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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Edward
Lawrence b: 29
Jan 1914
r: 2 Mar 1963
d: 16 Apr 1994
CB
31 Dec 1960, OBE
1 Jan 1948, DFC
3 Mar 1942, MiD
- 24 Sep 1941, MiD 1 Jan 1946.
Act
Plt Off (P): 1
Sep 1933, Plt Off: 1 Sep 1934,
Fg Off: 1
Apr 1936, Act Flt Lt: 8 Jun 1937 - 22 Aug 1937,
Flt Lt: 1
Apr 1938, Sqn Ldr (SSC): 1 Jun 1939,
(T) Wg Cdr: 1
Jun 1941, Act Gp Capt: 20 Apr 1943,
Wg Cdr (WS): 20
Oct 1943, Sqn Ldr (PC): 25 Feb 1947 [1 Jun 1944],
Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1947,
Gp Capt: 1
Jul 1952, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1958,
Act
AVM: 30 May 1960,
1 Sep 1933: Supernumerary, RAF Depot (Initial Officer Training)
16
Sep 1933: U/T Pilot, No 5 FTS.
2
Sep 1934:
Pilot, No 22 Sqn. (Vildebeest)
23 Aug 1937: Attended Instructors' Course, Central Flying School (graded B)
xx xxx 1937: Flying Instructor, No 7 FTS
13
Dec 1937: Assistant Adjutant/Flying
Instructor, No 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn AuxAF. (Hind)
9
Dec 1938:
Supernumerary, No 600 (City of London) Sqn AuxAF. (Blenheim If)
12
Dec 1938: Adjutant/Flying
Instructor, No 600 (City of London) Sqn AuxAF. (Blenheim If)
29 Feb - 18 Mar 1939: Attached to RAF Sutton Bridge for Air Firing Instructors' Course
6 Aug 1939: Fortress Liaison Officer - Portsmouth, HQ No 16 (Reconnaissance) Group.
25 Aug 1939: Engineer Staff Officer, HQ No 16 (Reconnaissance) Group.
9 Oct 1939: Posted to RAF Depot (Non-effective).
xx
xxx 1940:
Air Staff, ?
xx
xxx 1941:
Attended No 54 OTU
4
Apr 1941:
Flight Commander, No 219 Sqn.
13
Jun 1941:
Officer Commanding, No 29 Sqn.
20
Jul 1942:
Attended RAF Staff College.
19
Oct 1942: Air Staff, HQ Fighter Command.
6
Apr 1943:
Group Captain - ?, HQ No 10 (Fighter) Group
xx
xxx 1944:
Air Staff, HQ 2nd TAF.
22
Jan 1945:
Officer Commanding, No 139 (Bomber) Wing.
xx
xxx 1945:
Deputy Director of Operations (Air Defence).
26 Mar
1946: Appointed to a
Permanent Commission in the rank of Squadron Leader
(retaining rank current at the time)
xx
xxx 1946:
Deputy Director of Operations.
24 Feb 1948: Air Staff, British Joint Services Mission (USA) (Air Force Staff)
xx
xxx 1950:
Officer Commanding, RAF Coltishall.
xx
xxx xxxx:
Officer Commanding, RAF Horsham St Faith.
14 Dec 1953:
Deputy Director of Personnel (II).
xx
xxx 1956:
Attended Imperial Defence College.
xx
xxx 1957:
Commandant, Central Fighter Establishment.
1
Nov 1958: SASO, HQ No 13 (Fighter) Group.
30
May 1960:
SASO, HQ Fighter Command.
Retired on account of medical unfitness for air force service.
Citation
for the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Wing
Commander Edward Lawrence COLBECK-WELCH (34081), No.29 Squadron.
This officer has commanded the squadron since June, 1941, and he has participated in 70 night sorties. In January, 1942, after a pursuit lasting nearly 20 minutes, he shot down a Dornier 217 into the sea some 70 miles from the coast. This is the second enemy aircraft he has shot down at night far out to sea. Wing Commander Colbeck-Welch has shown tenacity and a fine fighting spirit.
(London
Gazette 3 March 1942)
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