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Air Commodore R G Seymour (21123)


Roland George                 b: 16 May 1905                          r: 26 Oct 1963                         d: 22 Jul 1983

CB – 1 Jan 1961, CBE – 14 Jun 1945, MiD – 24 Sep 1941,

(RAF): - Plt Off (P): 10 Jan 1929, Fg Off: 10 Jan 1930, Flt Lt: 10 Jan 1936, Sqn Ldr: 1 Aug 1939, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1941, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1944, Act A/Cdre: xx xxx 1944, Wg Cdr: 1 Oct 1946, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1947, Act A/Cdre: 25 Nov 1957, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1958.

xx xxx xxxx:                  ?

22 Apr 1929:               Attended Stores Officer Course, Home Aircraft Depot

 8 Aug 1929:                Stores Officer, No 2 Sqn

 1 Oct 1932:                Stores Officer, No 84 Sqn (arrived 18 Oct 1932)

 3 Nov 1934:               In transit on HT Lancashire to the UK

14 Jan 1935:                Stores Officer, No 16 Sqn.

 6 Oct 1936:                Equipment Officer, RAF Cranwell

 6 Sep 1937:                Equipment Officer, HMS Furious

12 Dec 1938?:             Equipment Officer, HMS Courageous.

19 Sep 1939:               Equipment Staff Officer, HQ No 5 Group

 1 Mar1940:                 Equipment Officer, No 150 Base, RAF Henlow

xx xxx xxxx:                 Staff Officer, No 6 Group

1943:                           Administrative Staff Officer, HQ Mediterranean Air Command

xx xxx 1944:                 Deputy AOA, HQ Mediterranean Allied Air Forces.

 9 Nov 1945:                Deputy Director of Equipment (8)

23 Jun 1947:                Officer Commanding, RAF Digby

 1 Sep 1949:                Senior Equipment Staff Officer, HQ Technical Training Command.

17 Aug 1951:               Deputy Director of Equipment (8)

xx Nov 1952:               Officer Commanding, RAF Seletar.

 3 Sep 1954:                 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, HQ Coastal Command

25 Nov 1957:               Director of Equipment (B)

28 Feb 1961:                Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff (Plans and Materials), SHAPE

Retired at his own request.

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