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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Air Commodore G Bartholomew (24019)
Gilbert
b: 9 Jan 1904
d:
14 Aug 1949
CBD (SC) - 20 Dec 1946.
Plt
Off (P):
18 Sep 1926, Plt
Off:
18 Sep 1927, Fg Off: 18 Mar 1928,
Flt Lt: 9 Sep 1931, Sqn Ldr:
1
Apr 1937, (T) Wg Cdr: 1
Mar 1940,
(T) Gp Capt:
1 Mar 1942,
Wg Cdr
(WS):
1 Sep 1942,
18 Sep 1926: Appointed to a Short Service Commission
21 Sep 1926: U/T Pilot, No 5 FTS
20 Aug 1927: Awarded a 'Distinguished Pass' on completion of ab initio flying course (84.8%).
28
Aug 1927: Pilot, No 4 Sqn.
6 Feb - 28 Apr 1928: Attended Army Co-operation Course, School of Army Co-operation, RAF Old Sarum (Pass - 53.7%)
19 - 30 Nov 1928: Attended Parachute Course, Home Aircraft Depot, RAF Henlow (Pass - 80%)
11 Feb 1929: Instructor's Course, Central Flying School.
12 Apr 1929: Successfully completed Instructors' Course and categorised 'A2'
1
May 1929: Flying Instructor, RAF College.
1
Jan 1930:
Flying Instructor, Central Flying School.
20 Oct - 3 Nov 1930: Attended Instrument Flying Course, CFS
7 Apr 1931: Recategorised 'A1' as a Flying Instructor
27 May 1931: Granted a Permanent Commission in the RAF in the rank of Flying Officer
4 Jan - 3 Apr 1932: Attended Air Pilotage Course, No 101 Sqn (Pass - 90%)
9
May 1932: Supernumerary,
RAF Depot, whilst attending School of Oriental Studies.
3
Jan 1933:
Supernumerary, RAF Depot, whilst attending Special Language Study in China.
xx Jan 1936: Passed 1st Class Interpreter Course in Chinese and awarded the symbol 'I'
1
Apr 1936:
Supernumerary, RAF Depot (pending posting).
4 Aug 1936: Adjutant/Flying Instructor, No 504 Sqn, AAF
16 Aug 1936: Flying Instructor, CFS
27
May 1937: Officer Commanding, No 113 Sqn (Hinds – Upper Heyford/Grantham)
7 Jan 1938: Supernumerary, No 113 Sqn
24
Jan 1938:
Attended No 16 Course, RAF Staff College.
28 Sep - 3 Oct 1938: Attached, Deputy Directorate of War Organisation for temporary duty
16 Dec 1938: Passed Staff College and awarded the symbol 'psa'
17 Dec 1938: Supernumerary, RAF Staff College
31
Dec 1938: Air Staff, Deputy Directorate of Peace
Organisation. (moved by Apr 40)
26 Oct 1939: Staff Officer, Directorate of Organisation (WO3)
26 Mar 1940: Directing Staff, RAF Staff College
22 May 1940: Officer Commanding, No 18 Sqn
29 May - xx xxx 1940: Attended Flying Refresher Course, No 2 School of Army Co-operation
25 Oct 1940: HQ, No 41 Group (Temporary flying duties, pending posting)
17 Nov 1940: Special Duties List whilst on loan to the Turkish Government
14 - 27 Aug 1943: Supernumerary (pending posting), RAF Uxbridge
4
Nov 1943: Special
Duties List whilst serving as
Air
Attaché, Chunking
19 Oct 1946: No 5 PDC, Supernumerary SDL pending posting to Home Establishment
13 Jan - 9 Apr 1947: Flying Refresher Course, No 21 (P) AFU
20 May 1947: Attended No 29 Course, No 1 Officers Advance Training School
27 May 1947: Supernumerary, No 21 (P) AFU
2 Jun 1947: Officer Commanding, No 21 (P) AFU, RAF Moreton in Marsh
19 Jan 1948: Supernumerary, No 21 Group
3 - 25 Feb 1948: Flying Refresher Course, RAF Finningley
2 - 18 Mar 1948: Attended No 19 Senior Officers' Course, School of Land/Air Warfare
19 Mar 1948: Officer Commanding, RAF Hullavington
1 Nov 1948: Supernumerary, AM Unit, whilst on temporary duty with Deputy Directorate of Allied and Foreign Liaison
4 Mar 1949: Supernumerary, AM Unit, pending posting for duty as Air Attaché, Ankara
24
Mar 1949: Special
Duties List whilst serving as
Air
Attaché, Ankara.
He attended Wimbledon College from 1912 to 1922 and later became an Evening Student at King's College and returned to Wimbledon as an Assistant Master in 1926 before joining the RAF
This entry was last updated on 07/09/26©
G G Barrett 
