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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Eric Hardy b: 17 Dec 1897 r: 12 Feb 1951 d: 21 Jan 1986
CBE – 1 Jan 1946, MiD – 1 Jan 1941,
(Army): - (T) 2Lt: 5 Jul 1917, (T) Lt: 5 Jan 1919.
(RAF): - Lt: 1 Apr 1919, Fg Off: 4 Aug 1919, Flt Lt: 1 Jan 1924, Sqn Ldr: 1 Aug 1933, Wg Cdr: 1 Oct 1937, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Sep 1940, Act/Cdre: 19 Feb 1943, Gp Capt (WS): 19 Aug 1943, (T) A/Cdre: 1 Dec 1943, Gp Capt: 1 Dec 1943, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1947.
xx xxx xxxx: Gentleman Cadet, RMC Sandhurst.
5 Jul 1917: Officer, Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
xx xxx 1917: U/T Pilot,
13 Oct 1917: Flying Officer, RFC.
23 Nov 1917: Embarked for France
xx xxx xxxx: Posted to No 2 ASD
23 Mar 1918: Posted to No 1 ASD
23 Mar 1918: Returned to Home Establishment
xx xxx xxxx: Employed with a graves Registration Unit.
6 Mar 1919:
1 Aug 1919: Resigned his Commission in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
1 Aug 1919: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Lieutenant (Aeroplane Branch)
12 Sep 1919: Attended Electrical and Wireless School.
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary?
7 Nov 1920: Signals Officer?, HQ No 1 Indian Wing.
1 Nov 1922: Signals Officer, HQ RAF India
21 Feb 1924: Staff (Signals Officer?), Aircraft Depot - India
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary?
14 Apr 1925: Signals Officer?, RAF Base Leuchars.
20 Oct 1926: Signals Officer, HQ No 10 Group.
3 Oct 1929: Signals Officer, No 33 Sqn
3 Feb 1930: Flight Commander, No 35 Sqn.
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary?
21 Sep – 15 Oct 1931: Placed on half-pay list scale B
16 Oct 1931: Chief Signals Officer, HQ Aden Command.
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary?
22 Sep 1933: Signals Officer, School of Army Co-operation.
31 May 1937: Flight Commander, No 149 Sqn.
8 Jun 1937: Officer Commanding, No 149 Sqn.
5 Jan 1939: Chief Signals Officer, HQ Coastal Command.
24 Apr 1940: Transferred to the Technical Branch.
8 May 1942: Deputy Director of Telecommunications.
19 Feb 1943: Chief Signals Officer, HQ Air Forces in India
16 Nov 1943: Chief Signals Officer, ACSEA
xx xxx 1946: Director of Signals
17 Jan 1949: AOC, No 27 (Training) Group.
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