Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Victor Henry Batten b: 7 Jun 1904 r: 10 Jan 1963 d: 6 Dec 1979
CB – 1 Jan 1959, CBE – 1 Jan 1949, MiD – 1 Jan 1941, BCom.
(RAF): - Plt Off (P): 10 Jan 1929, Fg Off: 10 Jan 1930, Flt Lt: 10 Jan 1936, Sqn Ldr: 1 Apr 1939, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Dec 1940, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1944, Wg Cdr: 1 Oct 1946, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1947, Act A/Cdre: 22 Jun 1955, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1956, Act AVM: 1 Mar – 1 Aug 1961.
22 Apr 1929: U/T Stores Officer, Home Aircraft Depot.
xx xxx 1930: Stores Officer, Home Aircraft Depot.
26 Nov 1931: Stores Officer, No 2 (Ammunition) Stores Depot
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary?
10 Feb 1933: Stores (Ammunition) Officer, HQ Iraq Command.
10 Nov 1933: Stores Officer, Aircraft Depot, Iraq.
18 Feb 1935: Stores Officer, No 2 Stores (Ammunition) Depot.
24 Apr 1936: Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Equipment (Aircraft)
xx xxx xxxx: Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Equipment (2)
xx xxx 1940: Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Equipment (6)
1 Nov 1944: Equipment Staff Officer, HQ Base Air Forces, South-East Asia.
xx xxx 1946: Director of Administrative Plans (Joint Administrative Planning Staff)
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4 Apr 1951: Senior Equipment Staff Officer, HQ Far East Air Force
xx Nov 1953: Officer Commanding, No 61 Maintenance Unit.
22 Jun 1955: Director of Equipment (D)
25 May 1959: SASO, HQ No 40 Group.
1 Mar – 1 Aug 1961: Acting AOC, No 40 Group.?
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