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Air Commodore B L Blofeld (11176)


Bernard Leslie              b: 16 Nov 1898                          r: 7 May 1956                               d: 31 Jan 1980

CBE – 2 Jan 1950, MiD - 1 Jan 1946.

(Army): - 2 Lt: 21 Dec 1915, Lt: 1 Jul 1918,

(RAF): - Lt: 1 Apr 1918, Fg Off: 1 Aug 1919; 11 Apr 1921, Flt Lt: 1 Jan 1929, Sqn Ldr: 1 Feb 1937, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Jun 1940, Act Gp Capt: 13 Nov 1945?, Wg Cdr (WS): 13 Apr 1946, Wg Cdr: 1 Oct 1946, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1947, Act A/Cdre: 3 Nov 1952,  A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1953.

21 Dec 1915:             Officer, 4th Royal West Kent Regiment.

xx xxx 1916:                U/T Pilot.

13 Dec 1916:              Flying Officer, RFC

18 Jan 1917:               Pilot, No 29 Sqn

21 - 27 Jan 1917:       Admitted to No 36 Field Hospital

18 Mar 1917:              Attached to No 2 AD

22 Mar 1917:              Pilot, No 24 Sqn

18 Sep 1917:              Returned to Home Establishment

 1 Apr 1918:               Aeroplane and Seaplane Branch.

26 Sep 1919:              Relinquished his Commission in the Royal West Kent Regiment on account of ill health.

11 Apr 1921:              Appointed to Temporary Commission on probation in the Stores Branch in the rank of Flying Officer.

 9 May 1921:              U/T Accountant, No 4 Stores Depot.

18 Jun 1921:               Accountant Officer, Marine and Armament Experimental Establishment.

29 Aug 1921:              Attended Course of Instruction, No 4 Stores Depot.

25 Oct 1921:              Accountant Officer, No 1 School of Technical Training 

5 Jul 1924:                  Accountant Officer, No 29 Sqn.

 5 Nov 1924:               Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the Stores Branch for Accountant Duties.

xx xxx xxxx:                Supernumerary,

 2 Sep 1925:               Accountant Officer, Stores Depot - Iraq

 1 May 1927:              Accountant Officer, RAF Base and Stores Depot - Iraq

26 Sep 1927:              Accountant Officer, School of Naval Co-operation

24 Oct 1930:              Accountant Officer, Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment.

29 Apr 1933:              Accountant Officer, No 203 Sqn

 2 Mar 1935:               Supernumerary, RAF Depot (en-route to UK).

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14 Apr 1936:              Accountant Officer, HQ Coastal Command

 2 Jul 1943:                 Group Accountant, No 206 (Maintenance) Group.

 7 Apr 1945:                Accountant Officer, HQ, Bomber Command

 2 Dec 1946:                Staff Officer, Directorate of Personal Services

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 9 Jan 1950:                Group Captain - Organisation, HQ Maintenance Command

23 Jun 1952:               SOA, HQ, No 90 Group

 3 Nov 1952:              Director of Personal Services (B)

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