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Air Commodore S S Benson (03139)


Seymour Stewart          b: 4 Dec 1896              r:  24 Dec 1944           d: 3 Jan 1990

AFC – 1 Jan 1919,

(RNAS): - (P) (T) Flt Sub-Lt: 24 Dec 1915, (T) Flt Sub-Lt: xx xxx xxxx, (T) Flt Lt: 1 Oct 1917

(RAF): - (H) Capt [Lt]: 1 Apr 1918, Fg Off: 4 Aug 1919, Flt Lt: 1 Jan 1922, Sqn Ldr: 14 May 1930, Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1937, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1940, Gp Capt: 14 Apr 1942 [1 Jan 1940], Act A/Cdre: xx xxx xxxx, A/Cdre: Retained.

xx xxx 1916:                 Pilot, Mata Seaplane Station

xx xxx 1917:                 Pilot, No 6 Wing RNAS

xx xxx 1918:                 Officer, No 66 Wing

 1 Sep 1918:                Admitted to No 79 General Hospital with Malaria

14 Oct 1918:               Transferred to hospital in France

25 Oct 1918:               Transferred to No 4 General Hospital, Denmark Hill

10 Jan 1919:                Transferred to an Auxiliary Hospital at Dalgetey

 5 Feb 1919:                Discharged from hospital

1 Aug 1919:                 Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Lieutenant (A & S Branch)

20 Feb 1920:               Instructor, School of Naval Co-operation and Aerial Navigation.

21 Aug 1920:               Attended Course of Instruction, Central Flying School

 4 Oct 1920:                Attended Cambridge University.

25 Sep 1922:               Attended Course at School of Photography.

14 Sep 1924:               Staff, RAF Base Calshot.

xx xxx xxxx:                 Supernumerary?

22 Sep 1925:               Staff, Aircraft Depot, Iraq.

 1 Apr 1927:                Staff, RAF Hinaidi.

xx xxx xxxx:                 Supernumerary?

15 Oct 1927:               Engineering Officer, RAF Andover.

29 Aug 1931:               Engineering Officer, No 5 Flying Training School.

26 May 1932:              Seconded for duty with the Japanese Navy

 2 Nov 1932:               Ceased to be seconded to Japanese Navy

 8 Feb 1933:                Officer Commanding 'A'Flight, No 503 (County of Lincoln) Sqn.

 8 - 23 Feb 1933:        Attached to No 99 Sqn for conversion course

29 Apr 1934:               Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Repair and Maintenance.

xx xxx xxxx:                 Supernumerary?

 2 Mar 1937:               Engineering Officer, HQ British Forces in Iraq.

 5 Mar 1940:                SASO, HQ No 20 (Training) Group

17 May 1943:              Engineer Staff Officer, HQ Air Forces in India.

21 Jan 1944:                Maintenance Staff Officer, HQ ACSEA

Retired at his own request.

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