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Air Commodore H L Crichton


Henry Lumsden CrichtonHenry Lumsden            b: 8 Dec 1890              r: 1 Apr 1947                      d: 2 Oct 1952

CB – 14 Jun 1945, MBE – 3 Jun 1919,

(Army): - 2 Lt (P): 30 Aug 1916, 2 Lt: 30 Nov 1916, (T) Lt: 30 Nov 1916, (T) Capt: 16 Nov 1917.

(RAF): - (T) Capt [Lt]: 1 Apr 1918, Flt Lt: 1 Aug 1919, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jan 1923, Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1930, Gp Capt: 1 Nov 1938, (T) A/Cdre: 1 Jun 1941.

Henry Lumsden Crichton

by Lafayette
whole-plate film negative, 28 February 1928
NPG x49582

© National Portrait Gallery, London

 

xx xxx 1914:               Soldier, 1st Battalion, London Scottish Regiment?

14 May 1915:             Transferred to Convalescent Depot (Sprained Ankle)

30 Aug 1916:              Appointed to a commission the Army Ordnance Department

 1 Jan 1917:                 Transferred to the General List

 1 Jan 1917:                 Equipment Officer 3rd Class, RFC

26 Jun 1917:                Equipment Officer, 2nd Class, RFC

16 Nov 1917:              Equipment Officer 1st Class, RFC

xx xxx 1918:                Attached, E.Ph.2, Equipment - Photography Branch, Department of the Comptroller-General of Equipment

1 May 1919:                Staff Officer 3rd Class, E.2C, Directorate of Equipment.

16 Sep 1919:               Appointed to a Short Service Commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant (Staff Officer Branch)

17 Jun 1920:                Transferred to the Stores Branch

 6 Jan 1921:                 Stores Officer, HQ, Mesopotamian Group

 6 Apr 1923:               Officer Commanding, Stores Depot - Egypt

 1 Jun 1925:                 Stores Officer, HQ No 3 Group.

21 Mar 1927:              Staff Officer, Directorate of Equipment

 1 Jan 1930:                 Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Stores

16 Oct 1931:               Equipment Staff Officer, HQ Aden Command

14 Feb 1934:               Equipment Staff Officer (Stores Section), HQ Western Area

 1 May 1936:               Senior Equipment Staff Officer, HQ No 3 (Bomber) Group.

14 Jul 1936:                 Equipment Staff Officer, HQ Bomber Command

14 Jul 1939:                 Deputy Director of Equipment (1),

xx xxx 1941:                Director of Equipment (A)

20 Sep 1943:               Senior Equipment Staff Officer, HQ Flying Training Command.

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