Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 3 Armoured Car Company - Personnel and locations
[May 1923 | Jul 1923 | Jan 1924 | May 1924]
This was formed on 3 November 1922 on board the SS Braemar Castle en route to Iraq.
Equipment operated | Location | Command/Group |
Rolls Royce Armoured Cars Lancia Armoured Cars Armed Fords Crossley Touring Car Motorcycles Crossley 4 x 2 Light Tenders Leyland 3-Ton Heavy Tender |
Makina, Basrah, Iraq | Iraq Command |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick H W Guard | 3 Nov 1922 | Officer Commanding, CMG, CBE, DSO |
Flt Lt | Horace G Bowen | 3 Nov 1922 | MBE; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Richard V Branwell-Davis | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | Alphonsus M Reidy | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | Rowallan Taylor | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | Frank B Young | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | Lancelot H Cooper | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | James C Jeffrey | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Stanley D Dennis | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Cyril W Price | 3 Nov 1922 |
Source - May 1923 Air Force List
Equipment operated | Location | Command/Group |
Rolls Royce Armoured Cars Lancia Armoured Cars Armed Fords Crossley Touring Car Triumph Motorcycles Crossley 4 x 2 Light Tenders Leyland 3-Ton Heavy Tender |
Basrah, Iraq | Iraq Command |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick H W Guard | 3 Nov 1922 | Officer Commanding, CMG, CBE, DSO |
Flt Lt | Horace G Bowen | 3 Nov 1922 | MBE; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Richard V Branwell-Davis | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | Alphonsus M Reidy | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | Rowallan Taylor | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | Frank B Young | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | Lancelot H Cooper | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | James C Jeffrey | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Stanley D Dennis | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Cyril W Price | 3 Nov 1922 |
Source - July 1923 Air Force List
Equipment operated | Location | Command/Group |
Rolls Royce Armoured Cars Lancia Armoured Cars Armed Fords Crossley Touring Car Triumph Motorcycles Crossley 4 x 2 Light Tenders Leyland 3-Ton Heavy Tender |
Basrah, Iraq | Iraq Command |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick H W Guard | 3 Nov 1922 | Officer Commanding, CMG, CBE, DSO |
Flt Lt | Horace G Bowen | 3 Nov 1922 | MBE; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Lewis V Hirst | 14 Sep 1923 | |
Flt Lt | Allan R Churchman | 23 Nov 1923 | DFC; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Richard V Branwell-Davis | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | Somerled D Macdonald | 14 Sep 1923 | DFC; later AVM |
Fg Off | Alphonsus M Reidy | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | Frank B Young | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | Lancelot H Cooper | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | James C Jeffrey | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | Benjamin J J Nimmo | 23 Nov 1923 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Stanley D Dennis | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Cyril W Price | 3 Nov 1922 |
Source - January 1924 Air Force List
Equipment operated | Location | Command/Group |
Rolls Royce Armoured Cars Lancia Armoured Cars Armed Fords Crossley Touring Car Triumph Motorcycles Crossley 4 x 2 Light Tenders Leyland 3-Ton Heavy Tender |
Basrah, Iraq | Iraq Command |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick H W Guard | 3 Nov 1922 | Officer Commanding, CMG, CBE, DSO |
Flt Lt | Horace G Bowen | 3 Nov 1922 | MBE; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Lewis V Hirst | 14 Sep 1923 | |
Flt Lt | Allan R Churchman | 23 Nov 1923 | DFC; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Richard V Branwell-Davis | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | Somerled D Macdonald | 14 Sep 1923 | DFC; later AVM |
Fg Off | Alphonsus M Reidy | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | Rowallan Taylor | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | Frank B Young | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | Lancelot H Cooper | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | James C Jeffrey | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Stanley D Dennis | 3 Nov 1922 | |
Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Cyril W Price | 3 Nov 1922 |
Source - May 1924 Air Force List
It was disbanded on 1 April 1925.
[Jul 1923 | Jan 1924 | May 1924]
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