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John Alfred       b: xx xxx 1903                              r: 12 Jun 1956                                     d: 15 Jan 1976

CBE - xx xxx xxxx, MiD – 11 Jul 1940, MiD – 24 Sep 1941, AMIMechE,

(RAF): - Plt Off (P): 7 Jul 1925, Plt Off: 7 Jan 1926, Fg Off: 30 Jan 1937, Flt Lt: 5 Nov 1930, Sqn Ldr: 1 Apr 1937, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1940, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Sep 1942, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1947, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1951.

7 Jul 1925:                  Appointed to a Short Service Commission

17 Jul 1925:                U/T Pilot, No 4 Flying Training School

10 Apr 1927:              Pilot, No 60 Sqn.

 8 Aug 1928:               Attended Officers' Engineering Course, Home Aircraft Depot

 1 Sep 1929:               Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flying Officer.

 1 Jul 1930:                 Engineer Officer, MT Repair Depot.

14 Mar 1932:             Engineer Officer, No 5 Flying Training School

31 Jan 1934:               Officer Commanding, 'C' Flight, No 55 Sqn. (arrived 15 Feb 1934)

11 Oct 1937:              Officer Commanding, No 63 Sqn.

16 -18 Feb 1938:       Attached to Civil Air Lines for navigation experience

15 May 1939:             Officer i/c Training, No 63 Sqn

22 May 1939:             Engineer Officer, HQ No 2 Group

24 Apr 1940:              Transferred to the Technical Branch.

24 Apr 1940:              Officer Commanding, Maintenance Wing, No 17 OTU

 1 Jan 1942:                Wing Commander - Engineer, HQ No 43 Group.

 1 Dec 1942:               Senior Salvage Staff Officer, HQ No 43 Group

 4 Aug 1945:               Group Engineer Officer, No 85 Group

 8 Jun 1946:                Engineer Officer, HQ British Air Forces of Occupation

16 Oct 1950:              Command Engineer Officer, HQ Transport Command

1 Jul 1951:                  Senior Technical Staff Officer, HQ Transport Command

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