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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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James Ambrose
b: 20 Mar 1885 r: 14 Sep 1945 d: 14 Jan 1966
CBE – 1 Jan 1944, LoM (Off) – 27 Nov 1945
For a list of foreign decoration abbreviations, click here
(Army): - Tpr: 18 Mar 1908, Pte: 15 Oct 1915, (T) 2Lt (P): 17 Jul 1916, (T) Lt: 17 Oct 1916, (T) Capt: 1 Nov 1917.
(RAF): - (T) Capt [Lt]: 1 Apr 1918, Flt Lt: 1 Aug 1919, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jan 1922, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1929, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1938, (T) A/Cdre: 11 Mar 1940, A/Cdre: 14 Apr 1942 [11 Mar 1940], Act AVM: 7 Jan 1944 – 14 Sep 1945, AVM: Retained.
18 Mar 1908: Trooper (2501), Middlesex Imperial Yeomanry
1 Apr 1908: Trooper (2501), 1st County of London Yeomanry (Middlesex, Duke of Cambridge's Hussars) TF
5 Aug 1914: Embodied for service
17 Sep 1914: Transferred to the Reserve, 1st County of London Yeomanry
5 Oct 1915: Transferred to 4th Provisional Brigade Yeomanry Sqn.
31 Mar 1916: His term of engagement was terminated
17 Jul 1916: Appointed to a Commission in the Army Ordnance Corps
1 Jan 1917: Transferred to the General List
1 Jan 1917: Equipment Officer 3rd Class, RFC
28 Apr 1917: Equipment Officer 2nd Class, RFC
1 Nov 1917: Equipment Officer 1st Class, RFC
1 Aug 1919 : Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Captain (Technical Branch).
5 Dec 1918: Staff, No 1 Stores Depot.
17 Jun 1920: Transferred to the Stores Branch
25 Oct 1921: Supernumerary (Non-Effective), RAF Depot
17 Feb 1922: Stores Staff Officer, HQ Inland Area.
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24 Nov 1922: Stores Staff Officer, HQ Iraq Command.
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26 Mar 1925: Stores Officer, Inland Area Aircraft Depot.
8 Mar 1929: Assistant Director, Directorate of Equipment
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8 Jan 1932: Senior Stores Officer, RAF Depot, Middle East.
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31 May 1937: Equipment Staff Officer, HQ Training Command.
16 May 1938: Officer Commanding, ‘B’ Maintenance Unit.
22 Apr 1940: AOC, No 42 Group.
20 Mar 1945: Retired and re-employed.
Registered as a Temporary Boy – Copyist on 11 October 1900. He was awarded a post as a Second Division Clerk in the Civil Service on 7 January 1905, being appointed to the Board of Education on 28 February 1907.
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