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Directorates - Organisation, etc


Directorate of Air Organisation

Deputy Directorate of Organisation

Directorate of Organisation

Directorate of Organisation and Administrative Plans (RAF)

Directorate of Organisation and Establishments (RAF)

Director of Organisation and Quartering/Director of Support Service Plans.

18 Feb 1918 Directorate of Air Organisation established under CAS
18 Feb 1918 Brig-Gen B C H Drew CMG
 8 Jun 1919 Absorbed into Directorate of Training and Organisation as Deputy Directorate of Organisation
 8 Jun 1919 Col/Gp Capt I M Bonham-Carter OBE
xx Feb 1920 Duties absorbed into Directorate of Training and Organisation
 1 Aug 1922 Deputy Directorate of Organisation re-established under AMP
 1 Aug 1922 Gp Capt R P Mills MC, AFC
 1 Aug 1923 Transferred to CAS under Directorate of Organisation and Staff Duties
21 Sep 1926 Gp Capt A B Burdett DSO
15 Feb 1928 Gp Capt A Fletcher CMG, CBE, MC
 7 May 1930 Gp Capt L A Pattinson DSO, DFC, MC
 1 Apr 1934 Directorate of Organisation and Staff Duties, renamed Directorate of Organisation
 3 Apr 1934 A/Cdre W L Welsh DSC, AFC
14 Jan 1935 Transferred to AMSO
 1 Sep 1937 AVM C F A Portal DSO, MC
 1 Feb 1939 A/Cdre-AVM D G Donald DFC, AFC
xx Aug 1940 Gp Capt-AVM L N Hollinghurst OBE, DFC
xx Jul 1941 Gp Capt H T Lydford AFC
xx xxx 1942 Gp Capt-A/Cdre W M Yool CBE
 1 Aug 1944 A/Cdre W H Merton OBE
xx Jul 1945 A/Cdre J Rankin DSO*, DFC*
xx xxx 1946 A/Cdre G Harcourt-Smith CB, CBE, MVO
18 Oct 1948 A/Cdre-AVM G E Nicholetts CB, AFC
 1 May 1951 A/Cdre E N Lowe CB, CBE
 2 Nov 1953 A/Cdre E S Butler OBE
 1 Jan 1957 A/Cdre J D Melvin CB, OBE
21 Sep 1959 A/Cdre C G Stowell OBE
 1 Feb 1962 Renamed Directorate of Organisation and Administrative Plans
 1 Feb 1962 A/Cdre C N Foxley-Norris DSO, OBE, MA
17 Mar 1963 Split into Directorate of Organisation and Directorate of Administrative Plans
 1 Apr 1963 A/Cdre N W Kearon OBE
 2 Aug 1965 A/Cdre D A Green CBE, DSO, DFC
11 Sep 1967 Reverted to Directorate of Organisation and Administrative Plans (RAF)
11 Sep 1967 A/Cdre J Miller CBE, DFC, AFC, FCA
 8 Mar 1969 A/Cdre J T Lawrence CBE, AFC
28 Aug 1971 A/Cdre J N Stacey CBE, DSO, DFC
12 Jan 1974 A/Cdre C E Ness CBE, MBIM, MIPM
19 Jul 1975 A/Cdre B Hamilton OBE, DFC, AFC, FRIN, MRAeS, MBIM
12 May 1978 A/Cdre R C Simpson CBE
19 Apr 1980 A/Cdre J G Greenhill FBIM
xx xxx 1981 Renamed Directorate of Organisation and Establishments (RAF)
10 Jul 1981 A/Cdre J E Bore OBE
30 Apr 1983 A/Cdre R Dick
16 Jan 1984 Vacant
14 Sep 1984 Renamed Directorate of Organisation and Quartering (RAF)
14 Sep 1984 A/Cdre A Curry OBE, MBIM
26 Sep 1986 A/Cdre B L Robinson FBIM
16 May 1988 A/Cdre J Delafield
20 Nov 1989 Renamed Director of Organisation and Quartering/Director of Support Service Plans.
20 Nov 1989 A/Cdre J Delafield
xxx xxx 1991 Post abolished?

Deputy Directorate of Organisation

xx Apr 1918 Established under CAS
xx Apr 1918 Col F J Scott OBE
xx xxx xxxx Post abolished

Directorate of Organisation and Staff Duties

 1 Aug 1923 Directorate established from part of Directorates of Training and Staff  Duties
 1 Aug 1923 AVM Sir Ivo Vesey KBE, CB, CMG, DSO
19 May 1929 AVM F W Bowhill CMG, DSO
 1 Aug 1931 AVM R P Mills CB, MC, AFC
xx Oct 1933 Gp Capt - A/Cdre L A Pattinson DSO, DFC, MC
 3 Apr 1934 Split into Directorate of Organisation and Directorate of Staff Duties

Directorate of Volunteer Reserve Expansion

15 Aug 1938 Established under AMSO
15 Aug 1938 A/Cdre C W H Pulford OBE, AFC
31 Aug 1939 Vacant
xx Dec 1939 Post abolished

Deputy Directorate of War Organisation

Directorate of War Organisation

Directorate of Administrative Plans and War Organisation

Directorate of Administrative Plans

Deputy Directorate of Administrative Plans (RAF)

24 Dec 1938 Deputy Directorate of War Organisation established under AMSO
24 Dec 1938 Gp Capt R P M Whitham OBE, MC
xx Sep 1940 Deputy Directorate of War Organisation upgraded to Directorate
 1 Mar 1940 A/Cdre-AVM R P M Whitham CB, OBE, MC
10 Apr 1943 AVM G C Pirie CB, CBE, MC, DFC
31 May 1943 A/Cdre A C Sanderson CBE, DFC
xx Sep 1944 Renamed Directorate of Administrative Plans (see below)
18 Oct 1948 Re-established under AMSO
18 Oct 1948 Gp Capt G G Barrett CBE
xx xxx 1950 Renamed Directorate of Administrative Plans and War Organisation
xx Oct 1951 Gp Capt R C Field CBE
xx xxx 1952 Renamed Directorate of Administrative Plans
21 Jul 1952 A/Cdre J B M Wallis OBE
 8 Jun 1956 A/Cdre H Eeles CB, CBE
 1 Jan 1959 A/Cdre C G Stowell OBE
21 Sep 1959 A/Cdre C A Alldis DFC, AFC, MA
 1 Feb 1962 Amalgamated into Directorate of Organisation and Administrative Plans (see above)
17 Mar 1963 Re-established as Directorate of Administrative Plans (RAF)
17 Mar 1963 A/Cdre D F H Hyland-Smith MVO, DFC, AFC
 2 Oct 1967 Downgraded to Deputy Directorate of Administrative Plans (RAF)
 2 Oct 1967 Gp Capt W D Robertson CBE
 1 Jul 1968 Deputy Directorate of Administrative Plans (RAF) absorbed into Directorate of Organisation and Administrative Plans

Deputy Directorate of Peace Organisation

Deputy Directorate of Organisation

Directorate of Organisation

xx Aug 1939 Established within Directorate of Organisation, AMSO
xx Aug 1939 Gp Capt L N Hollinghurst OBE, DFC (wef 1 Jan 1938)
xx Jan 1940 Renamed Deputy Directorate of Organisation
xx Aug 1940 Upgraded to Directorate of Organisation (see above)

Directorate-General of Organisation

Directorate-General of RAF Organisation

xx Aug 1940 Directorate-General of Organisation established under AMSO
xx Aug 1940 AVM D G Donald DFC, AFC
xx Jul 1941 AVM L N Hollinghurst CB, OBE, DFC
 1 Jun 1943 AVM G C Pirie CB, CBE, MC, DFC
xx Jun 1945 AVM J W Whitworth-Jones CB
10 Jun 1947 AVM Sir Alexander Davidson KBE, CB
 1 Dec 1950 AVM A C H Sharp DSO, AFC
16 Feb 1953 AVM R B Jordan CB, DSO
12 Dec 1955 AVM L W Cannon CB, CBE
 7 Oct 1958 AVM W P G Pretty CB, CBE
 8 Jun 1961 AVM C Broughton CB, CBE
xx xxx 1964 Renamed Directorate-General of RAF Organisation
20 Jul 1964 AVM G R Magill CBE, DFC*
14 Apr 1967 AVM C N Foxley-Norris DSO, OBE, MA
11 Apr 1968 AVM F R Bird DSO, DFC, AFC, FRAeS
31 May 1971 AVM A H W Ball CB, DSO, DFC
26 May 1975 AVM R W G Freer CBE, MBIM
30 Aug 1975 AVM J B Curtiss MBIM
12 Feb 1977 AVM J R Rogers CBE
20 Oct 1979 AVM M M J Robinson
17 Apr 1982 AVM J B Fitzpatrick
11 Feb 1983 AVM P S Collins AFC, BA, FBIM
14 Sep 1984 Post abolished

Deputy Directorate of Organisation (1)

xx Sep 1940 Established within Directorate of Organisation, AMSO
xx Sep 1940 Gp Capt F L B Hebbert
 6 Nov 1940 Gp Capt G S N Johnson OBE
 8 Dec 1941 Gp Capt S D Culley DSO
15 Sep 1942 Gp Capt C E N Guest OBE
11 Nov 1943 Gp Capt A E Taylor
xx Oct 1945 Gp Capt D C R Macdonald DSO
xx xxx 1946 Gp Capt W K Le May CBE
xx xxx 1947 Gp Capt G P S Pollard OBE
xx xxx xxxx Post abolished

Deputy Directorate of Organisation (2)

xx Sep 1940 Established within Directorate of Organisation, AMSO
xx Sep 1940 Gp Capt H T Lydford AFC
xx Sep 1941 Wg Cdr A D Gillmore
xx Jan 1942 Wg Cdr D W Lane
xx Jul 1943 Gp Capt A B Yuille DFC
xx xxx 1945 Gp Capt K J McIntyre OBE
xx xxx 1948 Gp Capt G R Brice  CBE
xx xxx xxxx Post abolished

Deputy Directorate of Organisation (Planning)

xx Sep 1940 Established within Directorate of Organisation, AMSO
xx Sep 1940 Gp Capt F F Garraway OBE
17 Mar 1941 Wg Cdr A C H Sharp
xx Jan 1943 Gp Capt J L Airey DFC
22 Nov 1943 Gp Capt W L Stedman
xx May 1944 Duties assumed by Directorate of Organisation (Forecasting and Planning)

Assistant Directorate of Organisation (Establishments)

Directorate of Organisation (Establishments)

Directorate of Organisation (Establishments) (RAF)

Directorate of Establishments and Management Services (RAF)

xx Sep 1940 Established within Directorate of Organisation, AMSO
xx Sep 1940 Wg Cdr S E Storrar
xx May 1942 Upgraded from Deputy Directorate
xx May 1942 Gp Capt-A/Cdre S E Storrar
 4 Sep 1944 A/Cdre F J Manning
xx Aug 1945 A/Cdre A J W Geddes DSO, OBE
18 Dec 1947 A/Cdre J R Whitley CB, CBE, DSO, AFC
30 Nov 1949 A/Cdre L W Cannon CBE
 1 Apr 1951 A/Cdre W J M Akerman CBE
 1 Jul 1952 A/Cdre M D Ommanney
 3 Jun 1954 A/Cdre G Bearne
11 May 1956 A/Cdre J M D Ker CBE
11 Jan 1960 A/Cdre R C Ayling OBE, MBIM
22 Jan 1962 A/Cdre H I Edwards VC, CB, DSO, OBE, DFC, ADC
 2 Sep 1963 A/Cdre L W G Gill DSO
xx xxx 1964 Renamed Directorate of Organisation (Establishments) (RAF)
25 Mar 1966 A/Cdre I G Broom DSO, DFC**, AFC
15 Jul 1968 A/Cdre F L Dodd CBE, DSO, DFC, AFC**
11 May 1970 A/Cdre P G K Williamson CBE, DFC*
xx xxx 1972 Renamed Directorate of Establishments and Management Services (RAF)
 9 Oct 1972 A/Cdre B W Parsons CBE, DFC, AFC, MBIM
14 Jun 1975 A/Cdre H D Hall CBE, AFC, MBIM
15 Jan 1977 A/Cdre G C D Goodyer MVO
 1 Jun 1979 A/Cdre W C Milne MBIM
xx xxx 1981 Renamed Directorate of Organisation and Establishments (RAF) (see above)

Deputy Directorate of Organisation (Motor Transport)

Deputy Directorate of Organisation (Mechanical Transport and Marine Craft)

Assistant Directorate of Organisation (Marine)

xx Mar 1941 Established within Directorate of Organisation, AMSO
xx Sep 1940 Gp Capt F J W Mellersh AFC
xx Jan 1944 Renamed Deputy Directorate of Organisation (Mechanical Transport and Marine Craft)
xx Jan 1944 Wg Cdr-Gp Capt R Costa
xx Jan 1944 Gp Capt R J Montgomery-Moore
xx Jan 1946 Gp Capt R V Alexander
xx xxx 1947 Downgraded to Assistant Directorate of Organisation (Marine)
xx Jan 1946 Gp Capt R V Alexander
xx xxx xxxx Post abolished

Assistant Directorate of Organisation (Ferrying)

xx Jul 1941 Established under Directorate-General of Organisation
xx Sep 1940 Sqn Ldr-Wg Cdr H D Fraser
 6 Apr 1942 Wg Cdr P S Foss
xx May 1943 Assistant Directorate abolished

Joint Organisation and Maintenance (USAAF)

22 Jan 1942 Established under Directorate-General of Organisation
22 Jan 1942 A/Cdre G E Gibbs MC
xx xxx 1942 Gp Capt H I Cozens AFC (Liaison Officer)
xx xxx 1942? Branch abolished

Assistant Directorate of Organisation (Mails)

Organisation 7 (Mails)

xx Jul 1942 Established under Directorate-General of Organisation
xx Jul 1942 Wg Cdr A C Bayley (wef 1 Oct 1941)
xx May 1944 Wg Cdr Q J H Q Shewry
 1 Mar 1945 Wg Cdr M S Hards DFC, DFM
 7 May 1945 Wg Cdr R E Ridgway DSO
xx xxx 1947 Renamed Organisation 7 (Mails)
xx xxx 1947 Sqn Ldr A M Gill DFC
xx xxx xxxx Post abolished

Assistant Directorate of Organisation (Aircraft)

xx Oct 1942 Established under Directorate-General of Organisation
xx Oct 1942 Wg Cdr-Gp Capt E N Lowe (wef 27 Aug 1940)
xx xxx xxxx Post abolished

Organisation (Fire Services)

Deputy Directorate of Air Raid Precautions and Fire Services

Organisation 9 (Fire Services)

xx Oct 1942 Branch established under Directorate of Organisation
xx Oct 1942 Wg Cdr F E J Coates (wef 8 Apr 1942)
xx May 1943 Branch upgraded to Deputy Directorate of Air Raid Precautions and Fire Services
xx May 1943 Gp Capt J A W Binnie
xx xxx 1945 Renamed Assistant Directorate of Organisation (Fire Services)
xx xxx 1945 Wg Cdr C H Vaughan
xx xxx 1947 Renamed Organisation 9 (Fire Services)
xx xxx 1948 Vacant
xx xxx xxxx Post abolished

Assistant Directorate of Organisation (United States)

xx Mar 1943 Established under Directorate of Organisation
xx Mar 1943 Wg Cdr S C Wood
xx Jul 1943 Wg Cdr L O Glenister
xx May 1945 Post abolished

Organisation 12

Assistant Directorate of Organisation (Home Organisation)

xx Nov 1943 Branch established under Directorate of Organisation
xx Nov 1943 Wg Cdr F H P Warmington
xx Jan 1945 Renamed Assistant Directorate of Organisation (Home Organisation)
xx xxx 1945 Wg Cdr J N Kentish DFC
xx xxx 1947 Post abolished

Directorate of Organisation (Forecasting and Planning)

Directorate of Logistics (Forecasting and Planning)

xx May 1944 Upgraded from Organisation Forecasting under Directorate-General of Organisation
xx May 1944 Mr H O R Hindley
10 Apr 1945 A/Cdre E N Lowe
xx xxx 1946 A/Cdre N Carter DFC
10 Jan 1949 A/Cdre H D Jackman CB, CBE
 5 May 1952 A/Cdre J N T Stephenson
29 Mar 1954 A/Cdre H E Nowell CB,OBE
19 Sep 1955 A/Cdre W S Hebden
 5 Sep 1958 A/Cdre C M Wight-Boycott CBE, DSO, BA
xx xxx 1959 Renamed Directorate of Logistics (Forecasting and Planning) on transfer to Directorate-General of Equipment
31 Mar 1961 A/Cdre L A Jackson CBE, ADC
xx xxx 1964 Post abolished

Assistant Directorate of Organisation (Air Publications)

24 Aug 1944 Established under Directorate-General of Organisation
24 Aug 1944 Wg Cdr C B Millett
xx xxx 1947 Post abolished

Directorate of Administrative Plans

Directorate of Administrative Plans (Joint Administrative Planning Staff)

xx Sep 1944 Renamed from Directorate of War Organisation
xx Sep 1944 A/Cdre A C Sanderson CBE, DFC
 1 Mar 1946 A/Cdre G Harcourrt-Smith CB, CBE, MVO
xx xxx 1946 Renamed Directorate of Administrative Plans (Joint Administrative Planning Staff)
xx xxx 1946 Gp Capt V H B Roth
 7 Aug 1949 Gp Capt R C Storrar OBE
 7 Jun 1951 Absorbed into Directorate of Administrative Plans and War Organisation (see above)

Organisation (Demobilisation)

xx Sep 1944 Branch established under Directorate-General of Organisation
xx Sep 1944 Mr G E Caswell MBE, MC (Acting Head)
xx xxx 1945 Post abolished

Supply and Organisation Planning (Post War)

 3 Sep 1945 Branch established under Directorate-General of Organisation
 3 Sep 1945 A/Cdre H G J E Proud
xx Jan 1946 Branch abolished

Assistant Directorate of Organisation (Foreign Air Forces)

xx xxx 1946 Established under Directorate of Organisation
xx xxx 1946 Wg Cdr C E Brown
xx xxx 1947 Post abolished

Deputy Directorate of Organisation (Projects)

xx xxx 1947 Established within Directorate of Organisation, AMSO
xx xxx 1947 Gp Capt C H A Stevens OBE
 5 Aug 1947 Gp Capt G Bearne
xx xxx xxxx Post abolished

Deputy Directorate of Organisation (Air Mobility)

xx xxx 1947 Established within Directorate of Organisation, AMSO
xx xxx 1947 Gp Capt C E Hartley
xx xxx xxxx Post abolished

Directorate of Work Study

Directorate of Management and Work Study (RAF)

Directorate of Work Study (RAF)

 1 Jan 1956 Established under Directorate-General of Organisation, AMSO
 1 Jan 1956 AVM W L Freebody CB, CBE
29 Feb 1960 A/Cdre A R D MacDonell DFC
xx xx 1964 Renamed Directorate of Management and Work Study (RAF)
28 Dec 1964 A/Cdre W Pitt-Brown CBE, DFC*, AFC
15 Nov 1966 Gp Capt J Finch CBE, DFC, AFC (Deputy Director)
 3 Jan 1968 Renamed Directorate of Work Study (RAF)
 3 Jan 1968 Gp Capt V H Hemming OBE, MBIM
16 Mar 1970 Gp Capt G J C Hogan DFC, AFC, MBIM
xx xxx 1972 Directorate abolished

Directorate of Quartering

Directorate of Quartering (RAF)

Directorate of Organisation and Quartering (RAF)

 2 Nov 1959 Directorate of Quartering established under AMSO
 2 Nov 1959 A/Cdre K V Garside DFC, MA
29 Sep 1960 A/Cdre F Hume OBE, BSc
29 Sep 1963 A/Cdre W J Burnett DSO, DFC, AFC
xx xxx 1964 Renamed Directorate of Quartering (RAF)
15 Aug 1966 A/Cdre D B Fitzpatrick OBE, AFC*
25 Aug 1969 A/Cdre C M Gibbs CBE, DFC, MBIM
22 Apr 1972 A/Cdre H E White DFC**, AFC
16 Mar 1974 A/Cdre C L Godwin AFC
24 Sep 1976 A/Cdre D F H Grocott CBE, AFC
 5 Sep 1977 A/Cdre G A Chesworth OBE, DFC
12 Apr 1980 A/Cdre D J Edwards CBE, AFC
 1 Jul 1981 A/Cdre T A Bennett OBE
 5 Nov 1983 A/Cdre J M A Parker AFC
16 Jan 1984 A/Cdre R Dick
14 Sep 1984 absorbed into Directorate of Organisation and Quartering (RAF) (see above)

Directorate of Operations (TSR-2) (RAF)

Directorate of Aircraft Projects (RAF)

xx Oct 1964 Directorate established under ACAS (Operations)
xx Oct 1964 A/Cdre K C M Giddings OBE, DFC, AFC
xx xxx 1965 Renamed Directorate of Aircraft Projects (RAF)
 4 Sep 1967 A/Cdre J W Allan DSO, DFC
xx xxx 1968 Transferred to AMSO
15 Mar 1968 Gp Capt P D Thorne OBE, AFC**, AFRAeS
 5 Sep 1969 Gp Capt R K Orrock DFC, MBIM
 7 Apr 1972 Gp Capt W M Dixon CBE, DSO, DFC, AFC, MBIM
16 Dec 1974 Gp Capt F R Locker OBE
13 Oct 1975 Gp Capt J A G Slessor, MBIM
xx xxx 1977 Post abolished

Directorate of Personal Services (Automatic Data Processing) RAF

Directorate of Automatic Data Processing (RAF)

Directorate of of Command, Control and Automatic Data Processing (RAF)

Directorate of of Command, Control and Management Information Services (RAF)

Directorate of of Command Control/Management Information Services (RAF)

Directorate of of Communication Information Systems (LC)

 8 Jun 1969 Directorate of Personal Services (Automatic Data Processing) RAF established under AMP
 8 Jun 1969 A/Cdre R M Jolly CBE
xx xxx 1973 Renamed Directorate of Automatic Data Processing (RAF) and transferred to AMSO
29 Jan 1973 A/Cdre R M Jolly CBE, FBIM
 7 Jun 1975 A/Cdre C R G Neville CBE, MA, MBIM
xx xxx 1979 Renamed Directorate of of Command, Control and Automatic Data Processing (RAF)
 7 Sep 1979 A/Cdre P G Peacock OBE, BSc
xx xxx 1982 Renamed Directorate of of Command, Control and Management Information Services (RAF)
28 Jan 1984 A/Cdre L Wing MBE, BA, MBIM
 7 Aug 1987 A/Cdre D A Cowley AFC, BA
xx xxx 1989 Renamed Directorate of of Command Control/Management Information Services (RAF)
28 Jan 1991 A/Cdre A E Knox MBE, MBIM
 2 Jun 1992 A/Cdre B C McCandleness CBE, MSc, BSc, CEng, MIEE
 1 Apr 1994 Renamed Directorate of of Communication Information Systems (LC) on transfer to HQ Logistics Command

Directorate-General of Communications Information Systems and Organisation (RAF)

26 Apr 1985 Established under AMSO
26 Apr 1985 AVM R J M Alcock CEng, FIMechE
xx xxx 1989 Post abolished

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