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Air Commodore G N E Tindal-Carill-Worsley (26070)


Geoffrey Nicolas Ernest

b:  8 Jun 1908                                              r: 29 Aug 1960                                            d: 28 Apr 1996

CB – 1 Jan 1954, CBE – 2 Jun 1943, MiD – 1 Jan 1945, MiD – xx xxx xxxx,

(RAF): - Plt Off: 28 Jul 1928, Fg Off: 28 Jan 1930, Flt Lt: 1 Aug 1934, Sqn Ldr: 1 Feb 1938, (T) Wg Cdr: xx xxx xxxx, Act Gp Capt: 14 Aug 1942, Wg Cdr (WS): 14 Feb 1943, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1943, Wg Cdr: 1 Jun 1944, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1947, Act A/Cdre: xx xxx xxxx, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1951.

 2 Sep 1926:                 Flight Cadet, ‘B’ Sqn, RAF College, Cranwell.

28 Jul 1928:                 Appointed to a Permanent Commission.

28 Jul 1928:                 Pilot, No 3 Sqn

 2 Sep 1929:                Attended No 5 Squadron Armament Course, Armament & Gunnery School

 7 Mar 1930:                Armament Officer, No 20 Sqn.

15 Apr 1932:               Supernumerary, RAF Depot.

30 Jan 1933:                Armament Officer, RAF Andover

21 Feb 1934:               Armament Officer, RAF College, Cranwell.

 7 Dec 1937:                Head of RDQ 2, Joint Directorate of Scientific Research and Technical Development.

24 Apr 1940:               Transferred to the Technical Branch.

14 Aug 1942:               Command Armament Officer, HQ RAF Middle East

20 Jan 1944:                Armament Staff Officer, HQ Mediterranean Allied Air Forces

xx xxx xxxx:                  Attended Joint Services Staff College

 1 Jun 1949:                  Deputy Director,  Directorate of Radio

21 Dec 1950:               Senior Technical Staff Officer, HQ Flying Training Command

xx xxx xxxx:                  Attended Imperial Defence College

14 Jun 1956:                Senior Technical Staff Officer, HQ Far East Air Force

18 May 1959:              Director of Technical Training

At Cranwell he attained the rank of Flight Cadet Corporal, represented the college at Fencing and was awarded the RM Groves Memorial Prize.

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