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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Hugh b: 3 May 1889 r: 9 Jul 1945 d: 5 Nov 1947
CB - xx xxx xxxx, OBE – 3 Jun 1930, LoM (Off) – 25 Apr 1947, BSc.
For a list of foreign decoration abbreviations, click here
(RNVR/RNAS): - (T) Lt: 18 Oct 1917.
(RAF): - (T) Capt [Lt]: 1 Apr 1918, Flt Lt: 4 Aug 1919, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jan 1928, Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1935, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1938, (T) A/Cdre: 1 Dec 1940, A/Cdre: 14 Apr 1942 [1 Dec 1940].
18 Oct 1917: Appointed to a Temporary Commission in the RNVR
18 Oct 1917: RNAS Technical Officer, RN College, Greenwich
8 Jan 1919: Instructor, Electrical and Wireless School.
1 Aug 1919: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Captain (Technical Branch)
23 Dec 1919: Technical Officer, Electrical and Wireless School.
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary?
2 Sep 1921: Staff, Aircraft Park, Iraq
22 Dec 1921: Technical (Wireless) Duties, HQ RAF Iraq.
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary?
1 Sep 1923?: Chief Instructor, Electrical and Wireless School.
xx Jan 1924: Awarded the Specialist Symbol 'S'
22 Apr 1930: Head of No 10 Section, RAE.
1 Nov 1935: Assistant Director (Instruments), Joint Directorate of Scientific Research and Technical Development.
xx xxx xxxx: Deputy Director of Communications, Joint Directorate of Scientific Research and Technical Development.
xx xxx 1940: Director of Radio Production.
24 Apr 1940: Transferred to the Technical Branch.
Before joining the RNAS he was the Vice-Principal and Senior Lecturer in Electrical and Chemical Engineering at the Technical College, Dudley.
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