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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Air Commodore G M Lawson (04102)
George Maxwell b: 24 Feb 1894 r: 21 Dec 1945 d: 21 Aug 1965
CBE - 17 Mar 1942, MC - 26 Jul 1917, MiD - 2 Jun 1943.
(Army):- 2 Lt: 17 Aug 1915, (T) Lt: xx xxx xxxx - 6 Jan 1917, Act Capt: 18 - 27 Jun 1917; 22 Oct 1917- xx xxx xxxx; 30 Jan - 7 Mar 1918, Lt: 1 Jul 1917.
(RAF):- 2 Lt (Obs Off): 25 Jun 1918, (H) Lt: 25 Jun 1918, Obs Off: 1 Aug 1919, Flt Lt: 30 Jun 1921, Sqn Ldr: 14 May 1930, Act Wg Cdr: xx xxx 1935, Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1937, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1940, (T) A/Cdre: 15 Jul 1942, Gp Capt: 14 Apr 1941 [1 Jan 1940], A/Cdre: Retained.
xx xxx xxxx: Private, 4th Battalion?, Leicestershire Regiment.
17 Aug 1915: Officer, 4th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment.
18 - 27 Jun 1917: Acting Company Commander, Leicestershire Regiment.
22 Oct - xxx 1917: Acting Company Commander, Leicestershire Regiment.
30 Jan - 7 Mar 1918: Acting Company Commander, Leicestershire Regiment.
xx xxx xxxx: U/T Observer, No 215 Sqn?
25 Jun 1918: Flying Officer (Observer), No 25 Sqn.
2 Mar 1919: Acting Officer Commanding, No 25 Sqn
7 Nov 1919: Staff (Observer), No 5 FTS
31 May 1919: Transferred to Unemployed List.
1 Aug 1919: Awarded Permanent/Short Service Commission?
1 Aug - 19 Oct 1919: Placed on half pay list, scale A.
20 Aug - 5 Nov 1919: Placed on half pay list, scale B.
xx xxx 1920: Member, Shotwick Mobile Disposal Sqn.
26 Apr 1920: U/T Pilot, No 5 FTS.
19 Sep 1921: Instructor, Armament and Gunnery School.
3 Apr 1922: Attended RAF Staff College.
4 Apr 1923: Air Staff, HQ No 3 Group.
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27 Nov 1924: Air Staff (detached), HQ Iraq Command.
20 Nov 1926: Air Staff, HQ RAF Middle East.
4 Feb 1929: Pilot, No 216 Sqn.
9 Dec 1929: Staff, Directorate of Operations and Intelligence.
17 Aug 1934: Flight Commander, No 500 (County of Kent) Sqn Aux AF.
xx xxx 1935: Officer Commanding, No 500 (County of Kent) Sqn Aux AF.
25 Apr 1936: Air Staff, HQ RAF Middle East.
29 Jan 1939: Supernumerary, No 1 RAF Depot
20 Mar 1939: Operations Staff, HQ Fighter Command
1 Jan 1940: Group Captain – Operations, HQ Fighter Command.
1 Feb 1941: SASO, HQ No 9 (Fighter) Group.
21 Jul 1942: AOC, No 82 (Fighter) Group.
15 Oct 1942: RAF Liaison Officer, HQ British First Army, Tunisia
xx xxx 1942: AOC, No 242 Group.
xx xxx 1943: Director of Operations (Air Defence).Citation for the award of the Military Cross
"2nd Lt. George Maxwell Lawson, Leic. R.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When in charge of a wiring party in front of an advanced post, he directed the -work under continual hostile fire, and succeeded in putting up a strong entanglement. He has on previous occasions shown courage of a high order and fine leadership."
(London Gazette - 26 July 1917)
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J T Lawrence 
