Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Rudall Woodliffe
b: 22 Feb 1890 r: 13 Apr 1944 d: 9 Jul 1973
OBE – 1 Jan 1919,
(Army): - 2 Lt: 5 Nov 1913, Lt: xx xxx xxxx, (T) Capt: 13 May 1915, Capt: 3 Mar 1916.
(RAF): - Capt: 1 Apr 1918, Flt Lt: 1 Aug 1919, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jan 1921, Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1927, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1936, Act A/Cdre: 27 Mar 1939, A/Cdre: 15 Aug 1939.
5 Nov 1913: Officer, 23rd (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment.
19 Jun 1915: Seconded for service with a Provisional Battalion.
14 Dec 1916: Equipment Officer 2nd Class, RFC
21 Mar 1917: Staff Captain, Directoorate of Military Aeronautics.
1 Apr 1918: Staff Officer 2nd Class, Q.5A, Department of the Comptroller-General of Equipment
xx xxx 1918: Staff Officer 2nd Class, Q.6, Department of the Comptroller-General of Equipment
1 May 1919: Staff Officer 1st Class (Quartermaster), Head of E.4C, Directorate of Equipment.
17 Jun 1920: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the Stones Branch in the rank of Flight Lieutenant.
1 Dec 1923: Stores Staff, HQ RAF Middle East
20 Dec 1925: Staff Officer, Directorate of Equipment.
21 Mar 1927: Stores Officer, No 1 Stores Depot.
23 Apr 1928: Officer Commanding, No 3 Stores Depot.
10 Feb 1932: Staff, No 1 Stores Depot.
12 Sep 1932: Attended Course in Supply Duties with RASC
17 Jan 1933: Chief Supplies and Transport Officer/Staff Officer, Movement, Supplies and Transport, HQ Iraq Command/British Forces in Iraq.
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary?
27 May 1935: Assistant Director of Stores.
xx xxx xxxx: Assistant Director of Equipment (General)
xx Mar 1940: Deputy Director of Equipment (3)
1 May 1939: AOC, No 40 Group.
15 May 1940: Director of Equipment (C)
He died on the Isle of Wight.
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