Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Armament & Gunnery School/(No 1) Air Armament School Personnel and locations
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The Armament and Gunnery School was formed at RAF Eastchurch on 1 April 1920 within No 1 Group from personnel who had been serving at No 3 School of Technical Training.
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Lionel W B Rees | 26 Nov 1919 | Officer Commanding, VC, OBE, MC, AFC | |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G H Carr | T | 15 Mar 1920 | |
Sqn Ldr | Stephen C Winfield-Smith | T | 4 Oct 1919 | |
Flt Lt | A | 24 Mar 1920 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Francis E P Barrington | A | ||
Flt Lt | Were J B Jacobs | Stores | 14 Jul 1919 | |
Fg Off | Robert C Mitchell | A | ||
Obs Off | James W E Jamieson | O | ||
Fg Off | James J Brownridge | T | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | Charles M Bevan | T | 22 Mar 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | T | ||
Fg Off | Albert E Enders | Stores | 23 Mar 1920 | |
Fg Off | William J Shilcott | T | ||
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | T | ||
Fg Off | Bertram J Harper | T | ||
Fg Off | Bertram I Carter | T | ||
Fg Off | George P Abbott | Ad | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Plt Off | Herbert Stafford | T | 29 Oct 1919 | |
Plt Off | Arthur Ellis | A | ||
Plt Off | Frederick C Philips | A | 23 Mar 1920 | |
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Alan F Rook | Med | ||
Flt Lt | Harold O Salt | Dental | ||
Chaplain |
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Rev | Hugh McCalman | MC, relative rank of Flt Lt |
Source - May 1920 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Lionel W B Rees | 26 Nov 1919 | Officer Commanding, VC, OBE, MC, AFC | |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G H Carr | T | 15 Mar 1920 | |
Flt Lt | A | 24 Mar 1920 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Francis E P Barrington | A | 28 May 1919 | |
Flt Lt | Vere J B Jacobs | Stores | 14 Jul 1919 | |
Fg Off | James J Brownridge | T | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | Charles M Bevan | T | 22 Mar 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | T | 18 Dec 1918 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | T | xx xxx 1917 | |
Fg Off | Bertram J Harper | T | 2 Jul 1919 | |
Fg Off | George P Abbott | Ad | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Alan F Rook | Med | ||
Flt Lt | Harold O Salt | Dental |
Source - June 1920 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | ||
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G H Carr | T | 15 Mar 1920 | |
Sqn Ldr | Martin G B Copeman | A | 2 Jul 1920 | |
Flt Lt | A | 24 Mar 1920 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Francis E P Barrington | A | 28 May 1919 | |
Flt Lt | Vere J B Jacobs | Stores | 14 Jul 1919 | |
Fg Off | James J Brownridge | T | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | Charles M Bevan | T | 22 Mar 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | T | 18 Dec 1918 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | T | xx xxx 1917 | |
Fg Off | Bertram J Harper | T | 2 Jul 1919 | |
Fg Off | George P Abbott | Ad | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Alan F Rook | Med | ||
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 1 Apr 1920 | OBE |
Source - July 1920 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | ||
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G H Carr | T | 15 Mar 1920 | |
Flt Lt | A | 24 Mar 1920 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Francis E P Barrington | A | 28 May 1919 | |
Flt Lt | Vere J B Jacobs | Stores | 14 Jul 1919 | |
Fg Off | James J Brownridge | T | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | Charles M Bevan | T | 22 Mar 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | T | 18 Dec 1918 | |
Fg Off | Harold J Bradley | A & S | 6 Aug 1920 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | T | xx xxx 1917 | |
Fg Off | George P Abbott | Ad | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Obs Off | William J Harris | O | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Alan F Rook | Med | ||
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 1 Apr 1920 | OBE |
Source - August 1920 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | ||
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G H Carr | T | 15 Mar 1920 | |
Flt Lt | A | 24 Mar 1920 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Charles Crawford | A | 21 Aug 1920 | |
Fg Off | James J Brownridge | T | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | Charles M Bevan | Stores | 22 Mar 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | T | 18 Dec 1918 | |
Fg Off | Harold J Bradley | A & S | 6 Aug 1920 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | T | xx xxx 1917 | |
Fg Off | George P Abbott | Ad | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Obs Off | William J Harris | O | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Alan F Rook | Med | 24 Oct 1919 | DPH |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 1 Apr 1920 | OBE, with the relative rank of Group Captain |
Source - September 1920 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | ||
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G H Carr | T | 15 Mar 1920 | |
Flt Lt | A | 24 Mar 1920 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Charles Crawford | A | 21 Aug 1920 | |
Fg Off | James J Brownridge | T | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | Reginald G Fussell | Stores | 28 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Charles M Bevan | Stores | 22 Mar 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | T | 18 Dec 1918 | |
Fg Off | Harold J Bradley | A & S | 6 Aug 1920 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | T | xx xxx 1917 | |
Fg Off | George P Abbott | Ad | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Obs Off | William J Harris | O | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Eric A Lumley | Med | 8 Oct 1920 | MC, MB |
Flt Lt | Alan F Rook | Med | 24 Oct 1919 | DPH |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 1 Apr 1920 | OBE, with the relative rank of Group Captain |
Source - October 1920 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | ||
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G H Carr | T | 15 Mar 1920 | |
Sqn Ldr | Martin G B Copeman | A | 12 Oct 1920 | |
Flt Lt | A | 24 Mar 1920 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Charles Crawford | A | 21 Aug 1920 | |
Fg Off | James J Brownridge | T | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | Reginald G Fussell | Stores | 28 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Charles M Bevan | Stores | 22 Mar 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | T | 18 Dec 1918 | |
Fg Off | Harold J Bradley | A & S | 6 Aug 1920 | |
Fg Off | George P Abbott | Ad | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Obs Off | William J Harris | O | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | A | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Eric A Lumley | Med | 8 Oct 1920 | MC, MB |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 1 Apr 1920 | OBE, with the relative rank of Group Captain |
Source - November 1920 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | ||
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G H Carr | T | 15 Mar 1920 | |
Sqn Ldr | Martin G B Copeman | A | 12 Oct 1920 | |
Flt Lt | A | 24 Mar 1920 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Charles Crawford | A | 21 Aug 1920 | |
Fg Off | James J Brownridge | T | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | Reginald G Fussell | Stores | 28 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Charles M Bevan | Stores | 22 Mar 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | T | 18 Dec 1918 | |
Fg Off | Harold J Bradley | A & S | 6 Aug 1920 | |
Fg Off | George P Abbott | Ad | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Obs Off | William J Harris | O | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | A | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Eric A Lumley | Med | 8 Oct 1920 | MC, MB |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 1 Apr 1920 | OBE, with the relative rank of Group Captain |
Source - January 1921 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | ||
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G H Carr | T | 15 Mar 1920 | |
Sqn Ldr | Martin G B Copeman | A | 12 Oct 1920 | |
Flt Lt | A | 24 Mar 1920 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Charles M Bevan | Stores | 22 Mar 1920 | |
Fg Off | Charles Crawford | A | 21 Aug 1920 | |
Fg Off | James J Brownridge | T | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | Reginald G Fussell | Stores | 28 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | T | 18 Dec 1918 | |
Fg Off | Harold J Bradley | A & S | 6 Aug 1920 | |
Fg Off | George P Abbott | Ad | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Obs Off | William J Harris | O | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | A | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Eric A Lumley | Med | 8 Oct 1920 | MC, MB |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE, with the relative rank of Sqn Ldr and the relative rank of Gp Capt whilst employed as Staff Chaplain |
Source - February 1921 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | ||
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G H Carr | T | 15 Mar 1920 | |
Sqn Ldr | Martin G B Copeman | A | 12 Oct 1920 | |
Flt Lt | A | 24 Mar 1920 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Charles Crawford | A | 21 Aug 1920 | |
Fg Off | James J Brownridge | T | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | Reginald G Fussell | Stores | 28 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | T | 18 Dec 1918 | |
Fg Off | Harold J Bradley | A & S | 6 Aug 1920 | |
Fg Off | George P Abbott | Ad | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Obs Off | William J Harris | O | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | A | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Eric A Lumley | Med | 8 Oct 1920 | MC, MB |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE, with the relative rank of Sqn Ldr and the relative rank of Gp Capt whilst employed as Staff Chaplain |
Source - March 1921 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | ||
Sqn Ldr | Martin G B Copeman | A | 2 Jul 1920 | |
Flt Lt | A | 24 Mar 1920 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Charles Crawford | A | 21 Aug 1920 | |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | T | 12 Feb 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | James J Brownridge | T | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | T | 18 Dec 1918 | |
Fg Off | Harold J Bradley | A & S | 6 Aug 1920 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | T | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | George P Abbott | Ad | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | William J Harris | O | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | A | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Stores Officer | ||||
Fg Off | Reginald G Fussell | 28 Apr 1920 | ||
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Eric A Lumley | Med | 8 Oct 1920 | MC, MB |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE, with the relative rank of Sqn Ldr and the relative rank of Gp Capt whilst employed as a Staff Chaplain. |
Source - April 1921 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | ||
Sqn Ldr | Martin G B Copeman | A | 2 Jul 1920 | |
Flt Lt | A | 24 Mar 1920 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Charles Crawford | A | 21 Aug 1920 | |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | T | 12 Feb 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | James J Brownridge | T | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | T | 18 Dec 1918 | |
Fg Off | Harold J Bradley | A & S | 6 Aug 1920 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | T | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | George P Abbott | Ad | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | William J Harris | O | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | A | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Stores Officer | ||||
Fg Off | Reginald G Fussell | 28 Apr 1920 | ||
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Eric A Lumley | Med | 8 Oct 1920 | MC, MB |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE, with the relative rank of Sqn Ldr and the relative rank of Gp Capt whilst employed as a Staff Chaplain. |
Source - May 1921 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | ||
Sqn Ldr | James C P Wood | A & S | 9 Apr 1921 | |
Flt Lt | A | 24 Mar 1920 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | T | 12 Feb 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | James J Brownridge | T | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | T | 18 Dec 1918 | |
Fg Off | Harold J Bradley | A & S | 6 Aug 1920 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | T | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | George P Abbott | Ad | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | William J Harris | O | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | A | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Stores Officer | ||||
Fg Off | Reginald G Fussell | 28 Apr 1920 | ||
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Eric A Lumley | Med | 8 Oct 1920 | MC, MB |
Flt Lt | Dumaresq Le Bas | Med | 9 Apr 1921 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE, with the relative rank of Sqn Ldr and the relative rank of Gp Capt whilst employed as a Staff Chaplain. |
Source - June 1921 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | ||
Sqn Ldr | James C P Wood | A & S | 9 Apr 1921 | |
Sqn Ldr | Martin G B Copeman | A | 2 Jul 1920 | |
Flt Lt | A | 24 Mar 1920 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | James J Brownridge | T | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | T | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | George P Abbott | Ad | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | William J Harris | O | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | A | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Stores Officer | ||||
Fg Off | Reginald G Fussell | 28 Apr 1920 | ||
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Eric A Lumley | Med | 8 Oct 1920 | MC, MB |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE, with the relative rank of Sqn Ldr and the relative rank of Gp Capt whilst employed as a Staff Chaplain. |
Source - July 1921 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | ||
Sqn Ldr | Martin G B Copeman | A | 27 May 1921 | |
Flt Lt | A | 24 Mar 1920 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | T | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Hubert J de Waal | Ad | 15 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | T | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | George P Abbott | Ad | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | William J Harris | O | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | A | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Stores Officer | ||||
Fg Off | Reginald G Fussell | 28 Apr 1920 | ||
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Eric A Lumley | Med | 8 Oct 1920 | MC, MB |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE, with the relative rank of Sqn Ldr and the relative rank of Gp Capt whilst employed as a Staff Chaplain. |
Source - August 1921 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | ||
Sqn Ldr | Martin G B Copeman | A | 27 May 1921 | |
Flt Lt | A | 24 Mar 1920 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | T | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Hubert J de Waal | Ad | 15 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | T | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | George P Abbott | Ad | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | William J Harris | O | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | A | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Stores Officer | ||||
Fg Off | Reginald G Fussell | 28 Apr 1920 | ||
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Eric A Lumley | Med | 8 Oct 1920 | MC, MB |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE, with the relative rank of Sqn Ldr and the relative rank of Gp Capt whilst employed as a Staff Chaplain. |
Source - September 1921 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | ||
Sqn Ldr | Martin G B Copeman | A | 27 May 1921 | |
Flt Lt | A | 24 Mar 1920 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | T | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Hubert J de Waal | Ad | 15 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | T | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | George P Abbott | Ad | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | William J Harris | O | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | A | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Stores Officer | ||||
Fg Off | Reginald G Fussell | 28 Apr 1920 | ||
Fg Off | Geoffrey N Simon | Acct | 13 Aug 1921 | |
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Eric A Lumley | Med | 8 Oct 1920 | MC, MB |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE, with the relative rank of Sqn Ldr and the relative rank of Gp Capt whilst employed as a Staff Chaplain. |
Source - October 1921 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | ||
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G H Carr | T | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Martin G B Copeman | A | 27 May 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Robert S Capon | A | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | George M Lawson | A | 19 Sep 1921 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | T | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Hubert J de Waal | Ad | 15 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | T | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | George P Abbott | Ad | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | William J Harris | O | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | A | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Stores Officer | ||||
Fg Off | Reginald G Fussell | 28 Apr 1920 | ||
Fg Off | Geoffrey N Simon | Acct | 13 Aug 1921 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE, with the relative rank of Sqn Ldr and the relative rank of Gp Capt whilst employed as a Staff Chaplain. | |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Fg Off | Lambert Eardley-Wilmot | Ad | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | John D S Denholm | SO | 27 Sep 1921 | |
Fg Off | Charles Crawford | A | 27 Sep 1921 | |
Obs Off | Colin Bousfield | O | 27 Sep 1921 | |
Fg Off | James C Stevens | A'Ship | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Charles J W Hatcher | A'Ship | 1 Oct 1921 | AFC |
Obs Off | Ralph H W Empson | O | 27 Sep 1921 | |
Fg Off | Sidney R L Poole | T | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Robert S Bruce | A'Ship | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | T | 1 Oct 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Alexander Bushfield | T | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | T | 27 Sep 1921 | |
Fg Off | Thomas C Penna | T | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Alphonsus M Reidy | T | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Charles Dollery | T | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Walter Anderson | T | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Leonard E Dowse | T | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Fred Miller | T | 1 Oct 1921 | DSM |
Fg Off | Thomas O Oakes | A'Ship | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Harold F Luck | A'Ship | 1 Oct 1921 |
Source - November 1921 Air Force List
Branches: A = Aeroplane, A & S = Aeroplane and Seaplane, Acct = Accountant, Ad = Administrative, A'Ship = Airship, S = Seaplane, SO = Staff Officer, T = Technical.
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G H Carr | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Martin G B Copeman | 27 May 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Robert S Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | George M Lawson | 19 Sep 1921 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Oct 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Hubert J de Waal | 15 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | George P Abbott | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Stores Officer | |||
Fg Off | Reginald G Fussell | 28 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Geoffrey N Simon | 13 Aug 1921 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Edward W Longden | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE, with the relative rank of Sqn Ldr and the relative rank of Gp Capt whilst employed as a Staff Chaplain. |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Fg Off | Lambert Eardley-Wilmot | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | John D S Denholm | 27 Sep 1921 | |
Fg Off | Charles Crawford | 27 Sep 1921 | |
Obs Off | Colin Bousfield | 27 Sep 1921 | |
Fg Off | James C Stevens | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Charles J W Hatcher | 1 Oct 1921 | AFC |
Obs Off | Ralph H W Empson | 27 Sep 1921 | |
Fg Off | Sidney R L Poole | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Robert S Bruce | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Alexander Bushfield | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | 27 Sep 1921 | |
Fg Off | Thomas C Penna | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Alphonsus M Reidy | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Charles Dollery | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Walter Anderson | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Leonard E Dowse | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Fred Miller | 1 Oct 1921 | DSM |
Fg Off | Thomas O Oakes | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Harold F Luck | 1 Oct 1921 |
Source - December 1921 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G H Carr | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Martin G B Copeman | 27 May 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Robert S Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | George M Lawson | 19 Sep 1921 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Oct 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Hubert J de Waal | 15 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | George P Abbott | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Stores Officer | |||
Fg Off | Reginald G Fussell | 28 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Geoffrey N Simon | 13 Aug 1921 | Accountant |
Fg Off | Eric K Greenhow | 6 Dec 1921 | Accountant, MC |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Edward W Longden | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE, with the relative rank of Sqn Ldr and the relative rank of Gp Capt whilst employed as a Staff Chaplain. |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Fg Off | John D S Denholm | 27 Sep 1921 | |
Fg Off | Charles Crawford | 27 Sep 1921 | |
Obs Off | Colin Bousfield | 27 Sep 1921 | |
Fg Off | James C Stevens | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Charles J W Hatcher | 1 Oct 1921 | AFC |
Obs Off | Ralph H W Empson | 27 Sep 1921 | |
Fg Off | Robert S Bruce | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Alexander Bushfield | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | 27 Sep 1921 | |
Fg Off | James W Lissett | 15 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | Charles Dollery | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Walter Anderson | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Leonard E Dowse | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Fred Miller | 1 Oct 1921 | DSM |
Fg Off | Thomas O Oakes | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Harold F Luck | 1 Oct 1921 |
Source - January 1922 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G H Carr | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Martin G B Copeman | 27 May 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Robert S Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | George M Lawson | 19 Sep 1921 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Oct 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | 1 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Hubert J de Waal | 15 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | George P Abbott | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Stores Officer | |||
Fg Off | Reginald G Fussell | 28 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Geoffrey N Simon | 13 Aug 1921 | Accountant |
Fg Off | Eric K Greenhow | 6 Dec 1921 | Accountant, MC |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Edward W Longden | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE, with the relative rank of Sqn Ldr and the relative rank of Gp Capt whilst employed as a Staff Chaplain. |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Fg Off | Charles Crawford | 27 Sep 1921 | |
Obs Off | Colin Bousfield | 27 Sep 1921 | |
Fg Off | James C Stevens | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Charles J W Hatcher | 1 Oct 1921 | AFC |
Obs Off | Ralph H W Empson | 27 Sep 1921 | |
Fg Off | Robert S Bruce | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Alexander Bushfield | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | James W Lissett | 15 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | Charles Dollery | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Walter Anderson | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Leonard E Dowse | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Fred Miller | 1 Oct 1921 | DSM |
Fg Off | Thomas O Oakes | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Harold F Luck | 1 Oct 1921 |
Source - February 1922 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G Horsley-Carr | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Martin G B Copeman | 27 May 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Robert S Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Richard W G West | 24 Dec 1921 | |
Flt Lt | George M Lawson | 19 Sep 1921 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Oct 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | 1 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Hubert J de Waal | 15 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | George P Abbott | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Stores Officer | |||
Fg Off | Reginald G Fussell | 28 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Geoffrey N Simon | 13 Aug 1921 | Accountant |
Fg Off | Eric K Greenhow | 6 Dec 1921 | Accountant, MC |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Edward W Longden | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE, with the relative rank of Sqn Ldr and the relative rank of Gp Capt whilst employed as a Staff Chaplain. |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Fg Off | Charles Crawford | 27 Sep 1921 | |
Obs Off | Colin Bousfield | 27 Sep 1921 | |
Fg Off | James C Stevens | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Charles J W Hatcher | 1 Oct 1921 | AFC |
Obs Off | Ralph H W Empson | 27 Sep 1921 | |
Fg Off | Robert S Bruce | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Alexander Bushfield | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | James W Lissett | 15 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | Charles Dollery | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Walter Anderson | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Leonard E Dowse | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Fred Miller | 1 Oct 1921 | DSM |
Fg Off | Thomas O Oakes | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Harold F Luck | 1 Oct 1921 |
Source - March 1922 Air Force List
It probably ceased being a Cadre, reverting to full establishment on 1 April 1922 as the ORB states it was formed on this date
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Bertrand L Huskisson | 15 Feb 1922 | DSC |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G Horsley-Carr | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Martin G B Copeman | 27 May 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Francis R Alford | 6 Mar 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Robert S Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Richard W G West | 24 Dec 1921 | |
Flt Lt | George M Lawson | 19 Sep 1921 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | AFC |
Fg Off | Harry N C Robinson | 25 Feb 1922 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Oct 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | 1 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Reginald J Read | 16 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Hubert J de Waal | 15 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | George P Abbott | 27 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | John H Vickers | 25 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Stores Officer | |||
Fg Off | Reginald G Fussell | 28 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Eric K Greenhow | 6 Dec 1921 | Accountant, MC |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Edward W Longden | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE, with the relative rank of Sqn Ldr and the relative rank of Gp Capt whilst employed as a Staff Chaplain. |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Sqn Ldr | Evelyn H Sparling | 18 Feb 1922 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Alexander McR Moffatt | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Edward O'D Crean | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Leo J Riordan | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | James C Stevens | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Charles J W Hatcher | 1 Oct 1921 | AFC |
Fg Off | Leonard de V Chisman | 18 Feb 1922 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Robert S Bruce | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Howard W Clayton | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | James W Lissett | 15 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | Charles Dollery | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Walter Anderson | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Leonard E Dowse | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Fred Miller | 1 Oct 1921 | DSM |
Fg Off | Thomas O Oakes | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | James B V Glyde | 18 Feb 1922 |
Source - April 1922 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Bertrand L Huskisson | 15 Feb 1922 | DSC |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G Horsley-Carr | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Flt Lt | Horace S Shield | 3 Apr 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Francis R Alford | 6 Mar 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Jack W M Atherley | 24 Mar 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Robert S Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Richard W G West | 24 Dec 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Charles H N Nunn | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | AFC |
Fg Off | Harry N C Robinson | 25 Feb 1922 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Oct 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | 1 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Reginald J Read | 16 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Hubert J de Waal | 15 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | George W C Ravenhill | 5 Apr 1922 | |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | John H Vickers | 25 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Stores Officer | |||
Fg Off | Reginald G Fussell | 28 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Eric K Greenhow | 6 Dec 1921 | Accountant, MC |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Edward W Longden | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE, with the relative rank of Sqn Ldr and the relative rank of Gp Capt whilst employed as a Staff Chaplain. |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Sqn Ldr | Evelyn H Sparling | 18 Feb 1922 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Alexander McR Moffatt | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Edward O'D Crean | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Leo J Riordan | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | James C Stevens | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Leonard de V Chisman | 18 Feb 1922 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Howard W Clayton | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | James W Lissett | 15 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | Walter Anderson | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Fred Miller | 1 Oct 1921 | DSM |
Fg Off | Thomas O Oakes | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | Harold F Luck | 1 Oct 1921 | |
Fg Off | James B V Glyde | 18 Feb 1922 |
Source - May 1922 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Bertrand L Huskisson | 15 Feb 1922 | DSC |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G Horsley-Carr | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Flt Lt | Horace S Shield | 3 Apr 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Francis R Alford | 6 Mar 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Jack W M Atherley | 24 Mar 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Robert S Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Richard W G West | 24 Dec 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Charles H N Nunn | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | AFC |
Fg Off | Harry N C Robinson | 25 Feb 1922 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | John M Glaisher | 1 May 1922 | DFC |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Oct 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Campbell A Hoy | 12 Apr 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | 1 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Reginald J Read | 16 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Hubert J de Waal | 15 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | George W C Ravenhill | 5 Apr 1922 | |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | John H Vickers | 25 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Stores Officer | |||
Fg Off | Reginald G Fussell | 28 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Eric K Greenhow | 6 Dec 1921 | Accountant, MC |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Edward W Longden | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE, with the relative rank of Sqn Ldr and the relative rank of Gp Capt whilst employed as a Staff Chaplain. |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Sqn Ldr | Evelyn H Sparling | 18 Feb 1922 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Alexander McR Moffatt | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Edward O'D Crean | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Leo J Riordan | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Leonard de V Chisman | 18 Feb 1922 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Howard W Clayton | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | James W Lissett | 15 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | James B V Glyde | 18 Feb 1922 |
Source - June 1922 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Bertrand L Huskisson | 15 Feb 1922 | DSC |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G Horsley-Carr | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Flt Lt | Horace S Shield | 3 Apr 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Francis R Alford | 6 Mar 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | John A Barron | 1 Jun 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Jack W M Atherley | 24 Mar 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Robert S Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Richard W G West | 24 Dec 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Charles H N Nunn | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | AFC |
Fg Off | Harry N C Robinson | 25 Feb 1922 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | John M Glaisher | 1 May 1922 | DFC |
Fg Off | Percy A Cockerham | 24 May 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Nov 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Owen J F Jones-Lloyd | 19 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Campbell A Hoy | 12 Apr 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | 1 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Reginald J Read | 16 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Hubert J de Waal | 15 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | George W C Ravenhill | 5 Apr 1922 | |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | John H Vickers | 25 Jan 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Stores Officer | |||
Fg Off | Reginald G Fussell | 28 Apr 1920 | |
Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Eric K Greenhow | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Edward W Longden | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Dental | |||
Flt Lt | Charles F Pitt | 8 May 922 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE, with the relative rank of Sqn Ldr and the relative rank of Gp Capt whilst employed as a Staff Chaplain. |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Sqn Ldr | Evelyn H Sparling | 18 Feb 1922 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Alexander McR Moffatt | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Edward O'D Crean | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Leo J Rioran | 18 Feb 1922 | AFC |
Fg Off | 18 Feb 1922 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Howard W Clayton | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | James W Lissett | 15 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | James B V Glyde | 18 Feb 1922 |
Source - July 1922 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Bertrand L Huskisson | 15 Feb 1922 | DSC |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G Horsley-Carr | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Flt Lt | Horace S Shield | 3 Apr 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Francis R Alford | 6 Mar 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | John A Barron | 1 Jun 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Jack W M Atherley | 24 Mar 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Robert S Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Richard W G West | 24 Dec 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Charles H N Nunn | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | AFC |
Fg Off | Harry N C Robinson | 25 Feb 1922 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | John M Glaisher | 1 May 1922 | DFC |
Fg Off | Percy A Cockerham | 24 May 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Nov 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Owen J F Jones-Lloyd | 19 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Campbell A Hoy | 12 Apr 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | 1 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Reginald J Read | 16 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Hubert J de Waal | 15 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | George W C Ravenhill | 5 Apr 1922 | |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | John H Vickers | 25 Jan 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Stores Officer | |||
Fg Off | Reginald G Fussell | 28 Apr 1920 | |
Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Eric K Greenhow | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Edward W Longden | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Dental | |||
Flt Lt | Charles F Pitt | 8 May 922 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Sqn Ldr | Evelyn H Sparling | 18 Feb 1922 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Alexander McR Moffatt | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Edward O'D Crean | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Leo J Rioran | 18 Feb 1922 | AFC |
Fg Off | 18 Feb 1922 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Howard W Clayton | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | James W Lissett | 15 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | James B V Glyde | 18 Feb 1922 |
Source - August 1922 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Bertrand L Huskisson | 15 Feb 1922 | DSC |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G Horsley-Carr | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Flt Lt | Horace S Shield | 3 Apr 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Francis R Alford | 6 Mar 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | John A Barron | 1 Jun 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Jack W M Atherley | 24 Mar 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Robert S Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Richard W G West | 24 Dec 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Charles H N Nunn | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Ian M Matheson | 21 Aug 1922 | |
Fg Off | Harry N C Robinson | 25 Feb 1922 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | George F Moody | 20 Jul 1922 | |
Fg Off | John M Glaisher | 1 May 1922 | DFC |
Fg Off | Leslie G Nixon | 25 Jul 1922 | |
Fg Off | Percy A Cockerham | 24 May 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Nov 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Owen J F Jones-Lloyd | 19 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Campbell A Hoy | 12 Apr 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | 1 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Reginald J Read | 16 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Hubert J de Waal | 15 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | George W C Ravenhill | 5 Apr 1922 | |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | John H Vickers | 25 Jan 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Fg Off | Charles W Cudemore | 25 Jul 1922 | |
Fg Off | Robert L Ragg | 25 Jul 1922 | later AVM |
Fg Off | Gilbert H Smith | 25 Jul 1922 | |
Plt Off | Douglas M N Coles | 25 Jul 1922 | |
Plt Off | Kenneth R Thomas | 21 Aug 1922 | |
Plt Off | Robert C Wansbrough | 25 Jul 1922 | later A/Cdre |
Stores Officer | |||
Fg Off | Reginald G Fussell | 28 Apr 1920 | |
Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Eric K Greenhow | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Edward W Longden | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Sqn Ldr | Evelyn H Sparling | 18 Feb 1922 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Alexander McR Moffatt | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Edward O'D Crean | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Leo J Rioran | 18 Feb 1922 | AFC |
Fg Off | 18 Feb 1922 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Howard W Clayton | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | James W Lissett | 15 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | James B V Glyde | 18 Feb 1922 |
Source - September 1922 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Bertrand L Huskisson | 15 Feb 1922 | DSC |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G Horsley-Carr | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Flt Lt | Horace S Shield | 3 Apr 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Francis R Alford | 6 Mar 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | John A Barron | 1 Jun 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Jack W M Atherley | 24 Mar 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Robert S Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Richard W G West | 24 Dec 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Charles H N Nunn | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Ian M Matheson | 21 Aug 1922 | |
Fg Off | Harry N C Robinson | 25 Feb 1922 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | George F Moody | 20 Jul 1922 | |
Fg Off | Leslie G Nixon | 25 Jul 1922 | |
Fg Off | Percy A Cockerham | 24 May 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Nov 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Owen J F Jones-Lloyd | 19 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Campbell A Hoy | 12 Apr 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | 1 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Reginald J Read | 16 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | John H Vickers | 25 Jan 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Fg Off | Charles W Cudemore | 25 Jul 1922 | |
Fg Off | Basil P Jones | 28 Aug 1922 | |
Fg Off | Miles Tallentire | 28 Aug 1922 | |
Fg Off | Harold W R Banting | 28 Aug 1922 | |
Fg Off | Robert L Ragg | 25 Jul 1922 | later AVM |
Fg Off | Gilbert H Smith | 25 Jul 1922 | |
Plt Off | Douglas M N Coles | 25 Jul 1922 | |
Plt Off | Kenneth R Thomas | 21 Aug 1922 | |
Plt Off | Robert C Wansbrough | 25 Jul 1922 | later A/Cdre |
Stores Officer | |||
Fg Off | Reginald G Fussell | 28 Apr 1920 | |
Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Eric K Greenhow | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Edward W Longden | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Sqn Ldr | Evelyn H Sparling | 18 Feb 1922 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Alexander McR Moffatt | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Edward O'D Crean | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Leo J Rioran | 18 Feb 1922 | AFC |
Fg Off | 18 Feb 1922 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Howard W Clayton | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | James W Lissett | 15 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | James B V Glyde | 18 Feb 1922 |
Source - October 1922 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Bertrand L Huskisson | 15 Feb 1922 | DSC |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G Horsley-Carr | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Flt Lt | Horace S Shield | 3 Apr 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Francis R Alford | 6 Mar 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Donald W Clappen | 1 Oct 1922 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | John A Barron | 1 Jun 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Jack W M Atherley | 24 Mar 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Robert S Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Richard W G West | 24 Dec 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Charles H N Nunn | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Ian M Matheson | 21 Aug 1922 | |
Fg Off | Harry N C Robinson | 25 Feb 1922 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | George F Moody | 20 Jul 1922 | |
Fg Off | Bertrand R Harris | 26 Sep 1922 | |
Fg Off | Leslie G Nixon | 25 Jul 1922 | |
Fg Off | Percy A Cockerham | 24 May 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Nov 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Owen J F Jones-Lloyd | 19 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Campbell A Hoy | 12 Apr 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | 1 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Reginald J Read | 16 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | John H Vickers | 25 Jan 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Fg Off | Basil P Jones | 28 Aug 1922 | |
Fg Off | Miles Tallentire | 28 Aug 1922 | |
Fg Off | Harold W R Banting | 28 Aug 1922 | |
Fg Off | Robert L Ragg | 25 Jul 1922 | later AVM |
Fg Off | Gilbert H Smith | 25 Jul 1922 | |
Plt Off | Henry A C Atkinson | 26 Sep 1922 | |
Plt Off | Douglas M N Coles | 25 Jul 1922 | |
Plt Off | Kenneth R Thomas | 21 Aug 1922 | |
Plt Off | Robert C Wansbrough | 25 Jul 1922 | later A/Cdre |
Stores Officer | |||
Fg Off | Reginald G Fussell | 28 Apr 1920 | |
Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Eric K Greenhow | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Edward W Longden | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Christopher P Barber | 16 Oct 1922 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Sqn Ldr | Evelyn H Sparling | 18 Feb 1922 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Alexander McR Moffatt | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Edward O'D Crean | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Leo J Rioran | 18 Feb 1922 | AFC |
Fg Off | 18 Feb 1922 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Howard W Clayton | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | James W Lissett | 15 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | James B V Glyde | 18 Feb 1922 |
Source - November 1922 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Bertrand L Huskisson | 15 Feb 1922 | DSC |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G Horsley-Carr | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Flt Lt | Horace S Shield | 3 Apr 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Francis R Alford | 6 Mar 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Donald W Clappen | 1 Oct 1922 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | John A Barron | 1 Jun 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Robert S Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Richard W G West | 24 Dec 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Charles H N Nunn | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Ian M Matheson | 21 Aug 1922 | |
Fg Off | Harry N C Robinson | 25 Feb 1922 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | George F Moody | 20 Jul 1922 | |
Fg Off | Bertrand R Harris | 26 Sep 1922 | |
Fg Off | Leslie G Nixon | 25 Jul 1922 | |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Nov 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Owen J F Jones-Lloyd | 19 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Campbell A Hoy | 12 Apr 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | 1 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Reginald J Read | 16 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | Bert E Herbert | 10 Nov 1922 | DCM |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | John H Vickers | 25 Jan 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Fg Off | Basil P Jones | 28 Aug 1922 | |
Fg Off | Miles Tallentire | 28 Aug 1922 | |
Fg Off | Harold W R Banting | 28 Aug 1922 | |
Fg Off | Robert L Ragg | 25 Jul 1922 | later AVM |
Fg Off | Gilbert H Smith | 25 Jul 1922 | |
Fg Off | Henry A C Atkinson | 26 Sep 1922 | |
Fg Off | Douglas M N Coles | 25 Jul 1922 | |
Plt Off | Kenneth R Thomas | 21 Aug 1922 | |
Plt Off | Arthur L Harris | 1 Nov 1922 | |
Plt Off | Frank K Wright | 6 No 1922 | |
Plt Off | Robert C Wansbrough | 25 Jul 1922 | later A/Cdre |
Stores Officer | |||
Fg Off | Reginald G Fussell | 28 Apr 1920 | |
Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Eric K Greenhow | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Edward W Longden | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Christopher P Barber | 16 Oct 1922 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Sqn Ldr | Evelyn H Sparling | 18 Feb 1922 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Alexander McR Moffatt | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Edward O'D Crean | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Leo J Rioran | 18 Feb 1922 | AFC |
Fg Off | 18 Feb 1922 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Howard W Clayton | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | James W Lissett | 15 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | James B V Glyde | 18 Feb 1922 |
Source - December 1922 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Bertrand L Huskisson | 15 Feb 1922 | DSC |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G Horsley-Carr | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert S M Insall | 8 Dec 1922 | VC, MC |
Flt Lt | Horace S Shield | 3 Apr 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Francis R Alford | 6 Mar 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | 1 Oct 1922 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | John A Barron | 1 Jun 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Robert C Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Richard W G West | 24 Dec 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Charles H N Nunn | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | MBE, AFC |
Fg Off | Harry N C Robinson | 25 Feb 1922 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | George F Moody | 20 Jul 1922 | |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Nov 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Owen J F Jones-Lloyd | 19 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Campbell A Hoy | 12 Apr 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | 1 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Reginald J Read | 16 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | Bert E Herbert | 10 Nov 1922 | DCM |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | John H Vickers | 25 Jan 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Fg Off | Henry A C Atkinson | 26 Sep 1922 | |
Fg Off | Cyril Gardner | 28 Nov 1921 | |
Plt Off | Arthur L Harris | 1 Nov 1922 | |
Plt Off | Frank K Wright | 6 Nov 1922 | |
Plt Off | John B H Rogers | 1 Dec 1922 | |
Plt Off | Robert C Harrison | 11 Dec 1922 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | 1 Nov 1922 | MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Eric K Greenhow | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Christopher P Barber | 16 Oct 1922 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Sqn Ldr | Evelyn H Sparling | 18 Feb 1922 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Alexander McR Moffatt | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Edward O'D Crean | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Leo J Rioran | 18 Feb 1922 | AFC |
Fg Off | 18 Feb 1922 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Howard W Clayton | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | James W Lissett | 15 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | James B V Glyde | 18 Feb 1922 |
Source - January 1923 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Bertrand L Huskisson | 15 Feb 1922 | DSC |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G Horsley-Carr | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert S M Insall | 8 Dec 1922 | VC, MC |
Flt Lt | Horace S Shield | 3 Apr 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Francis R Alford | 6 Mar 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | 1 Oct 1922 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | John A Barron | 1 Jun 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Robert C Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Richard W G West | 24 Dec 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Charles H N Nunn | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | MBE, AFC |
Fg Off | Harry N C Robinson | 25 Feb 1922 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | George F Moody | 20 Jul 1922 | |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Nov 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Owen J F Jones-Lloyd | 19 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Campbell A Hoy | 12 Apr 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | 1 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Reginald J Read | 16 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | Bert E Herbert | 10 Nov 1922 | DCM |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | John H Vickers | 25 Jan 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Fg Off | Henry A C Atkinson | 26 Sep 1922 | |
Fg Off | Cyril Gardner | 28 Nov 1921 | |
Plt Off | Arthur L Harris | 1 Nov 1922 | |
Plt Off | Frank K Wright | 6 Nov 1922 | |
Plt Off | John B H Rogers | 1 Dec 1922 | |
Plt Off | Robert C Harrison | 11 Dec 1922 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | 1 Nov 1922 | MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Eric K Greenhow | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Christopher P Barber | 16 Oct 1922 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Sqn Ldr | Evelyn H Sparling | 18 Feb 1922 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Alexander McR Moffatt | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Edward O'D Crean | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Leo J Rioran | 18 Feb 1922 | AFC |
Fg Off | 18 Feb 1922 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Howard W Clayton | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | James W Lissett | 15 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | James B V Glyde | 18 Feb 1922 |
Source - February 1923 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 1 Jul 1920 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Bertrand L Huskisson | 15 Feb 1922 | DSC |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G Horsley-Carr | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert S M Insall | 8 Dec 1922 | VC, MC |
Flt Lt | Horace S Shield | 3 Apr 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Francis R Alford | 6 Mar 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | 1 Oct 1922 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | John A Barron | 1 Jun 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Robert C Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Richard W G West | 24 Dec 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Charles H N Nunn | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | MBE, AFC |
Fg Off | Harry N C Robinson | 25 Feb 1922 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | George F Moody | 20 Jul 1922 | |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Nov 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Owen J F Jones-Lloyd | 19 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Campbell A Hoy | 12 Apr 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | 1 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Reginald J Read | 16 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | Bert E Herbert | 10 Nov 1922 | DCM |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Fg Off | Henry A C Atkinson | 26 Sep 1922 | |
Fg Off | Cyril Gardner | 28 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | Arthur L Harris | 1 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | Frank K Wright | 6 Nov 1922 | |
Plt Off | John B H Rogers | 1 Dec 1922 | |
Plt Off | Robert C Harrison | 11 Dec 1922 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | 1 Nov 1922 | MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Eric K Greenhow | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Christopher P Barber | 16 Oct 1922 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Sqn Ldr | Evelyn H Sparling | 18 Feb 1922 | AFC |
Sqn Ldr | 26 Feb 1923 | MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Alexander McR Moffatt | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Flt Lt | 26 Feb 1923 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Edward J Cooper | 26 Feb 1923 | DSC |
Flt Lt | Edward O'D Crean | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Bernard J W Brady | 26 Feb 1923 | DSM |
Fg Off | Leo J Rioran | 18 Feb 1922 | AFC |
Fg Off | 18 Feb 1922 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Hugh L P Lester | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | Howard W Clayton | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Alfred P White | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | James W Lissett | 15 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | Francis Fazey | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | James B V Glyde | 18 Feb 1922 |
Source - March 1923 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Bertrand L Huskisson | 15 Feb 1922 | DSC |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G Horsley-Carr | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert S M Insall | 8 Dec 1922 | VC, MC |
Flt Lt | Horace S Shield | 3 Apr 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Francis R Alford | 6 Mar 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | 1 Oct 1922 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | John A Barron | 1 Jun 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Robert C Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Richard W G West | 24 Dec 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Charles H N Nunn | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | MBE, AFC |
Fg Off | Harry N C Robinson | 25 Feb 1922 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | George F Moody | 20 Jul 1922 | |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Nov 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Owen J F Jones-Lloyd | 19 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Campbell A Hoy | 12 Apr 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | 1 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Reginald J Read | 16 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | Bert E Herbert | 10 Nov 1922 | DCM |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frank K Wright | 6 Nov 1922 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | 1 Nov 1922 | MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Eric K Greenhow | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Christopher P Barber | 16 Oct 1922 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Sqn Ldr | Evelyn H Sparling | 18 Feb 1922 | AFC |
Sqn Ldr | 26 Feb 1923 | MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Alexander McR Moffatt | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Flt Lt | 26 Feb 1923 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Edward J Cooper | 26 Feb 1923 | DSC |
Flt Lt | Edward O'D Crean | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Bernard J W Brady | 26 Feb 1923 | DSM |
Fg Off | Leo J Rioran | 18 Feb 1922 | AFC |
Fg Off | 18 Feb 1922 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Hugh L P Lester | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | Howard W Clayton | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Alfred P White | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | James W Lissett | 15 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | Francis Fazey | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | James B V Glyde | 18 Feb 1922 |
Source - April 1923 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Joseph R E Smyth-Pigott | 23 Feb 1923 | Officer Commanding, DSO, assumed command on 1 Mar 1923 |
Sqn Ldr | Bertrand L Huskisson | 15 Feb 1922 | DSC |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G Horsley-Carr | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert S M Insall | 8 Dec 1922 | VC, MC |
Flt Lt | Horace S Shield | 3 Apr 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Francis R Alford | 6 Mar 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | 1 Oct 1922 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | John A Barron | 1 Jun 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Robert C Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Richard W G West | 24 Dec 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Charles H N Nunn | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | MBE, AFC |
Fg Off | Harry N C Robinson | 25 Feb 1922 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | George F Moody | 20 Jul 1922 | |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Nov 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Owen J F Jones-Lloyd | 19 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Campbell A Hoy | 12 Apr 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | 1 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Reginald J Read | 16 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | Bert E Herbert | 10 Nov 1922 | DCM |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frank K Wright | 6 Nov 1922 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | 1 Nov 1922 | MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Eric K Greenhow | 21 Sep 1921 | Accountant |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Christopher P Barber | 16 Oct 1922 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Sqn Ldr | 26 Feb 1923 | MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Percy C Sherren | 4 Apr 1923 | MC |
Flt Lt | 26 Feb 1923 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Edward J Cooper | 26 Feb 1923 | DSC |
Flt Lt | Edward O'D Crean | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Bernard J W Brady | 26 Feb 1923 | DSM |
Fg Off | Hugh L P Lester | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | Howard W Clayton | 18 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Alfred P White | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | Francis Fazey | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | James B V Glyde | 18 Feb 1922 |
Source - May 1923 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Joseph R E Smyth-Pigott | 23 Feb 1923 | Officer Commanding, DSO |
Sqn Ldr | Bertrand L Huskisson | 15 Feb 1922 | DSC |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G Horsley-Carr | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert S M Insall | 8 Dec 1922 | VC, MC |
Flt Lt | Horace S Shield | 3 Apr 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Francis R Alford | 6 Mar 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | 1 Oct 1922 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | John A Barron | 1 Jun 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Robert C Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Richard W G West | 24 Dec 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Charles H N Nunn | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | MBE, AFC |
Fg Off | Harry N C Robinson | 25 Feb 1922 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | George F Moody | 20 Jul 1922 | |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Nov 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Owen J F Jones-Lloyd | 19 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Campbell A Hoy | 12 Apr 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | 1 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Reginald J Read | 16 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Stephen T Clemens | 7 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | Bert E Herbert | 10 Nov 1922 | DCM |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frank K Wright | 6 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | Alexander A N D Pentland | 14 May 1923 | MC, DFC |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | 1 Nov 1922 | MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Eric K Greenhow | 21 Sep 1921 | Accountant |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Christopher P Barber | 16 Oct 1922 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Sqn Ldr | 26 Feb 1923 | MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Percy C Sherren | 4 Apr 1923 | MC |
Flt Lt | 26 Feb 1923 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Edward J Cooper | 26 Feb 1923 | DSC |
Flt Lt | Bernard J W Brady | 26 Feb 1923 | DSM |
Fg Off | Hugh L P Lester | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | Alfred P White | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | Francis Fazey | 26 Feb 1923 |
Source - June 1923 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Joseph R E Smyth-Pigott | 23 Feb 1923 | Officer Commanding, DSO |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G Horsley-Carr | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert S M Insall | 8 Dec 1922 | VC, MC |
Sqn Ldr | Percy C Sherren | 1 Jun 1923 | |
Flt Lt | Horace S Shield | 3 Apr 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Francis R Alford | 6 Mar 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | 1 Oct 1922 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | John A Barron | 1 Jun 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Robert C Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Richard W G West | 24 Dec 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Charles H N Nunn | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | MBE, AFC |
Fg Off | Harry N C Robinson | 25 Feb 1922 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | George F Moody | 20 Jul 1922 | |
Fg Off | 1 Jun 1923 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Nov 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Owen J F Jones-Lloyd | 19 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Campbell A Hoy | 12 Apr 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | 1 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Reginald J Read | 16 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Bert E Herbert | 10 Nov 1922 | DCM |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frank K Wright | 6 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | Alexander A N D Pentland | 14 May 1923 | MC, DFC |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | 1 Nov 1922 | MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Stores Branch - Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Eric K Greenhow | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Plt Off | Ernest C Green | 15 Jun 1923 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Christopher P Barber | 16 Oct 1922 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Sqn Ldr | 26 Feb 1923 | MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | 26 Feb 1923 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Edward J Cooper | 26 Feb 1923 | DSC |
Flt Lt | Bernard J W Brady | 26 Feb 1923 | DSM |
Fg Off | Hugh L P Lester | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | Alfred P White | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | Francis Fazey | 26 Feb 1923 |
Source - July 1923 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Joseph R E Smyth-Pigott | 23 Feb 1923 | Officer Commanding, DSO |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G Horsley-Carr | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert S M Insall | 8 Dec 1922 | VC, MC |
Sqn Ldr | Percy C Sherren | 1 Jun 1923 | |
Flt Lt | Horace S Shield | 3 Apr 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Francis R Alford | 6 Mar 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | 1 Oct 1922 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | John A Barron | 1 Jun 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Robert C Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Richard W G West | 24 Dec 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Charles H N Nunn | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | MBE, AFC |
Fg Off | Harry N C Robinson | 25 Feb 1922 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | George F Moody | 20 Jul 1922 | |
Fg Off | 1 Jun 1923 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Nov 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Owen J F Jones-Lloyd | 19 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Campbell A Hoy | 12 Apr 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | 1 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Reginald J Read | 16 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Bert E Herbert | 10 Nov 1922 | DCM |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frank K Wright | 6 Nov 1922 | |
Fg Off | Alexander A N D Pentland | 14 May 1923 | MC, DFC |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | 1 Nov 1922 | MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Stores Branch - Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Eric K Greenhow | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Plt Off | Ernest C Green | 15 Jun 1923 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Christopher P Barber | 16 Oct 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Henry H R Bayley | 6 Jul 1923 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Sqn Ldr | 26 Feb 1923 | MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | 26 Feb 1923 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Edward J Cooper | 26 Feb 1923 | DSC |
Flt Lt | Bernard J W Brady | 26 Feb 1923 | DSM |
Fg Off | Hugh L P Lester | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | Alfred P White | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | Francis Fazey | 26 Feb 1923 |
Source - August 1923 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Joseph R E Smyth-Pigott | 23 Feb 1923 | Officer Commanding, DSO |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G Horsley-Carr | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert S M Insall | 8 Dec 1922 | VC, MC |
Sqn Ldr | Percy C Sherren | 1 Jun 1923 | |
Flt Lt | Horace S Shield | 3 Apr 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Edwin C Emmett | 15 Aug 1923 | MC, DFC |
Flt Lt | Francis R Alford | 6 Mar 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | 1 Oct 1922 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | John A Barron | 1 Jun 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Robert C Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Richard W G West | 24 Dec 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Charles H N Nunn | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | MBE, AFC |
Fg Off | Harry N C Robinson | 25 Feb 1922 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | George F Moody | 20 Jul 1922 | |
Fg Off | 1 Jun 1923 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Nov 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Owen J F Jones-Lloyd | 19 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Campbell A Hoy | 12 Apr 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | 1 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Alfred P Marchant | 15 Aug 1923 | MBE, DSM |
Fg Off | Reginald J Read | 16 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Bert E Herbert | 10 Nov 1922 | DCM |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Fg Off | Alexander A N D Pentland | 14 May 1923 | MC, DFC |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | 1 Nov 1922 | MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Stores Branch - Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Eric K Greenhow | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Plt Off | Ernest C Green | 15 Jun 1923 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Christopher P Barber | 16 Oct 1922 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Sqn Ldr | 26 Feb 1923 | MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | 26 Feb 1923 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Edward J Cooper | 26 Feb 1923 | DSC |
Flt Lt | Bernard J W Brady | 26 Feb 1923 | DSM |
Fg Off | Hugh L P Lester | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | Alfred P White | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | Francis Fazey | 26 Feb 1923 |
Source - September 1923 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Joseph R E Smyth-Pigott | 23 Feb 1923 | Officer Commanding, DSO |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G Horsley-Carr | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert S M Insall | 8 Dec 1922 | VC, MC |
Sqn Ldr | Percy C Sherren | 1 Jun 1923 | |
Flt Lt | Horace S Shield | 3 Apr 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Edwin C Emmett | 15 Aug 1923 | MC, DFC |
Flt Lt | Francis R Alford | 6 Mar 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | 1 Oct 1922 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Robert C Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Richard W G West | 24 Dec 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Charles H N Nunn | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | MBE, AFC |
Fg Off | Harry N C Robinson | 25 Feb 1922 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | George F Moody | 20 Jul 1922 | |
Fg Off | 1 Jun 1923 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Nov 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Owen J F Jones-Lloyd | 19 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Campbell A Hoy | 12 Apr 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Leonard R Staddon | 10 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | 1 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Alfred P Marchant | 15 Aug 1923 | MBE, DSM |
Fg Off | Reginald J Read | 16 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Bert E Herbert | 10 Nov 1922 | DCM |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Fg Off | Alexander A N D Pentland | 14 May 1923 | MC, DFC |
Plt Off | Francis J Fressanges | 14 Aug 1923 | later AM |
Plt Off | Norman A P Pritchett | 14 Aug 1923 | later A/Cdre |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | 1 Nov 1922 | MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Stores Branch - Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Eric K Greenhow | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Plt Off | Ernest C Green | 15 Jun 1923 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Christopher P Barber | 16 Oct 1922 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Sqn Ldr | 26 Feb 1923 | MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | 26 Feb 1923 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Edward J Cooper | 26 Feb 1923 | DSC |
Flt Lt | Bernard J W Brady | 26 Feb 1923 | DSM |
Fg Off | Hugh L P Lester | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | Alfred P White | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | Francis Fazey | 26 Feb 1923 |
Source - October 1923 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Joseph R E Smyth-Pigott | 23 Feb 1923 | Officer Commanding, DSO |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G Horsley-Carr | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert S M Insall | 8 Dec 1922 | VC, MC |
Sqn Ldr | Percy C Sherren | 1 Jun 1923 | |
Flt Lt | Horace S Shield | 3 Apr 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Edwin C Emmett | 15 Aug 1923 | MC, DFC |
Flt Lt | Francis R Alford | 6 Mar 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | 1 Oct 1922 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Robert C Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Richard W G West | 24 Dec 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Charles H N Nunn | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | MBE, AFC |
Fg Off | Harry N C Robinson | 25 Feb 1922 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | George F Moody | 20 Jul 1922 | |
Fg Off | 1 Jun 1923 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Nov 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Owen J F Jones-Lloyd | 19 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Campbell A Hoy | 12 Apr 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | 1 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Alfred P Marchant | 15 Aug 1923 | MBE, DSM |
Fg Off | Reginald J Read | 16 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Bert E Herbert | 10 Nov 1922 | DCM |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Fg Off | Alexander A N D Pentland | 14 May 1923 | MC, DFC |
Plt Off | Francis J Fressanges | 14 Aug 1923 | later AM |
Plt Off | Norman A P Pritchett | 14 Aug 1923 | later A/Cdre |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | 1 Nov 1922 | MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Stores Branch - Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Eric K Greenhow | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Plt Off | Ernest C Green | 15 Jun 1923 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Henry H R Bayley | 4 Oct 1923 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Sqn Ldr | 26 Feb 1923 | MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | 26 Feb 1923 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Edward J Cooper | 26 Feb 1923 | DSC |
Flt Lt | Bernard J W Brady | 26 Feb 1923 | DSM |
Fg Off | Hugh L P Lester | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | Alfred P White | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | Francis Fazey | 26 Feb 1923 |
Source - November 1923 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Joseph R E Smyth-Pigott | 23 Feb 1923 | Officer Commanding, DSO |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G Horsley-Carr | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert S M Insall | 8 Dec 1922 | VC, MC |
Sqn Ldr | Percy C Sherren | 1 Jun 1923 | |
Flt Lt | Horace S Shield | 3 Apr 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Edwin C Emmett | 15 Aug 1923 | MC, DFC |
Flt Lt | Francis R Alford | 6 Mar 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | 1 Oct 1922 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Robert C Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Richard W G West | 24 Dec 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Charles H N Nunn | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | MBE, AFC |
Fg Off | Harry N C Robinson | 25 Feb 1922 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | George F Moody | 20 Jul 1922 | |
Fg Off | 1 Jun 1923 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Nov 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Owen J F Jones-Lloyd | 19 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Campbell A Hoy | 12 Apr 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Frank G Brockman | 1 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Alfred P Marchant | 15 Aug 1923 | MBE, DSM |
Fg Off | Reginald J Read | 16 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Bert E Herbert | 10 Nov 1922 | DCM |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Fg Off | Alexander A N D Pentland | 14 May 1923 | MC, DFC |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | 1 Nov 1922 | MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Stores Branch - Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Eric K Greenhow | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Plt Off | Ernest C Green | 15 Jun 1923 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Henry H R Bayley | 4 Oct 1923 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Sqn Ldr | 26 Feb 1923 | MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | 26 Feb 1923 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Edward J Cooper | 26 Feb 1923 | DSC |
Fg Off | Hugh L P Lester | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | Alfred P White | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | Francis Fazey | 26 Feb 1923 |
Source - December 1923 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Joseph R E Smyth-Pigott | 23 Feb 1923 | Officer Commanding, DSO |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred G Horsley-Carr | 1 Oct 1921 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert S M Insall | 8 Dec 1922 | VC, MC |
Sqn Ldr | Percy C Sherren | 1 Jun 1923 | |
Flt Lt | Horace S Shield | 3 Apr 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Edwin C Emmett | 15 Aug 1923 | MC, DFC |
Flt Lt | Francis R Alford | 6 Mar 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | 1 Oct 1922 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Robert C Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Richard W G West | 24 Dec 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Charles H N Nunn | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | MBE, AFC |
Fg Off | Harry N C Robinson | 25 Feb 1922 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | George F Moody | 20 Jul 1922 | |
Fg Off | 1 Jun 1923 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Nov 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Owen J F Jones-Lloyd | 19 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Campbell A Hoy | 12 Apr 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Alfred P Marchant | 15 Aug 1923 | MBE, DSM |
Fg Off | Reginald J Read | 16 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Fg Off | Alexander A N D Pentland | 14 May 1923 | MC, DFC |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Thomas Fawdry | 1 Nov 1922 | MBE; later A/Cdre |
Accountants | |||
Fg Off | Eric K Greenhow | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Plt Off | Ernest C Green | 15 Jun 1923 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Henry H R Bayley | 4 Oct 1923 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Sqn Ldr | 26 Feb 1923 | MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | 26 Feb 1923 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Edward J Cooper | 26 Feb 1923 | DSC |
Fg Off | Hugh L P Lester | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | Alfred P White | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | Francis Fazey | 26 Feb 1923 |
Source - January 1924 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Joseph R E Smyth-Pigott | 23 Feb 1923 | Officer Commanding, DSO |
Sqn Ldr | John K Wells | 17 Mar 1924 | AFC |
Sqn Ldr | 26 Feb 1923 | MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Richard C Hardstaff | 1 Apr 1924 | |
Flt Lt | Horace S Shield | 3 Apr 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Edwin C Emmett | 15 Aug 1923 | MC, DFC |
Flt Lt | Leslie A K Butt | 10 Jan 1924 | |
Flt Lt | 1 Oct 1922 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Robert C Capon | 19 Sep 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Charles H N Nunn | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | MBE, AFC |
Flt Lt | Albert E Dark | 14 Feb 1924 | |
Flt Lt | Frank Wright | 14 Jan 1924 | |
Fg Off | Harry N C Robinson | 25 Feb 1922 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | George F Moody | 20 Jul 1922 | |
Fg Off | Samuel A Turner | 1 Nov 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Owen J F Jones-Lloyd | 19 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Campbell A Hoy | 12 Apr 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Herbert Stafford | 1 May 1924 | |
Fg Off | Alfred P Marchant | 15 Aug 1923 | MBE, DSM |
Fg Off | Francis Fazey | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | Bert E Herbert | 10 Nov 1922 | DCM |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Richard N Hesketh | 11 Oct 1920 | |
Fg Off | Alexander A N D Pentland | 14 May 1923 | MC, DFC |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | William G MacD Nicholl | 14 Jan 1924 | |
Stores Branch - Accountants | |||
Fg Off | Eric K Greenhow | 21 Sep 1921 | |
Plt Off | Ernest C Green | 15 Jun 1923 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Henry H R Bayley | 4 Oct 1923 | |
Chaplain |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Flt Lt | Bernard J W Brady | 3 Apr 1924 | DSM |
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
Organisational Movements: May 1924 - Jul 1925
Date | Notes |
1 May 1925 | Training at this time consisted of: - A: Officers
B: Airmen
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Source - Armament & Gunnery School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 4 May 1925 | Officer Commanding, DSO, OBE; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | 26 Feb 1923 | MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | 8 sep 1924 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Charles H Keith | 14 Apr 1925 | |
Flt Lt | Edwin C Emmett | 15 Aug 1923 | MC, DFC |
Flt Lt | 1 Oct 1922 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | George E Hanson | 26 Nov 1924 | |
Flt Lt | 15 Feb 1925 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | MBE, AFC |
Flt Lt | Stanley E Adams | 23 Mar 1925 | |
Flt Lt | Arthur J G Styran | 1 Dec 1924 | MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Albert E Dark | 14 Feb 1924 | |
Flt Lt | Frank Wright | 14 Jan 1924 | |
Flt Lt | Harry N C Robinson | 25 Feb 1922 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | George F Moody | 20 Jul 1922 | |
Fg Off | Denis H Carey | 16 Jun 1924 | |
Fg Off | Owen J F Jones-Lloyd | 19 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Alfred P Marchant | 15 Aug 1923 | MBE, DSM |
Fg Off | George Lansdowne | 18 May 1925 | DFC |
Fg Off | Francis Fazey | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | Bert E Herbert | 10 Nov 1922 | DCM |
Fg Off | William J Harris | 26 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Robert W F Dunning | 1 Dec 1924 | |
Fg Off | Archibald H H MacDonald | 4 Nov 1924 | |
Fg Off | William F A Preston | 1 Dec 1924 | |
Fg Off | Guybon E F Boyes | 1 Dec 1924 | |
Fg Off | Charles F Sealy | 13 Nov 1924 | |
Fg Off | Arthur R Perry | 24 Nov 1924 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | William G MacD Nicholl | 14 Jan 1924 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Fg Off | Ernest C Green | 15 Jun 1923 | |
Plt Off | Crystal Lorimer | 23 Dec 1924 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Henry H R Bayley | 4 Oct 1923 | |
Chaplains Branch |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE |
Education Officers |
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Lt | Arthur W Hall | Grade III, BSc | |
Lt | William B Daniels | Grade III, BA, BSc | |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Flt Lt | Charles J W Hatcher | 16 Feb 1925 | AFC |
Hon Flt Lt (Fg Off) | 16 Feb 1925 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Basil H Godfrey | 16 Feb 1925 | |
Fg Off | Frank E Bond | 19 Feb 1925 | |
Fg Off | Donald R Mitchell | 16 Feb 1925 | MBE |
Fg Off | Chester W McK Thompson | 16 Feb 1925 |
Source - July 1925 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 4 May 1925 | Officer Commanding, DSO, OBE; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | 26 Feb 1923 | MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | 8 sep 1924 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Charles H Keith | 14 Apr 1925 | |
Flt Lt | 16 Dec 1925 | DSO, MC, AFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 15 Feb 1925 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Arthur J G Styran | 1 Dec 1924 | MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Albert E Dark | 14 Feb 1924 | |
Flt Lt | George F Moody | 19 May 1925 | |
Flt Lt | 31 Aug 1925 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Denis H Carey | 16 Jun 1924 | |
Fg Off | Ralph H W Empson | 9 Feb 1926 | |
Fg Off | Owen J F Jones-Lloyd | 19 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Alfred P Marchant | 15 Aug 1923 | MBE, DSM |
Fg Off | George Lansdowne | 18 May 1925 | DFC |
Fg Off | Francis Fazey | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | Bert E Herbert | 10 Nov 1922 | DCM |
Fg Off | Robert W F Dunning | 1 Dec 1924 | |
Fg Off | 4 Aug 1925 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | William F A Preston | 1 Dec 1924 | |
Fg Off | Charles F Sealy | 13 Nov 1924 | |
Fg Off | Arthur R Perry | 24 Nov 1924 | |
Fg Off | Henry R F Baxter | 8 Feb 1926 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Walter L Shaw | 27 Nov 1925 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Fg Off | Alfred H Scaife | 4 Nov 1925 | |
Plt Off | John A Stephenson | 21 Jan 1926 | MSM |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Henry H R Bayley | 4 Oct 1923 | |
Chaplains Branch |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE |
Education Officers |
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Lt | Arthur W Hall | 10 Sep 1923 | Grade III, BSc |
Lt | Leslie B C Cunningham | 17 Aug 1925 | Act Grade III (Grade IV), MA, BSc |
Lt | George H Whitaker | 22 Jun 1925 | Grade IV, BA, AMICE |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Flt Lt | 24 Aug 1925 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 25 Aug 1925 | MBE, AFC |
Flt Lt | 15 Feb 1926 | MC, DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | 16 Feb 1926 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Harry N C Robinson | 24 Aug 1925 | MC, DFC |
Flt Lt | Gilbert L Ormerod | 24 Aug 1925 | |
Flt Lt | Charles D Palmer | 24 Aug 1925 | |
Fg Off | Donald R Mitchell | 16 Feb 1926 | |
Fg Off | Miles H Garnons-Williams | 15 Feb 1926 |
Source - March 1926 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 23 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 4 May 1925 | Officer Commanding, DSO, OBE; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | 26 Feb 1923 | MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | 8 sep 1924 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Charles H Keith | 14 Apr 1925 | |
Sqn Ldr | Henry Cockerell | 13 Apr 1926 | OBE |
Flt Lt | 16 Dec 1925 | DSO, MC, AFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 15 Feb 1925 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | MBE, AFC |
Flt Lt | Ernest L Ardley | 7 Apr 1926 | |
Flt Lt | Arthur J G Styran | 1 Dec 1924 | MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Albert E Dark | 14 Feb 1924 | |
Flt Lt | George V Howard | 15 Mar 1926 | |
Flt Lt | 31 Aug 1925 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Denis H Carey | 16 Jun 1924 | |
Flt Lt | 8 Feb 1926 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Ralph H W Empson | 9 Feb 1926 | |
Fg Off | Owen J F Jones-Lloyd | 19 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Frank H Astle | 1 Mar 1926 | |
Fg Off | Alfred P Marchant | 15 Aug 1923 | MBE, DSM |
Fg Off | George Lansdowne | 18 May 1925 | DFC |
Fg Off | Francis Fazey | 26 Feb 1923 | |
Fg Off | Bert E Herbert | 10 Nov 1922 | DCM |
Fg Off | Robert W F Dunning | 1 Dec 1924 | |
Fg Off | 4 Aug 1925 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Alan T K Shipwright | 16 Mar 1926 | DFC |
Fg Off | William F A Preston | 1 Dec 1924 | |
Fg Off | 10 Jun 1926 | later AVM | |
Fg Off | Charles F Sealy | 13 Nov 1924 | |
Fg Off | Arthur R Perry | 24 Nov 1924 | |
Fg Off | Henry R F Baxter | 8 Feb 1926 | |
Fg Off | William J Brett | 10 Apr 1926 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Henry E T Crocker | 3 Mar 1926 | |
Flt Lt | Leslie A K Butt | 1 Jun 1926 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Fg Off | Alfred H Scaife | 4 Nov 1925 | |
Plt Off | John A Stephenson | 21 Jan 1926 | MSM |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Henry H R Bayley | 4 Oct 1923 | |
Chaplains Branch |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE |
Education Officers |
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Lt | Arthur W Hall | 10 Sep 1923 | Grade III, BSc |
Lt | Leslie B C Cunningham | 17 Aug 1925 | Act Grade III (Grade IV), MA, BSc |
Lt | George H Whitaker | 22 Jun 1925 | Grade IV, BA, AMICE |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Flt Lt | 15 Feb 1926 | MC, DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | 16 Feb 1926 | later AVM |
Source - July 1926 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 23 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 4 May 1925 | Officer Commanding, DSO, OBE; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | 26 Feb 1923 | MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Douglas Stewart | 23 Aug 1926 | MC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Henry Cockerell | 13 Apr 1926 | OBE |
Flt Lt | Edwin C Emmett | 14 Aug 1926 | Armament duties, MC, DFC |
Flt Lt | 16 Dec 1925 | DSO, MC, AFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 15 Feb 1925 | Armament duties, later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | Armament duties, MBE, AFC |
Flt Lt | Ernest L Ardley | 7 Apr 1926 | |
Flt Lt | Arthur J G Styran | 1 Dec 1924 | MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | James A W Binnie | 25 May 1926 | |
Flt Lt | Albert E Dark | 14 Feb 1924 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | 8 Nov 1926 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 31 Aug 1925 | Engineer Duties; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Denis H Carey | 16 Jun 1924 | |
Flt Lt | Frank H Astle | 1 Mar 1926 | |
Fg Off | Ralph H W Empson | 9 Feb 1926 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | Charles H Nesbit | 19 Jul 1926 | |
Fg Off | George Lansdowne | 18 May 1925 | DFC |
Fg Off | Robert W F Dunning | 1 Dec 1924 | |
Fg Off | Alan T K Shipwright | 16 Mar 1926 | Armament duties, DFC |
Fg Off | Thomas W S Brown | 26 Jul 1926 | |
Fg Off | William F A Preston | 1 Dec 1924 | |
Fg Off | Roland A R Mangles | 25 May 1926 | |
Fg Off | Oswald B Swain | 18 Oct 1926 | |
Fg Off | Ronald Scott-Taylor | 19 Jul 1926 | |
Fg Off | William J Brett | 10 Apr 1926 | |
Fg Off | Erskine A H Fisher | 12 Oct 1926 | |
Fg Off | Francis W M Matthews | 21 Oct 1926 | |
Fg Off | Ian W C Mackenzie | 12 Oct 1926 | Armament duties |
Plt Off | Harry H V Tristem | 16 Aug 1926 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Leslie A K Butt | 1 Jun 1926 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Fg Off | Ernest C Green | 1 Sep 1926 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Henry H R Bayley | 4 Oct 1923 | |
Chaplains Branch |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE |
Education Officers |
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Lt | Arthur W Hall | 10 Sep 1923 | Grade III, BSc |
Lt | Leslie B C Cunningham | 17 Aug 1925 | Act Grade III (Grade IV), MA, BSc |
Lt | George H Whitaker | 22 Jun 1925 | Grade IV, BA, AMICE |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Flt Lt | George V Howard | 17 Aug 1926 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Adrian W Franklyn | 16 Aug 1926 | MC |
Flt Lt | Charlton Hallawell | 17 Aug 1926 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | John L Wingate | 17 Aug 1926 | |
Fg Off | 16 Aug 1926 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | 17 Aug 1926 | later AVM | |
Fg Off | 16 Aug 1926 | later AVM | |
Fg Off | Charles F Sealy | 17 Aug 1926 |
Source - December 1926 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Dec 1926 - Jul 1927
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 7 Mar 1927 | Relinquished command of the Armament and Gunnery School | |
Wg Cdr | E H Johnstone | 7 Mar 1927 | Assumed command of the Armament and Gunnery School |
Flt Lt | W Graham-Nicholls | 18 Mar 1927 | Appointed Civilian Assistant |
Fg Off | W J Kelly | 19 Apr 1927 | Killed in a flying accident |
Plt Off | J F Dowdeswell | 19 Apr 1927 | Killed in a flying accident |
Flt Sgt | A G Alderson | 19 Apr 1927 | Killed in a flying accident |
AC2 | E Danials | 19 Apr 1927 | Killed in a flying accident |
Wg Cdr | E H Johnstone | 20 Apr 1927 | Medically boarded as unfit |
Wg Cdr | Stuart Grant-Dalton | 6 May 1927 | Assumed command of the Armament and Gunnery School |
Wg Cdr | E H Johnstone | 20 Apr 1927 | Relinquished command of the Armament and Gunnery School |
Source - Armament & Gunnery School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Organisational Movements: Dec 1926 - Jul 1927
Date | Notes |
8 Apr 1927 | First short course (1 week) for officers of the Auxiliary Air Force commenced - 5 x Officers from No 600 Sqn |
16 May 1927 | Coast Defence Co-operation Flight ceased to be part of the A & GS on transfer from No 23 Group to No 22 Group |
Source - Armament & Gunnery School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 23 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Stuart Grant-Dalton | 6 May 1927 | Officer Commanding, DSO, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | 26 Feb 1923 | Armament duties, MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Douglas Stewart | 23 Aug 1926 | MC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Henry Cockerell | 13 Apr 1926 | Armament duties, OBE |
Flt Lt | Edwin C Emmett | 14 Aug 1926 | Armament duties, MC, DFC |
Flt Lt | 16 Dec 1925 | DSO, MC, AFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Ian Cullen | 1 Mar 1922 | Armament duties, MBE, AFC |
Flt Lt | Ernest L Ardley | 7 Apr 1926 | |
Flt Lt | Albert E Dark | 14 Feb 1924 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | 8 Nov 1926 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 31 Aug 1925 | Armament duties; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 8 Feb 1926 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Frank H Astle | 1 Mar 1926 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | Basil H Godfrey | 1 Oct 1926 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | Ralph H W Empson | 9 Feb 1926 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | George Lansdowne | 18 May 1925 | DFC |
Fg Off | Robert W F Dunning | 1 Dec 1924 | |
Fg Off | 4 Aug 1925 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Alan T K Shipwright | 16 Mar 1926 | Armament duties, DFC |
Fg Off | 16 Aug 1926 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | William F A Preston | 1 Dec 1924 | |
Fg Off | Malcolm B Mackay | 18 Jan 1927 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | 10 Jun 1926 | Armament duties, later AVM | |
Fg Off | 16 Aug 1926 | Armament duties, later AVM | |
Fg Off | Miles Cursham | 17 Mar 1927 | Lt, RN |
Fg Off | Charles F Sealy | 13 Nov 1924 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | William J Brett | 10 Apr 1926 | |
Fg Off | Ian W C Mackenzie | 12 Oct 1926 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | Harry H V Tristem | 16 Aug 1926 | Armament duties |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Leslie A K Butt | 1 Jun 1926 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Fg Off | Ernest C Green | 1 Sep 1926 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | William J G Walker | 21 Apr 1927 | |
Chaplains Branch |
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Rev | Richard Hall | 26 Apr 1920 | OBE |
Education Officers |
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Lt | Arthur W Hall | 10 Sep 1923 | Grade III, BSc |
Lt | Leslie B C Cunningham | 17 Aug 1925 | Grade III, MA, BSc |
Lt Col | Herbert Lee | 17 Jan 1927 | Grade IV |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Flt Lt | Percy J Barnett | 16 May 1927 | MC |
Flt Lt | James A W Binnie | 16 Feb 1927 | MC |
Flt Lt | Philip M McSwiny | 10 Jan 1927 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Roland A R Mangles | 16 Feb 1927 | |
Fg Off | Oswald B Swain | 16 Feb 1927 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Angus L Macmillan | 15 Feb 1927 | later AVM |
Source - July 1927 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jul 1927 - Jul 1928
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 18 Sep 1927 | OC, Air Training Section, posted to HQ Iraq | |
Sqn Ldr | Philip G Scott | 18 Sep 1927 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of Air Training Section |
Flt Lt | 10 Oct 1927 | Posted to RAF Depot, whilst studying Russian at King's College, London | |
Fg Off | 20 Oct 1927 | Selected for secondment to Greek Navy and proceeded to Greece | |
Flt Lt | 29 Oct 1927 | Selected for secondment to RCAF and proceeded to Canada |
Source - Armament & Gunnery School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Organisational Movements: Jul 1927 - Jul 1928
Date | Notes |
2 Sep 1927 | Courses restructured as follows: - A: Officers
B: Airmen
|
7 Oct 1927 | Short course introduced for single-seat fighter pilots, 1 pilot per unit attached with aircraft, 11 per course |
Source - Armament & Gunnery School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 23 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Stuart Grant-Dalton | 6 May 1927 | Officer Commanding, DSO, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Philip G Scott | 6 Sep 1927 | Armament duties |
Sqn Ldr | Douglas Stewart | 23 Aug 1926 | MC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Henry Cockerell | 13 Apr 1926 | Armament duties, OBE |
Flt Lt | Edwin C Emmett | 14 Aug 1926 | Armament duties, MC, DFC |
Flt Lt | Ernest L Ardley | 7 Apr 1926 | |
Flt Lt | James A W Binnie | 25 May 1928 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Albert E Dark | 14 Feb 1924 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Kenneth A Meek | 15 Oct 1927 | Armament duties, MBE |
Flt Lt | 8 Nov 1926 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Frank H Astle | 1 Mar 1926 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | 16 Aug 1926 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | 10 Jun 1926 | Armament duties, later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 16 Aug 1926 | Armament duties, later AVM | |
Fg Off | Basil H Godfrey | 1 Oct 1926 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | Ralph H W Empson | 9 Feb 1926 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | Thomas C Penna | 17 Oct 1927 | |
Fg Off | George Lansdowne | 18 May 1925 | DFC |
Fg Off | Maurice W J Boxall | 15 Oct 1927 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | Howard W Taylor | 11 Jun 1928 | |
Fg Off | William J Brett | 10 Apr 1926 | |
Fg Off | Geoffrey H C Ingle | 19 Oct 1927 | |
Fg Off | Reginald H Donkin | 18 Jan 1928 | |
Plt Off | Athal P de Woulf de Wytt | 2 Apr 1928 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Leslie A K Butt | 1 Jun 1926 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Algenon W P Phillips | 24 Jan 1928 | OBE |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | William J G Walker | 21 Apr 1927 | |
Education Officers |
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Lt | Arthur W Hall | 10 Sep 1923 | Grade III, BSc |
Lt | Leslie B C Cunningham | 17 Aug 1925 | Grade III, MA, BSc |
Capt | Douglas R Pobjoy | 1 May 1928 | Grade III, BSc, TA |
Lt Col | Herbert Lee | 17 Jan 1927 | Grade IV |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Flt Lt | Ronan L Sweeny | 29 Feb 1928 | |
Flt Lt | Matthew C Dick | 1 Mar 1928 | AFC |
Flt Lt | 29 Feb 1928 | DFC; later ACM | |
Fg Off | William C P Bullock | 1 Mar 1928 | |
Fg Off | Edwin S C Vaughan | 29 Feb 1928 | |
Fg Off | Sylvanus G Connolly | 29 Feb 1928 | |
Fg Off | Henry R F Baxter | 29 Feb 1928 | |
Fg Off | James McGuinness | 1 Mar 1928 |
Some of the officers listed above were members of the Coast Defence Co-operation Flight which was included in the establishment of the school.
Source - July 1928 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 23 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Stuart Grant-Dalton | 6 May 1927 | Officer Commanding, DSO, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Philip G Scott | 6 Sep 1927 | Armament duties |
Sqn Ldr | Douglas Stewart | 23 Aug 1926 | MC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Henry Cockerell | 13 Apr 1926 | Armament duties, OBE |
Flt Lt | Ernest L Ardley | 7 Apr 1926 | |
Flt Lt | James A W Binnie | 25 May 1928 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Jack Cottle | 18 May 1928 | Armament duties, MBE, DFC |
Flt Lt | Ronan L Sweeny | 29 Feb 1928 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Albert E Dark | 14 Feb 1924 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | 25 Aug 11927 | Armament duties, MC, DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Kenneth A Meek | 15 Oct 1927 | Armament duties, MBE |
Flt Lt | 8 Nov 1926 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Frank H Astle | 1 Mar 1926 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | 16 Aug 1926 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | 10 Jun 1926 | Armament duties, later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 16 Aug 1926 | Armament duties, later AVM | |
Fg Off | Basil H Godfrey | 1 Oct 1926 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | Thomas C Penna | 17 Oct 1927 | |
Fg Off | George Lansdowne | 18 May 1925 | DFC |
Fg Off | Henry R F Baxter | 29 Feb 1928 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | William J Brett | 10 Apr 1926 | |
Fg Off | Ian W C Mackenzie | 21 Jun 1928 | |
Fg Off | Philip B Chubb | 18 May 1928 | |
Fg Off | Geoffrey H C Ingle | 19 Oct 1927 | |
Fg Off | John V Yonge | 11 Jun 1928 | |
Fg Off | Reginald H Donkin | 18 Jan 1928 | |
Fg Off | James McGuinness | 1 Mar 1928 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | Athal P de Woulf de Wytt | 2 Apr 1928 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Leslie A K Butt | 1 Jun 1926 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Algenon W P Phillips | 24 Jan 1928 | OBE |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | William J G Walker | 21 Apr 1927 | |
Education Officers |
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Lt | Arthur W Hall | 10 Sep 1923 | Grade III, BSc |
Lt | Leslie B C Cunningham | 17 Aug 1925 | Grade III, MA, BSc |
Capt | Douglas R Pobjoy | 1 May 1928 | Grade III, BSc, TA |
Lt Col | Herbert Lee | 17 Jan 1927 | Grade IV |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Flt Lt | 29 Feb 1928 | DFC; later ACM | |
Fg Off | William C P Bullock | 1 Mar 1928 | |
Fg Off | Edwin S C Vaughan | 29 Feb 1928 |
The Coast Defence Co-operation Flight is included in the Establishment of this Unit.
Source - September 1928 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jul 1928 - Jul 1929
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Fg Off | Athal P de Woulf de Wytt | 19 Sep 1928 | Killed in a flying accident |
Flt Lt | Leslie A K Butt | 1 Jan 1929 | Stores Officer, resigned his commission |
Sqn Ldr | Douglas Stewart | 1 Jan 1929 | Promoted to Wg Cdr |
Sqn Ldr | Henry W Woollett | 7 Jan 1929 | Arrived on posting |
Wg Cdr | Douglas Stewart | 22 Jan 1929 | Posted to HQ No 23 Group |
Fg Off | Geoffrey H C Ingle | 30 Jan 1929 | Killed in a flying accident |
LAC | F N Howick | 30 Jan 1929 | Killed in a flying accident |
AC2 | G H Johnson | 30 Jan 1929 | Killed in a flying accident |
Sqn Ldr | F R Wilkins | 2 Mar 1929 | Arrived on posting for Stores duties |
Wg Cdr | Gilbert W Murlis-Green | 30 Mar 1929 | Assumed command of the Armament and Gunnery School |
Wg Cdr | Stuart Grant-Dalton | 30 Mar 1929 | Relinquished command of the Armament and Gunnery School |
Flt Lt | 17 May 1929 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of Coast Defence Flight | |
Flt Lt | R R Greenlaw | 17 May 1929 | Relinquished command of Coast Defence Flight |
Source - Armament & Gunnery School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Organisational Movements: Jul 1928 - Jul 1929
Date | Notes |
2 Mar 1929 | No 4 'A' Armament Course assembled: -
|
2 Mar 1929 | No 4 Squadron Armament Course assembled: -
|
Source - Armament & Gunnery School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 23 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Gilbert W Murlis-Green | 30 Mar 1929 | Officer Commanding, DSO, MC |
Sqn Ldr | Henry Cockerell | 13 Apr 1926 | Armament duties, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Philip G Scott | 6 Sep 1927 | Armament duties |
Sqn Ldr | Henry W Woollett | 5 Jan 1929 | DSO, MC |
Sqn Ldr | 17 May 1929 | DFC; later ACM | |
Flt Lt | Ernest L Ardley | 7 Apr 1926 | |
Flt Lt | James A W Binnie | 25 May 1928 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | 25 Aug 11927 | Armament duties, MC, DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | James C Stevens | 24 Sep 1928 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Alfred P White | 8 May 1929 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Cecil G Hancock | 15 May 1929 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Ralph H W Empson | 9 Feb 1926 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | Basil H Godfrey | 1 Oct 1926 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | Thomas C Penna | 17 Oct 1927 | |
Fg Off | Walter Anderson | 15 Aug 1928 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | George Lansdowne | 18 May 1925 | DFC |
Fg Off | Kenneth C Garvie | 8 Mar 1929 | |
Fg Off | Norman A West | 27 Mar 1929 | |
Fg Off | Ian W C Mackenzie | 21 Jun 1928 | |
Fg Off | Philip B Chubb | 18 May 1928 | |
Fg Off | Robert C Whitle | 17 Feb 1929 | |
Fg Off | John V Yonge | 11 Jun 1928 | |
Fg Off | Reginald H Donkin | 18 Jan 1928 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Frederick R Wilkins | 2 Mar 1929 | |
Fg Off | Patrick Dennehy | 12 Dec 1928 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Algenon W P Phillips | 24 Jan 1928 | OBE |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | William J G Walker | 21 Apr 1927 | |
Education Officers |
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Lt | Arthur W Hall | 10 Sep 1923 | Grade III, BSc |
Lt | Leslie B C Cunningham | 17 Aug 1925 | Grade III, MA, BSc |
Capt | Douglas R Pobjoy | 1 May 1928 | Grade III, BSc, TA |
Lt Col | Herbert Lee | 17 Jan 1927 | Grade IV |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Flt Lt | Thomas S Ivens | 2 Sep 1928 | |
Flt Lt | 4 Mar 1929 | MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Wilfred Wynter-Morgan | 4 Mar 1929 | MC; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Harry H V Tristem | 4 Mar 1929 | |
Fg Off | Geoffrey E G Lywood | 4 Mar 1929 |
Source - July 1929 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jul 1929 - Jul 1930
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | 16 Jul 1929 | Relinquished command of Air Training Section | |
Flt Lt | Hugh L P Lester | 16 Jul 1929 | Assumed command of Air Training Section |
Sqn Ldr | Henry W Woollett | 17 Sep 1929 | Posted to RAF Manston for Administrative duties |
Flt Lt | William J G Walker | 18 Sep 1929 | Relinquished duties of Medical Officer on posting to School of Chemical Warfare, Porton |
Flt Lt | Becher F Haythornthwaite | 1 Oct 1929 | Arrived on posting for Medical duties |
Flt Lt | R R Greenlaw | 24 Sep 1929 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of Coast Defence Flight |
Flt Lt | 24 Sep 1929 | Relinquished command of Coast Defence Flight on posting on promotion to Sqn Ldr | |
Sqn Ldr | P C Sherrin | 3 Nov 1929 | Arrived on posting pending assuming command of Air Training Section |
Sqn Ldr | Cedric F Gordon | 8 Nov 1929 | Arrived on posting for Administrative duties |
Sqn Ldr | Philip G Scott | 25 Nov 1929 | Relinquished command of Air Training Section on posting to No 29 Sqn to command |
Sqn Ldr | F R Wilkins | 13 Dec 1929 | Stores Officer, posted to A & AEE |
Flt Lt | C E Tidy | 21 Dec 1929 | Arrived on posting from A & AEE for duty as Stores Officer |
Sqn Ldr | Algenon W P Phillips | 20 Jan 1930 | Accountant Officer, posted to Aden Command |
Sqn Ldr | Ralf H Cleverly | 24 Jan 1930 | Arrived on posting for duty as Accountant Officer |
Wg Cdr | P C Sherrin | 30 Jan 1930 | OC, Air Training Section, attached to Senior Officers' School, Sheerness |
Sqn Ldr | Vincent Buxton | 14 Feb 1930 | Arrived on posting from RAF Kenley and assumed command of Air Training Section |
Fg Off | E L Wilson | 10 Apr 1930 | Killed in a flying accident |
Telegraphist | R J Armison RN | 10 Apr 1930 | Killed in a flying accident |
Source - Armament & Gunnery School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Organisational Movements: Jul 1929 - Jul 1930
Date | Notes |
2 Sep 1929 | No 5 'A' Armament Course assembled: -
|
2 Sep 1929 | No 5 Squadron Armament Course assembled: -
|
3 Mar 1930 | No 1 'A*' Armament Course assembled: -
|
3 Mar 1930 | No 6 'A' Armament Course assembled: -
|
3 Mar 1930 | No 6 Squadron Armament Course assembled: -
|
16 Jun 1930 | No 13 Armourers' Course completed (45 x Airmen) |
23 Jun 1930 | No 14 Armourers' Course assembled (40 x Airmen) |
Source - Armament & Gunnery School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 23 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Gilbert W Murlis-Green | 30 Mar 1929 | Officer Commanding, DSO, MC |
Sqn Ldr | Henry Cockerell | 13 Apr 1926 | Armament duties, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Cedric F Gordon | 8 Nov 1929 | OBE, MC, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | Vincent Buxton | 14 Feb 1930 | OBE |
Flt Lt | George T Richardson | 4 Feb 1930 | |
Flt Lt | James A W Binnie | 25 May 1928 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Hugh L P Lester | 16 Jul 1929 | |
Flt Lt | Albert J E Broomfield | 18 Apr 1930 | DFC |
Flt Lt | James C Stevens | 24 Sep 1928 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Alfred P White | 8 May 1929 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | 23 Sep 1929 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | 23Sep 1929 | Armament duties; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Ralph H W Empson | 9 Feb 1926 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Francis G Cator | 24Sep 1929 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Edward D MacL Hopkins | 17 Apr 1930 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Basil H Godfrey | 1 Oct 1926 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | Thomas C Penna | 17 Oct 1927 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | Brian W Knox | 25 Apr 1930 | |
Fg Off | Robert C Whitle | 17 Feb 1929 | |
Fg Off | Cyril H A Colman | 17 Sep 1929 | |
Fg Off | Alan L T Naish | 3 Oct 1929 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Charles E Tidy | 21 Dec 1929 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Ralf H Cleverly | 24 Jan 1930 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Becher F Haythornthwaite | 1 Oct 1929 | MB, BCh |
Education Officers |
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Lt | Arthur W Hall | 10 Sep 1923 | Grade III, BSc |
Mr | Allen A Appleby | 1 May 1930 | Grade III, BSc |
Lt | Leslie B C Cunningham | 17 Aug 1925 | Grade III, MA, BSc |
Capt | Douglas R Pobjoy | 1 May 1928 | Grade III, BSc, TA |
Lt Col | Herbert Lee | 17 Jan 1927 | Grade IV |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Flt Lt | Charles Crawford | 1 May 1930 | |
Flt Lt | Charles F Sealy | 1 May 1930 | |
Flt Lt | Sylvanus G Connolly | 5 May 1930 | |
Flt Lt | Joseph C C Slater | 4 Mar 1930 | |
Fg Off | 4 Mar 1930 | later ACM | |
Fg Off | 4 Mar 1930 | later A/Cdre |
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
Personnel Movements: Jul 1930 - Jul 1931
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | George T Richardson | 4 Feb 1931 | Assumed duties of Adjutant |
Flt Lt | E L Ardley | 4 Feb 1931 | Relinquished duties of Adjutant on posting to HQ RAF India |
Sqn Ldr | Charles E H C Macpherson | 19 Feb 1931 | Arrived on posting from RAF Worthy Down for duty as Sqn Ldr - Administrative |
Sqn Ldr | Becher F Haythornthwaite | 9 Mar 1931 | Medical Officer posted to A & AEE, RAF Martlesham Heath |
Flt Lt | John H Cullinan | 9 Mar 1931 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
Sqn Ldr | Cedric F Gordon | 12 Mar 1931 | Sqn Ldr - Administrative, posted to School of Balloon Training to command |
Fg Off | C H R Little | 1 Apr 1931 | Killed in a flying accident |
Source - Armament & Gunnery School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Organisational Movements: Jul 1930 - Jul 1931
Date | Notes |
14 Jul 1930 | No 1 Armoured Car Course assembled |
14 Jul 1930 | First Fitter-Armourers' Course (2 years duration) assembled (20 x Airmen) |
1 Sep 1930 | No 7 Squadron Armament Course assembled: -
|
3 Mar 1930 | No 7 'A' Armament Course assembled: -
|
10 Oct 1930 | No 7 Squadron Armament Course disbanded on
formation of NCO Squadron Armament Course, the following officers were
withdrawn: -
|
7 Oct 1930 | No 1 Armoured Car Course completed and embarked for overseas (40 x Airmen) |
30 Dec 1930 | WO and NCO Armourers' Course instituted |
1 Jan 1931 | WO and NCO Armourers' Course commenced (15 x students) |
31 Jan 1931 | New Armourers' Course commenced (30 x students) |
3 Mar 1931 | No 8 'A' Armament Course assembled: -
|
Source - Armament & Gunnery School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 23 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Gilbert W Murlis-Green | 30 Mar 1929 | Officer Commanding, DSO, MC |
Sqn Ldr | Henry Cockerell | 13 Apr 1926 | Armament duties, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Charles E H C Macpherson | 19 Feb 1931 | |
Sqn Ldr | Vincent Buxton | 14 Feb 1930 | OBE |
Flt Lt | George T Richardson | 4 Feb 1930 | |
Flt Lt | 30 Oct 1930 | Armament duties, MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Louis W Jarvis | 28 Aug 1930 | |
Flt Lt | George R Ashton | 9 Feb 1931 | |
Flt Lt | James C Stevens | 24 Sep 1928 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Alfred P White | 8 May 1929 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Miles H Garnons-Williams | 13 Jun 1930 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Wilfred Wynder-Morgan | 17 Oct 1930 | Armament duties, MC |
Flt Lt | John E W Bowles | 12 Dec 1930 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Thomas C Penna | 17 Oct 1927 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | Basil H Godfrey | 1 Oct 1926 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | Michael J Du Cray | 13 Apr 131 | |
Fg Off | Noel F V Henkel | 11 Apr 1931 | |
Fg Off | George F Hales | 8 Oct 1930 | |
Fg Off | John C Hascombe | 21 Aug 1930 | |
Fg Off | Reginald J Clare-Hunt | 1 Jul 1930 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Charles E Tidy | 21 Dec 1929 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Ralf H Cleverly | 24 Jan 1930 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | John H Cullinan | 9 Mar 1931 | MRCS, LRCP |
Education Officers |
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Lt | Arthur W Hall | 10 Sep 1923 | Grade III, BSc |
Mr | Allen A Appleby | 1 May 1930 | Grade III, BSc |
Lt | Leslie B C Cunningham | 17 Aug 1925 | Grade III, MA, BSc |
Mr | Kenneth H Platt | 1 Dec `930 | Grade III, BSc |
Lt Col | Herbert Lee | 17 Jan 1927 | Grade IV |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Flt Lt | Charles Crawford | 1 May 1930 | |
Flt Lt | Charles F Sealy | 1 May 1930 | |
Fg Off | William N Blain | 3 Mar 1931 | |
Fg Off | 3 Mar 1931 | later AVM | |
Fg Off | Robert J P Morris | 3 Mar 1931 | later A/Cdre |
ATTACHED FROM ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE | |||
Fg Off | G W Boucher | 2 Sep 1930 |
Source - July 1931 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jul 1931 - Jul 1932
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 4 Jan 1932 | Arrived on posting for Flying and Armament duties | |
Fg Off | Arthur E Evans | 11 Jan 1932 | Arrived on posting for Stores duties |
Flt Lt | Vyvian G A Bennett | 14 Jan 1932 | Arrived on posting for Accountant duties |
Gp Capt | 16 Jan 1932 | Arrived on posting pending assuming command of the Air Armament School | |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas S Ivens | 25 Jan 1932 | Arrived on posting for Armament duties |
Gp Capt | 16 Jan 1932 | Assumed command of the Air Armament School | |
Wg Cdr | Gilbert W Murlis-Green | 26 Jan 1932 | Relinquished command of the Air Armament School on posting to HQ Inland Area |
Wg Cdr | Evelyn H Sparling | 30 Jan 1932 | Arrived on posting for Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Frederick T Eades | 23 Feb 1932 | Arrived on posting for Signals duties |
Sqn Ldr | Charles E H C Macpherson | 29 Feb 1932 | Sqn Ldr - Administrative, posted to RAF Lee-on-Solent |
Flt Lt | Arthur King-Lewis | 2 Mar 1932 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
Wg Cdr | Roger M Field | 12 Mar 1932 | Arrived on posting for Administrative duties |
Flt Lt | Cecil G J Nicolls | 21 Mar 1932 | Arrived on posting from RAF Hospital, Halton for duty as Medical Officer |
Flt Lt | John H Cullinan | 24 Mar 1932 | Medical Officer, posted to RAF Hospital, Halton |
Source - Air Armament School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Organisational Movements: Jul 1931 - Jul 1932
Date | Notes |
31 Jul 1931 | No 8 'A' Armament Course completed |
1 Sep 1931 | No 9 'A' Armament Course assembled: -
|
1 Sep 1931 | No 2 'A*' Armament Course assembled: -
|
28 Sep 1931 | No 2 WO and NCO Armament Course completed |
5 Oct 1931 | No 3 WO and NCO Armament Course assembled (12 x students) |
9 Oct 1931 | Re-equipment commenced, 2-seaters being
replaced by Wapitis and single-seaters by Bulldogs
|
1 Jan 1932 | Armament and Gunnery School redesignated Air Armament School |
8 Feb 1932 | No 1 Fitters Armourer Course completed (16 x Airmen, no failures) |
1 Mar 1932 | No 10 'A' Armament Course assembled: -
|
1 Mar 1932 | No 9 'A' Armament Course completed (all passed) |
1 Mar 1932 | No 19 NCO Instructors' Course assembled (6 x students) |
1 Mar 1932 | Armament Training Camps opened |
1 Mar 1932 | Main Party arrived at No 2 Armament Training Camp, RAF North Coates Fitties |
3 Mar 1932 | Main Party arrived at No 1 Armament Training Camp, RAF Catfoss |
8 Mar 1932 | Main Party arrived at No 3 Armament Training Camp, RAF Sutton Bridge |
19 Apr 1932 | No 4 WO Armament Course assembled (14 x students) |
Source - Air Armament School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 23 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | 16 Jan 1932 | Officer Commanding, later MRAF | |
Wg Cdr | Evelyn H Sparling | 30 Jan 1932 | Armament duties, AFC |
Wg Cdr | Roger M Field | 12 Mar 1932 | |
Sqn Ldr | Henry Cockerell | 13 Apr 1926 | Armament duties, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | 4 Jan 1932 | Armament duties, later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas S Ivens | 25 Jan 1932 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | 30 Oct 1930 | Armament duties, MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | George R Ashton | 9 Feb 1931 | |
Flt Lt | James C Stevens | 24 Sep 1928 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Alfred P White | 8 May 1929 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Frederick T Eades | Signals duties, DFC | |
Flt Lt | Miles H Garnons-Williams | 13 Jun 1930 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Wilfred Wynder-Morgan | 17 Oct 1930 | Armament duties, MC |
Flt Lt | Charles F Sealy | 9 Feb 1930 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Arthur King-Lewis | 2 Mar 1932 | Adjutant |
Flt Lt | 1 Nov 1931 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | John E W Bowles | 12 Dec 1930 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Michael J Du Cray | 13 Apr 1931 | |
Fg Off | Gerald E F Proctor | 1 Nov 1931 | |
Fg Off | Reginald J Clare-Hunt | 1 Jul 1930 | |
Fg Off | Roderick Jones | 23 Sep 1931 | |
Fg Off | Gerald P Marvin | 5 Aug 1931 | |
Fg Off | 29 Feb 1932 | Armament duties, later A/Cdre | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Francis A R Smith | 15 Sep 1931 | |
Fg Off | Arthur E Evans | 11 Jan 1932 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Ralf H Cleverly | 24 Jan 1930 | |
Flt Lt | Vyvian G A Bennett | 14 Jan 1932 | |
Fg Off | Douglas Sender | 4 May 1932 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Cecil G J Nicolls | 21 Mar 1932 | MB, BCh |
Education Officers |
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Lt | Arthur W Hall | 10 Sep 1923 | Grade III, BSc |
Mr | Allen A Appleby | 1 May 1930 | Grade III, BSc |
Lt | Leslie B C Cunningham | 17 Aug 1925 | Grade III, MA, BSc, PhD |
Lt Col | Herbert Lee | 17 Jan 1927 | Act Grade III |
Fg Off | John Meadows | 28 Dec 1931 | Grade III, BSc |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Flt Lt | Harry H V Tristem | 1 Sep 1931 | |
Flt Lt | 1 Sep 1931 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Charles E St J Beamish | 29 Feb 1932 | |
Fg Off | Albert E Dark | 29 Feb 1932 | |
Fg Off | John W Homer | 29 Feb 1932 | |
Fg Off | Claude M Champion-Crepigny | 29 Feb 1932 | |
Fg Off | 29 Feb 1932 | later ACM |
Source - July 1932 Air Force List
Organisational Movements: Jul 1932 - Jul 1933
Date | Notes |
8 Oct 1932 | No 1 Armament Training Camp, RAF Catfoss, closed |
8 Oct 1932 | No 2 Armament Training Camp, RAF North Coates Fitties, closed |
15 Oct 1932 | No 3 Armament Training Camp, RAF Sutton Bridge, closed |
31 Jan 1933 | No 10 'A' Armament Course completed |
27 Feb 1933 | No 11 Squadron Armament Course assembled: -
|
25 Feb 1933 | Nos 1, 2 and 3 Armament Training Camps
opened: - Commandants
|
27 Feb 1933 | No 3 'A*' Armament Course assembled: -
|
12 May 1933 |
4 x Harts received additional to the unit establishment
|
23 May 1933 | Coast Defence Co-operation Flight moved to RAF Gosport and redesignated No 1 Coast Defence Training Flight |
Source - Air Armament School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group | Responsible for |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 23 Group |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | 16 Jan 1932 | Officer Commanding, later MRAF | |
Wg Cdr | Evelyn H Sparling | 30 Jan 1932 | Armament duties, AFC |
Wg Cdr | Roger M Field | 12 Mar 1932 | |
Sqn Ldr | Colin Boumphrey | 28 Feb 1933 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | 4 Jan 1932 | Armament duties, later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas S Ivens | 25 Jan 1932 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | 1 Nov 1932 | Armament duties; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | James C Stevens | 24 Sep 1928 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Frederick T Eades | 23 Feb 1932 | Signals duties, DFC |
Flt Lt | Miles H Garnons-Williams | 13 Jun 1930 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Charles F Sealy | 9 Feb 1930 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Arthur King-Lewis | 2 Mar 1932 | Adjutant |
Flt Lt | Oswald B Swain | 19 Jan 1933 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | 1 Nov 1931 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Geoffrey E G Lywood | 27 Feb 1933 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | William L Bateman | 26 May 1933 | |
Flt Lt | Paul McK Terry | 28 Apr 1933 | AFC |
Fg Off | William R Baird | 27 Mar1933 | Engineer duties |
Fg Off | Michael P O'Reilly | 21 Nov 1932 | |
Fg Off | Lionel F H Orr | 7 Dec 1932 | |
Fg Off | Noel Stratton | 1 Feb 1933 | |
Fg Off | Richard V Alexander | 30 Jan 1933 | |
Fg Off | William S Reed | 27 Nov 1932 | |
Fg Off | 15 May 1933 | later A/Cdre | |
- | |||
4 Airman Pilots | |||
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Francis A R Smith | 15 Sep 1931 | |
Fg Off | Arthur E Evans | 11 Jan 1932 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Ralf H Cleverly | 24 Jan 1930 | |
Fg Off | Douglas Sender | 4 May 1932 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | James Hutchieson | 20 Sep 1932 | MB, BCh |
Education Officers |
|||
Lt | Arthur W Hall | 10 Sep 1923 | Grade III, BSc |
Lt | Leslie B C Cunningham | 17 Aug 1925 | Grade III, MA, BSc, PhD |
Mr | Allen A Appleby | 1 May 1930 | Grade III, BSc |
Lt Col | Herbert Lee | 17 Jan 1927 | Act Grade III |
Fg Off | John Meadows | 28 Dec 1931 | Grade III, BSc |
Civilian Assistant |
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Flt Lt | W Graham-Nicholls | RAFO | |
Warrant Officers - 2nd Class |
|||
WO II | John E Linford | 27 Mar 1933 | |
WO II | Herbert T Gaston | 29 Dec 1930 | |
WO II | Frederick C King | 20 Nov 1932 | |
WO II | Thomas G Crowder | 15 May 1933 | |
WO II | Frederick E Boyce | 14 Feb 1933 | |
WO II | James Heffernan | 28 Apr 1928 | |
WO II | John Raeside | 20 Oct 1930 | |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Sqn Ldr | Hugh M K Brown | 28 Feb 1933 | |
Sqn Ldr | 28 Feb 1933 | MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Edward R Openshaw | 28 Feb 1933 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Alfred P White | 27 Mar 1933 | |
Flt Lt | Harry H V Tristem | 1 Sep 1931 | |
Flt Lt | 28 Feb 1933 | later AM | |
Flt Lt | Robert J P Morris | 28 Feb 1933 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | 1 Sep 1931 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | 28 Feb 1933 | later AVM | |
Fg Off | 28 Feb 1933 | later AM | |
Fg Off | Anthony O Molesworth | 23 Feb 1933 | |
Fg Off | James A H Louden | 27 Feb 1933 | |
Fg Off | Laurence M Hooper | 28 Feb 1933 | |
Fg Off | 27 Feb 1933 | later AVM | |
Fg Off | John N Baxter | 28 Feb 1933 | |
Fg Off | Edward S D Drury | 28 Feb 1933 |
Source - July 1933 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jul 1933 - Jul 1934
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Roger M Field | 1 Oct 1933 | Posted to Paris for duty as Air Attaché |
Sqn Ldr | Clifford W Busk | 6 Nov 1933 | Arrived on posting from No 2 ATC for Armament duties |
Wg Cdr | William Sowrey | 4 Dec 1933 | Arrived on posting from No 3 ATC for Administrative duties |
Sqn Ldr | 8 Jan 1934 | Transferred from 'B' Sqn to HQ, Air Armament School | |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas S Ivens | 8 Jan 1934 | Transferred from HQ to 'B' Sqn, Air Armament School |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Feb 1934 | Posted to HQ, Armament Group for duty as a Staff Officer | |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Feb 1934 | Posted to HQ, Armament Group for duty as a Staff Officer | |
Flt Lt | Alexander H Allan | 5 Feb 1934 | Arrived on posting for duty as Stores Officer |
Flt Lt | W Graham-Nicholls | 7 Feb 1934 | Civilian Assistant, posted to HQ Armament Group |
Flt Lt | F C Farrington | 7 Feb 1934 | Appointed as Civilian Assistant |
Flt Lt | T J Desmond | 12 Feb 1934 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
Sqn Ldr | James H B Carson | 14 Feb 1934 | Arrived on posting for duty as Accountant Officer |
Fg Off | Arthur E Evans | 15 Feb 1934 | Stores Officer, posted to No 5 Sqn, India |
Sqn Ldr | Ralf H Cleverly | 26 Feb 1934 | Accountant Officer, posted to Aden |
Flt Lt | Arthur King-Lewis | 26 Feb 1934 | Adjutant, posted to Iraq |
Flt Lt | Francis A R Smith | 8 Mar 1934 | Stores Officer, posted to the Middle East |
Wg Cdr | F Sowrey | 19 Mar 1934 | Appointed Commandant, No 3 ATC |
Gp Capt | 4 Apr 1934 | Relinquished command of the Air Armament School on posting as Director of Training | |
Wg Cdr | Evelyn H Sparling | 4 Apr 1934 | Assumed command of the Air Armament School |
Source - Air Armament School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Organisational Movements: Jul 1933 - Jul 1934
Date | Notes |
21 Oct 1933 | No 1 Armament Training Camp, RAF Catfoss, closed |
28 Oct 1933 | No 2 Armament Training Camp, RAF North Coates Fitties, closed |
27 Feb 1933 | No 11 Specialist Armament Course terminated and
personnel disposed of as follows: -
|
1 Feb 1934 | Armament formed at RAF Eastchurch |
28 Feb 1934 | No 12 Specialist Armament Course assembled: -
|
19 Mar 1934 | No 1 Armament Training Camp opened: - Commandant - Wg Cdr P C Sherrin |
26 Mar 1934 | No 2 Armament Training Camp opened: - Commandant - Wg Cdr F W Trott |
Source - Air Armament School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group | Responsible for |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | 16 Jan 1932 | Officer Commanding, later MRAF | |
Wg Cdr | Evelyn H Sparling | 30 Jan 1932 | Armament duties, AFC |
Wg Cdr | 4 Dec 1933 | DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | John F Gordon | 31 Aug 1933 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | 4 Jan 1932 | Armament duties, later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas S Ivens | 25 Jan 1932 | Armament duties |
Sqn Ldr | Clifford W Busk | 6 Nov 1933 | Armament duties, MC, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Matthew C Dick | 12 Nov 1933 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | 1 Nov 1932 | Armament duties; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | James C Stevens | 24 Sep 1928 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | 26 Oct 1933 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Frederick T Eades | 23 Feb 1932 | Signals duties, DFC |
Flt Lt | Miles H Garnons-Williams | 13 Jun 1930 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Charles F Sealy | 9 Feb 1930 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Arthur King-Lewis | 2 Mar 1932 | Adjutant |
Flt Lt | Oswald B Swain | 19 Jan 1933 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Geoffrey E G Lywood | 27 Feb 1933 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | 23 Oct 1933 | Armament dutie; later ACM | |
Flt Lt | William L Bateman | 26 May 1933 | |
Flt Lt | Charles E St J Beamish | 24 Oct 1933 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | William R Baird | 27 Mar1933 | Engineer duties |
Fg Off | Claude M Champion-Crepigny | 29 Feb 1932 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | Gerald P Marvin | 16 Oct 1933 | |
Fg Off | Lionel F H Orr | 7 Dec 1932 | |
Fg Off | Lionel R S Freestone | 29 Oct 1933 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Frank B H Hayward | 6 Nov 1933 | |
Fg Off | Arthur N Luxmoore | 30 Oct 1933 | |
Fg Off | Richard V Alexander | 30 Jan 1933 | |
Fg Off | Richard T S Morris | 30 Oct 1933 | |
Fg Off | Leslie E B Stonhill | 17 Nov 1933 | |
Fg Off | William S Reed | 27 Nov 1932 | |
Fg Off | 15 May 1933 | later A/Cdre | |
- | |||
4 Airman Pilots | |||
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Francis A R Smith | 15 Sep 1931 | |
Fg Off | Arthur E Evans | 11 Jan 1932 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Ralf H Cleverly | 24 Jan 1930 | |
Fg Off | Douglas Sender | 4 May 1932 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Philip D Barling | 3 Nov 1933 | MB, ChB |
Flt Lt | James F Sandow | 10 Oct 1933 | MRCS, LRCP |
Education Officers |
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Lt | Arthur W Hall | 10 Sep 1923 | Grade III, BSc |
Lt | Leslie B C Cunningham | 17 Aug 1925 | Grade III, MA, BSc, PhD |
Mr | Allen A Appleby | 1 May 1930 | Grade III, BSc |
Lt Col | Herbert Lee | 17 Jan 1927 | Act Grade III |
Fg Off | John Meadows | 28 Dec 1931 | Grade III, BSc |
Civilian Assistant |
|||
Flt Lt | W Graham-Nicholls | RAFO | |
Supernumerary |
|||
Fg Off | John W Homer | 1 Sep 1933 | |
Fg Off | Brian E Lowe | 26 Jun 1933 | |
Commissioned Armament Officer |
|||
Fg Off | Robert H Garner | 1 Sep 1933 | |
Warrant Officers - 2nd Class |
|||
WO II | John E Linford | 27 Mar 1933 | |
WO II | Herbert T Gaston | 29 Dec 1930 | |
WO II | Frederick C King | 20 Nov 1932 | |
WO II | Thomas G Crowder | 15 May 1933 | |
WO II | Frederick E Boyce | 14 Feb 1933 | |
WO II | John Raeside | 20 Oct 1930 | |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Sqn Ldr | Hugh M K Brown | 28 Feb 1933 | |
Sqn Ldr | 28 Feb 1933 | MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Edward R Openshaw | 28 Feb 1933 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Alfred P White | 27 Mar 1933 | |
Flt Lt | 28 Feb 1933 | later AM | |
Flt Lt | Robert J P Morris | 28 Feb 1933 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | 28 Feb 1933 | later AVM | |
Fg Off | 28 Feb 1933 | later AM | |
Fg Off | Anthony O Molesworth | 23 Feb 1933 | |
Fg Off | James A H Louden | 27 Feb 1933 | |
Fg Off | Laurence M Hooper | 28 Feb 1933 | |
Fg Off | 27 Feb 1933 | later AVM | |
Fg Off | John N Baxter | 28 Feb 1933 | |
Fg Off | Edward S D Drury | 28 Feb 1933 |
Source - January 1934 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 23 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Evelyn H Sparling | 30 Jan 1932 | Armament duties, AFC |
Wg Cdr | 4 Dec 1933 | DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas S Ivens | 25 Jan 1932 | Armament duties |
Sqn Ldr | 8 Apr 1934 | DFC; later ACM | |
Flt Lt | Matthew C Dick | 12 Nov 1933 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | 1 Nov 1932 | Armament duties; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | James C Stevens | 24 Sep 1928 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | 26 Oct 1933 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Frederick T Eades | 23 Feb 1932 | Signals duties, DFC |
Flt Lt | Thomas J Desmond | 7 Jan 1934 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | William C P Bullock | 28 Mar 1934 | Adjutant |
Flt Lt | Geoffrey E G Lywood | 27 Feb 1933 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Patrick W Lowe-Holmes | 12 Mar 1934 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | William L Bateman | 26 May 1933 | |
Flt Lt | John A S Outhwaite | 19 Feb 1934 | Engineer duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Paul McK Terry | 28 Apr 1933 | AFC |
Fg Off | Richard V Alexander | 30 Jan 1933 | |
Fg Off | Richard T S Morris | 30 Oct 1933 | |
Fg Off | William S Reed | 27 Nov 1932 | |
- | |||
4 Airman Pilots | |||
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Alexander H Allan | 5 Feb 1934 | |
Fg Off | Edward G Northway | 14 Apr 1934 | MBE |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | James H B Carson | 14 Feb 1934 | |
Fg Off | Douglas Sender | 4 May 1932 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Philip D Barling | 3 Nov 1933 | MB, ChB |
Education Officers |
|||
Lt | Arthur W Hall | 10 Sep 1923 | Grade III, BSc |
Lt | Leslie B C Cunningham | 17 Aug 1925 | Grade III, MA, BSc, PhD - Lecturer in Ballistics |
Mr | Allen A Appleby | 1 May 1930 | Grade III, BSc |
Lt Col | Herbert Lee | 17 Jan 1927 | Act Grade III |
Fg Off | John Meadows | 28 Dec 1931 | Grade III, BSc |
Civilian Assistant |
|||
Flt Lt | F C Farrington | MC, RAFO | |
Warrant Officers |
|||
WO | Edward N Hill | 13 Dec 1933 | |
WO | Thomas G Crowder | 15 May 1933 | |
Warrant Officers - 2nd Class |
|||
WO II | Herbert T Gaston | 29 Dec 1930 | |
WO II | Frederick E Boyce | 14 Feb 1933 | |
WO II | Leslie A Bett | 12 Feb 1934 | |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
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Sqn Ldr | Robert L Stevenson | 26 Feb 1934 | MBE |
Sqn Ldr | Wilfred R Cox | 26 Feb 1934 | MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | 28 Feb 1933 | later AM | |
Flt Lt | Robert J P Morris | 28 Feb 1933 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | 26 Feb 1934 | later AM | |
Fg Off | 26 Feb 1934 | later AVM | |
Fg Off | William E Coope | 26 Feb 1934 | |
Fg Off | Robert B Dashper | 26 Feb 1934 | |
Fg Off | John G G Moore | 26 Feb 1934 | |
Fg Off | William F C Hobson | 26 Feb 1934 | |
Fg Off | 11 Feb 1934 | later A/Cdre | |
SUPERNUMERARY |
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Flt Lt | John W Homer | 1 Sep 1933 | |
Fg Off | James A H Louden | 27 Feb 1933 | |
Fg Off | Brian E Lowe | 26 Jun 1933 |
Source - July 1934 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jul 1934 - Jul 1935
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | 1 Oct 1934 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of the Air Armament School | |
Wg Cdr | Evelyn H Sparling | 1 Oct 1934 | Relinquished command of the Air Armament School |
Source - Air Armament School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Organisational Movements: Jul 1934 - Jul 1935
Date | Notes |
10 Sep 1934 | Boys Squadron was formed to undertake the training Boy Entrants as Armourers |
17 Sep 1934 | First batch (45) of Boy Entrants arrived for training (12 months) |
29 Oct 1934 | No 1 Observers' Course commenced (10 x Airmen) |
1 Apr 1935 | Air Gunner, Telegraphist Air Gunner and Armoured Car Crew course transferred to a subsidiary Air Armament School at RAF Leuchars |
Source - Air Armament School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/Armament Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | 1 Oct 1934 | Officer Commanding, OBE, AFC; later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | Evelyn H Sparling | 30 Jan 1932 | Armament duties, AFC |
Wg Cdr | Thomas V Lister | 28 Jan 1935 | |
Wg Cdr | 15 May 1935 | Armament duties, MC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas S Ivens | 25 Jan 1932 | Armament duties |
Sqn Ldr | 21 Jan 1935 | Armament duties, later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | 10 Sep 1934 | DSC, DFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | James C Stevens | 24 Sep 1928 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Thomas J Desmond | 7 Jan 1934 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | William C P Bullock | 28 Mar 1934 | Adjutant |
Flt Lt | Geoffrey E G Lywood | 27 Feb 1933 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | 28 Feb 1933 | Armament duties; later AM | |
Flt Lt | Robert J P Morris | 28 Feb 1933 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Harold H Martin | 30 Aug 1934 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Brian W Knox | 9 May 1935 | Signals duties |
Flt Lt | John A S Outhwaite | 19 Feb 1934 | Engineer duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Anthony O Molesworth | 7 Feb 1935 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | Brian E Lowe | 26 Jun 1933 | |
Fg Off | Richard V Alexander | 30 Jan 1933 | |
Fg Off | Arthur W Vincent | 6 Sep 1934 | |
Fg Off | Murray A Payn | 22 Apr 1935 | |
Fg Off | Thomas A Jefferson | 11 Dec 1934 | |
Fg Off | 15 May 1933 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Ronald H Harris | 21 Jan 1935 | |
Fg Off | Edward R Berry | 14 Jan 1935 | |
Fg Off | John H A Chapman | 11 Feb 1935 | |
Fg Off | Edward C Ingham | 9 Oct 1934 | |
- | |||
4 Airman Pilots | |||
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Alexander H Allan | 5 Feb 1934 | |
Fg Off | Edward G Northway | 14 Apr 1934 | MBE |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | James H B Carson | 14 Feb 1934 | |
Fg Off | Richard Peel | 19 Nov 1934 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Owen S M Williams | 25 Apr 1935 | MRCS, LRCP |
Commissioned Signals Officer |
|||
Fg Off | Richard K Nicholas | 20 Jul 1934 | Signals duties |
Education Officers |
|||
Lt | Arthur W Hall | 10 Sep 1923 | Grade II, BSc |
Lt | Leslie B C Cunningham | 17 Aug 1925 | Grade III, MA, BSc, PhD - Lecturer in Ballistics |
Mr | Christopher C Aston | 1 Jan 1935 | Grade III, BA |
Lt Col | Herbert Lee | 17 Jan 1927 | Grade III |
Fg Off | John Meadows | 28 Dec 1931 | Grade III, BSc |
Civilian Assistants |
|||
Flt Lt | F C Farrington | MC, RAFO | |
Flt Lt (Ret) | F T Eades | ||
Warrant Officers |
|||
WO | Edward N Hill | 13 Dec 1933 | |
WO | Thomas G Crowder | 15 May 1933 | |
WO | Frederick E Boyce | 14 Feb 1933 | |
WO | Leslie A Bett | 12 Feb 1934 | |
WO | Joseph E Hatfield | 17 Sep 1934 | |
Warrant Officers - 2nd Class |
|||
WO II | Herbert T Gaston | 29 Dec 1930 | |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
|||
Sqn Ldr | 3 Mar 1935 | later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | 5 Mar 1935 | DFC; later AVM | |
Fg Off | Leonard C Slee | 4 Mar 1935 | |
Fg Off | Wilfred J F Bull | 5 Mar 1935 | |
Fg Off | Charles H B Bullock | 4 Mar 1935 | |
Fg Off | 4 Mar 1935 | later AM | |
Fg Off | Albert W Georhegan | 4 Mar 1935 | |
Fg Off | Mervyn F D Williams | 5 Mar 1935 | |
Fg Off | Athol H Fear | 4 Mar 1935 | |
Fg Off | 27 Mar 1935 | later AVM | |
Royal Australian Air Force |
|||
Flt Lt | G W Boucher | 4 Mar 1935 | |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
|||
Flt Lt | Clarence R Dunlap | 4 Mar 1935 | |
SUPERNUMERARY |
|||
Fg Off | Edward S D Drury | 4 Mar 1935 |
Source - July 1935 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jul 1935 - Jul 1936
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 16 Dec 1935 | Posted to RAF North Coates Fitties to command |
Source - Air Armament School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Organisational Movements: Jul 1935 - Jul 1936
Date | Notes |
25 Sep 1934 | First passing out parade of Boy Entrant Armourers took place |
16 Dec 1935 | A SHQ was formed at RAF North Coates Fitties to
administer: -
|
1 Jan 1936 | Air Observers' School was formed at RAF North
Coates Fitties to train: -
The station was transferred to the direct administration of HQ Inland Area and under HQ Armament Group for training. |
Source - Air Armament School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Training Command/Armament Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | 1 Oct 1934 | Officer Commanding, OBE, AFC; later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | Evelyn H Sparling | 30 Jan 1932 | Armament duties, AFC |
Wg Cdr | Thomas V Lister | 28 Jan 1935 | |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas S Ivens | 25 Jan 1932 | Armament duties |
Sqn Ldr | 21 Jan 1935 | Armament duties, later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | 10 Sep 1934 | DSC, DFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas J Desmond | 7 Jan 1934 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | James C Stevens | 24 Sep 1928 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | William C P Bullock | 28 Mar 1934 | Adjutant |
Flt Lt | Oswald B Swain | 3 Feb 1936 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Geoffrey E G Lywood | 27 Feb 1933 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Robert J P Morris | 28 Feb 1933 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Harold H Martin | 30 Aug 1934 | |
Flt Lt | Brian W Knox | 9 May 1935 | Signals duties |
Flt Lt | Anthony O Molesworth | 7 Feb 1935 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Brian E Lowe | 26 Jun 1933 | |
Flt Lt | Richard V Alexander | 30 Jan 1933 | |
Flt Lt | Murray A Payn | 22 Apr 1935 | |
Flt Lt | 15 May 1933 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Ronald H Harris | 21 Jan 1935 | |
Flt Lt | Edward R Berry | 14 Jan 1935 | |
Fg Off | E H W Wheelwright | 21 Jan 1936 | |
- | |||
4 Airman Pilots | |||
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Edward G Northway | 14 Apr 1934 | MBE |
Plt Off | 1 Apr 1936 | later A/Cdre | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | James H B Carson | 14 Feb 1934 | |
Fg Off | Richard Peel | 19 Nov 1934 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Owen S M Williams | 25 Apr 1935 | MRCS, LRCP |
Dental Branch | |||
Fg Off | W E Nelson | 9 Mar 1936 | LDS |
Commissioned Signals Officer |
|||
Fg Off | Richard K Nicholas | 20 Jul 1934 | |
Commissioned Armament Officers |
|||
Fg Off | George Bird | 31 May 1935 | |
Fg Off | J Heffernan | 18 Nov 1935 | |
Education Officers |
|||
Lt | E A F Reeve | 20 Mar 1936 | Act Grade II, MSc, PhD |
Lt | Leslie B C Cunningham | 17 Aug 1925 | Grade III, MA, BSc, PhD - Lecturer in Ballistics |
Mr | Christopher C Aston | 1 Jan 1935 | Grade III, BA |
Mr | Wilfrid E Dawson | 2 Sep 1935 | Grade III, MSc |
Mr | Glyn B Morgan | 2 Sep 1935 | Grade III, MA, BSc |
Capt | William J O Studd | 2 Sep 1935 | Grade III, |
Capt | William R Thomson | 2 Sep 1935 | Grade III, BSc, AMICE |
Civilian Technical Officer |
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Flt Lt | A M Webster | RAFO | |
Civilian Assistants |
|||
Flt Lt | H Bligh | RAFO | |
Flt Lt (Ret) | F T Eades | ||
Flt Lt | F Thomasson | RAFO | |
Flt Lt (Ret) | D R Mitchell | MBE | |
Warrant Officers |
|||
WO | E W Walker | 21 Mar 1936 | |
WO | A G Breese | 24 Apr 1936 | |
WO | Thomas G Crowder | 15 May 1933 | |
WO | W A Lewis | 5 May 1936 | |
WO | W McCarthy | 27 Jan 1936 | |
WO | Joseph E Hatfield | 17 Sep 1934 | |
WO | F H J Heading | 24 Apr 1936 | |
Warrant Officers - 2nd Class |
|||
WO II | Herbert T Gaston | 29 Dec 1930 | |
UNDER INSTRUCTION |
|||
Sqn Ldr | W V Hyde | 6 Jan 1936 | |
Flt Lt | 1 Jul 1935 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 1 Jul 1935 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | David I P Macnair | 1 Jul 1935 | |
Flt Lt | Neville A R Halliday | 1 Jul 1935 | |
Flt Lt | Jack Goodhart | 1 Jul 1935 | |
Fg Off | Cyril J Giles | 1 Jul 1935 | |
Fg Off | Frank W Dixon-Wright | 1 Jul 1935 | |
Fg Off | A N Combe | 6 Jan 1936 | |
Fg Off | F C de la P Beresford-Peirse | 6 Jan 1936 | |
Fg Off | H Y Humphreys | 6 Jan 1936 | |
Fg Off | D R Shore | 6 Jan 1936 | |
Fg Off | I G Mackay | 6 Jan 1936 | |
Fg Off | D S Kite | 6 Jan 1936 | |
Fg Off | 6 Jan 1936 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | P de G H Seymour | 6 Jan 1936 | |
Fg Off | Edward C Ingham | 1 Jul 1935 | |
Royal Australian Air Force |
|||
Flt Lt | G W Boucher | 4 Mar 1935 | |
SUPERNUMERARY |
|||
Fg Off | Edward S D Drury | 4 Mar 1935 |
Source - July 1936 Air Force List
Source - August 1936 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jul 1936 - Jul 1937
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | 14 Sep 1936 | Relinquished command of the Air Armament School on posting as Superintendent of RAF Reserve | |
Gp Capt | R H Kershaw | 14 Sep 1936 | Assumed command of the Air Armament School |
WO | F H J Heading | 12 Apr 1937 | Appointed to a commission in the Equipment Branch |
Source - Air Armament School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Organisational Movements: Jul 1936 - Jul 1937
Date | Notes |
6 Apr 1937 | Fitter-Armourer Apprentice course commenced, 18 x Apprentices for 8 weeks |
Source - Air Armament School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Training Command/Armament Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | R H Kershaw | 7 Sep 1936 | Officer Commanding, |
Wg Cdr | W R Cox | 28 Jan 1937 | Armament duties, MC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | A Leach | 11 Jan 1937 | MC |
Sqn Ldr | 14 Jun 1936 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | G R O'Sullivan | 7 Feb 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | C J W Hatcher | 20 Jul 1936 | Armament duties, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | James C Stevens | 24 Sep 1928 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Anthony O Molesworth | 7 Feb 1935 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | 1 Jan 1937 | Armament duties; later AM | |
Flt Lt | 18 Jan 1937 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Richard V Alexander | 30 Jan 1933 | |
Flt Lt | L C Slee | 28 Dec 1936 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | Murray A Payn | 25 Nov 1935 | |
Flt Lt | A C Martin | 18 Jan 1937 | |
Flt Lt | E H W Wheelwright | 21 Jan 1936 | |
Flt Lt | G W Boucher | 4 Mar 1935 | RAAF |
Fg Off | V H P Lynham | 23 Nov 1936 | |
Lt | L A Wilmot | 13 Jan 1936 | SAAF |
Plt Off | A G F Cunningham | 1 Feb 1937 | |
Plt Off | J C Richards | 8 Feb 1937 | |
Plt Off | J D Harris | 5 Feb 1937 | |
Plt Off | K G Sharp | 3 Feb 1937 | |
Flt Lt (Ret) | F T Eades | Assistant Adjutant | |
Flt Lt | R Macfarlan | RAFO | |
Flt Lt | F Thomasson | Assistant Adjutant, RAFO | |
Flt Lt (Ret) | D R Mitchell | Assistant Adjutant, MBE | |
Flt Lt | A M Webster | Technical Officer, RAFO | |
Flt Lt | H Bligh | Adjutant, RAFO | |
Lt Col (Ret) | G G Carpenter | Assistant Adjutant, DSO | |
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6 Airman Pilots | |||
Equipment Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Edward G Northway | 14 Apr 1934 | MBE |
Maj (Ret) | F W Whitaker | ||
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | C G Prior | 21 Jan 1937 | |
Plt Off | D W J Brown | 4 Aug 1936 | |
Cdr (Ret) | J Patchett | ||
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | C Crowley | 9 Jul 1936 | |
Dental Branch | |||
Flt Lt | W E Nelson | 9 Mar 1936 | LDS |
Fg Off | :L C Bellsham-Revell | 2 Oct 1936 | LDS |
Commissioned Signals Officer |
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Fg Off | Richard K Nicholas | 20 Jul 1934 | |
Commissioned Armament Officers |
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Fg Off | R B Cleaver | 14 Feb 1937 | |
Fg Off | George Bird | 31 May 1935 | |
Fg Off | J Heffernan | 18 Nov 1935 | |
Education Officers |
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Lt | E A F Reeve | 20 Mar 1936 | Grade II, MSc, PhD |
Lt | Leslie B C Cunningham | 17 Aug 1925 | Grade III, MA, BSc, PhD - Lecturer in Ballistics |
Mr | Christopher C Aston | 1 Jan 1935 | Grade III, BA |
Mr | Wilfrid E Dawson | 2 Sep 1935 | Grade III, MSc |
Mr | Glyn B Morgan | 2 Sep 1935 | Grade III, MA, BSc |
Capt | William J O Studd | 2 Sep 1935 | Grade III, |
Capt | William R Thomson | 2 Sep 1935 | Grade III, BSc, AMICE |
Warrant Officers |
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WO | E W Walker | 21 Mar 1936 | |
WO | A G Breese | 24 Apr 1936 | |
WO | W A Lewis | 5 May 1936 | |
WO | F Lett | 3 Jan 1936 | |
WO | C J Dolby | 20 Feb 1937 | |
WO | A R Williams | 4 May 1937 | |
SUPERNUMERARY |
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Sqn Ldr | G C Sharp | 21 Jun 1936 | |
Sqn Ldr | F W H Hall | 17 Jan 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | A M N David | 17 Jan 1937 | |
Flt Lt | B A J Crummy | 6 Jul 1936 | |
Flt Lt | G P Macdonald | 6 Jul 1936 | |
Flt Lt | E G Granville | 6 Jul 1936 | |
Flt Lt | A McD Bowman | 6 Jul 1936 | |
Flt Lt | 6 Jul 1936 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | W N Elwy-Jones | 6 Jul 1936 | |
Flt Lt | 6 Jul 1936 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | 6 Jul 1936 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | C H B Bullock | 18 Jan 1937 | |
Flt Lt | R J Bennett | 17 Jan 1937 | |
Flt Lt | W A Jones | 6 Jul 1936 | RCAF |
Flt Lt | I J Lightfoot | 6 Jul 1936 | RAAF |
Flt Lt | H R Allen | 6 Jul 1936 | |
Flt Lt | C R D L Llyod | 6 Jul 1936 | |
Flt Lt | E B C Davies | 6 Jul 1936 | |
Flt Lt | S P A Patmore | 6 Jul 1936 | |
Flt Lt | 6 Jul 1936 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | A Golding | 6 Jul 1936 | |
Flt Lt | L Coulson | 6 Jul 1936 | |
Flt Lt | 17 Jan 1937 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Charles L Dann | 17 Jan 1937 | BSc; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | G E Peacock | 18 Jan 1937 | |
Flt Lt | K Gray | 17 Jan 1937 | |
Flt Lt | H R Tidd | 18 Jan 1937 | |
Flt Lt | C F S Fraser | 17 Jan 1937 | |
Flt Lt | A J Kennedy | 17 Jan 1937 | |
Flt Lt | 18 Jan 1937 | later ACM | |
Flt Lt | H W Dean | 6 Jul 1936 | |
Flt Lt | R A E Traill | 17 Jan 1937 | |
Flt Lt | I H D Walker | 18 Jan 1937 | |
Flt Lt | A H Jarrand | 18 Jan 1937 | |
Capt | M Sherrin | 18 Jan 1937 | IFSAC |
Fg Off | W G Bannister | 18 Jan 1937 | |
Fg Off | C H Brandon | 18 Jan 1937 | |
Fg Off | C J P Flood | 17 Jan 1937 | |
Fg Off | E C Harding | 17 Jan 1937 | |
Fg Off | R G Prier | 18 Jan 1937 | |
Fg Off | D E B Wheeler | 18 Jan 1937 | |
Fg Off | J D Nelson | 17 Jan 1937 | |
Fg Off | E F E Barnard | 18 Jan 1937 | |
Lt | T R Theron | 18 Jan 1937 | SAAF |
Source - July 1937 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jul 1937 - Jul 1938
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | 6 Sep 1937 | Assumed command of the Air Armament School | |
Gp Capt | R H Kershaw | 6 Sep 1937 | Relinquished command of the Air Armament School on posting to No 203 Sqn to command |
WO | A R Williams | 9 Jan 1938 | Appointed to a commission in the Equipment Branch |
Records for February 1938 to July 1939 are currently not available |
Source - Air Armament School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Organisational Movements: Jul 1937 - Jul 1938
Date | Notes |
30 Aug 1937 | Armourer to Fitter-Armourer Conversion course re-introduced and commenced - 60 x students for 12 months |
14 Oct 1937 | No 7 Entry of Boy Entrants arrived (143 x Boys) |
1 Nov 1937 | Air Armament School was redesignated No 1 Air Armament School |
16 Dec 1937 | Unit Badge was authorised |
Records for February 1938 to July 1939 are currently not available |
Source - Air Armament School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Eastchurch | Training Command/No 25 (Armament) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | 31 Aug 1937 | Officer Commanding, MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | W R Cox | 28 Jan 1937 | Armament duties, MC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | A Leach | 11 Jan 1937 | MC |
Sqn Ldr | James C Stevens | 24 Sep 1928 | Armament duties |
Sqn Ldr | G R O'Sullivan | 7 Feb 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | P W Lowe-Holmes | 21 Jun 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Jan 1937 | Armament duties; later AM | |
Flt Lt | W J F Bull | 4 Jan 1938 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | D S Kite | 9 May 1938 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | C F S Fraser | 21 Mar 1938 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | A M A Birch | 18 Mar 1938 | |
Fg Off | L W Saben | 6 Jan 1938 | |
Fg Off | A G F Cunningham | 1 Feb 1937 | |
Fg Off | J R Henderson | 1 Nov 1937 | |
Fg Off | J D Harris | 5 Feb 1937 | |
Fg Off | G C Hyde | 26 Jul 1937 | |
Fg Off | J A Field | 10 Feb 1938 | |
Plt Off | J C Richards | 8 Feb 1937 | |
Plt Off | C D Fox | 30 Jan 1938 | |
Plt Off | J C Stevenson | 8 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | H C Pyper | Adjutant, RAFO | |
Flt Lt (Ret) | F T Eades | Assistant Adjutant | |
Flt Lt | R Macfarlan | RAFO | |
Sqn Ldr | F Thomasson | Signals duties, RAFO | |
Flt Lt (Ret) | D R Mitchell | Assistant Adjutant, MBE | |
Flt Lt | A M Webster | Technical Officer, RAFO | |
Flt Lt | J Selwyn | Assistant Adjutant, RAFO | |
Capt | D A Macfie | Assistant Adjutant, late RAF | |
- | |||
5 Airman Pilots | |||
Equipment Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | J H P Clarke | 1 Mar 1938 | |
Fg Off | H B B Burns | 13 Dec 1937 | |
Maj (Ret) | F W Whitaker | ||
Accountant Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | F W Arthurton | 28 Dec 1937 | |
Plt Off | B T Procter | 9 Aug 1937 | |
Plt Off | H R Tredinnick | 31 Jan 1938 | |
Cdr (Ret) | J Patchett | ||
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | F H Peterson | 27 Sep 1937 | MD, MC, P & S |
Dental Branch | |||
Flt Lt | W E Nelson | 9 Mar 1936 | LDS |
Commissioned Armament Officers |
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Fg Off | R B Cleaver | 14 Feb 1937 | |
Fg Off | George Bird | 31 May 1935 | |
Fg Off | A Chambers | 11 Oct 1937 | |
Education Officers |
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Lt | E A F Reeve | 20 Mar 1936 | Grade II, MSc, PhD |
Lt | Leslie B C Cunningham | 17 Aug 1925 | Grade III, MA, BSc, PhD - Lecturer in Ballistics |
Mr | R S C Cater | 1 Jul 1937 | Grade III, MA |
Mr | F A Coleman | 1 Jul 1937 | Grade III, BA |
Mr | Wilfrid E Dawson | 2 Sep 1935 | Grade III, MSc |
Mr | Glyn B Morgan | 2 Sep 1935 | Grade III, MA, BSc |
Capt | William J O Studd | 2 Sep 1935 | Grade III, |
Capt | William R Thomson | 2 Sep 1935 | Grade III, BSc, AMICE |
Warrant Officers |
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WO | W A Lewis | 5 May 1936 | |
WO | F Lett | 3 Jan 1936 | |
WO | C J Dolby | 20 Feb 1937 | |
WO | W H G Hampshire | 12 Nov 1934 | |
WO | V E Element | 11 Jan 1938 | |
WO | W J Collins | 17 Jul 1935 | |
WO | E F Price | 9 Aug 1933 | |
WO | R W Acjerman | 6 Dec 1937 | |
WO | H Lyons | 15 Jul 1935 | |
WO | J E W Le Gras | 1 Feb 1935 | |
SUPERNUMERARY |
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Flt Lt | C H B Bullock | 18 Jan 1937 | |
Flt Lt | 18 Jan 1937 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | G P Woodhouse | 29 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | E J Palmer | 29 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | N C Jones | 29 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | R G Watson | 29 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | E A Howell | 16 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | G A V Knyvett | 16 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | H M T Eversfield | 29 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | J G Munro | 29 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | D N J P Leggett | 29 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | W A Theed | 29 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | A F Hards | 16 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | K J McKay | 29 Aug 1937 | |
Flt Lt | A R Fane de Salis | 16 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | W P Whitworth | 16 Jan 1938 | |
Fg Off | W G R Jarman | 20 May 1938 | |
Fg Off | T R Manson | 16 Jan 1938 | |
Fg Off | E F E Barnard | 18 Jan 1937 | |
Fg Off | Donald B Hatfield | 16 Jan 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | F M Smith | 16 Jan 1938 | |
Fg Off | B A C Wood | 16 Jan 1938 | |
Fg Off | G J Wright | 16 Jan 1938 | |
Fg Off | J McLaughlin | 16 Jan 1938 | |
Fg Off | J G Priest | 16 Jan 1938 | |
Dominion Air Force Officers |
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Flt Lt | C R Dunlop | 15 Apr 1937 | RCAF |
Fg Off | A R Tindal | 17 Jan 1938 | RAAF |
Fg Off | R A Cameron | 31 Aug 1937 | RCAF |
Fg Off | F R Dix | 29 Aug 1937 | RNZAF |
Source - July 1938 Air Force List
Movement Date | Location |
15 Aug 1938 | RAF Manby |
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Manby | Training Command/No 25 (Armament) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | F W Trott | 1 Aug 1938 | Officer Commanding, |
Wg Cdr | M C Dick | 8 Aug 1938 | AFC |
Sqn Ldr | P W Lowe-Holmes | 21 Jun 1937 | Armament duties |
Sqn Ldr | A A C Hyde | 30 Jun 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Jan 1937 | Armament duties; later AM | |
Sqn Ldr | W J F Bull | 4 Jan 1938 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | 10 Aug 1938 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | D S Kite | 9 May 1938 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | E C Ingham | 15 Sep 1938 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | C F S Fraser | 21 Mar 1938 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | A M A Birch | 18 Mar 1938 | |
Flt Lt | L W Saben | 6 Jan 1938 | |
Fg Off | J A Field | 10 Feb 1938 | |
Fg Off | J C Richards | 8 Feb 1937 | |
Fg Off | T D B Blake | 25 Jun 1938 | |
Plt Off | 4 Jun 1938 | later A/Cdre | |
Plt Off | D Carlson | 4 Jun 1938 | |
Plt Off | P G H Matthews | 4 Jun 1938 | |
Plt Off | M T Lloyd | 4 Jun 1938 | |
Plt Off | D A P McMullen | 9 Jul 1938 | |
Plt Off | L A Haines | 9 Jul 1938 | |
Plt Off | T Smart | 9 Jul 1938 | |
Plt Off | R D H Ellis | 29 Oct 1938 | |
Flt Lt (Ret) | D R Mitchell | Assistant Adjutant, MBE | |
Col (Ret) | H R Harington | Assistant Adjutant, Indian Army | |
Capt (Ret) | A V Le Maistre | Indian Army | |
Capt | T M B Newton | Assistant Adjutant, late RAF | |
Maj | S G S Skene | Indian Army | |
Equipment Branch | |||
Fg Off | W G R Jarman | 20 May 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr (Ret) | C E H C MacPherson | ||
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | E Smith | 24 Oct 1938 | |
Fg Off | G B Howard | 22 Jun 1938 | MM |
Chaplains Branch | |||
Rev | D C E Rogers | 6 Sep 1938 | |
Commissioned Armament Officers |
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Fg Off | R B Cleaver | 14 Feb 1937 | |
Fg Off | W H G Hampshire | 2 Jun 1938 | |
Education Officers |
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Lt | E A F Reeve | 20 Mar 1936 | Grade II, MSc, PhD |
Lt | Leslie B C Cunningham | 17 Aug 1925 | Grade III, MA, BSc, PhD - Lecturer in Ballistics |
Mr | R S C Cater | 1 Jul 1937 | Grade III, MA |
Mr | F A Coleman | 1 Jul 1937 | Grade III, BA |
Mr | Glyn B Morgan | 2 Sep 1935 | Grade III, MA, BSc |
Capt | William R Thomson | 2 Sep 1935 | Grade III, BSc, AMICE |
Warrant Officers |
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WO | W A Lewis | 5 May 1936 | |
WO | A Worden | 5 Aug 1938 | |
WO | A F Fowles | 5 Sep 1938 | |
WO | P Dobbins | 12 Aug 1938 | |
WO | W J Collins | 17 Jul 1935 | |
WO | E F Price | 9 Aug 1933 | |
WO | G S J Pratt | 10 Sep 1938 | |
WO | A H L Perks | 10 Oct 1938 | |
WO | R C Woodthorpe | 21 Jan 1935 | |
WO | L R Robinson | 1 Mar 1935 | |
SUPERNUMERARY |
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Sqn Ldr | G K Martyn | 4 Sep 1938 | Lt, RM |
Sqn Ldr | P Haynes | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | C H B Bullock | 18 Jan 1937 | |
Flt Lt | 18 Jan 1937 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | E A Howell | 16 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | G A V Knyvett | 16 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | 28 Aug 1938 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | A F Hards | 16 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | A R Fane de Salis | 16 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | W P Whitworth | 16 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | Donald B Hatfield | 16 Jan 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | F M Smith | 16 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | G J Wright | 16 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | I C Jackson | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | H R Coventry | 20 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | Evelyn M T Howlett | 20 Aug 1938 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | M Bruce | 29 Aug 1938 | Lt, RN |
Flt Lt | J R C Moultrie | 29 Aug 1938 | Lt, RN |
Flt Lt | B A C Wood | 16 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | D G Morris | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Fg Off | W G R Jarman | 20 May 1938 | |
Fg Off | T R Manson | 16 Jan 1938 | |
Fg Off | E F E Barnard | 18 Jan 1937 | |
Fg Off | G M Fidler | 29 Aug 1938 | |
Fg Off | J McLaughlin | 16 Jan 1938 | |
Fg Off | J G Priest | 16 Jan 1938 | |
Fg Off | C H Mitchell | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Dominion Air Force Officers |
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Flt Lt | C R Dunlap | 15 Apr 1937 | RCAF |
Flt Lt | A H Smith | 28 Aug 1938 | RAAF |
Flt Lt | B Waddy | 28 Aug 1938 | RAAF |
Fg Off | A R Tindal | 17 Jan 1938 | RAAF |
Fg Off | A B Greenaway | 28 Aug 1938 | RAAF |
Fg Off | R C Proctor | 28 Aug 1938 | RCAF |
2 Lt | H J Martin | 28 Aug 1938 | SAAF |
Source - January 1939 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Manby | Training Command/No 25 (Armament) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | F W Trott | 1 Aug 1938 | Officer Commanding, |
Wg Cdr | J D S Denholm | 14 Feb 1939 | Armament duties |
Sqn Ldr | P W Lowe-Holmes | 21 Jun 1937 | Armament duties |
Sqn Ldr | A A C Hyde | 30 Jun 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Jan 1937 | Armament duties; later AM | |
Flt Lt | 10 Aug 1938 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | D S Kite | 9 May 1938 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | E C Ingham | 15 Sep 1938 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | D E B Wheeler | 2 Jan 1939 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | C F S Fraser | 21 Mar 1938 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | L W Saben | 6 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | E F E Barnard | 2 Jan 1939 | Armament duties |
Act Flt Lt | J A Field | 10 Feb 1938 | |
Fg Off | J C Richards | 8 Feb 1937 | |
Fg Off | R D H Ellis | 29 Oct 1938 | |
Plt Off | 4 Jun 1938 | later A/Cdre | |
Plt Off | D Carlson | 4 Jun 1938 | |
Plt Off | P G H Matthews | 4 Jun 1938 | |
Plt Off | M T Lloyd | 4 Jun 1938 | |
Plt Off | D A P McMullen | 9 Jul 1938 | |
Plt Off | L A Haines | 9 Jul 1938 | |
Plt Off | T Smart | 9 Jul 1938 | |
Flt Lt (Ret) | D R Mitchell | Assistant Adjutant, MBE | |
Col (Ret) | H R Harington | Assistant Adjutant, Indian Army | |
Capt (Ret) | A V Le Maistre | Indian Army | |
Capt | T M B Newton | Assistant Adjutant, late RAF | |
Maj | S G S Skene | Indian Army | |
Flt Lt | G G Carpenter | RAFO | |
Equipment Branch | |||
Fg Off | W G R Jarman | 20 May 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr (Ret) | C E H C MacPherson | ||
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | E Smith | 24 Oct 1938 | |
Fg Off | G B Howard | 22 Jun 1938 | MM |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | J F McGovern | 2 Jan1939 | MB, MCh |
Chaplains Branch | |||
Rev | D C E Rogers | 6 Sep 1938 | |
Commissioned Armament Officers |
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Fg Off | R B Cleaver | 14 Feb 1937 | |
Fg Off | W H G Hampshire | 2 Jun 1938 | |
Education Officers |
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Lt | E A F Reeve | 20 Mar 1936 | Grade II, MSc, PhD |
Lt | Leslie B C Cunningham | 17 Aug 1925 | Grade III, MA, BSc, PhD - Lecturer in Ballistics |
Mr | R S C Cater | 1 Jul 1937 | Grade III, MA |
Mr | F A Coleman | 1 Jul 1937 | Grade III, BA |
Mr | L I Godden | 9 Jan 1939 | Grade III, MA |
Mr | Glyn B Morgan | 2 Sep 1935 | Grade III, MA, BSc |
Capt | William R Thomson | 2 Sep 1935 | Grade III, BSc, AMICE |
Temporary Education Officers |
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Mr | I Drummond | 23 Jan 1939 | |
Mr | C F Evans | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Warrant Officers |
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WO | W A Lewis | 5 May 1936 | |
WO | A Worden | 5 Aug 1938 | |
WO | A F Fowles | 5 Sep 1938 | |
WO | P Dobbins | 12 Aug 1938 | |
WO | W J Collins | 17 Jul 1935 | |
WO | E F Price | 9 Aug 1933 | |
WO | G S J Pratt | 10 Sep 1938 | |
WO | A H L Perks | 10 Oct 1938 | |
WO | R C Woodthorpe | 21 Jan 1935 | |
WO | W J Methven | 29 Jan 1936 | |
WO | E C Ross | 15 Nov 1937 | |
SUPERNUMERARY |
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Sqn Ldr | G K Martyn | 4 Sep 1938 | Lt, RM |
Sqn Ldr | P Haynes | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | J Goodhart | 15 Jan 1939 | |
Flt Lt | 18 Jan 1937 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 28 Aug 1938 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | I C Jackson | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | H R Coventry | 20 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | Evelyn M T Howlett | 20 Aug 1938 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | M Bruce | 29 Aug 1938 | Lt, RN |
Flt Lt | J R C Moultrie | 29 Aug 1938 | Lt, RN |
Flt Lt | D G Morris | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | J N Knowles | 2 Jan 1939 | |
Flt Lt | 2 Jan 1939 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | E R C Morris | 9 Jan 1939 | Lt, RN |
Flt Lt | J W Arney | 1 Jan 1939 | |
Fg Off | W G R Jarman | 20 May 1938 | |
Fg Off | G M Fidler | 29 Aug 1938 | |
Fg Off | C H Mitchell | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Fg Off | R K Jeffries | 1 Jan 1939 | |
Fg Off | C H Press | 1 Jan 1939 | |
Fg Off | J W Monk | 1 Jan 1939 | |
Dominion Air Force Officers |
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Flt Lt | A H Smith | 28 Aug 1938 | RAAF |
Flt Lt | B Waddy | 28 Aug 1938 | RAAF |
Fg Off | A R Tindal | 17 Jan 1938 | RAAF |
Fg Off | A B Greenaway | 28 Aug 1938 | RAAF |
Fg Off | R C Proctor | 28 Aug 1938 | RCAF |
2 Lt | H J Martin | 28 Aug 1938 | SAAF |
Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Manby | Training Command/No 25 (Armament) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | F W Trott | 1 Aug 1938 | Officer Commanding, |
Wg Cdr | J D S Denholm | 14 Feb 1939 | Armament duties |
Sqn Ldr | P W Lowe-Holmes | 21 Jun 1937 | Armament duties |
Sqn Ldr | A A C Hyde | 30 Jun 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Jan 1937 | Armament duties; later AM | |
Sqn Ldr | C F S Fraser | 21 Mar 1938 | Armament duties |
Sqn Ldr | 10 Aug 1938 | Armament duties; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | E C Ingham | 15 Sep 1938 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | D S Kite | 9 May 1938 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | D E B Wheeler | 2 Jan 1939 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | L W Saben | 6 Jan 1938 | |
Flt Lt | E F E Barnard | 2 Jan 1939 | Armament duties |
Act Flt Lt | J A Field | 10 Feb 1938 | |
Fg Off | J C Richards | 8 Feb 1937 | |
Fg Off | R D H Ellis | 29 Oct 1938 | |
Plt Off | 4 Jun 1938 | later A/Cdre | |
Plt Off | D Carlson | 4 Jun 1938 | |
Plt Off | P G H Matthews | 4 Jun 1938 | |
Plt Off | D A P McMullen | 9 Jul 1938 | |
Plt Off | L A Haines | 9 Jul 1938 | |
Plt Off | T Smart | 9 Jul 1938 | |
Flt Lt (Ret) | D R Mitchell | Assistant Adjutant, MBE | |
Capt (Ret) | A V Le Maistre | Indian Army | |
Capt | T M B Newton | Assistant Adjutant, late RAF | |
Maj | S G S Skene | Indian Army | |
Flt Lt | G G Carpenter | RAFO | |
Flt Lt | C Leeston Smith | RAFO | |
Maj (Ret) | H M Tyler | ||
Equipment Branch | |||
Fg Off | W G R Jarman | 20 May 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr (Ret) | C E H C MacPherson | ||
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | E Smith | 24 Oct 1938 | |
Fg Off | G B Howard | 22 Jun 1938 | MM |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | J F McGovern | 2 Jan1939 | MB, MCh |
Chaplains Branch | |||
Rev | D C E Rogers | 6 Sep 1938 | |
Commissioned Armament Officers |
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Fg Off | R B Cleaver | 14 Feb 1937 | |
Fg Off | W H G Hampshire | 2 Jun 1938 | |
Education Officers |
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Lt | E A F Reeve | 20 Mar 1936 | Grade II, MSc, PhD |
Lt | Leslie B C Cunningham | 17 Aug 1925 | Grade III, MA, BSc, PhD - Lecturer in Ballistics |
Mr | R S C Cater | 1 Jul 1937 | Grade III, MA |
Mr | F A Coleman | 1 Jul 1937 | Grade III, BA |
Mr | L I Godden | 9 Jan 1939 | Grade III, MA |
Mr | Glyn B Morgan | 2 Sep 1935 | Grade III, MA, BSc |
Capt | William R Thomson | 2 Sep 1935 | Grade III, BSc, AMICE |
Temporary Education Officers |
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Mr | I Drummond | 23 Jan 1939 | |
Mr | C F Evans | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Warrant Officers |
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WO | W A Lewis | 5 May 1936 | |
WO | A Worden | 5 Aug 1938 | |
WO | A F Fowles | 5 Sep 1938 | |
WO | P Dobbins | 12 Aug 1938 | |
WO | W J Collins | 17 Jul 1935 | |
WO | E F Price | 9 Aug 1933 | |
WO | A H L Perks | 10 Oct 1938 | |
WO | W J Methven | 29 Jan 1936 | |
WO | E C Ross | 15 Nov 1937 | |
SUPERNUMERARY |
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Sqn Ldr | G K Martyn | 4 Sep 1938 | Capt, RM |
Sqn Ldr | P Haynes | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | J Goodhart | 15 Jan 1939 | |
Sqn Ldr | 2 Jan 1939 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | 18 Jan 1937 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 28 Aug 1938 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | I C Jackson | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | H R Coventry | 20 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | Evelyn M T Howlett | 20 Aug 1938 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | M Bruce | 29 Aug 1938 | Lt, RN |
Flt Lt | J R C Moultrie | 29 Aug 1938 | Lt, RN |
Flt Lt | D G Morris | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Flt Lt | J N Knowles | 2 Jan 1939 | |
Flt Lt | E R C Morris | 9 Jan 1939 | Lt, RN |
Flt Lt | J W Arney | 1 Jan 1939 | |
Flt Lt | G M Fidler | 29 Aug 1938 | |
Fg Off | W G R Jarman | 20 May 1938 | |
Fg Off | C H Mitchell | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Fg Off | R K Jeffries | 1 Jan 1939 | |
Fg Off | C H Press | 1 Jan 1939 | |
Fg Off | J W Monk | 1 Jan 1939 | |
Dominion Air Force Officers |
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Flt Lt | A H Smith | 28 Aug 1938 | RAAF |
Flt Lt | B Waddy | 28 Aug 1938 | RAAF |
Fg Off | A R Tindal | 17 Jan 1938 | RAAF |
Fg Off | A B Greenaway | 28 Aug 1938 | RAAF |
Fg Off | R C Proctor | 28 Aug 1938 | RCAF |
2 Lt | H J Martin | 28 Aug 1938 | SAAF |
Personnel Movements: Aug - Dec 1939
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Records for February 1938 to July 1939 are currently not available | |||
Sqn Ldr | D S Kite | 2 Sep 1939 | Assumed duties of Gas Defence Officer |
Sqn Ldr | J F McGovern | 4 Sep 1939 | Departed on posting to his War Appointment |
Flt Lt | C H Press | 4 Sep 1939 | Departed on posting to his War Appointment |
Flt Lt | G M Fidler | 4 Sep 1939 | Departed on posting to his War Appointment |
Flt Lt | W G R Jarman | 4 Sep 1939 | Departed on posting to his War Appointment |
Fg Off | R J P Prichard | 4 Sep 1939 | Departed on posting to his War Appointment |
Fg Off | W H G Hampshire | 4 Sep 1939 | Departed on posting to his War Appointment |
Fg Off | E C Lenton | 4 Sep 1939 | Departed on posting to his War Appointment |
Plt Off | M C Kinder | 4 Sep 1939 | Departed on posting to his War Appointment |
Plt Off | T Smart | 4 Sep 1939 | Departed on posting to his War Appointment |
Wg Cdr | J D S Denholm | 20 Sep 1939 | Chief Instructor, posted to RAF Evanton |
Sqn Ldr | J G Franks | 20 Sep 1939 | Arrived on posting and assumed duties of Chief Instructor |
Sqn Ldr | 10 Oct 1939 | Relinquished command of 'A' Sqn on posting | |
Sqn Ldr | D S Kite | 10 Oct 1939 | Assumed command of 'A' Sqn |
Sgt | W E Levitt | 13 Oct 1939 | Killed in a flying accident |
LAC | H S Melvin | 13 Oct 1939 | Killed in a flying accident |
AC2 | J Warry | 13 Oct 1939 | Killed in a flying accident |
Sqn Ldr | P W Lowe-Holmes | 16 Oct 1939 | Relinquished command of 'B' Sqn on posting |
Sqn Ldr | E A Howell | 16 Oct 1939 | Assumed command of 'B' Sqn |
Flt Lt | E H Jago | 13 Nov 1939 | Killed in a flying accident |
Records for December 1939 are currently not available |
Source - No 1 Air Armament School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Organisational Movements: Aug - Dec 1939
Date | Notes |
15 Aug 1938 | No 1 AAS moved from RAF Eastchurch to RAF Manby |
Records for February 1938 to July 1939 are currently not available | |
3 Sep 1939 | On the outbreak of war, the executive
appointments were: -
|
3 Sep 1939 | On the outbreak of war, the courses under
instruction were: -
|
3 Sep 1939 | On the outbreak of war, the following aircraft
were held on strength: -
|
4 Sep 1939 | 5 x Gauntlets received
|
5 Sep 1939 | 2 x Gauntlets received |
6 Sep 1939 | 1 x Henley received
Markings shown are incorrect for this period |
8 Sep 1939 | 2 x Henleys received |
23 Sep 1939 | 1 x Gauntlet received |
27 Sep 1939 | 4 x Henleys received |
6 Oct 1939 | 5 x Demons received:-
|
13 Oct 1939 | 3 x Demons received |
16 Oct 1939 | 2 x Demons received |
18 Oct 1939 | 2 x Demons received |
26 Oct 1939 | 2 x Henleys received |
27 Oct 1939 | 1 x Henley received |
30 Oct 1939 | 3 x Demons received |
31 Oct 1939 | 1 x Henley received |
3 Nov 1939 | 1 x Henley received |
6 Nov 1939 | 3 x Demons received |
6 Nov 1939 | 1 x Battle received
5 x Battles despatched |
6 Nov 1939 | 1 x Henley received |
14 Nov 1939 | 1 x Battle despatched |
20 Nov 1939 | 2 x Demons received |
22 Nov 1939 | 1 x Mentor received |
24 Nov 1939 | 1 x Blenheim received
|
29 Nov 1939 | 1 x Blenheim received |
4 Dec 1939 | 1 x Blenheim received |
11 Dec 1939 | 1 x Magister received
|
12 Dec 1939 | 1 x Blenheim received |
12 Dec 1939 | 1 x Whitley received
|
13 Dec 1939 | 1 x Battle and 1 x Fury despatched |
19 Dec 1939 | 3 x Battles despatched |
20 Dec 1939 | 1 x Battle despatched |
Source - No 1 Air Armament School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1940
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Plt Off | M V Reynolds | 2 Jan 1940 | Killed in a flying accident |
AC2 | J R Lewis | 2 Jan 1940 | Killed in a flying accident |
Plt Off | R J Shellard | 25 Jan 1940 | Killed in a flying accident |
Wg Cdr | F W H Hall | 11 Feb 1940 | Assumed command of 'B' Sqn |
Plt Off | W B Hunter | 24 Feb 1940 | Killed in a flying accident |
APO | G W Winder | 25 Feb 1940 | Died from injuries sustained in a flying accident |
Fg Off | R J L Baxter | 27 Mar 1940 | Assumed command of No 2 Flight, 'B' Sqn |
Sqn Ldr | R W G West | 19 Apr 1940 | Senior Administrative Officer, posted to RAF Sutton Bridge |
Flt Lt | S G S Skene | 19 Apr 1940 | Adjutant, assumed duties of Senior Administrative Officer |
Flt Lt | J H Currie | 19 Apr 1940 | Assumed duties of Adjutant |
Sqn Ldr | E A Howell | 27 Apr 1940 | Relinquished command of No 3 Flight, 'B' Sqn on posting to Turkey |
Flt Lt | J N Dowland | 27 Apr 1940 | Relinquished control of No 29 Specialist Armament Officers' Course |
Flt Lt | J N Dowland | 27 Apr 1940 | Assumed command of No 3 Flight, 'B' Sqn |
Fg Off | F C Rivers | 27 Apr 1940 | Assumed control of No 29 Specialist Armament Officers' Course |
Fg Off | W J Collins | 27 Apr 1940 | Assumed duties of Station Defence Officer |
Sqn Ldr | Willem R Brotherhood | 24 May 1940 | Relinquished command of Air Training Section on posting |
Flt Lt | B G Morris | 24 May 1940 | Assumed command of Air Training Section |
Flt Lt | E F E Barnard | 1 Jun 1940 | Posted to RAF Warmwell |
Sqn Ldr | E Smith | 6 Jun 1940 | Accountant Officer, posted to HQ Technical Training Command |
Gp Capt | F W Trott | 6 Jul 1940 | Relinquished command of No 1 Air Armament School and RAF Manby on posting |
Gp Capt | R St Hill Clarke | 7 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 1 Air Armament School and RAF Manby |
Fg Off | J A Lincoln | 10 Jul 1940 | Killed in a flying accident |
Flt Lt | R B Cleaver | 20 Jul 1940 | Departed on posting |
Flt Lt | J W Scudder | 20 Jul 1940 | Posted to No 2 Ground Armament School to command |
Plt Off | C H Leng | 20 Jul 1940 | Posted to No 2 Ground Armament School for duty as Adjutant |
WO | W J Killian | 20 Jul 1940 | Posted to No 2 Ground Armament School for duty as Disciplinary WO |
WO | A H L Perks | 2 Sep 1940 | SWO, posted to RAF Andover |
Plt Off | I S Edwards | 7 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as PT Officer |
WO | H J Ansdell | 7 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as SWO |
Plt Off | G W Murray | 11 Sep 1940 | PT Officer, posted to HQ No 30 Group |
Sqn Ldr | B G Morris | 21 Sep 1940 | OC, Air Training Section, posted to HQ No 9 Group |
Flt Lt | C H Press | 25 Sep 1940 | Posted to HQ, No 25 (Armament) Group |
Flt Lt | J N Dowland | 30 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Temp Sqn Ldr |
Flt Lt | C H Press | 30 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Temp Sqn Ldr |
Fg Off | B Crawford | 30 Sep 1940 | Accountant Officer, promoted to Temp Flt Lt |
AC1 | A J Elson | 23 Oct 1940 | Died from injuries |
Fg Off | D M Robertson | 28 Oct 1940 | Killed in a flying accident |
Plt Off | E W Blackwell | 28 Oct 1940 | Killed in a flying accident |
LAC | F Skryzpczak | 28 Oct 1940 | Killed in a flying accident |
Fg Off | I Drummond | 2 Nov 1940 | Posted to No 5 BGS, RAF Jurby as supernumerary for Administrative duties |
Wg Cdr | F W H Hall | 12 Nov 1940 | Proceeded to RAF St Athan pending posting to No 2 AON & G School, South Africa |
Flt Lt | J C Roberts | 12 Nov 1940 | Proceeded to RAF St Athan pending posting to No 2 AON & G School, South Africa |
Plt Off | C W Fairweather | 13 Nov 1940 | Posted to No 8 BGS, RAF Evanton for Defence duties |
Flt Lt | J G Priest | 10 Dec 1940 | Promoted to Sqn Ldr |
Act Sqn Ldr | G A W Garland | 16 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 4 BGS |
Wg Cdr | G H Stainforth | 23 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Officer Command, Flying Sqn |
Source - No 1 Air Armament School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1940
Date | Notes |
2 Jan 1940 | 1 x Fury despatched
|
3 Jan 1940 | 3 x Battles despatched |
8 Jan 1940 | 1 x Gauntlet II received |
8 Jan 1940 | 1 x Blenheim received |
15 Jan 1940 | 1 x Battle despatched |
19 Jan 1940 | 1 x Battle despatched |
20 Jan 1940 | 4 x Battles received |
20 Jan 1940 | 2 x Hind (T) received
|
27 Jan 1940 | 2 x Battles received |
13 Feb 1940 | 1 x Master received from Phillips
and Powis Ltd, Reading
|
29 Feb 1940 | 2 x Battles received from RAF Kemble |
1 Mar 1940 | No 28 Armourers Course ended |
5 Mar 1940 | 1 x Spitfire received from No 27 MU, RAF
Shawbury
|
6 Mar 1940 | 1 x Defiant received from Boulton Paul Ltd,
Wolverhampton
|
8 Mar 1940 | 1 x Hampden received from RAF Cosford
|
8 Mar 1940 | No 29 Armourers Course ended |
9 Mar 1940 | 1 x Battle received from RAF Hullavington |
9 Mar 1940 | No 25 Specialist Armament Officers' Course ended |
9 Mar 1940 | No 5 Air Gunners' Course ended |
12 Mar 1940 | No 26 Senior Armament Instructors' Course ended |
15 Mar 1940 | No 30 Armourers Course ended |
18 Mar 1940 | No 1 Air Observers' Course commenced |
22 Mar 1940 | No 31 Armourers Course ended |
28 Mar 1940 | 2 x Hinds despatched to RAF Kemble |
2 Apr 1940 | 1 x Hart despatched to No 7 SFTS on allotment
|
8 Apr 1940 | 2 x Hinds despatched to No 3 MU |
8 Apr 1940 | 1 x Battle received from No 5 MU |
8 Apr 1940 | No 32 Armourers Course ended |
9 Apr 1940 | 2 x Furys despatched to No 5 SFTS, RAF Sealand |
9 Apr 1940 | 1 x Harrow received from RAF
Penrhos
|
12 Apr 1940 | 1 x Master received from Phillips and Powis Ltd |
12 Apr 1940 | No 26 Senior Armament Instructors' Course ended |
15 Apr 1940 | No 33 Armourers Course ended |
20 Apr 1940 | No 6 Air Gunners' Course ended |
22 Apr 1940 | No 34 Armourers Course ended |
24 Apr 1940 | 1 x Battle, 1 x Spitfire and 1 x Gauntlet allotted away |
26 Apr 1940 | No 26 Specialist Armament Officers' Course ended |
2 May 1940 | 1 x Hind airframe despatched to No 58 MU |
8 May 1940 | 1 x Spitfire received from Supermarine, Southampton |
8 May 1940 | 1 x Battle despatched to RAF St Athan |
11 May 1940 | No 27 Senior Armament Instructors' Course ended |
11 May 1940 | No 3 Junior Armament Instructors' Course ended |
13 May 1940 | No 35 Armourers Course ended |
16 May 1940 | 1 x Gauntlet despatched to No 58 MU |
17 May 1940 | 1 x Hind despatched to No 5 MU |
18 May 1940 | No 7 Air Gunners' Course ended |
20 May 1940 | No 36 Armourers Course ended |
21 May 1940 | No 27 Senior Armament Officers' Course ended |
24 May 1940 | 1 x Battle despatched to No 58 MU |
27 May 1940 | No 37 Armourers Course ended |
28 May 1940 | 1 x Gauntlet despatched to No 58 MU |
30 May 1940 | 1 x Demon despatched to No 58 MU |
31 May 1940 | 1 x Hart despatched to No 10 School of Technical Training |
31 May 1940 | 1 x Hind received from No 8 MU |
3 Jun 1940 | No 38 Armourers Course ended |
8 Jun 1940 | No 28 Senior Armament Officers' Course ended |
8 Jun 1940 | No 39 Armourers Course ended |
15 Jun 1940 | No 4 Junior Armament Instructors' Course ended |
15 Jun 1940 | No 40 Armourers Course ended |
15 Jun 1940 | No 8 Air Gunners' Course ended |
25 Jun 1940 | No 41 Armourers Course ended |
28 Jun 1940 | 1 x Hind despatched |
29 Jun 1940 | No 28 Senior Armament Officers' Course ended |
1 Jul 1940 | 1 x Blenheim and 3 x Whitleys received |
3 Jul 1940 | 8 x Battles and 2 x Henleys received |
6 Jul 1940 | No 29 Senior Armament Officers' Course ended |
6 Jul 1940 | No 9 Air Gunners' Course ended |
6 Jul 1940 | No 42 Armourers Course ended |
6 Jul 1940 | No 2 Air Observers' Course ended |
8 Jul 1940 | 5 x Battles received |
9 Jul 1940 | 1 x Blenheim received |
13 Jul 1940 | No 1 Squadron Bombing Leaders' Course ended |
13 Jul 1940 | No 43 Armourers Course ended |
13 Jul 1940 | Instructions received that the Station is to be
divided into two schools and a SHQ, wef 7 Jul 1940: -
|
20 Jul 1940 | No 10 Air Gunners' Course ended |
20 Jun 1940 | No 5 Junior Armament Instructors' Course ended |
20 Jul 1940 | No 44 Armourers Course ended |
27 Jul 1940 | No 11 Air Gunners' Course ended |
3 Aug 1940 | No 2 Bombing Leaders' Course ended |
3 Aug 1940 | No 30 Senior Armament Officers' Course ended |
3 Aug 1940 | No 45 Armourers Course ended |
5 Aug 1940 | 1 x Whitley received |
10 Aug 1940 | No 12 Air Gunners' Course ended |
10 Aug 1940 | No 46 Armourers Course ended |
14 Aug 1940 | 1 x Whitley received |
15 Aug 1940 | 2 x Whitleys received |
17 Aug 1940 | No 3 Bombing Leaders' Course ended |
17 Aug 1940 | No 47 Armourers Course ended |
24 Aug 1940 | No 29 Specialist Armament Officers' Course ended |
24 Aug 1940 | No 13 Air Gunners' Course ended |
24 Aug 1940 | No 1 Ground Defence Course ended |
31 Aug 1940 | No 4 Bombing Leaders' Course ended |
31 Aug 1940 | No 31 Senior Armament Officers' Course ended |
31 Aug 1940 | No 48 Armourers Course ended |
3 Sep 1940 | 2 x Henleys received |
3 Sep 1940 | 2 x Whitleys despatched |
6 Sep 1940 | 1 x Botha received
|
6 Sep 1940 | No 14 Air Gunners' Course ended |
10 Sep 1940 | 3 x Whitleys despatched |
11 Sep 1940 | 1 x Wellington received
|
14 Sep 1940 | No 5 Bombing Leaders' Course ended |
17 Sep 1940 | 1 x Wellington received |
17 Sep 1940 | 1 x Whitley despatched |
20 Sep 1940 | 1 x Wellington received |
21 Sep 1940 | 2 x Wellingtons received |
21 Sep 1940 | 1 x Whitley despatched |
21 Sep 1940 | No 15 Air Gunners' Course ended |
25 Sep 1940 | 1 x Wellington received |
26 Sep 1940 | 1 x Blenheim despatched |
28 Sep 1940 | No 6 Bombing Leaders' Course ended |
28 Sep 1940 | No 32 Senior Armament Instructors' Course ended |
28 Sep 1940 | No 30 Specialist Armament Officers' Course ended |
5 Oct 1940 | No 16 Air Gunners' Course ended |
8 Oct 1940 | 1 x Henley received |
11 Oct 1940 | 1 x Master received |
12 Oct 1940 | 1 x Blenheim IV received
|
12 Oct 1940 | No 7 Bombing Leaders' Course ended |
16 Oct 1940 | 3 x Wallaces despatched
|
19 Oct 1940 | No 17 Air Gunners' Course ended |
26 Oct 1940 | 1 x Wellington received |
26 Oct 1940 | No 31 Specialist Armament Officers' Course ended |
26 Oct 1940 | No 8 Bombing Leaders' Course ended |
26 Oct 1940 | No 33 Senior Armament Instructors' Course ended |
1 Nov 1940 | 1 x Blenheim IV and 1 x Wellington received |
7 Nov 1940 | 1 x Whitley despatched |
8 Nov 1940 | 1 x Wellington received |
9 Nov 1940 | No 18 Air Gunners' Course ended |
9 Nov 1940 | No 9 Bombing Leaders' Course ended |
16 Nov 1940 | 2 x Demon airframes despatched |
23 Nov 1940 | No 10 Bombing Leaders' Course ended |
23 Nov 1940 | No 34 Senior Armament Instructors' Course ended |
23 Nov 1940 | No 19 Air Gunners' Course ended |
28 Nov 1940 | 1 x Wallace despatched |
7 Dec 1940 | No 11 Bombing Leaders' Course ended |
14 Dec 1940 | No 20 Air Gunners' Course ended |
16 Dec 1940 | 2 x Demon airframes despatched |
16 Dec 1940 | 1 x Blenheim I airframe despatched to Rootes at Speke |
17 Dec 1940 | 1 x Demon airframe despatched |
18 Dec 1940 | 6 x Demon airframes despatched |
19 Dec 1940 | 2 x Demon airframes despatched |
19 Dec 1940 | 1 x Wellington IA received |
21 Dec 1940 | No 35 Senior Armament Instructors' Course ended |
21 Dec 1940 | No 12 Bombing Leaders' Course ended |
21 Dec 1940 | No 32 Specialist Armament Officers' Course ended |
Source - No 1 Air Armament School ORB (AIR 29/588/1)
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