Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Brigadier-General G Livingston
Guy b:
17 Jul 1881
r: 14
Feb 1919
d:
CMG
- 4 Jun 1917, Cwn Cdr - 8
Nov 1918, SS2 - xx xxx xxxx, MID - 24 Feb 1917,
MID - 27
Jul 1917.
(Army):
- Pte: 18 Jan 1902, Cpl: xx xxx 1903,
2 Lt: 10 Mar 1909, Lt:
11 Jul 1910, Capt: 24 Jan 1911, Maj:
17 Mar 1917 [1 Jun 1916], (T) Lt Col: 6 Jul 1916, (T) Brig-Gen:
9 Aug 1917,
(RAF): - Act Brig-Gen [Lt-Col]: 1 Apr 1918, (H) Brig-Gen: 14 Feb 1919
18 Jan 1902: Private (42860), 2nd Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry
1 Feb 1902: U/T, Imperial Yeomanry Depot
8 May 1902: Served in South Africa 135th Company, 3oth Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry
3 Jan 1903: Discharged from Imperial Yeomanry
10 Mar 1909: Officer, 3rd (City of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
10 May 1915: Officer i/c Recruiting, South Farnborough
16 Jul 1915: Wing Adjutant, Reserve Aircraft Park
18 Apr 1916: Brigade Major, HQ 6th Brigade
6 Jul 1916: Staff Officer 1st Class, HQ 6th Brigade (graded as Assistant Adjutant-General)
9 Aug 1917: Brigadier-General Commanding 6th Brigade
18 Oct 1917: Director of Air Organisation, HQ Training Division RFC
1 Apr 1918: Deputy Master-General of Personnel
xx Apr 1918: Air Secretary to the Secretary of State
14 Feb 1919: Transferred to Unemployed List
He served in the ranks during operations in Cape Colony, and remained in South Africa following his discharge in 1903. At some point before WW1 he had been the General-Manager of Grahame White Aviation Co Ltd.
This entry was last updated on 13/04/25©
F J Linnell