DSO, MC, DFC; later AM |
Sqn Ldr | Vincent Greenwood | 24 Apr 1924 | Air Staff (Signals) Duties |
Flt Lt | Henry Cockerill | 27 Nov 1923 | Technical Staff (Armament) Duties, OBE |
Flt Lt | Reginald J Sauceau | 15 Feb 1924 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Reginald A Courtney | 23 Dec 1923 | Air Staff Duties (Signals), MBE |
Flt Lt | Richard W Dawes | 20 Nov 1924 | Training Technical Staff (Movements) Duties |
Flt Lt | Arnold S Thompson | 22 Nov 1921 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Samuel M Kinkead | 28 Mar 1925 | Air Staff (PT) Duties, DSO, DSC, DFC |
Flt Lt | Lance H Browning |
10 May 1923 |
Meteorological Duties, MC, DFC |
Flt Lt | Francis H E Reeve | 16 Jun 1924 | Supernumerary, Camp Commandant; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Sydney L G Pope | 27 Dec 1924 | Air Staff Duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Ruthven M C Macfarlane | 1 Dec 1922 | Air Staff Duties (Intelligence and Codes) |
Flt Lt | Arthur C Bayley | 28 Dec 1923 | Air Staff Duties (Training) |
Flt Lt | Edward P M Davis | 15 May 1925 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Fg Off | George S Taylor | 1 Jan 1925 | Meteorological Duties |
Fg Off | Gilbert Lambourne | 17 Dec 1924 | Air Staff (Photographic) Duties |
Fg Off | Arthur J Brister | 21 Apr 1923 | Signals Duties |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Rudell W Thomas | 14 Feb 1921 | Stores Staff Duties, OBE; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick A Baldwin | 17 Dec 1924 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | George Oliver | 22 Nov 1921 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Claud A Longhurst | 1 Jan 1925 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Albert E F McCreary | 19 Jan 1925 | Stores Staff Duties |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Thomas H Evans | 6 Dec 1924 | HQ Accountant Officer |
Medical Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Harry M S Turner | 26 May 1919 | Principal Medical Officer, MBE, DTM&H, FRS(E) |
Sqn Ldr | Reginald H Knowles | 16 Jan 1925 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MD, DPH |
Sqn Ldr | John T T Forbes | 6 Apr 1925 | Senior Medical Officer of Flying Stations and President HQ Medical Board |
Flt Lt | James Kyle | 9 Sep 1921 | Medical Officer |
Chaplains | |||
Rev | James R Walkey | 28 Oct 1924 | |
Rev | Charles W Hall | 7 Jan 1925 | |
Education Officers | |||
Lt Col | Edward G Greenfield | 17 Mar 1923 | Grade II (acting Grade I), BA |
Lt | Arthur G Boycott | 11 Jul 1924 | Grade III (acting Grade II), MA |
Supernumerary - For Disposal | |||
Sqn Ldr | Geoffrey H Hall | 14 Oct 1923 | AFC |
Medical Branch | |||
Fg Off | Andrew Harvey | 5 Jun 1925 | MD |
Local Audit - Middle East and Palestine Commands (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | C J Galpin | Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Middle East and Palestine, DSO | |
Mr | E Bartholomew | Assistant to Chief Auditor (Local Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Palestine) | |
Mr | C M Johns | Accounts Officer (Middle East) | |
Mr | F W Filbee | Accounts Officer (acting) (Middle East and Palestine) |
Source - July 1925 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Villa Victoria, Cairo |
Directly Administered Units: -
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Sir Oliver Swann | 27 Nov 1923 | Air Officer Commanding, KCB, CBE |
Wg Cdr | John E A Baldwin | 1 Jun 1922 | Air Staff (Training) Duties, DSO, OBE; later AM |
Wg Cdr | Archibald Corbett-Wilson | 10 Mar 1924 | Technical Staff Duties |
Wg Cdr | Thomas W Mulcahy-Morgan | 22 Sep 1925 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC |
Sqn Ldr | Rey G Parry | 28 Nov 1923 | Technical (Advisory) Duties, DSO; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Keith R Park | 6 Sep 1923 | Air Staff (Operations) Duties, MC, DFC; later ACM |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur Coningham | 1 Mar 1925 | Supernumerary (Special Duty a Nairobi Conference), DSO, MC, DFC; later AM |
Flt Lt | Reginald J Sauceau | 15 Feb 1924 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Sturley P Simpson | 4 Jan 1924 | Air Staff (Operational) Duties, MC, later AVM |
Flt Lt | Benjamin J Silly | 6 Oct 1925 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Richard W Dawes | 20 Nov 1924 | Training Technical Staff (Movements) Duties |
Flt Lt | Garrett M F O'Brien | 17 Oct 1925 | Technical Staff Duties, DSC |
Flt Lt | Samuel M Kinkead | 28 Mar 1925 | Supernumerary (Special duty in connection with the Cape Flight), DSO, DSC, DFC |
Flt Lt | Francis H E Reeve | 16 Jun 1924 | Supernumerary, Camp Commandant; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Sydney L G Pope | 27 Dec 1924 | Air Staff (Training) Duties, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Arthur C Bayley | 28 Dec 1923 | Air Staff Duties (Training) |
Flt Lt | Douglas L Blackford | 17 Oct 1925 | Air Staff (Operations) Duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Edward P M Davis | 15 May 1925 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Flt Lt | Lambert Eardley-Wilmot | 9 Jan 1926 | Armament Duties |
Fg Off | Gilbert Lambourne | 17 Dec 1924 | Air Staff (Photographic) Duties |
Fg Off | Arthur J Brister | 21 Apr 1923 | Signals Duties |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Frederick A Baldwin | 17 Dec 1924 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | William J King | 17 Oct 1925 | Stores Staff Duties, DCM |
Fg Off | Albert E F McCreary | 19 Jan 1925 | Stores Staff Duties |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Thomas H Evans | 6 Dec 1924 | Command Accountant |
Flt Lt | Ivor L Wincer | 1 Oct 1925 | Accountant Duties; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Cyril W Price | 5 Jan 1926 | Accountant Duties |
Medical Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Harry M S Turner | 26 May 1919 | Principal Medical Officer, MBE, DTM&H, FRS(E) |
Sqn Ldr | Reginald H Knowles | 16 Jan 1925 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MD, DPH |
Sqn Ldr | Harry A Hewat | 7 Dec 1925 | Senior Medical Officer of Flying Stations and President HQ Medical Board |
Sqn Ldr | Duncan McLaren | 5 Sep 1925 | Medical Officer |
Dental | |||
Flt Lt | Michael J O'Reilly | 22 Sep 1925 | |
Chaplains | |||
Rev | James R Walkey | 28 Oct 1924 | |
Rev | Charles W Hall | 7 Jan 1925 | |
Legal Officer | |||
Flt Lt | Donald L Ingpen | 20 Nov 1925 | Deputy Judge Advocate General |
Education Officers | |||
Lt Col | Edward G Greenfield | 17 Mar 1923 | Grade II (acting Grade I), BA |
Lt | Arthur G Boycott | 11 Jul 1924 | Grade III (acting Grade II), MA - detached for duty a tHeliopolis and Helwan |
Local Audit - Middle East and Palestine Commands (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | G T Jones | Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Middle East and Palestine, DSO (acting) | |
Mr | S Crowther | Assistant to Chief Auditor (Local Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Palestine) (acting) | |
Mr | F W Filbee | Acting Accounts Officer (Middle East and Palestine) | |
Mr | V J Mitchell | Accounts Officer (Middle East) |
Source - March 1926 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Villa Victoria, Cairo |
Directly Administered Units: -
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Sir Oliver Swann | 27 Nov 1923 | Air Officer Commanding, KCB, CBE |
Wg Cdr | John E A Baldwin | 1 Jun 1922 | Air Staff (Training) Duties, DSO, OBE; later AM |
Wg Cdr | Archibald Corbett-Wilson | 10 Mar 1924 | Technical Staff Duties |
Wg Cdr | Thomas W Mulcahy-Morgan | 22 Sep 1925 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC |
Sqn Ldr | Rey G Parry | 28 Nov 1923 | Technical (Advisory) Duties, DSO; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Keith R Park | 6 Sep 1923 | Air Staff (Operations) Duties, MC, DFC; later ACM |
Flt Lt | Reginald J Sauceau | 15 Feb 1924 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Benjamin J Silly | 8 Oct 1925 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Cresswell Turner | 14 Feb 1926 | Technical Staff Duties, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Samuel M Kinkead | 28 Mar 1925 | Supernumerary (Special duty in connection with the Cape Flight), DSO, DSC, DFC |
Flt Lt | Sydney L G Pope | 27 Dec 1924 | Air Staff (Training) Duties, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Douglas L Blackford | 17 Oct 1925 | Air Staff (Operations) Duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Edward P M Davis | 15 May 1925 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Flt Lt | Lambert Eardley-Wilmot | 9 Jan 1926 | Armament Duties |
Fg Off | Gilbert Lambourne | 17 Dec 1924 | Air Staff (Photographic) Duties |
Fg Off | Arthur J Brister | 21 Apr 1923 | Signals Duties |
Fg Off | Edward E Arnold |
24 Feb 1926 |
Air Staff (Operations) Duties, DFC |
Fg Off | John S Phillips | 15 Feb 1926 | Camp Commandant |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Vere J B Jacobs | 13 Feb 1926 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | William J King | 17 Oct 1925 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | John F McCarthy | 10 Feb 1926 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Albert E F McCreary | 19 Jan 1925 | Stores Staff Duties |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Thomas H Evans | 6 Dec 1924 | Command Accountant |
Flt Lt | Ivor L Wincer | 1 Oct 1925 | Accountant Duties; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | John J T Rose | 1 Mar 1926 | Accountant Duties |
Fg Off | Cyril W Price | 5 Jan 1926 | Accountant Duties |
Medical Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Harry M S Turner | 26 May 1919 | Principal Medical Officer, MBE, DTM&H, FRS(E) |
Sqn Ldr | Reginald H Knowles | 16 Jan 1925 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MD, DPH |
Sqn Ldr | Harry A Hewat | 7 Dec 1925 | Senior Medical Officer of Flying Stations and President HQ Medical Board |
Sqn Ldr | Duncan McLaren | 5 Sep 1925 | Medical Officer |
Dental | |||
Flt Lt | Michael J O'Reilly | 22 Sep 1925 | |
Chaplains | |||
Rev | James R Walkey | 28 Oct 1924 | |
Rev | Charles W Hall | 7 Jan 1925 | |
Legal Officer | |||
Flt Lt | Donald L Ingpen | 20 Nov 1925 | Deputy Judge Advocate General |
Education Officers | |||
Lt Col | Edward G Greenfield | 17 Mar 1923 | Grade II (acting Grade I), BA |
Lt | Arthur G Boycott | 11 Jul 1924 | Grade III (acting Grade II), MA - detached for duty a tHeliopolis and Helwan |
Supernumerary - For Disposal | |||
Sqn Ldr | Geoffrey H Hall | 14 Oct 1923 | AFC |
Accountant Branch | |||
Fg Off | Sidney C George | 4 Jun 1926 | |
Local Audit - Middle East and Palestine Commands (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | G T Jones | Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Middle East and Palestine, DSO (acting) | |
Mr | S Crowther | Assistant to Chief Auditor (Local Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Palestine) (acting) |
Source - July 1926 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Villa Victoria, Cairo |
Directly Administered Units: -
The AOC, Middle East is also responsible for the administrative control of the: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 5 Nov 1926 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG | |
A/Cdre | Charles R Samson | 19 Jun 1926 | Chief Staff Officer, CMG, DSO, AFC |
Wg Cdr | John E A Baldwin | 1 Jun 1922 | Air Staff (Training) Duties, DSO, OBE; later AM |
Wg Cdr | Archibald Corbett-Wilson | 10 Mar 1924 | Technical Staff Duties |
Wg Cdr | Thomas W Mulcahy-Morgan | 22 Sep 1925 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC |
Sqn Ldr | Albert H Stradling | 8 Oct 1926 | Air Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Reginald J Sauceau | 15 Feb 1924 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Benjamin J Silly | 8 Oct 1925 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Cresswell Turner | 14 Feb 1926 | Technical Staff (Engines) Duties, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Noel P Dixon | 8 Oct 1926 | Air Staff (Operations) Duties; |
Flt Lt | Douglas L Blackford | 17 Oct 1925 | Air Staff (Operations) Duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Edward P M Davis | 15 May 1925 | Duty as PA to AOC, AFC, AM |
Flt Lt | Lambert Eardley-Wilmot | 9 Jan 1926 | Armament Duties |
Fg Off | Gilbert Lambourne | 17 Dec 1924 | Air Staff (Photographic) Duties |
Fg Off | Arthur J Brister | 21 Apr 1923 | Signals Duties |
Fg Off | John S Phillips | 15 Feb 1926 | Camp Commandant |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Vere J B Jacobs | 13 Feb 1926 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | John F McCarthy | 10 Feb 1926 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Albert E F McCreary | 19 Jan 1925 | Stores Staff Duties |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Thomas H Evans | 6 Dec 1924 | Command Accountant |
Flt Lt | Charles H Moore | 25 Oct 1926 | Accountant Duties |
Flt Lt | Ivor L Wincer | 1 Oct 1925 | Accountant Duties; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Cyril W Price | 5 Jan 1926 | Accountant Duties |
Medical Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Harry M S Turner | 26 May 1919 | Principal Medical Officer, MBE, DTM&H, FRS(E) |
Sqn Ldr | Reginald H Knowles | 16 Jan 1925 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MD, DPH |
Sqn Ldr | Harry A Hewat | 7 Dec 1925 | Senior Medical Officer of Flying Stations and President HQ Medical Board |
Sqn Ldr | Duncan McLaren | 5 Sep 1925 | Medical Officer |
Dental | |||
Flt Lt | Michael J O'Reilly | 22 Sep 1925 | |
Chaplains | |||
Rev | James R Walkey | 28 Oct 1924 | |
Rev | William T Rees | 21 Sep 1926 | BD |
Rev | Charles W Hall | 7 Jan 1925 | |
Rev | William P Hughes | 12 Nov 1926 | |
Legal Officer | |||
Flt Lt | Donald L Ingpen | 20 Nov 1925 | Deputy Judge Advocate General |
Education Officers | |||
Lt Col | Edward G Greenfield | 17 Mar 1923 | Grade II (acting Grade I), BA |
Lt | Arthur G Boycott | 11 Jul 1924 | Grade III (acting Grade II), MA - detached for duty at Heliopolis and Helwan |
Supernumerary - For Disposal | |||
Sqn Ldr | James P C Wood | 21 Oct 1926 | |
Fg Off | Edward E Arnold | 8 Oct 1926 | DFC |
Accountant Branch | |||
Flt Lt | John Sullivan | 1 Oct 1926 | |
Dental | |||
Flt Lt | Thomas K Place | 21 Sep 1926 | |
Local Audit - Middle East and Palestine Commands (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | G T Jones | Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Middle East and Palestine, DSO (acting) | |
Mr | S Crowther | Assistant to Chief Auditor (Local Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Palestine) (acting) |
Source - December 1926 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Villa Victoria, Cairo |
Directly Administered Units: -
The AOC, Middle East is also responsible for the administrative control of the: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 5 Nov 1926 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG | |
A/Cdre | Charles R Samson | 19 Jun 1926 | Chief Staff Officer, CMG, DSO, AFC |
Wg Cdr | John E A Baldwin | 1 Jun 1922 | Air Staff (Training) Duties, DSO, OBE; later AM |
Wg Cdr | Thomas W Mulcahy-Morgan | 22 Sep 1925 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC |
Wg Cdr | Roderic M Hill | 30 Nov 1926 | Technical Staff Duties, MC, AFC; later ACM |
Sqn Ldr | Albert H Stradling | 8 Oct 1926 | Air Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Reginald J Sauceau | 15 Feb 1924 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Cresswell Turner | 14 Feb 1926 | Technical Staff (Engines) Duties, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Edward P M Davis | 15 May 1925 | Camp Commandant, AFC, AM |
Flt Lt | Lambert Eardley-Wilmot | 9 Jan 1926 | Armament Duties |
Flt Lt | Douglas Colyer | 10 Jan 1927 | Technical Staff Duties; later AM |
Flt Lt | Denys Gilley | 30 Mar 1927 | Air Staff (Training) Duties, |
Flt Lt | George M Lawson | 20 Nov 1926 | Air Staff Duties; MC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Noel P Dixon | 8 Oct 1926 | Air Staff (Operations) Duties; |
Flt Lt | John R Cassidy | 7 Mar 1927 | Signals Duties; later AVM |
Flt Lt | William A Duncan | 2 Jan 1927 | Signals Duties |
Flt Lt | George S Taylor | 28 Jan 1927 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Gilbert Lambourne | 17 Dec 1924 | Air Staff (Photographic) Duties |
Fg Off | Harold J Gearing | 19 Apr 1927 | Supernumerary Technical Staff Duties |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Walter J B Curtis | 14 Jan 1927 | Stores Staff Duties, OBE; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Vere J B Jacobs | 13 Feb 1926 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Reginald D G Macrostie | 2 Jan 1927 | Stores Staff Duties, MBE |
Fg Off | John F McCarthy | 10 Feb 1926 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | William T Lewis | 31 Dec 1926 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Albert E F McCreary | 19 Jan 1925 | Stores Staff Duties |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Thomas H Evans | 6 Dec 1924 | Command Accountant |
Flt Lt | Charles H Moore | 25 Oct 1926 | Accountant Duties |
Fg Off | Frederick J S Short | 22 Mar 1927 | Accountant Duties |
Fg Off | Robert C Clayton | 22 Jan 1927 | Supernumerary |
Fg Off | Arthur E West | 20 Apr 1927 | Accountant Duties |
Medical Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | James MacGregor | 16 Jan 1925 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MC, MD |
Sqn Ldr | Raymond W Ryan | 15 Nov 1926 | Senior Medical Officer of Flying Stations and President HQ Medical Board |
Dental | |||
Flt Lt | Michael J O'Reilly | 22 Sep 1925 | |
Chaplains | |||
Rev | William T Rees | 21 Sep 1926 | BD |
Rev | Charles W Hall | 7 Jan 1925 | |
Legal Officer | |||
Flt Lt | Donald L Ingpen | 20 Nov 1925 | Deputy Judge Advocate General |
Education Officers | |||
Capt | Sidney Brew | Grade II (acting Grade I), BA | |
Lt | Arthur G Boycott | 11 Jul 1924 | Grade III (acting Grade II), MA - detached for duty at Heliopolis and Helwan |
Supernumerary - For Disposal | |||
Flt Lt | 14 Apr 1927 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Arthur J Brister | 1 Dec 1926 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Arthur J Brown | 4 Mar 1927 | |
Dental | |||
Flt Lt | Thomas K Place | 21 Sep 1926 | |
Local Audit - Middle East and Palestine Commands (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | G T Jones | Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Middle East and Palestine, DSO (acting) | |
Mr | S Crowther | Assistant to Chief Auditor (Local Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Palestine) (acting) |
Source - July 1927 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Villa Victoria, Cairo |
Directly Administered Units: -
The AOC, Middle East is also responsible for the administrative control of the: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 5 Nov 1926 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG | |
A/Cdre | Andrew G Board | 27 Sep 1927 | Chief Staff Officer, CMG, DSO; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Richard E C Pierse | 1 Jun 1922 | Air Staff (Training) Duties, DSO, AFC; later ACM |
Wg Cdr | Sidney Smith | 4 Nov 1927 | Personnel Staff Duties, DSO, AFC |
Wg Cdr | George R M Reid | 8 Sep 1927 | Supernumerary for duty in Khartoum, DSO, MC; later AVM |
Wg Cdr | John Sowrey | 14 Oct 1927 | Technical Staff Duties, |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred S Morris | 9 Jun 1927 | Technical Staff Duties, OBE; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Albert H Stradling | 8 Oct 1926 | Air Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Reginald J Sauceau | 15 Feb 1924 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Denys Gilley | 30 Mar 1927 | Air Staff (Training) Duties, |
Flt Lt | George M Lawson | 20 Nov 1926 | Air Staff Duties; MC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | John R Cassidy | 7 Mar 1927 | Signals Duties; later AVM |
Flt Lt | William A Duncan | 2 Jan 1927 | Signals Duties |
Flt Lt | Lambert Eardley-Wilmot | 9 Jan 1926 | Armament Duties |
Flt Lt | Horace G P Ovenden | 5 Apr 1928 | Supernumerary Signals (Cypher) Duties |
Flt Lt | George S Taylor | 28 Jan 1927 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Gilbert Lambourne | 17 Dec 1924 | Air Staff (Photographic) Duties |
Fg Off | Harold J Gearing | 19 Apr 1927 | Supernumerary Technical Staff Duties |
Fg Off | John W Woodin | 10 May 1928 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Fg Off | John W Busteed | 3 Jan 1928 | Camp Commandant |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Vere J B Jacobs | 13 Feb 1926 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | William R P Allen | 28 Mar 1928 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Patrick P Connaughton | 18 Nov 1927 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Robert Craig | 5 Jan 1928 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Thomas H Jolley | 6 Jan 1928 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | William T Lewis | 31 Dec 1926 | Stores Staff Duties |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Thomas H Evans | 6 Dec 1924 | Command Accountant |
Flt Lt | James M Adams | 26 Mar 1928 | Accountant Duties |
Flt Lt | Robert C Clayton | 22 Jan 1927 | Accountant Duties |
Fg Off | Desmond F A Clarke | 29 Mar 1928 | Accountant Duties |
Medical Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | James MacGregor | 16 Jan 1925 | Principal Medical Officer, MC, MD |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur J Brown | 21 Mar 1927 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, DSO |
Dental | |||
Flt Lt | Peter P Hogan | ||
Legal Officer | |||
Sqn Ldr | Edward St C Harnett | 16 Sep 1927 | Deputy Judge Advocate General, OBE |
Education Officers | |||
Capt | Sidney Brew | 15 Jun 1927 | Grade II (acting Grade I), BA |
Supernumerary - For Disposal | |||
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Richard J Aherne | 9 Mar 1928 | MC |
Flt Lt | Philip D Barling | 9 May 1928 | MD |
Dental | |||
Flt Lt | Stephen A McCormack | 15 Oct 1927 | |
Local Audit - Middle East and Palestine Commands (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | G T Jones | Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Middle East and HQ Transjordan and Palestine, DSO | |
Mr | S Crowther | Assistant to Chief Auditor | |
Inspection of Explosives (Middle East and Mediterranean Commands) | |||
Capt | J C Doyle | Assistant Inspector, AID |
Source - July 1928 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Villa Victoria, Cairo |
Directly Administered Units: -
The AOC, Middle East is also responsible for the administrative control of the: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 5 Nov 1926 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG | |
A/Cdre | Andrew G Board | 27 Sep 1927 | Chief Staff Officer, CMG, DSO; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Richard E C Pierse | 1 Jun 1922 | Air Staff (Training) Duties, DSO, AFC; later ACM |
Wg Cdr | Sidney Smith | 4 Nov 1927 | Personnel Staff Duties, DSO, AFC |
Wg Cdr | George R M Reid | 8 Sep 1927 | Supernumerary for duty in Khartoum, DSO, MC; later AVM |
Wg Cdr | John Sowrey | 14 Oct 1927 | Technical Staff Duties, |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred S Morris | 9 Jun 1927 | Technical Staff Duties, OBE; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | Albert H Stradling | 8 Oct 1926 | Air Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Reginald J Sauceau | 15 Feb 1924 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Denys Gilley | 30 Mar 1927 | Air Staff (Training) Duties, |
Flt Lt | George M Lawson | 20 Nov 1926 | Air Staff Duties; MC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | John R Cassidy | 7 Mar 1927 | Signals Duties; later AVM |
Flt Lt | William A Duncan | 2 Jan 1927 | Signals Duties |
Flt Lt | Lambert Eardley-Wilmot | 9 Jan 1926 | Armament Duties |
Flt Lt | Horace G P Ovenden | 5 Apr 1928 | Supernumerary Signals (Cypher) Duties |
Flt Lt | George S Taylor | 28 Jan 1927 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Gilbert Lambourne | 17 Dec 1924 | Air Staff (Photographic) Duties |
Fg Off | Harold J Gearing | 19 Apr 1927 | Supernumerary Technical Staff Duties |
Fg Off | John W Woodin | 10 May 1928 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Fg Off | John W Busteed | 3 Jan 1928 | Camp Commandant |
Stores Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Lawrence Auker | 3 Aug 1928 | Stores Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Vere J B Jacobs | 13 Feb 1926 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | William R P Allen | 28 Mar 1928 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Patrick P Connaughton | 18 Nov 1927 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Robert Craig | 5 Jan 1928 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Thomas H Jolley | 6 Jan 1928 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | William T Lewis | 31 Dec 1926 | Stores Staff Duties |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Thomas H Evans | 6 Dec 1924 | Command Accountant |
Flt Lt | James M Adams | 26 Mar 1928 | Accountant Duties |
Flt Lt | Robert C Clayton | 22 Jan 1927 | Accountant Duties |
Fg Off | Desmond F A Clarke | 29 Mar 1928 | Accountant Duties |
Medical Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | James MacGregor | 16 Jan 1925 | Principal Medical Officer, MC, MD |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur J Brown | 21 Mar 1927 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, DSO |
Sqn Ldr | Richard J Aherne | 9 Mar 1928 | Senior Medical Officer of Flying Stations and President, HQ Medical Board, MC |
Dental | |||
Flt Lt | Peter P Hogan | 30 Mar 1928 | |
Legal Officer | |||
Sqn Ldr | Edward St C Harnett | 16 Sep 1927 | Deputy Judge Advocate General, OBE |
Education Officers | |||
Capt | Sidney Brew | 15 Jun 1927 | Grade II (acting Grade I), BA |
Supernumerary - For Disposal | |||
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Philip D Barling | 9 May 1928 | MD |
Dental | |||
Flt Lt | Stephen A McCormack | 15 Oct 1927 | |
Local Audit - Middle East and Palestine Commands (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | G T Jones | Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Middle East and HQ Transjordan and Palestine, DSO | |
Mr | S Crowther | Assistant to Chief Auditor | |
Inspection of Explosives (Middle East and Mediterranean Commands) | |||
Capt | J C Doyle | Assistant Inspector, AID |
Source - September 1928 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Villa Victoria, Cairo |
Directly Administered Units: -
The AOC, Middle East is also responsible for the administrative control of the: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 5 Nov 1926 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG | |
A/Cdre | Andrew G Board | 27 Sep 1927 | Chief Staff Officer, CMG, DSO; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Richard E C Pierse | 1 Jun 1922 | Air Staff (Training) Duties, DSO, AFC; later ACM |
Wg Cdr | Sidney Smith | 4 Nov 1927 | Personnel Staff Duties, DSO, AFC |
Wg Cdr | George R M Reid | 8 Sep 1927 | Supernumerary for duty in Khartoum, DSO, MC; later AVM |
Wg Cdr | Frederick H Unwin | 19 Apr 1929 | Engineer Staff Duties, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred S Morris | 9 Jun 1927 | Engineer Staff Duties, OBE; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | John K Waugh | 29 Jan 1929 | Air Staff Duties , DSC |
Sqn Ldr | 29 Jan 1929 | Air Staff (Intelligence) Duties, DSC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Arthur Rowan | 14 Dec 1928 | Air Staff Duties, |
Flt Lt | John R Cassidy | 7 Mar 1927 | Signals Duties; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Albert O Lewis-Roberts | 20 Jan 1929 | Air Staff Duties, DFC |
Flt Lt | William A Duncan | 2 Jan 1927 | Signals Duties |
Flt Lt | 29 Jan 1929 | Air Staff (Intelligence) Duties - Khartoum; AFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Horace G P Ovenden | 5 Apr 1928 | Supernumerary Signals (Cypher) Duties |
Flt Lt | Eric R C Hobson | 1 Aug 1928 | Personnel Staff Duties, DFC |
Flt Lt | Reginald W Hill | 28 Sep 1928 | Photographic Duties |
Flt Lt | Charles F Sealy | 28 Feb 1928 | Air Staff (Armament) Duties |
Flt Lt | Robert A Seaton | 11 Jan 1929 | Supernumerary - Engineer Staff Duties |
Fg Off | John W Woodin | 10 May 1928 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Stores Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Lawrence Auker | 3 Aug 1928 | Stores Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Vere J B Jacobs | 13 Feb 1926 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | William R P Allen | 28 Mar 1928 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Patrick P Connaughton | 18 Nov 1927 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Robert Craig | 5 Jan 1928 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Thomas H Jolley | 6 Jan 1928 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Albert J Adams | 20 Mar 1929 | Stores (Camp Commandant) Duties |
Fg Off | William T Lewis | 31 Dec 1926 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Harold D Giblett | 27 May 1929 | Supernumerary - Stores Staff Duties (Nigerian Flight 1929) |
Accountant Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Command Accountant, later A/Cdre | ||
Flt Lt | James M Adams | 26 Mar 1928 | Accountant Duties |
Flt Lt | Edward V Humphrey | 1 Jan 1929 | Accountant Duties |
Flt Lt | Robert C Clayton | 22 Jan 1927 | Accountant Duties |
Fg Off | 2 Nov 1928 | Accountant Duties, later A/Cdre | |
Medical Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | James MacGregor | 16 Jan 1925 | Principal Medical Officer, MC, MD |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur J Brown | 21 Mar 1927 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, DSO |
Flt Lt | Reginald H Stanbridge | 15 Nov 1928 | |
Legal Officer | |||
Sqn Ldr | Edward St C Harnett | 16 Sep 1927 | Deputy Judge Advocate General, OBE |
Education Officers | |||
Capt | Sidney Brew | 15 Jun 1927 | Grade II (acting Grade I), BA |
Works and Buildings Directorate | |||
Mr | A Gilpin | Chief Engineer | |
Local Audit - Middle East and Palestine Commands (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | W F Connelly | Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Middle East | |
Mr | S Crowther | Assistant to Chief Auditor | |
Inspection of Explosives (Middle East and Mediterranean Commands) | |||
Flt Lt | S Symonds | Assistant Inspector, AID, RAFO |
Source - July 1929 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Villa Victoria, Cairo |
Directly Administered Units: -
The AOC, Middle East is also responsible for the administrative control of the: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 12 Oct 1929 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO | |
A/Cdre | Andrew G Board | 27 Sep 1927 | Chief Staff Officer, CMG, DSO; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Willian S Douglas | 16 Aug 1929 | Air Staff Duties, Khartoum, MC, DFC; later MRAF |
Wg Cdr | 3 Jan 1930 | Air Staff (Training) Duties, OBE, AFC; later MRAF | |
Wg Cdr | 30 Aug 1929 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC, AFC; later AM | |
Wg Cdr | Frederick H Unwin | 19 Apr 1929 | Engineer Staff Duties, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred S Morris | 9 Jun 1927 | Engineer Staff Duties, OBE; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | John K Waugh | 29 Jan 1929 | Air Staff Duties , DSC |
Sqn Ldr | 29 Jan 1929 | Air Staff (Intelligence) Duties, DSC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Arthur Rowan | 14 Dec 1928 | Air Staff Duties, |
Flt Lt | 7 Mar 1927 | Signals Duties; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Albert O Lewis-Roberts | 20 Jan 1929 | Air Staff Duties, DFC |
Flt Lt | Kenneth E Ward | 5 Dec 1929 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Robert St H Clarke | 27 Mar 1930 | Air Staff (Armament) Duties |
Flt Lt | 29 Jan 1929 | Air Staff (Intelligence) Duties - Khartoum; AFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 14 Apr 1930 | Air Staff (Signals) Duties; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Dudley L Evans | 3 Jan 1930 | Engineer Staff Duties, MC, DFC |
Flt Lt | Reginald W Hill | 28 Sep 1928 | Photographic Duties |
Flt Lt | Robert A Seaton | 11 Jan 1929 | Supernumerary - Engineer Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Geoffrey H W Selby-Lowndes | 12 Oct 1929 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Stores Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Lawrence Auker | 3 Aug 1928 | Stores Staff Duties, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Vere J B Jacobs | 13 Feb 1926 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Arthur E Sutton-Jones | 13 Sep 1929 | Stores Staff Duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Patrick P Connaughton | 18 Nov 1927 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Thomas H Jolley | 6 Jan 1928 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Albert J Adams | 20 Mar 1929 | Stores (Camp Commandant) Duties |
Fg Off | Cedric M P Hartley | 29 Mar 1930 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Harold D Giblett | 27 May 1929 | Supernumerary - Stores Staff Duties (Nigerian Flight 1929) |
Accountant Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | 11 Jan 1929 | Command Accountant, later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | James M Adams | 26 Mar 1928 | Accountant Duties |
Flt Lt | Robert C Clayton | 22 Jan 1927 | Accountant Duties |
Fg Off |
Stanley W Hill |
1 Mar 1930 | Accountant Duties, |
Medical Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Arthur S Glynn | 14 Apr 1930 | Principal Medical Officer, MB, ChB |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur J Brown | 21 Mar 1927 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, DSO, MRCS, LRCP |
Flt Lt | Gwyn H J Williams | 3 Jan 1930 | MRCS, LRCP |
Legal Officer | |||
Act Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) | George S Marshall | 9 Aug 1929 | Deputy Judge Advocate General, OBE |
Education Officers | |||
Capt | Sidney Brew | 15 Jun 1927 | Grade II (acting Grade I), BA |
Works and Buildings Directorate | |||
Mr | S Dexter | Chief Engineer | |
Local Audit - Middle East and Palestine Commands (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | W F Connelly | Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Middle East, MBE | |
Mr | P Cohen | Assistant to Chief Auditor, MBE | |
Inspection of Explosives (Middle East and Mediterranean Commands) | |||
Flt Lt | J Adam | Inspector in Charge, RAFO | |
Mr | C F Burden | Assistant Explosives Examiner |
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 |
Villa Victoria, Cairo |
Directly Administered Units: -
The AOC, Middle East is also responsible for the administrative control of the: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 12 Oct 1929 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO | |
A/Cdre | Robert P Ross | 23 Jan 1931 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Willian S Douglas | 16 Aug 1929 | Air Staff Duties, Khartoum, MC, DFC; later MRAF |
Wg Cdr | 3 Jan 1930 | Air Staff (Training) Duties, OBE, AFC; later MRAF | |
Wg Cdr | 30 Aug 1929 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC, AFC; later AM | |
Wg Cdr | Frederick H Unwin | 19 Apr 1929 | Engineer Staff Duties, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | 29 Jan 1929 | Air Staff (Intelligence) Duties, DSC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Victor R Gibbs | 19 Apr 1931 | Air Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | 7 Mar 1927 | Air Staff (Signals) Duties; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur Rowan | 14 Dec 1928 | Air Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Albert O Lewis-Roberts | 20 Jan 1929 | Engineer Staff Duties, DFC |
Flt Lt | Robert St H Clarke | 27 Mar 1930 | Air Staff (Armament) Duties |
Flt Lt | John J Lloyd-Williams | 2Mar 1931 | Air Staff Duties, MC |
Flt Lt | 29 Jan 1929 | Air Staff (Intelligence) Duties - Khartoum; AFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 10 Mar 1931 | Personnel Staff Duties, DFC, later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Dudley L Evans | 3 Jan 1930 | Engineer Staff Duties, MC, DFC |
Flt Lt | 14 Apr 1930 | Air Staff (Signals) Duties; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Reginald W Hill | 28 Sep 1928 | Photographic Duties |
Flt Lt | 26 Dec 1930 | Personal Assistant to AOC, later ACM | |
Stores Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Lawrence Auker | 3 Aug 1928 | Stores Staff Duties, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur Garrity | 12 Mar 1931 | Stores Staff Duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Thomas H Jolley | 6 Jan 1928 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Albert J Adams | 20 Mar 1929 | Stores (Camp Commandant) Duties |
Flt Lt | Harold D Giblett | 27 May 1929 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Francis D D Gaussen | 16 May 1931 | Stores Staff (Commissariat) Duties |
Fg Off | Maurice J Scott | 3 Sep 1930 | Stores (Engineer) Staff Duties |
Accountant Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | 11 Jan 1929 | Command Accountant, later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Robert C Clayton | 22 Jan 1927 | Accountant Duties |
Fg Off |
Stanley W Hill |
1 Mar 1930 | Accountant Duties, |
Fg Off | Thomas P E Campbell | 27 Jan 1931 | Accountant Duties |
Fg Off | 27 Apr 1931 | Accountant Duties; later A/Cdre | |
Medical Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Arthur S Glynn | 14 Apr 1930 | Principal Medical Officer, MB, ChB |
Sqn Ldr | Richard J Aherne | 19 Apr 1931 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MC, LRCP & S |
Flt Lt | Gwyn H J Williams | 3 Jan 1930 | MRCS, LRCP |
Legal Officer | |||
Act Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) | George S Marshall | 9 Aug 1929 | Deputy Judge Advocate General, OBE |
Educational Service | |||
Mr | David E Williams | Grade II (acting Grade I), MBE, MA | |
Works and Buildings Directorate | |||
Mr | S Dexter | Chief Engineer | |
Local Audit - Middle East and Palestine Commands (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | W F Connelly | Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Middle East, MBE | |
Mr | F Noxon | Assistant to Chief Auditor | |
Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection (Middle East and Mediterranean Commands) - Inspection of Civil Aircraft (RAF Heliopolis) | |||
Mr | J Adam | Inspector in Charge, AFRAeS | |
Mr | H C Myers | Assistant Inspector | |
Mr | W H Yoxall | Chief Examiner | |
Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection (Middle East and Mediterranean Commands) - Inspection of Explosives (RAF Depot, Aboukir) | |||
Mr | H G Wright | Inspector of Explosives | |
Mr | C W Mitchell | Explosives Examiner |
Source - July 1931 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Villa Victoria, Cairo |
Directly Administered Units: -
The AOC, Middle East is also responsible for the administrative control of the: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 26 Sep 1931 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG, CBE, AM; later MRAF | |
A/Cdre | Robert P Ross | 23 Jan 1931 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | James B Graham | 12 Dec 1931 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC, AFC |
Wg Cdr | 4 Mar 1932 | Engineer Staff Duties, OBE; later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | Ralph T Leather | 19 Mar 1932 | Air Staff Duties, AFC |
Wg Cdr | 17 Feb 1932 | Air Staff Duties, Khartoum, DSO, MC, DFC; later AM | |
Sqn Ldr | Claud W Mackey | 4 Feb 1932 | Air Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Joseph H Green | 13 Jun 1931 | Air Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Edgar H Hooper | 3 Jun 1932 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | Victor R Gibbs | 19 Apr 1931 | Air Staff Duties |
Sqn Ldr | 7 Mar 1927 | Air Staff (Signals) Duties; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | Albert O Lewis-Roberts | 20 Jan 1929 | Engineer Staff Duties, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | Guy Y Tyrrell | 4 Mar 1932 | Air Staff (Photographic) Duties, MC |
Sqn Ldr | Robert St H Clarke | 27 Mar 1930 | Air Staff (Armament) Duties |
Flt Lt | 10 Mar 1931 | Personnel Staff Duties, DFC, later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Dudley L Evans | 3 Jan 1930 | Engineer Staff Duties, MC, DFC |
Flt Lt | Charles E Barraclough | 23 May 1931 | Air Staff Duties, |
Flt Lt | Edmund H Searle | 8 Jan 1932 | Air Staff (Intelligence) Duties - Khartoum |
Flt Lt | 14 Apr 1930 | Air Staff (Signals) Duties; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | 1 Oct 1931 | Personal Assistant to AOC, later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Cecil H Noble | 27 May 1931 | Air Staff Duties |
Stores Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Lawrence Auker | 3 Aug 1928 | Stores Staff Duties, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur Garrity | 12 Mar 1931 | Stores Staff Duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Thomas H Jolley | 6 Jan 1928 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Valentine B Ranford | 1 Dec 1931 | Stores Staff Duties |
Flt Lt | Harold D Giblett | 27 May 1929 | Stores Staff Duties |
Fg Off | Thomas I Illiff | 4 Jul 1931 | Stores Staff (Camp Commandant) Duties |
Fg Off | Arthur W Rule | 26 Sep 1931 | Stores Staff (Commissariat) Duties |
Fg Off | Maurice J Scott | 3 Sep 1930 | Stores (Engineer) Staff Duties |
Accountant Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | 11 Jan 1929 | Command Accountant, later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Frederick C Chalmers | 8 Jan 1932 | |
Flt Lt |
Stanley W Hill |
1 Mar 1930 | |
Fg Off | Thomas P E Campbell | 27 Jan 1931 | |
Fg Off | 27 Apr 1931 | later A/Cdre | |
Medical Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Arthur S Glynn | 14 Apr 1930 | Principal Medical Officer, MB, ChB |
Sqn Ldr | Richard J Aherne | 19 Apr 1931 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MC, LRCP & S |
Flt Lt | Charles J S O'Malley | 4 Mar 1932 | MRCS, LRCP |
Legal Officer | |||
Act Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) | George S Marshall | 9 Aug 1929 | Deputy Judge Advocate General, OBE |
Educational Service | |||
Capt | Brian A Smith | 28 Nov 1931 | Grade I, MA |
Works and Buildings Staff | |||
Mr | S Dexter | Chief Engineer | |
Supernumerary | |||
Wg Cdr | Arthur T Harris | 4 Apr 1932 | OBE, AFC; later MRAF |
Local Audit - Middle East and Palestine Commands (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | W F Connelly | Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Middle East, MBE | |
Mr | F Noxon | Assistant to Chief Auditor | |
Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection (Middle East and Mediterranean Commands) - Inspection of Civil Aircraft (RAF Heliopolis) | |||
Mr | J Adam | Inspector in Charge, AFRAeS | |
Mr | H C Myers | Assistant Inspector | |
Mr | W H Yoxall | Chief Examiner | |
Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection (Middle East and Mediterranean Commands) - Inspection of Explosives (RAF Depot, Aboukir) | |||
Mr | H G Wright | Inspector of Explosives | |
Mr | C W Mitchell | Explosives Examiner |
Source - July 1932 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Villa Victoria, Cairo |
Directly Administered Units: -
The AOC, Middle East is also responsible for the administrative control of the: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 26 Sep 1931 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG, CBE, AM; later MRAF | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | Henry Eeles | 1 Oct 1932 | Personal Assistant to AOC, later A/Cdre |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | 23 Jan 1931 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, OBE; later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | Ralph T Leather | 19 Mar 1932 | AFC |
Wg Cdr | 17 Feb 1932 | Khartoum, DSO, MC, DFC; later AM | |
Sqn Ldr | 28 Feb 1933 | MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Victor R Gibbs | 19 Apr 1931 | |
Sqn Ldr | Maurice Moore | 30 Apr 1933 | OBE |
Flt Lt | 27 Jan 1933 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Edmund H Searle | 8 Jan 1932 | Khartoum |
Flt Lt | Cecil H Noble | 27 May 1931 | |
Personnel Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | James B Graham | 12 Dec 1931 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Edgar H Hooper | 3 Jun 1932 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Equipment Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | Ephraim W Havers | 1 Oct 1932 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer, Stores Branch; later AVM |
Engineer Section | |||
Wg Cdr | 4 Mar 1932 | OBE; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Albert O Lewis-Roberts | 20 Jan 1929 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Herbert Little | 17 Jan 1933 | |
Stores Section | |||
Sqn Ldr | Arthur Garrity | 12 Mar 1931 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Thomas H Jolley | 6 Jan 1928 | |
Flt Lt | Valentine B Ranford | 1 Dec 1931 | |
Flt Lt | John H P Clarke | 1 Oct 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Maurice J Scott | 3 Sep 1930 | |
Attached to the Staff | |||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | Robert St H Clarke | 27 Mar 1930 | |
Photography | |||
Sqn Ldr | Guy Y Tyrrell | 4 Mar 1932 | MC |
Legal | |||
Sqn Ldr | George S Marshall | 9 Aug 1929 | Deputy Judge Advocate General, OBE |
Services | |||
Maintenance | |||
Gp Capt | John T Cull | 18 Dec 1931 | OC, RAF Depot, Middle East |
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | Sylvester L Quine | 26 Aug 1932 | MC |
Flt Lt | Graham N Coward | 20 Oct 1932 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | 11 Jan 1929 | Command Accountant, later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Frederick C Chalmers | 8 Jan 1932 | |
Flt Lt |
Stanley W Hill |
1 Mar 1930 | |
Fg Off | Thomas P E Campbell | 27 Jan 1931 | |
Fg Off | 27 Apr 1931 | later A/Cdre | |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | William Tyrrell | 13 Oct 1932 | Principal Medical Officer, DSO, MC, MB, ChB, DPH |
Sqn Ldr | James Kyle | 2 Oct 1932 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP |
Flt Lt | Frank L White | 13 Jan 1933 | MRCS, LRCP |
Educational | |||
Capt | Brian A Smith | 28 Nov 1931 | Grade I, MA |
Works | |||
Mr | E Holloway | Chief Engineer, OBE, MIM & Cty E | |
Meteorological | |||
Mr | J Durward | Superintendent, MA | |
Miscellaneous Appointments |
|||
Fg Off | Cecil J Noble | 24 Jul 1932 | Camp Commandant |
Local Audit - Middle East and Palestine Commands (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | W F Connelly | Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Middle East, MBE | |
Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection (Middle East and Mediterranean Command) |
|||
Inspection of Civil Aircraft (Mediterranean and Near East Division) (RAF Heliopolis) | |||
Mr | K Robertson | Inspector in Charge, AFRAeS, ARSM, AIMM | |
Mr | H C Myers | Assistant Inspector | |
Mr | W H Yoxall | Chief Examiner | |
Inspection of Explosives (RAF Depot, Aboukir) | |||
Flt Lt | S Symonds | Inspector of Explosives, RAFO | |
Mr | C W Mitchell | Explosives Examiner | |
Warrant Officers |
|||
WO | James O Annan | 8 Apr 1930 | |
WO | Leonard Mitchell | 22 Feb 1931 | |
WO | George Filmer | 15 Feb 1933 | |
WO | Sydney R Goldthorpe | 5 Jan 1932 | |
Warrant Officers - 2nd Class |
|||
WO II | Albert E Barlow | 15 Feb 1933 | |
WO II | Sidney C Upshell | 12 Jul 1931 | |
WO II | John G Boyd | 10 Mr 1932 |
Source - July 1933 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Villa Victoria, Cairo |
Directly Administered Units: -
The AOC, Middle East is also responsible for the administrative control of the: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 26 Sep 1931 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG, CBE, AM; later MRAF | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | Henry Eeles | 1 Oct 1932 | Personal Assistant to AOC, later A/Cdre |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | 23 Jan 1931 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, OBE; later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | Ralph T Leather | 19 Mar 1932 | AFC |
Wg Cdr | 17 Feb 1932 | Khartoum, DSO, MC, DFC; later AM | |
Sqn Ldr | 28 Feb 1933 | MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Victor R Gibbs | 19 Apr 1931 | |
Sqn Ldr | Maurice Moore | 30 Apr 1933 | OBE |
Flt Lt | 27 Jan 1933 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Edmund H Searle | 8 Jan 1932 | Khartoum |
Flt Lt | Cecil H Noble | 27 May 1931 | |
Personnel Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | James B Graham | 12 Dec 1931 | Personnel Staff Duties, MC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Edgar H Hooper | 3 Jun 1932 | Personnel Staff Duties |
Equipment Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | Ephraim W Havers | 1 Oct 1932 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer, Stores Branch; later AVM |
Engineer Section | |||
Wg Cdr | 4 Mar 1932 | OBE; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Albert O Lewis-Roberts | 20 Jan 1929 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Herbert Little | 17 Jan 1933 | |
Stores Section | |||
Sqn Ldr | Arthur Garrity | 12 Mar 1931 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Thomas H Jolley | 6 Jan 1928 | |
Flt Lt | Valentine B Ranford | 1 Dec 1931 | |
Flt Lt | John H P Clarke | 1 Oct 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Maurice J Scott | 3 Sep 1930 | |
Attached to the Staff | |||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | Robert St H Clarke | 27 Mar 1930 | |
Navigation | |||
Flt Lt | John H McN Campbell | 10 Oct 1933 | |
Photography | |||
Sqn Ldr | Guy Y Tyrrell | 4 Mar 1932 | MC |
Legal | |||
Sqn Ldr | George S Marshall | 9 Aug 1929 | Deputy Judge Advocate General, OBE |
Services | |||
Maintenance | |||
Gp Capt | Ivor G V Fowler | 18 Sep 1933 | OC, RAF Depot, Middle East |
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | Sylvester L Quine | 26 Aug 1932 | MC |
Flt Lt | Graham N Coward | 20 Oct 1932 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | 11 Jan 1929 | Command Accountant, later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Geoffrey W Lynn | 30 Nov 1933 | |
Flt Lt | Frederick C Chalmers | 8 Jan 1932 | |
Fg Off | Thomas P E Campbell | 27 Jan 1931 | |
Fg Off | 27 Apr 1931 | later A/Cdre | |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | William Tyrrell | 13 Oct 1932 | Principal Medical Officer, DSO, MC, MB, ChB, DPH |
Sqn Ldr | James Kyle | 2 Oct 1932 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP |
Flt Lt | Frank L White | 13 Jan 1933 | MRCS, LRCP |
Educational | |||
Capt | Brian A Smith | 28 Nov 1931 | Grade I, MA |
Works | |||
Mr | E Holloway | Chief Engineer, OBE, MIM & Cty E | |
Meteorological | |||
Mr | J Durward | Superintendent, MA | |
Miscellaneous Appointments |
|||
Fg Off | Cecil J Noble | 24 Jul 1932 | Camp Commandant |
Local Audit - Middle East and Palestine Commands (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | A D Donald | Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Middle East, MBE | |
Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection (Middle East and Mediterranean Command) |
|||
Inspection of Civil Aircraft (Mediterranean and Near East Division) (RAF Heliopolis) | |||
Mr | R G Green | Inspector in Charge | |
Mr | H C Myers | Assistant Inspector | |
Mr | W H Yoxall | Chief Examiner | |
Inspection of Explosives (RAF Depot, Aboukir) | |||
Flt Lt | S Symonds | Inspector of Explosives, RAFO | |
Mr | C W Mitchell | Explosives Examiner | |
Supernumerary |
|||
Flt Lt | 25 Jul 1933 | later AM | |
Warrant Officers |
|||
WO | William Dalton | For Disposal | |
WO | James O Annan | 8 Apr 1930 | |
WO | Leonard Mitchell | 22 Feb 1931 | |
WO | George Filmer | 15 Feb 1933 | |
WO | Sydney R Goldthorpe | 5 Jan 1932 | |
Warrant Officers - 2nd Class |
|||
WO II | Albert E Barlow | 15 Feb 1933 | |
WO II | Sidney C Upshell | 12 Jul 1931 | |
WO II | John G Boyd | 10 Mr 1932 |
Source - January 1934 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Villa Victoria, Cairo |
Directly Administered Units: -
The AOC, Middle East is also responsible for the administrative control of the: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 26 Sep 1931 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG, CBE, AM; later MRAF | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | Rodney L Wilkinson | 9 Jan 1934 | Personal Assistant to AOC, |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | 23 Jan 1931 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, OBE; later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | Ralph T Leather | 19 Mar 1932 | AFC |
Wg Cdr | 17 Feb 1932 | Khartoum, DSO, MC, DFC; later AM | |
Sqn Ldr | 28 Feb 1933 | MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Maurice Moore | 30 Apr 1933 | OBE |
Flt Lt | 27 Jan 1933 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Noel V Moreton | 10 Jan 1934 | |
Flt Lt | Cecil H Noble | 27 May 1931 | |
Personnel Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | 13 Feb 1934 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Edgar H Hooper | 3 Jun 1932 | |
Equipment Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | 4 Mar 1932 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre | |
Engineer Section | |||
Sqn Ldr | 8 Mar 1934 | DSC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Herbert Little | 17 Jan 1933 | |
Stores Section | |||
Wg Cdr | 10 Jan 1934 | MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | 22 Apr 1934 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Valentine B Ranford | 1 Dec 1931 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | John H P Clarke | 1 Oct 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Maurice J Scott | 3 Sep 1930 | |
Flt Lt | Arthur W Rule | 28 Jan 1934 | |
Flt Lt | Frank G Lee | 16 Apr 1934 | |
Attached to the Staff | |||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | Robert St H Clarke | 27 Mar 1930 | |
Navigation | |||
Flt Lt | John H McN Campbell | 10 Oct 1933 | |
Photography | |||
Sqn Ldr | Guy Y Tyrrell | 4 Mar 1932 | MC |
Legal | |||
Sqn Ldr | George S Marshall | 9 Aug 1929 | Deputy Judge Advocate General, OBE |
Services | |||
Maintenance | |||
Gp Capt | Ivor G V Fowler | 18 Sep 1933 | OC, RAF Depot, Middle East, AFC |
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | Sylvester L Quine | 26 Aug 1932 | Chief Signals Officer, MC |
Flt Lt | Graham N Coward | 20 Oct 1932 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | Thomas H Evans | 26 May 1934 | Command Accountant |
Flt Lt | Frederick C Chalmers | 8 Jan 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Geoffrey W Lynn | 30 Nov 1933 | |
Fg Off | Denis A K Yiend | 8 Mar 1934 | |
Fg Off | 27 Apr 1931 | later A/Cdre | |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | William Tyrrell | 13 Oct 1932 | Principal Medical Officer, DSO, MC, MB, ChB, DPH |
Sqn Ldr | James Kyle | 2 Oct 1932 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP |
Flt Lt | Frank L White | 13 Jan 1933 | MRCS, LRCP |
Educational | |||
Capt | Brian A Smith | 28 Nov 1931 | Grade I, MA |
Works | |||
Mr | E Holloway | Chief Engineer, OBE, MIM & Cty E | |
Meteorological | |||
Mr | J Durward | Superintendent, MA | |
Miscellaneous Appointments |
|||
Local Audit - Middle East and Palestine Commands (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | A D Donald | Acting Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Middle East, MBE | |
Directorate of Aeronautical
Inspection (Middle East and Mediterranean Command) Inspection of Civil Aircraft (Mediterranean and Near East Division) (RAF Heliopolis) |
|||
Mr | R G Green | Inspector in Charge | |
Mr | H C Myers | Assistant Inspector | |
Mr | D L Brown | Chief Examiner | |
Directorate of Aeronautical
Inspection (Middle East and Mediterranean Command) Inspection of Explosives (RAF Depot, Aboukir) |
|||
Flt Lt | S Symonds | Inspector of Explosives, RAFO | |
Mr | G W Borley | Explosives Examiner | |
British Civil Aviation Signals Representative | |||
Flt Lt | R F Durrant | ||
Supernumerary |
|||
Flt Lt | 25 Jul 1933 | later AM | |
Warrant Officers |
|||
WO | James O Annan | 8 Apr 1930 | Air Staff |
WO | William C Ray | 22 Nov 1930 | Personnel Staff |
WO | George Filmer | 15 Feb 1933 | Equipment Staff (Stores Section) |
WO | Sydney R Goldthorpe | 5 Jan 1932 | Equipment Staff (Stores Section) |
WO | Edward H Robbins | 5 Jan 1932 | for disposal |
Warrant Officers - 2nd Class |
|||
WO II | Walter F Hunt | 2 Dec 1933 | Accountant |
WO II | Sidney C Upshell | 12 Jul 1931 | Equipment Staff (Stores Section) |
WO II | Alfred C Annan | 26 Apr 1934 | Discipline |
Source - July 1934 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Villa Victoria, Cairo |
Directly Administered Units: -
The AOC, Middle East is also responsible for the administrative control of the: - Palestine and Transjordan Command ** Under AOC Palestine and Transjordan for operations |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 21 Sep 1934 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO, MC | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | Frank M Denny | 10 Oct 1934 | Personal Assistant to AOC, |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | 23 Jan 1931 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, OBE; later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | Ralph T Leather | 19 Mar 1932 | AFC |
Sqn Ldr | 2 Mar 1935 | DFC; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Nov 1934 | later ACM | |
Sqn Ldr | 27 Jan 1933 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Noel V Moreton | 10 Jan 1934 | |
Flt Lt | Eric R C Hobson | 29 Jun 1934 | |
Personnel Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | 28 Feb 1933 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Edgar H Hooper | 3 Jun 1932 | |
Equipment Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | 10 Jan 1934 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer, MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Engineer Section | |||
Wg Cdr | 13 Feb 1934 | DSO; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | 8 Mar 1934 | DSC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Herbert Little | 17 Jan 1933 | |
Stores Section | |||
Sqn Ldr | 22 Apr 1934 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 1 Feb 1935 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | John H P Clarke | 1 Oct 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Arthur W Rule | 28 Jan 1934 | |
Fg Off | Derek F Syder | 23 Oct 1934 | |
Attached to the Staff | |||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | Edward R Openshaw | 1 Feb 1935 | |
Navigation | |||
Flt Lt | John H McN Campbell | 10 Oct 1933 | |
Photography | |||
Sqn Ldr | Guy Y Tyrrell | 4 Mar 1932 | MC |
Legal | |||
Sqn Ldr | William I Grantham | 29 Sep 1934 | Deputy Judge Advocate General, OBE |
Services | |||
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | George R A Deacon | 3 Dec 1934 | Chief Signals Officer, MC |
Flt Lt | Kenneth C McKenzie | 13 May 1935 | MBE |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | Thomas H Evans | 26 May 1934 | Command Accountant |
Flt Lt | Geoffrey W Lynn | 30 Nov 1933 | |
Flt Lt | 9 Dec 1934 | later A/Cdre | |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | Frank C Cowtan | 8 Apr 1935 | Principal Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP |
Sqn Ldr | James Kyle | 2 Oct 1932 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP |
Flt Lt | Philip H Perkins | 1 Oct 1934 | MRCS, LRCP |
Educational | |||
Capt | Brian A Smith | 28 Nov 1931 | Grade I, MA |
Works | |||
Capt | H T Humfrees | Acting Chief Engineer, OBE | |
Meteorological | |||
Mr | J Durward | Superintendent, MA | |
Miscellaneous Appointments |
|||
Local Audit - Middle East and Palestine Commands (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | A D Donald | Acting Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Middle East, MBE | |
Directorate of Aeronautical
Inspection (Middle East and Mediterranean Command) Inspection of Explosives (RAF Depot, Aboukir) |
|||
Flt Lt | A D McDowall | Inspector of Explosives, RAFO | |
British Civil Aviation Signals Representative | |||
Flt Lt | R F Durrant | AFC | |
Supernumerary |
|||
Wg Cdr | 22 Feb 1935 | OBE; later AM | |
Flt Lt | Valentine B J Jackson | 29 Jun 1934 | |
Warrant Officers |
|||
WO | James O Annan | 8 Apr 1930 | Air Staff, MBE |
WO | William C Ray | 22 Nov 1930 | Personnel Staff |
WO | George Filmer | 15 Feb 1933 | Equipment Staff (Stores Section) |
WO | George A Gough | 20 Apr 1935 | Accountant |
WO | George E Chainey | for disposal | |
Warrant Officers - 2nd Class |
|||
WO II | Walter F Hunt | 2 Dec 1933 | Accountant |
Source - July 1935 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Villa Victoria, Cairo |
Directly Administered Units: -
The AOC, Middle East is also responsible for the administrative control of the: - Palestine and Transjordan Command ** Under AOC Palestine and Transjordan for operations |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 21 Sep 1934 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO, MC | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | Frank M Denny | 10 Oct 1934 | Personal Assistant to AOC, |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | 4 Jan 1936 | Senior Air Staff Officer, MC, DFC; later A/Cdre | |
Gp Capt | 27 Sep 1935 | OBE; later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | 27 Sep 1935 | DFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | 25 Apr 1936 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | 2 Mar 1935 | DFC; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Nov 1934 | later ACM | |
Sqn Ldr | 25 Sep 1935 | later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Eric R C Hobson | 29 Jun 1934 | |
Sqn Ldr | 17 Sep 1935 | later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | Noel V Moreton | 10 Jan 1934 | |
Flt Lt | John N T Stephenson | 27 Sep 1935 | later AVM |
Personnel Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | 28 Feb 1933 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Edgar H Hooper | 3 Jun 1932 | |
Sqn Ldr | W Sanderson | 17 Nov 1935 | AFC |
Equipment Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | 10 Jan 1934 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer, MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Engineer Section | |||
Wg Cdr | 13 Feb 1934 | DSO; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | 8 Mar 1934 | DSC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Herbert Little | 17 Jan 1933 | |
Stores Section | |||
Sqn Ldr | 12 Dec 1935 | OBE; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Feb 1935 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | John H P Clarke | 1 Oct 1932 | |
Flt Lt | D A W Sugden | 1 Sep 1935 | |
Flt Lt | J W Mitchell | 18 May 1936 | |
Flt Lt | Arthur W Rule | 28 Jan 1934 | |
Attached to the Staff | |||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | Edward R Openshaw | 1 Feb 1935 | AFC |
Legal | |||
Col | H S Barrett | Deputy Judge Advocate General, OBE, TD | |
Sqn Ldr | William I Grantham | 29 Sep 1934 | Assistant to Deputy Judge Advocate General, OBE |
Services | |||
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | Sylvester L Quine | 28 Oct 1935 | Chief Signals Officer, MC |
Flt Lt | Kenneth C McKenzie | 13 May 1935 | MBE |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | Thomas H Evans | 26 May 1934 | Command Accountant |
Sqn Ldr | 9 Dec 1934 | later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | C W Price | 4 Jan 1936 | |
Flt Lt | W M Lyons | 1 Feb 1936 | |
Fg Off | Geoffrey L Seabrook | 8 Apr 1936 | later AVM |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | Frank C Cowtan | 8 Apr 1935 | Principal Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP |
Wg Cdr | W F Wilson | 20 Sep 1935 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MC, MB, BCh |
Sqn Ldr | Philip H Perkins | 1 Oct 1934 | MRCS, LRCP |
Dental | |||
Flt Lt | J E Tyrrell | 31 Mar 1936 | LDS |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | J H P Still | 1 Dec 1935 | MA |
Rev | F G B Sutherland | 1Nov 1935 | |
Rev | M K MacLeod | 25 Oct 1935 | PhD, MA, FSA |
Rev | R N Shapley | 10 Mar 1936 | MC, AKC |
Educational | |||
Mr | I B Hart | 2 Sep 1935 | Grade I, OBE, BSc, PhD |
Works | |||
Capt | H T Humfrees | Acting Chief Engineer, OBE | |
Meteorological | |||
Mr | J Durward | Superintendent, MA | |
Miscellaneous Appointments |
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Gp Capt | 18 Oct 1935 | Whilst Commanding at Mersa Matruh, DSO, MC, DFC; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | Frank Woolley | 9 Apr 1936 | Intelligence Duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | C S Ellison | 1 Apr 1936 | For duty at Mersa Matruh |
Local Audit - Middle East and Palestine Commands (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | A D Donald | Acting Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Middle East, MBE | |
Directorate of Aeronautical
Inspection (Middle East and Mediterranean Command) Inspection of Explosives (RAF Depot, Aboukir) |
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Flt Lt | A D McDowall | Inspector of Explosives, RAFO | |
British Civil Aviation Signals Representative | |||
Flt Lt | R F Durrant | AFC | |
Civilian Assistants | |||
Flt Lt | M Ballard | RAFO | |
Flt Lt | W B E Powell | RAFO | |
Fg Off | L O Atkins | later RAF | |
Attached to HQ Sudan Defence Force, Khartoum |
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Wg Cdr | 22 Feb 1935 | OBE; later AM | |
Flt Lt | Valentine B J Jackson | 29 Jun 1934 | |
Warrant Officers |
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WO | James O Annan | 8 Apr 1930 | Air Staff, MBE |
WO | A S Thompson | 4 Mar 1936 | Personnel Staff |
WO | George Filmer | 15 Feb 1933 | Equipment Staff (Stores Section) |
WO | G B Lewis | 27 Dec 1935 | Equipment Staff (Stores Section) |
WO | W H M Kimpton | 1 May 1936 | Accountant |
WO | W Shaw | for disposal | |
WO | H Meacham | for disposal | |
WO | S E Catt | for disposal | |
WO | E S Oliver | for disposal | |
Warrant Officers - 2nd Class |
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WO II | Walter F Hunt | 2 Dec 1933 | Accountant |
Supernumerary |
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Sqn Ldr | G J Hanly | 24 Oct 1935 | Medical Branch, MB, ChB, FRCS(E) |
Sqn Ldr | E Thompson | 25 Oct 1935 | Medical Branch, MRCS, LRCP, FRCS(E) |
Sqn Ldr | R R Greenlaw | 17 Oct 1935 | MBE |
Flt Lt | W P Griffin | 6 Jan 1936 | Medical Branch, MB, BCh |
Flt Lt | D H Marsack | 8 Oct 1935 | |
Flt Lt | A R C Young | 25 Oct 1935 | Medical Branch, MRCS, LRCP |
Source - July 1936 Air Force List
Source - August 1936 Air Force List
Address | Controlled |
Villa Victoria, Cairo |
Directly Administered Units: -
The AOC, Middle East is also responsible for the administrative control of the: - Palestine and Transjordan Command ** Under AOC Palestine and Transjordan for operations |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | 21 Sep 1934 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO, MC | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Flt Lt | R J Clare-Hunt | 8 Feb 1937 | Personal Assistant to AOC, |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | 4 Jan 1936 | Senior Air Staff Officer, MC, DFC | |
Wg Cdr | 25 Apr 1936 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | 2 Mar 1935 | DFC; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | A H Flower | 1 Jan 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | 17 Sep 1935 | later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | A H Willetts | 11 Jan 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | H W Pearson-Rogers | 11 Jan 1937 |
|
Sqn Ldr | Thomas C Dickens | 21 Apr 1937 |
later A/Cdre |
Personnel Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | 28 Feb 1933 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | J S Harrison | 30 Mar 1937 | |
Equipment Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | 10 Jan 1934 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer, MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Engineer Section | |||
Wg Cdr | 8 Mar 1934 | DSC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | C H Tighe | 8 Dec 1936 | |
Flt Lt | 30 Mar 1937 | later A/Cdre | |
Stores Section | |||
Sqn Ldr | 12 Dec 1935 | OBE; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Feb 1935 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | John H P Clarke | 1 Oct 1932 | |
Flt Lt | D A W Sugden | 1 Sep 1935 | |
Flt Lt | J W Mitchell | 18 May 1936 | |
Flt Lt | C B Horsfield | 22 Jan 1937 | |
Attached to the Staff | |||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | 1 Feb 1937 | later AVM | |
Navigation | |||
Flt Lt | E R M Walker | 19 Dec 1936 | |
Photography | |||
Sqn Ldr | G H Russell | 13 Nov 1936 | DFC |
Legal | |||
Sqn Ldr | J B Walmsley | 6 Feb 1937 | Deputy Judge Advocate General, DFC |
Services | |||
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | B A Malet | 21 May 1937 | Chief Signals Officer, DFC |
Flt Lt | Kenneth C McKenzie | 13 May 1935 | MBE |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | Thomas H Evans | 26 May 1934 | Command Accountant |
Flt Lt | R G D Thomas | 2 Jun 1936 | |
Flt Lt | 25 Apr 1937 | later AVM | |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | Frank C Cowtan | 8 Apr 1935 | Principal Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP |
Wg Cdr | F J Murphy | 12 Oct 1936 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MB, BCh, DPH |
Flt Lt | L S Everett | 17 Dec 1936 | MRCS, LRCP |
Dental | |||
Flt Lt | F F Kennedy | 13 Nov 1936 | LDS |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | J H P Still | 1 Dec 1935 | MA |
Rev | F G B Sutherland | 1Nov 1935 | |
Rev | M K MacLeod | 25 Oct 1935 | PhD, MA, FSA |
Rev | R N Shapley | 10 Mar 1936 | MC, AKC |
Works | |||
Maj | J C A Doherty | Acting Chief Engineer, OBE | |
Meteorological | |||
Mr | R P Batty | Senior Technical Officer (Acting), BA | |
Miscellaneous Appointments |
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Fg Off | E M T Howell | 16 Nov 1936 | Camp Commandant |
Local Audit (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | A J Camm | Acting Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Middle East, MBE | |
Directorate of Aeronautical
Inspection (Middle East and Mediterranean Command) Inspection of Explosives (RAF Depot, Aboukir) |
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Flt Lt | A L Macmillan | Inspector of Explosives, RAFO | |
Flt Lt | M Ballard | Administrative Duties, RAFO | |
Flt Lt | W B E Powell | Administrative Duties, RAFO | |
Attached to HQ Sudan Defence Force, Khartoum |
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Wg Cdr | 22 Feb 1935 | OBE; later AM | |
Sqn Ldr | J D'A Keary | 19 Aug 1936 | |
Warrant Officers |
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WO | A S Thompson | 4 Mar 1936 | Personnel Staff |
WO | George Filmer | 15 Feb 1933 | Equipment Staff (Stores Section) |
WO | G B Lewis | 27 Dec 1935 | Equipment Staff (Stores Section) |
WO | F J Stubberfield | for disposal | |
WO | C E Buddin | for disposal, MBE | |
Warrant Officers - 2nd Class |
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WO II | A Callander | 21 May 1936 | Air Staff |
Supernumerary |
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Sqn Ldr | E P Mackay | 26 Apr 1937 | |
Flt Lt | E A Biddle | 14 Aug 1936 | Accountant Branch |
Source - July 1937 Air Force List
Address | Controlled | |
Villa Victoria, Cairo | Stations | |
Aboukir Abu Sueir Amman Heliopolis Helwan Ismailia |
Khartoum Ma'an Nairobi Ramleh Sarafand
|
|
Directly Administered Units: -
The AOC, Middle East is also responsible for the administrative control of the: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Hazelton R Nicholl | 10 Mar 1938 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE |
A/Cdre | 13 Dec 1937 | Air Officer i/c Administration, MC, DFC | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Flt Lt | G L Cruickshanks | 28 Apr 1938 | Personal Assistant to AOC, |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | 20 Nov 1937 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, OBE, MC; later AM | |
Wg Cdr | 25 Apr 1936 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | 2 Mar 1935 | DFC; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | A H Willetts | 11 Jan 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | H W Pearson-Rogers | 11 Jan 1937 |
|
Sqn Ldr | R W K Stevens | 1 Jul 1937 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | C E H James | 29 Mar 1938 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MC |
Sqn Ldr | D O Mulholland | 6 Oct 1937 | Organisation Duties, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | J S Harrison | 30 Mar 1937 | Personnel Staff |
Sqn Ldr | G R Montgomery | 26 Jul 1937 | Organisation Duties |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | 1 Feb 1937 | later AVM | |
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | 8 Mar 1934 | DSC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | W G Campbell | 30 Apr 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | 30 Mar 1937 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | A J Nicholas | 29 Mar 1938 | Commissioned Engineer Officer |
Navigation | |||
Flt Lt | E R M Walker | 19 Dec 1936 | |
Photography | |||
Sqn Ldr | G H Russell | 13 Nov 1936 | DFC |
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | B A Malet | 21 May 1937 | Chief Signals Officer, DFC |
Fg Off | H H Laurie | 23 Oct 1937 | Commissioned Signals Officer |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | 12 Dec 1935 | OBE; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Feb 1935 | later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | H B S Ballantyne | 3 Jun 1938 | |
Flt Lt | C J Nobbs | 2 Feb 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | A W Rule | 20 Mar 1938 | |
Flt Lt | B S Cartmel | 1 Dec 1937 | |
Flt Lt | E R Berry | 20 Nov 1937 | |
Fg Off | W R Ford | 30 Nov 1937 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | Thomas H Evans | 26 May 1934 | Command Accountant |
Flt Lt | Cuthbert V Mears | 8 Dec 1937 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | 25 Apr 1937 | later AVM | |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | Frank C Cowtan | 8 Apr 1935 | Principal Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP |
Wg Cdr | F J Murphy | 12 Oct 1936 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MB, BCh, DPH |
Flt Lt | L S Everett | 17 Dec 1936 | MRCS, LRCP |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | H Thomas | 11 Sep 1937 | |
Legal | |||
Sqn Ldr | J B Walmsley | 6 Feb 1937 | Deputy Judge Advocate General, DFC |
Educational | |||
Mr | J B Newman | 25 Aug 1937 | Command Education Officer, MBE, MA |
Works | |||
Maj | J C A Doherty | Acting Chief Engineer, OBE | |
Meteorological | |||
Mr | R P Batty | Senior Technical Officer (Acting), BA | |
Miscellaneous Appointments |
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Mr | W B J Humphrey | Camp Commandant | |
Flt Lt | E C G Badcock | Administrative duties, later RAF | |
Local Audit (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | A J Camm | Acting Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Middle East, MBE | |
Directorate of Aeronautical
Inspection (Middle East and Mediterranean Command) Inspection of Explosives (RAF Depot, Aboukir) |
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Flt Lt | A L Macmillan | Inspector of Explosives, RAFO | |
Mr | K G Ticehurst | Assistant Inspector | |
Flt Lt | M Ballard | Administrative Duties, RAFO | |
Flt Lt | W B E Powell | Administrative Duties, RAFO | |
Civil Aviation Signals Representative | |||
Mr | S G Newport | ||
Attached to HQ Sudan Defence Force, Khartoum |
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Wg Cdr | 20 Oct 1937 | DFC; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | J D'A Keary | 19 Aug 1936 | |
Warrant Officers |
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WO | C E Buddin | 26 Mar 1937 | for disposal, MBE |
WO | G E Chainey | 16 Mar 1938 | Air Staff |
WO | W B Webber | 13 Nov 1937 | Personnel Staff |
WO | R Gordon | 18 Nov 1937 | Equipment Staff (Stores Section) |
WO | F M Weiss | for disposal, MBE | |
WO | B J Skinner | for disposal | |
Supernumerary |
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Wg Cdr | E P Mackay | 26 Apr 1937 | |
Act Flt Lt (Fg Off) | Geoffrey L Seabrook | 9 Feb 1938 | later AVM |
Fg Off | R L Scott | 3 Jun 1938 | Medical Branch, MB, ChB |
Source - July 1938 Air Force List
Address | Controlled | |
Villa Victoria, Cairo | Stations | |
Aboukir Abu Sueir Amman Heliopolis Helwan Ismailia |
Khartoum Ma'an Nairobi Ramleh Sarafand
|
|
Directly Administered Units: -
The AOC, Middle East is also responsible for the administrative control of the: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Hazelton R Nicholl | 10 Mar 1938 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE |
A/Cdre | 13 Dec 1937 | Air Officer i/c Administration, MC, DFC | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Flt Lt | G L Cruickshanks | 28 Apr 1938 | Personal Assistant to AOC, |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | 20 Nov 1937 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, OBE, MC; later AM | |
Wg Cdr | 25 Apr 1936 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | 2 Mar 1935 | DFC; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | A H Willetts | 11 Jan 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | H W Pearson-Rogers | 11 Jan 1937 |
|
Flt Lt | John N Tomes | 7 Oct 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | C E H James | 29 Mar 1938 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MC |
Sqn Ldr | D O Mulholland | 6 Oct 1937 | Organisation Duties, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Charles S Moore | 31 Oct 1938 | Personnel Staff; later AVM |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | 1 Feb 1937 | later AVM | |
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | A J Warwick | 10 Oct 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | W G Campbell | 30 Apr 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | 30 Mar 1937 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | A J Nicholas | 29 Mar 1938 | Commissioned Engineer Officer |
Navigation | |||
Flt Lt | Arthur F Johnson | 11 Nov 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Photography | |||
Sqn Ldr | G H Russell | 13 Nov 1936 | DFC |
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | H F G Sutherland | 29 Sep 1938 | Chief Signals Officer |
Fg Off | H H Laurie | 23 Oct 1937 | Commissioned Signals Officer |
Fg Off | W E Dunn | 13 Jun 1938 | Commissioned Signals Officer |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | 12 Dec 1935 | OBE; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Feb 1935 | later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | H B S Ballantyne | 3 Jun 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | C J Nobbs | 2 Feb 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Nov 1938 | later AM | |
Flt Lt | D G McDiarmid | 11 Nov 1938 | |
Flt Lt | A W Rule | 20 Mar 1938 | |
Flt Lt | E R Berry | 20 Nov 1937 | |
Fg Off | W R Ford | 30 Nov 1937 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | Thomas H Evans | 26 May 1934 | Command Accountant |
Sqn Ldr | 25 Apr 1937 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Cuthbert V Mears | 8 Dec 1937 | later A/Cdre |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | Frank C Cowtan | 8 Apr 1935 | Principal Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP |
Wg Cdr | F J Murphy | 12 Oct 1936 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MB, BCh, DPH |
Flt Lt | L S Everett | 17 Dec 1936 | MRCS, LRCP |
Flt Lt | F L Whitehead | 1 Jun 1938 | MD, CM |
Fg Off | R M Hewat | 11 Nov 1938 | MRCS, LRCP |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | H Thomas | 11 Sep 1937 | |
Rev | O R I Jones | 23 Aug 1938 | BA |
Legal | |||
Sqn Ldr | J B Walmsley | 6 Feb 1937 | Deputy Judge Advocate General, DFC |
Educational | |||
Mr | J B Newman | 25 Aug 1937 | Command Education Officer, MBE, MA |
Capt | S Barraclough | 8 Sep 1938 | Grade II, MBE |
Works | |||
Maj | J C A Doherty | Acting Chief Engineer, OBE | |
Meteorological | |||
Mr | R P Batty | Senior Technical Officer (Acting), BA | |
Miscellaneous Appointments |
|||
Mr | W B J Humphrey | Camp Commandant | |
Flt Lt | E C G Badcock | Administrative duties, late RAF | |
Flt Lt | M Ballard | Administrative Duties, RAFO | |
Local Audit (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | C W Evans | Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Middle East, MBE | |
Directorate of Aeronautical
Inspection (Middle East and Mediterranean Command) Inspection of Explosives (RAF Depot, Aboukir) |
|||
Mr | C F Burden | Assistant Inspector, AID | |
Mr | K G Ticehurst | Assistant Inspector, AID | |
Civil Aviation Signals Representative | |||
Mr | S G Newport | ||
Attached to HQ Sudan Defence Force, Khartoum |
|||
Wg Cdr | 20 Oct 1937 | DFC; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | J D'A Keary | 19 Aug 1936 | |
Warrant Officers |
|||
WO | C E Buddin | 26 Mar 1937 | for disposal, MBE |
WO | G E Chainey | 16 Mar 1938 | Air Staff |
WO | W B J Webber | 13 Nov 1937 | Personnel Staff |
WO | R Gordon | 18 Nov 1937 | Equipment Staff (Stores Section) |
WO | A Hall | 27 Apr 1936 | Personnel Staff |
WO | T Hatcher | 9 Mar 1936 | Air Staff |
WO | J Moors | 20 May 1937 | Equipment Staff |
WO | H Allsopp | 14 Oct 1938 | Air Staff |
WO | H N C Dixon | 16 Nov 1938 | Accountant |
WO | V W Blake | for disposal | |
WO | H C Fry | for disposal | |
WO | J Gallie | for disposal | |
Supernumerary |
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Wg Cdr | E P Mackay | 26 Apr 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | J C Neely | 2 Dec 1938 | Medical Branch, MB, MRCS, LRCP, DOMS, DO(Oxon) |
Act Flt Lt (Fg Off) | Geoffrey L Seabrook | 9 Feb 1938 | later AVM |
Source - January 1939 Air Force List
Address | Controlled | |
Villa Victoria, Cairo | Stations | |
Aboukir Abu Sueir Amman Heliopolis Helwan Ismailia |
Khartoum Ma'an Nairobi Ramleh Sarafand
|
|
Directly Administered Units: -
The AOC, Middle East is also responsible for the administrative control of the: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Hazelton R Nicholl | 10 Mar 1938 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE |
A/Cdre | 13 Dec 1937 | Air Officer i/c Administration, MC, DFC | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | Frederick M Milligan | 1 Dec 1938 | Personal Assistant to AOC; later A/Cdre |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | 20 Nov 1937 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, OBE, MC; later AM | |
Wg Cdr | 9 Jan 1939 | later ACM | |
Sqn Ldr | A H Willetts | 11 Jan 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | H W Pearson-Rogers | 11 Jan 1937 |
|
Flt Lt | John N Tomes | 7 Oct 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | C E H James | 29 Mar 1938 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MC |
Sqn Ldr | D O Mulholland | 6 Oct 1937 | Organisation Duties, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Charles S Moore | 31 Oct 1938 | Personnel Staff; later AVM |
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) | D S Jillings | Personnel Duties, MBE, MC, RAFO | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | 1 Feb 1937 | later AVM | |
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | A J Warwick | 10 Oct 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | W G Campbell | 30 Apr 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | 30 Mar 1937 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | A J Nicholas | 29 Mar 1938 | Commissioned Engineer Officer |
Navigation | |||
Flt Lt | Arthur F Johnson | 11 Nov 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | 1 Feb 1939 | Chief Signals Officer, DFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | H F G Sutherland | 29 Sep 1938 | |
Fg Off | H H Laurie | 23 Oct 1937 | Commissioned Signals Officer |
Fg Off | W E Dunn | 13 Jun 1938 | Commissioned Signals Officer |
Equipment | |||
Gp Capt | W J Shields | 17 Jan 1939 | |
Wg Cdr | 12 Dec 1935 | OBE; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | H B S Ballantyne | 3 Jun 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | C J Nobbs | 2 Feb 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Nov 1938 | later AM | |
Flt Lt | D G McDiarmid | 11 Nov 1938 | |
Flt Lt | A W Rule | 20 Mar 1938 | |
Flt Lt | E R Berry | 20 Nov 1937 | |
Fg Off | W R Ford | 30 Nov 1937 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | Thomas H Evans | 26 May 1934 | Command Accountant |
Sqn Ldr | 25 Apr 1937 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Cuthbert V Mears | 8 Dec 1937 | later A/Cdre |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | K Biggs | 16 Jan 1939 | Principal Medical Officer (Temporary), MC, MRCS, LRCP, DPH |
Wg Cdr | F J Murphy | 12 Oct 1936 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MB, BCh, DPH |
Flt Lt | L S Everett | 17 Dec 1936 | MRCS, LRCP |
Flt Lt | F L Whitehead | 1 Jun 1938 | MD, CM |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | H Thomas | 11 Sep 1937 | |
Rev | O R I Jones | 23 Aug 1938 | BA |
Legal | |||
Sqn Ldr | J B Walmsley | 6 Feb 1937 | Deputy Judge Advocate General, DFC |
Educational | |||
Mr | J B Newman | 25 Aug 1937 | Command Education Officer, MBE, MA |
Capt | S Barraclough | 8 Sep 1938 | Grade II, MBE |
Works | |||
Maj | J C A Doherty | Acting Chief Engineer, OBE | |
Meteorological | |||
Mr | R P Batty | Senior Technical Officer (Acting), BA | |
Miscellaneous Appointments |
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Mr | W B J Humphrey | Camp Commandant | |
Flt Lt | E C G Badcock | Administrative duties, late RAF | |
Flt Lt | M Ballard | Administrative Duties, RAFO | |
Local Audit (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | C W Evans | Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Middle East, MBE | |
Directorate of Aeronautical
Inspection (Middle East and Mediterranean Command) Inspection of Explosives (RAF Depot, Aboukir) |
|||
Mr | C F Burden | Assistant Inspector, AID | |
Mr | K G Ticehurst | Assistant Inspector, AID | |
Civil Aviation Signals Representative | |||
Mr | S G Newport | ||
Attached to HQ Sudan Defence Force, Khartoum |
|||
Wg Cdr | 20 Oct 1937 | DFC; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | J D'A Keary | 19 Aug 1936 | |
Supernumerary |
|||
Wg Cdr | E P Mackay | 26 Apr 1937 | |
Wg Cdr | J G Russell | 4 Feb 1939 | MB, BCh |
Wg Cdr | A F Cook | 17 Feb 1939 | LRCP & S, DPH |
Act Flt Lt (Fg Off) | 9 Feb 1938 | later AVM | |
Warrant Officers |
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WO | A Hall | 27 Apr 1936 | Personnel Staff |
WO | T Hatcher | 9 Mar 1936 | Air Staff |
WO | J Moors | 20 May 1937 | Equipment Staff |
WO | H Allsopp | 14 Oct 1938 | Air Staff |
WO | V W Blake | 16 Nov 1938 | Equipment Staff |
WO | H N C Dixon | 16 Nov 1938 | Accountant |
WO | H Parker | for disposal |
Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Address | Controlled | |
Villa Victoria, Cairo | Stations | |
Aboukir Abu Sueir Amman Heliopolis Helwan Ismailia |
Khartoum Ma'an Nairobi Ramleh Sarafand
|
|
Directly Administered Units: -
The AOC, Middle East is also responsible for the administrative control of the: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AM | 28 Mar 1939 | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CB, CBE, DSO, MC, AFC; later ACM | |
A/Cdre | 13 Dec 1937 | Air Officer i/c Administration, MC, DFC | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | Frederick M Milligan | 1 Dec 1938 | Personal Assistant to AOC; later A/Cdre |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | 20 Nov 1937 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, OBE, MC; later AM | |
Wg Cdr | 9 Jan 1939 | later ACM | |
Wg Cdr | 8 Mar 1939 | later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | A H Willetts | 11 Jan 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | H W Pearson-Rogers | 11 Jan 1937 |
|
Flt Lt | John N Tomes | 7 Oct 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | C E H James | 29 Mar 1938 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MC |
Sqn Ldr | D O Mulholland | 6 Oct 1937 | Organisation Duties, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Charles S Moore | 31 Oct 1938 | Personnel Staff; later AVM |
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) | D S Jillings | Personnel Duties, MBE, MC, RAFO | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Armament | |||
Wg Cdr | 1 Feb 1937 | later AVM | |
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | A J Warwick | 10 Oct 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | W G Campbell | 30 Apr 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | 30 Mar 1937 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | A J Nicholas | 29 Mar 1938 | Commissioned Engineer Officer |
Navigation | |||
Flt Lt | Arthur F Johnson | 11 Nov 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | 1 Feb 1939 | Chief Signals Officer, DFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | H F G Sutherland | 29 Sep 1938 | |
Fg Off | H H Laurie | 23 Oct 1937 | Commissioned Signals Officer |
Fg Off | W E Dunn | 13 Jun 1938 | Commissioned Signals Officer |
Photographic | |||
Sqn Ldr | F G Cator | 1 Mar 1939 | |
Equipment | |||
Gp Capt | W J Shields | 17 Jan 1939 | |
Wg Cdr | 12 Dec 1935 | OBE; later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | H B S Ballantyne | 3 Jun 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | C J Nobbs | 2 Feb 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Nov 1938 | later AM | |
Sqn Ldr | D G McDiarmid | 11 Nov 1938 | |
Flt Lt | A W Rule | 20 Mar 1938 | |
Flt Lt | E R Berry | 20 Nov 1937 | |
Fg Off | W R Ford | 30 Nov 1937 | |
Fg Off | H W C Springham | 20 Feb 1939 | |
Accountant | |||
Gp Capt | Thomas H Evans | 26 May 1934 | Command Accountant |
Sqn Ldr | 25 Apr 1937 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Cuthbert V Mears | 8 Dec 1937 | later A/Cdre |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | K Biggs | 16 Jan 1939 | Principal Medical Officer (Temporary), MC, MRCS, LRCP, DPH |
Gp Capt | A E Panter | MRCS, LRCP | |
Wg Cdr | F J Murphy | 12 Oct 1936 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MB, BCh, DPH |
Flt Lt | F L Whitehead | 1 Jun 1938 | MD, CM |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | H Thomas | 11 Sep 1937 | |
Legal | |||
Sqn Ldr | J B Walmsley | 6 Feb 1937 | Deputy Judge Advocate General, DFC |
Educational | |||
Mr | J B Newman | 25 Aug 1937 | Command Education Officer, MBE, MA |
Capt | S Barraclough | 8 Sep 1938 | Grade II, MBE |
Works | |||
Mr | F L Fay | Chief Engineer, MC, AMInstCE | |
Meteorological | |||
Mr | R P Batty | Senior Technical Officer (Acting), BA | |
Miscellaneous Appointments |
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Mr | W B J Humphrey | Camp Commandant | |
Flt Lt | M Ballard | Code and Cypher Duties, RAFO | |
Maj (Ret) | R R Reed | Code and Cypher Duties | |
Local Audit (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | C W Evans | Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Middle East, MBE | |
Directorate of Aeronautical
Inspection (Middle East and Mediterranean Command) Inspection of Explosives (RAF Depot, Aboukir) |
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Mr | C F Burden | Assistant Inspector, AID | |
Mr | K G Ticehurst | Assistant Inspector, AID | |
Civil Aviation Signals Representative | |||
Mr | S G Newport | ||
Attached to HQ Sudan Defence Force, Khartoum |
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Wg Cdr | 20 Oct 1937 | DFC; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | J D'A Keary | 19 Aug 1936 | |
Supernumerary |
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Wg Cdr | E P Mackay | 26 Apr 1937 | |
Wg Cdr | A F Cook | 17 Feb 1939 | LRCP & S, DPH |
Flt Lt | V A F Martin | 8 Mar 1939 | MB, BCh |
Flt Lt | H D Nicholson | 6 Mar 1939 | |
Act Flt Lt (Fg Off) | 9 Feb 1938 | later AVM | |
Fg Off | W G Thorn | 11 Mar 1939 | |
Warrant Officers |
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WO | A Hall | 27 Apr 1936 | Personnel Staff |
WO | J Moors | 20 May 1937 | Equipment Staff |
WO | H Allsopp | 14 Oct 1938 | Air Staff |
WO | V W Blake | 16 Nov 1938 | Equipment Staff |
WO | H N C Dixon | 16 Nov 1938 | Accountant |
WO | A Morgan | for disposal |
Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Address | Controlled | |
Villa Victoria, Cairo |
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Wings: -
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Stations | ||
Aboukir Abu Sueir Amman El Ma'sara Heliopolis Helwan |
Ismailia Khartoum Ma'an Nairobi Ramleh Sarafand |
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Directly Administered Units: -
The AOC, Middle East is also responsible for the administrative control and training of RAF units of: - |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AM | 28 Mar 1939 | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CBE, DSO, MC, AFC; later ACM | |
Act AVM | 13 Dec 1937 | Air Officer i/c Administration, MC, DFC | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | Frederick M Milligan | 1 Dec 1938 | Personal Assistant to AOC; later A/Cdre |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | 20 Nov 1937 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, OBE, MC; later AM | |
Gp Capt | Horace E P Wigglesworth | 22 May 1939 | DSC; later AM |
Wg Cdr | 9 Jan 1939 | later ACM | |
Wg Cdr | 8 Mar 1939 | later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | R R Greenlaw | 26 Aug 1939 | MBE |
Sqn Ldr | A H Willetts | 11 Jan 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | H W Pearson-Rogers | 11 Jan 1937 |
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Sqn Ldr | H H Bellairs | 25 Aug 1939 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | C E H James | 29 Mar 1938 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MC |
Sqn Ldr | Charles S Moore | 31 Oct 1938 | Personnel Staff; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | N A R Halliday | 1 Jun 1939 | Organisation |
Sqn Ldr | M F B Read | 15 Jun 1939 | Organisation Duties |
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) | D S Jillings | Personnel Duties, MBE, MC, RAFO | |
Plt Off | F W Chadwick | 31 Aug 1939 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | David N Kington-Blair-Oliphant | 2 Jul 1939 | later AVM |
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | A J Warwick | 10 Oct 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | W G Campbell | 30 Apr 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | 30 Mar 1937 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | A J Nicholas | 29 Mar 1938 | Commissioned Engineer Officer |
Navigation | |||
Flt Lt | Arthur F Johnson | 11 Nov 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | 1 Feb 1939 | Chief Signals Officer, DFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | H F G Sutherland | 29 Sep 1938 | |
Fg Off | H H Laurie | 23 Oct 1937 | Commissioned Signals Officer |
Fg Off | W Wolfenden | 8 Apr 1939 | Commissioned Signals Officer |
Photographic | |||
Sqn Ldr | F G Cator | 1 Mar 1939 | |
Equipment | |||
Gp Capt | W J Shields | 17 Jan 1939 | |
Wg Cdr | H B S Ballantyne | 3 Jun 1938 | |
Wg Cdr | S D Dennis | 16 Sep 1939 | |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Nov 1938 | later AM | |
Sqn Ldr | D G McDiarmid | 11 Nov 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | A W Rule | 20 Mar 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | E R Berry | 20 Nov 1937 | |
Flt Lt | H W C Springham | 20 Feb 1939 | |
Fg Off | W R Ford | 30 Nov 1937 | |
Fg Off | G F Dell | 20 May 1939 | |
Accountant | |||
Gp Capt | Thomas H Evans | 26 May 1934 | Command Accountant |
Sqn Ldr | 25 Apr 1937 | later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | William E V Richards | 29 Aug 1939 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Cuthbert V Mears | 8 Dec 1937 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | J Pirie | 19 May 1939 | |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | A E Panter | 24 Mar 1939 | Principal Medical Officer (Temporary), MRCS, LRCP |
Wg Cdr | F J Murphy | 12 Oct 1936 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer (Hygiene), MB, BCh, DPH |
Flt Lt | F L Whitehead | 1 Jun 1938 | MD, CM |
Flt Lt | C E G Wickham | 1 Apr 1939 | MB, BS, MRCS, LRCP |
Flt Lt | S Paul | 28 Aug 1939 | MRCS, LRCP |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | H Thomas | 11 Sep 1937 | Principal Chaplain (C of E) |
Legal | |||
Sqn Ldr | J B Walmsley | 6 Feb 1937 | Deputy Judge Advocate General, DFC |
Educational | |||
Mr | J B Newman | 25 Aug 1937 | Command Education Officer, MBE, MA |
Capt | S Barraclough | 8 Sep 1938 | Grade II, MBE |
Works | |||
Mr | F L Fay | Chief Engineer, MC, AMInstCE | |
Meteorological | |||
Mr | R P Batty | Senior Technical Officer (Acting), BA | |
Miscellaneous Appointments |
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Mr | W B J Humphrey | Camp Commandant | |
Flt Lt | M Ballard | Code and Cypher Duties, RAFO | |
Maj (Ret) | R R Reed | Code and Cypher Duties | |
Capt | T Morgan | Code and Cypher Duties | |
Local Audit (under Director of Accounts, Air Ministry) | |||
Mr | C W Evans | Chief Auditor and Adviser on Expenditure to AOC Middle East, MBE | |
Directorate of Aeronautical
Inspection (Middle East and Mediterranean Command) Inspection of Explosives (RAF Depot, Aboukir) |
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Mr | C F Burden | Assistant Inspector, AID | |
Civil Aviation Signals Representative | |||
Mr | S G Newport | ||
Attached to HQ Sudan Defence Force, Khartoum |
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Sqn Ldr | J D'A Keary | 19 Aug 1936 | |
Supernumerary |
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Wg Cdr | E P Mackay | 26 Apr 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | Patrick H Dunn | 26 Aug 1939 | later AM |
Flt Lt | H D Nicholson | 6 Mar 1939 | |
Flt Lt | 9 Feb 1938 | later AVM | |
Fg Off | J O Fischer-Sobell | 21 Apr 1939 | |
Fg Off | W G Thorn | 11 Mar 1939 |
Source - December 1939 Confidential Air Force List
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