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Air Commodore R W Thomas


R W Thomas - 1916Rudall 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 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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