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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Air Ministry Departments and Personnel - February - June 1919
[1918 | Jul - Dec 1919 | 1920 - 1929 | 1930 - 1936 | Jul 1937 | Jul 1938 | Jan 1939 | Sep 1939 | Dec 1939 | Apr 1940 | Aug 1940 | Jul 1941 | Jul 1942 | Jul 1943 | Jul 1944 | Jul 1945]
[Feb 1919 | Mar 1919 | Apr 1919 | May 1919 | Jun 1919]
| Air Council | ||
| Rank | Name | Notes |
| The Rt Hon Winston S Churchill | Secretary of State for the RAF, President of the Air Council, MP | |
| Maj-Gen | The Rt Hon J E B Seely | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Vice President of the Air Council, CB, CMG, DSO, MP |
| The Rt Hon The Marquess of Londonderry | Additional of the Council, MVO | |
| Maj-Gen | Sir Frederick H Sykes | Chief of the Air Staff, KCB, CMG; later AVM |
| Maj-Gen | Controller-General of Equipment, CB, CMG; later MRAF | |
| Maj-Gen | Sir Geoffrey M Paine | Inspector-General of the RAF, KCB, MVO; later AVM |
| Sir Arthur Duckham | Director-General of Aircraft Production, KCB | |
| Sir John Hunter | Administrator of Works and Buildings, KBE | |
| Sir W A Robinson | Secretary, KCB, CBE | |
| Rank | Name | Notes | |
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Department of the Finance Member |
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| Finance Department | |||
| The Rt Hon The Marquess of Londonderry | Additional of the Council, MVO | ||
| Mr | H W Mottram | Private Secretary | |
| Mr | W A Bland | Assistant Financial Secretary | |
| Miss | S I M Carr | Private Secretary | |
| Mr | J S Ross | Deputy to the Assistant Financial Secretary | |
| Mr | R E Harwood | Principal, CBE | |
| Mr | B E Holloway | Principal | |
| Mr | L V Meadowcroft | Principal | |
| Mr | J Sherlock | Principal | |
| Mr | F W N Sibley | Principal | |
| Mr | J M Spaight | Principal, OBE | |
| Mr | W Acason | Assistant Principal | |
| Mr | W C Ashmore | Assistant Principal, CIE | |
| Mr | H Clothier | Assistant Principal | |
| Mr | E M Knox | Assistant Principal | |
| Mr | H C Hamilton | Assistant Principal | |
| Mr | W G Stevens | Assistant Principal | |
| Mr | E G West | Assistant Principal, MBE | |
| Sir Arthur C Roberts | Chief Auditor of Works Accounts, KBE | ||
| Directorate of Demobilisation | |||
| Brig-Gen | Cecil C Marindin | Director, DSO | 28 Oct 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | H A Browne | Staff Officer 1st Class | 6 Nov 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | H A R Aubrey | Staff Officer 1st Class, OBE, MC | 11 Nov 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | E G Mackenzie | Staff Officer 1st Class | 28 Dec 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | J H Lidderdale | Staff Officer 1st Class | 6 Jan 1919 |
| Col | T B Wood | Staff Officer 1st Class | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Act Maj (Lt) | H Atkins | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 8 Oct 1918 |
| Act Maj | W B Adams | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 6 Nov 1918 |
| Act Maj | J H S Annesley | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 13 Nov 1918 |
| Act Maj (Lt) | J B P Watson | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 18 Nov 1918 |
| Act Maj | G A Sinclair-Hill | Staff Officer 2nd Class, OBE | 23 Nov 1928 |
| Act Maj | W A Hunter | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Dec 1918 |
| Maj | C S MacNab | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 30 Dec 1918 |
| Act Maj (Lt) | D L Blumenfeld | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Act Capt | H F Walker | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Nov 1918 |
| Capt | A E Hartley | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 11 Nov 1918 |
| Act Capt | F W Memory | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 11 Nov 1918 |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | R V J S Hogan | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 11 Nov 1918 |
| Maj | I A S Cooke | Staff Officer 3rd Class, OBE | 14 Nov 1918 |
| Act Capt | J S Stooke-Vaughan | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 14 Nov 1918 |
| Act Capt | J E Pike | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 18 Nov 1918 |
| Act Capt | C A Mercer | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 15 Dec 1918 |
| Act Capt | H M Piper | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Capt | S M Wood | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Act Lt | E G Clement | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Directorate of Lands (Joint Services for War Officer, Ministry of Munitions and Air Ministry) | |||
| Sir H Frank | Director-General of Lands, KCB | ||
| Mr | E H Coles | Controller of Lands/Deputy Director-General | |
| Temp Lt Col | E F Cobb | Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer (Temporary), OBE | |
| Maj | W H C Clay | Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer, OBE, 5 Bn Notts & Derby Regiment | |
| Maj | H D Jonas | Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer, OBE | |
| Temp Maj | A H J Thompson | Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer, OBE | |
| Mr | A Virgoe Buckland | Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer, OBE | |
| Mr | A Musker | Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer | |
| Rank | Name | Notes | Date |
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Department of the Chief of the Air Staff |
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| Maj-Gen | Frederick H Sykes | Chief of the Air Staff, CMG; later AVM | 12 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | F S A Baker | Private Secretary | 10 Dec 1918 |
| Deputy Chief of the Air Staff | |||
| Act Brig-Gen | Deputy CAS, CBE; later AVM | 12 Aug 1918 | |
| Staff Officer 3rd Class, DSC; later AVM | |||
| Director of Flying Operations | |||
| Act Brig-Gen | Percy R C Groves | Director, DSO; later A/Cdre | 27 May 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | Staff Officer 1st Class, CBE; later A/Cdre | 1 Apr 1918 | |
| Lt Col | I A E Edwards | Staff Officer 1st Class | 25 Jun 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | A H W E Wynn | Staff Officer 1st Class, OBE | 18 Oct 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | H F Towler | Staff Officer 1st Class, CMG | 2 Nov 1918 |
| Act Maj | P N Logan | Staff Officer 2nd Class, OBE | 17 Aug 1918 |
| Capt | A C Bolton | Staff Officer 3rd Class, MC | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt |
L S Kiggell |
Staff Officer 3rd Class | 17 Aug 1918 |
| Capt | H McClelland | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 3 Sep 1918 |
| Capt | H C G Allen | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 30 Sep 1918 |
| Maj | A J Currie | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 9 Oct1918 |
| Deputy Director of Air Intelligence | |||
| Act Col | E H Davidson | Deputy Director, OBE, MC | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | R D Waterhouse | Staff Officer 1st Class | 10 Dec 1918 |
| Act Maj | A G Clark | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 17 Aug 1918 |
| Act Maj | G S Ridgway | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 20 Dec 1918 |
| Hon Maj (Lt) | Hon A R Boyle | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 10 Jan 1919 |
| Maj | O G G Villiers | Staff Officer 3rd Class, DSO | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | F G Hogarth | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | R A C Orlebar | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 20 Jul 1918 |
| Act Capt | A Kellier | Staff Officer 3rd Class, DSC | 23 Sep 1918 |
| Director of Air Organisation | |||
| Act Brig-Gen (Lt Col) | Director, CMG; later A/Cdre | 18 Feb 1918 | |
| Act Lt Col | H A Moore | Staff Officer 1st Class, MC | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Lt Col | C M Robertson | Staff Officer 1st Class | 26 May 1918 |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | W O Raikes | Staff Officer 1st Class, OBE | 6 Dec 1918 |
| Maj | S O Everitt | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | F J Gray | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | W E Aylwin | Staff Officer 2nd Class, MBE | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Maj | H Sladden | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 3 Jun 1918 |
| Maj | G J Watney | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 15 Jul 1918 |
| Act Maj | W Hodgson | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 16 Jul 1918 |
| Act Maj | J D Smith | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Maj | E Hogg | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | W T S Williams | Staff Officer 3rd Class, DSC | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | R C Cox | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | W G E Hayman | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 17 Aug 1918 |
| Capt | G M Part | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 17 Aug 1918 |
| Capt | H E Spink | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 17 Aug 1918 |
| Maj | W G M Sarel | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 2 Sep 1918 |
| Capt | Staff Officer 3rd Class, MBE; later A/Cdre | 9 Oct 1918 | |
| Act Capt | John Duncan | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Nov 1918 |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | J Keyes | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 12 Nov 1918 |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | D B Gunn | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Liaison with United States Air Service | |||
| Act Lt Col | G D Pidgeon | Staff Officer 1st Class, OBE | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Maj | G C Neilson | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | V Ward-Brown | Staff Officer 2nd Class, OBe, MC | |
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Department of the Master-General of Personnel |
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| Vacant | |||
| Act Maj (2 Lt) | H Jones | Staff Officer 2nd Class | |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | H Dawes | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| Lt Col | R A Wilson | Attached for liaison duties for L/A Personnel between Admiralty, Superintendent of Airships and M-G P | |
| Deputy Master-General of Personnel | |||
| Act Brig-Gen | Francis L Festing | Deputy Master-General of Personnel, CMG | 25 Nov 1918 |
| Director of Manning | |||
| Act Col | K G Brooke | Director | 1 Oct 1918 |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | W G Perrin | Staff Officer 1st Class, OBE | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | H G Gold | Staff Officer 1st Class, OBE | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Maj | Staff Officer 2nd Class; later AVM | 1 Apr 1918 | |
| Act Maj | R D Law | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Maj | H E Rudkin | Staff Officer 2nd Class, OBE | 26 Jun 1918 |
| Capt | W P Nicholls | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | H H Walmsley | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 25 May 1918 |
| Act Capt | P J Cayley | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 24 Jul 1918 |
| Act Capt | G C Wingrove | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 4 Aug 1918 |
| Capt | E V Andrimi | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 8 Jan 1919 |
| Director of Training | |||
| Act Brig-Gen (Lt Col) | John G Hearson | Director, DSO; later A/Cdre | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Col | Deputy Director, AFC; later AVM | 1 Apr 1918 | |
| Lt Col | B S Foster | Staff Officer 1st Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Lt Col | Staff Officer 1st Class, DSO; later AVM | 1 Apr 1918 | |
| Act Lt Col | M Freeman | Staff Officer 1st Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | A ap Ellis | Staff Officer 1st Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | H N Walker | Staff Officer 1st Class, MC | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | E G H Clarke | Staff Officer 1st Class, MC | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Lt Col | G F Pretyman | Staff Officer 1st Class, DSO | 1 May 1918 |
| Maj | E F Hutchinson | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | W A A Chauncy | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | H Foord | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Maj | G P Myers | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Maj | W J C Kennedy-Cochrane-Patrick | Staff Officer 2nd Class, DSC, MC | 6 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | H French | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 23 Apr 1918 |
| Maj | H K Maxwell | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 5 May 1918 |
| Act Maj | P A Landry | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 6 May 1918 |
| Maj | J E Speranza | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 14 May 1918 |
| Act Maj | M H Davies | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 21 May 1918 |
| Act Maj | C L D Willcox | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 9 Sep 1918 |
| Maj | S E Parker | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 3 Dec 1918 |
| Act Maj (2 Lt) | P M Greenwood | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 18 Dec 1918 |
| Capt | R C Boustead | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | C K Jupp | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | R A W Collet | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | Staff Officer 3rd Class; later A/Cdre | 24 Jun 1918 | |
| Capt | A H Stuart | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 30 Sep 1918 |
| Capt | S Brew | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 26 Nov 1918 |
| Act Lt | J W Hustwaite | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Director of Air Personal Services | |||
| Act Brig-Gen (Lt Col) | Director, CMG | 25 Nov 1918 | |
| Lt Col | G T Brierley | Staff Officer 1st Class, DSO | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | W J Ryan | Staff Officer 1st Class, OBE | 6 Dec 1918 |
| Lt Col | D Powell | Staff Officer 1st Class, CBE | |
| Maj | C F Krabbe | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Maj | G Hilton | Staff Officer 2nd Class, DCM | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | R H Wood | Staff Officer 2nd Class, MC | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | S C Raffles | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | R S Lindsell | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | P G Edge | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | F W Trott | Staff Officer 2nd Class, MC | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | P M Beachcroft | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | J E B Thorneley | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 25 Jun 1918 |
| Act Maj | Atkinson-Clark | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 30 Sep 1918 |
| Maj | G D Pryor | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Oct 1918 |
| Act Maj | A Murray | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 16 Dec 1918 |
| Maj | J H Tyler | Staff Officer 2nd Class, MBE | 18 Dec 1918 |
| Maj | H Elwell | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Feb 1919 |
| Maj | T F Norbury | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | A J Mann | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | A V Sale | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | Staff Officer 3rd Class; later ACM | 5 Aug 1918 | |
| Act Capt | R E Johnson | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 25 Jun 1918 |
| Act Capt | A D Finney | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 20 Oct 1918 |
| Maj | G V Carey | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 19 Nov 1918 |
| Capt | H de B C Garfitt | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 10 Dec 1918 |
| Capt | J E Morris | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 24 Jan 1919 |
| Capt | E J Sayer | Staff Officer 3rd Class, MC | 1 Feb 1919 |
| Chaplain-in-Chief | |||
| Rev | H D L Viener | Chaplain-in-Chief, MA | 11 Oct 1918 |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | J Pughe-Jones | Assistant | |
| Organising Director of Music | |||
| Maj | Walford Davies | Organising Director of Music, OBE | |
| Department of the Medical Administrator | |||
| Maj-Gen | M H G Fell | Medical Administrator | 7 Jan 1919 |
| Lt Col | C B Heald | Staff Officer 1st Class, AMA (H) | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | R P Williams | Staff Officer 1st Class, AMA (Av) | 15 May 1918 |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | J McIntyre | Staff Officer 1st Class, MC | 7 Nov 1918 |
| Act Maj | C E Thwaites | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Oct 1918 |
| Act Maj | W C Murray | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 2 Oct 1918 |
| Act Maj (Lt) | G G Fairburn | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 7 Nov 1918 |
| Capt | S J A Beale | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 15 May 1918 |
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Department of the Controller-General of Equipment |
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| Maj-Gen | Controller-General of Equipment, CMG; later MRAF | 22 Aug 1918 | |
| Act Maj (Lt) | E B Barker | Private Secretary | 1 Sep 1918 |
| Lt | E C Richards | Personal Assistant | 1 Sep 1918 |
| Deputy Controller-General of Equipment | |||
| Act Brig-Gen (Lt Col) | Alfred Huggins | Deputy Controller-General of Equipment, CMG, DSO | 18 Feb 1918 |
| Director of Aircraft Equipment | |||
| Act Brig-Gen (Lt Col) | Cecil H Whittington | Director of Aircraft Equipment, CMG | 18 Feb 1918 |
| Deputy Directors of Aircraft Equipment | |||
| Act Col | T E St C Daniell | Deputy Director of Aircraft Equipment, OBE, MC | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | C Jarrott | Staff Officer 1st Class, OBE | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Lt Col | C R Finch-Noyes | Staff Officer 1st Class | 10 Oct 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | G S Peacock | Staff Officer 1st Class | 20 Nov 1918 |
| Maj | J K Curwen | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | H Cumming | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | Staff Officer 2nd Class; later A/Cdre | 1 Apr 1918 | |
| Act Maj | P Adams | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | D C James | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 6 Jun 1918 |
| Maj | Staff Officer 2nd Class; later A/Cdre | 1 Oct 1918 | |
| Act Maj | C F Rasmusen | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 19 Oct 1918 |
| Maj |
H J Newton-Clare |
Staff Officer 2nd Class; later A/Cdre | 21 Oct 1918 |
| Capt | G Elliott-Lockhart | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | A O Betts | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | C J W Hosken | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | F A Corbett | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | D Blairman | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | D Smith | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | G W Longstaff | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | E A Mayner | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 13 May 1918 |
| Act Capt | R H Smyth | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 5 Jun 1918 |
| Act Capt | H J Eller | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 10 Jul 1918 |
| Act Capt | H B Dresser | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 6 Nov 1918 |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | A Holmes | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 18 Nov 1918 |
| Capt | R D Hallam | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt | E A Laurie | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt | J Baillie | Staff Officer 4th Class, MC | 24 Oct 1918 |
| Director of Parks and Depots | |||
| Act Brig-Gen (Lt Col) | Francis C Jenkins | Director | 18 Feb 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | S S Kennedy | Staff Officer 1st Class | 26 Sep 1918 |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | W M Cumming | Staff Officer 1st Class | 1 Oct 1918 |
| Maj | C R Abbott | Staff Officer 2nd Class, MBE | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Maj | F B Burton | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | N Martin | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | J W Burt | Staff Officer 2nd Class, OBE | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Act Capt | T A Peddell | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | F C E Dimmick | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | T Jones | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | W A Lawrence | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | W D Miller | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 25 Sep 1918 |
| Capt | H Cox | Staff Officer 4th Class | |
| Act Lt | F R Richardson | Staff Officer 4th Class | 6 Oct 1918 |
| Deputy Director of Kite Balloons | |||
| Act Col | J D Mackworth | Director | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Maj | G W Cranfield | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Maj | J C Savage | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | N D Newall | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 28 Jun 1918 |
| Capt | P J H Sumner | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | E G Walker | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | D C Waylen | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | D L Abbott | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | C G Jones | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Lt | H W Hern | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Lt | J G Spencer | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Lt | G Purvis-Russell-Balfour-Kinnear | Staff Officer 4th Class | 20 Apr 1918 |
| Lt | A O M Limb | Staff Officer 4th Class | 30 Oct 1918 |
| Equipment - Marine | |||
| Lt Col | G R A Holmes | Staff Officer 1st Class, CMG, OBE | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | H Eves | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | A W Farrer | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | W E G Beaufort-Greenwood | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | W B Sinclair | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | D L C Evans | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt | R C J Hervey | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Equipment - Wireless Telegraphy | |||
| Lt Col | Staff Officer 1st Class; later A/Cdre | 1 Apr 1918 | |
| Act Maj | E F Turner | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | A W Hurst | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Jul 1918 |
| Capt | F J Hooper | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Equipment - Photographic | |||
| Maj | C W Gamble | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Maj | E G Toye | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Director of Air Quartermaster-General Services | |||
| Act Brig-Gen (Lt Col) | Director, CBE, MC; later A/Cdre | 18 Feb 1918 | |
| Act Lt Col | T O Lyons | Staff Officer 1st Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | H E A Lindsay | Staff Officer 1st Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | O W Latimer | Staff Officer 1st Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | A B Winch | Staff Officer 1st Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Lt Col | A Sykes | Staff Officer 1st Class | 15 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | H E Day | Staff Officer 1st Class, DSO, MVO | 14 Oct 1918 |
| Act Maj | L P Ball | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | G E Stagg | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | E S Halford | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | D McBirney | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | Staff Officer 2nd Class; later A/Cdre | 1 Apr 1918 | |
| Act Maj (Lt) | G C Young | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 26 Dec 1918 |
| Capt | C Mason | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | B B Johnson | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | Hon R G Winn | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 8 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | W R Baldwin-Wiseman | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 18 Nov 1918 |
| Act Capt | J M Bell | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 11 Dec 1918 |
| Act Capt | G F Law | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 8 Jan 1919 |
| Act Lt | A G O Ellis | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
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Department of the Secretary of the Inspector General of the RAF |
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| Maj-Gen | Sir Geoffrey M Paine | Inspector-General of the RAF, KCB, MVO; later AVM | 22 Aug 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | C A Shove | Secretary, OBE | 22 Aug 1918 |
| Act Col | R J Armes | Deputy Director, CMG | 22 Aug 1918 |
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Department of the Administrator of Works and Buildings |
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| Sir John Hunter | Administrator of Works and Buildings, KBE | ||
| Mr | W Craig Henderson | Private Secretary | |
| Act Maj | R A Laws | Personal Assistant | |
| Director of Air Construction Service | |||
| Act Col | T D Mackie | Director, CMG, OBE | 23 Jul 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | S B F Carter | Assistant, OBE | 23 Jul 1918 |
| Act Maj | D Goad | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 23 Jul 1918 |
| Act Maj | J R Harland | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 23 Jul 1918 |
| Act Maj | F W Newman | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 23 Jul 1918 |
| Act Maj | R A Reid | Staff Officer 2nd Class, OBE | 23 Jul 1918 |
| Act Maj | E F W Cherry | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 23 Jul 1918 |
| Maj | C J Murfitt | Staff Officer 2nd Class, OBE | 3 Dec 1918 |
| Capt | C F Pallott | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 23 Jul 1918 |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | A H Dawson | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 19 Aug 1918 |
| Lt | H G Brown | Staff Officer 4th Class | 23 Jul 1918 |
| Act Lt | G L Smith | Staff Officer 4th Class | 23 Jul 1918 |
| Act Lt | W J Ryder | Staff Officer 4th Class | 23 Jul 1918 |
| Director of Inland Works | |||
| Act Col | B H O Armstrong | Director, CMG | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | G W Parkinson | Assistant Director, Staff Officer 1st Class, MC | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | J F Hawkins | Assistant Director, Staff Officer 1st Class, OBE | 10 Oct 1918 |
| Maj | E E Robb | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Maj | A Struben | Staff Officer 2nd Class, OBE | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Mr | C W Hogg | Civilian Assistant | |
| Capt | W A Daft | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | H T Humfress | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | C H Simpson | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | R H H Watson | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 2 Sep 1918 |
| Act Capt | H Fletcher | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 10 Oct 1918 |
| Act Lt | A Davies | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Director of Inland Construction | |||
| Mr | Mr W T Hanman | Director | |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | F Cookson | Assistant Director | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Mr | R D Waters | Assistant Director | |
| Act Maj | G F Evans | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | R H Parkinson | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | F Spencer | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 22 Jun 1918 |
| Capt | J B Walker | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | H S Rogers | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 8 Oct 1918 |
| Act Maj | A E Hatton | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 9 Jun 1918 |
| Mr | K O Hale | Superintending Civil Engineer | |
| Mr | H H Boyd-Stewart | Superintending Civil Engineer | |
| Director of Marine Works | |||
| Mr | H E Oakley | Director | |
| Mr | R F M Pearson | Acting Assistant Director | |
| Lt Col | R W Hogarth | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | G G Shepherd | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | J E A Greatorex | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | H E Steinberg | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 22 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | A W Dods | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 23 May 1918 |
| Capt | H A Adams | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | G H W Dawson | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | H T Thompson | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | A F Wickenden | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Mr | H A Lewis Dale |
Acting Superintending Civil Engineer | |
| Chief Electrical Engineer | |||
| Act Lt Col | J D K Restler | Chief Electrical Engineer | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | J W Griggs | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | G C Milnes | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | A M Taylor | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj (Lt) | H S Watson | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | E C St John | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 9 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | W H Clegg | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | H Hooper | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | H M Winstanley | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | N H Wood | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | W P Durtnall | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | C F Brightman | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 6 May 1918 |
| Capt | L Dixon | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Jul 1918 |
| Act Capt | W T Taylor | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Jun 1918 |
| Lt | H Booker | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt | A B Turner | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt | H E Crowcroft | Staff Officer 4th Class | 10 Jun 1918 |
| Act Lt | A E Hale | Staff Officer 4th Class | 10 Jun 1918 |
| Act Lt | W S Sholl | Staff Officer 4th Class | 21 Jun 1918 |
| Act Lt | E B Roscoe | Staff Officer 4th Class | 10 Jul 1918 |
| Act Lt | H F Robertson | Staff Officer 4th Class | 14 Jun 1918 |
| Act Lt | T Mitchell | Staff Officer 4th Class | 7 Sep 1918 |
| Act Lt | M B Baker | Staff Officer 4th Class | 5 Apr 1918 |
| Lt | W D Cairns | Staff Officer 4th Class | 18 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt | C Finnis | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Chief Water Engineer | |||
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | M Deacon | Chief Water Engineer | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj (Lt) | W A Legg | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Chief Drainage Engineer | |||
| Mr | D Balfour | Chief Drainage Engineer | 23 Jul 1918 |
| Capt | F V Stillingfleet | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Chief Accountant | |||
| Paymaster | R G Millar | Chief Accountant, RN | |
When an officer's rank is shown as acting, his substantive rank is the rank below his acting rank unless shown in brackets
As will be seen from the table below a major change in the structure of the Air Ministry took place in February/March 1919, One of the major changes was the Air ministry taking up responsibility for Civil Aviation
Source - February 1919 Air Force List
| Air Council | ||
| Rank | Name | Notes |
| The Rt Hon Winston S Churchill | Secretary of State for the RAF, President of the Air Council, MP | |
| Maj-Gen | The Rt Hon J E B Seely | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Vice President of the Air Council, CB, CMG, DSO, MP |
| The Rt Hon The Marquess of Londonderry | Additional of the Council, MVO | |
| Maj-Gen | Sir Hugh M Trenchard | Chief of the Air Staff, KCB, DSO; later MRAF |
| Maj-Gen | Sir Frederick H Sykes | Controller-General of Civil Aviation, KCB, CMG; later AVM |
| Maj-Gen | Director-General of Aircraft Production and Research, CB, CMG; later MRAF | |
| Sir John Hunter | Administrator of Works and Buildings, KBE | |
| Sir James Stevenson | Additional Member, Bart | |
| Sir Arthur Duckham | Additional Member, KCB | |
| Brig-Gen | W Alexander | Additional Member, CMG, DSO |
| Sir W A Robinson | Secretary, KCB, CBE | |
| Rank | Name | Notes | |
|
Department of the Finance Member |
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| Finance Department | |||
| The Rt Hon The Marquess of Londonderry | Additional of the Council, MVO | ||
| Vacant | Private Secretary | ||
| Mr | W A Bland | Assistant Financial Secretary | |
| Miss | S I M Carr | Private Secretary | |
| Mr | F W N Sibley | Principal, Estimates Division | |
| Mr | W G Stevens | Assistant Principal, Estimates Division | |
| Mr | J S Ross | Director of Finance for Personnel/Deputy to the Assistant Financial Secretary, CBE | |
| Mr | R E Harwood | Principal, CBE | |
| The remainder of this Department is currently undecipherable | |||
| Directorate of Demobilisation | |||
| Brig-Gen | Cecil C Marindin | Director, DSO | 28 Oct 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | H A Browne | Staff Officer 1st Class | 6 Nov 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | H A R Aubrey | Staff Officer 1st Class, OBE, MC | 11 Nov 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | E G Mackenzie | Staff Officer 1st Class | 28 Dec 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | J H Lidderdale | Staff Officer 1st Class | 6 Jan 1919 |
| Col | T B Wood | Staff Officer 1st Class | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Act Maj (Lt) | H Atkins | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 8 Oct 1918 |
| Act Maj | W B Adams | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 6 Nov 1918 |
| Act Maj | J H S Annesley | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 13 Nov 1918 |
| Act Maj (Lt) | J B P Watson | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 18 Nov 1918 |
| Act Maj | G A Sinclair-Hill | Staff Officer 2nd Class, OBE | 23 Nov 1928 |
| Act Maj | W A Hunter | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Dec 1918 |
| The names above cannot be confirmed at the moment | |||
| Maj | C S MacNab | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 30 Dec 1918 |
| Act Maj (Lt) | D L Blumenfeld | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Capt | A E Hartley | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 11 Nov 1918 |
| Capt | P A Moodie | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 13 Jan 1919 |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | J F Lewis | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 28 Dec 1918 |
| Capt | S T Ravenscroft | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | E G Clement | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Capt | C J Marchant | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 10 Feb 1919 |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | J E Page | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 31 Dec 1918 |
| Act Capt | J E Pike | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 18 Nov 1918 |
| Act Capt | H M Piper | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Capt | S M Wood | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Directorate of Lands (Joint Services for War Officer, Ministry of Munitions and Air Ministry) | |||
| Sir H Frank | Director-General of Lands, KCB | ||
| Mr | E H Coles | Controller of Lands/Deputy Director-General | |
| Temp Lt Col | E F Cobb | Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer (Temporary), OBE | |
| Maj | W H C Clay | Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer, OBE, 5 Bn Notts & Derby Regiment | |
| Maj | H D Jonas | Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer, OBE | |
| Temp Maj | A H J Thompson | Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer, OBE | |
| Mr | A Virgoe Buckland | Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer, OBE | |
| Mr | A Musker | Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer | |
| Rank | Name | Notes | Date |
|
Department of the Chief of the Air Staff |
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| Maj-Gen | Sir Hugh M Trenchard | Chief of the Air Staff, KCB, DSO; later MRAF | |
| Vacant | Private Secretary | ||
| Deputy Chief of the Air Staff | |||
| Brig-Gen | Deputy CAS, CB, DSO; later A/Cdre | ||
| Staff Officer 3rd Class, DSC; later AVM | |||
| Director of Flying Operations | |||
| Act Brig-Gen | Percy R C Groves | Director, DSO; later A/Cdre | 27 May 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | Staff Officer 1st Class, CBE; later A/Cdre | 1 Apr 1918 | |
| Lt Col | I A E Edwards | Staff Officer 1st Class | 25 Jun 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | H F Towler | Staff Officer 1st Class, CMG | 2 Nov 1918 |
| Act Maj | P N Logan | Staff Officer 2nd Class, OBE | 17 Aug 1918 |
| Capt | A C Bolton | Staff Officer 3rd Class, MC | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt |
L S Kiggell |
Staff Officer 3rd Class | 17 Aug 1918 |
| Act Capt | A J Clark | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 6 Jan 1919 |
| Capt | H C G Allen | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 30 Sep 1918 |
| Maj | A J Currie | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 9 Oct1918 |
| Capt | S F Ingram | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Deputy Director of Air Intelligence | |||
| Act Col | E H Davidson | Deputy Director, OBE, MC | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | R D Waterhouse | Staff Officer 1st Class | 10 Dec 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | A H W E Wynn | Staff Officer 1st Class, OBE | 18 Oct 1918 |
| Act Maj | A G Clark | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 17 Aug 1918 |
| Act Maj | G S Ridgway | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 20 Dec 1918 |
| Hon Maj (Lt) | Hon A R Boyle | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 10 Jan 1919 |
| Maj | O G G Villiers | Staff Officer 3rd Class, DSO | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | F G Hogarth | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | R A C Orlebar | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 20 Jul 1918 |
| Act Capt | A Kellier | Staff Officer 3rd Class, DSC | 23 Sep 1918 |
| Director of Air Organisation | |||
| Act Brig-Gen (Lt Col) | Director, CMG; later A/Cdre | 18 Feb 1918 | |
| Act Lt Col | H A Moore | Staff Officer 1st Class, CBE, MC | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Lt Col | C M Robertson | Staff Officer 1st Class | 26 May 1918 |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | W O Raikes | Staff Officer 1st Class, OBE | 6 Dec 1918 |
| Maj | S O Everitt | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | F J Gray | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | W E Aylwin | Staff Officer 2nd Class, MBE | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Maj | H Sladden | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 3 Jun 1918 |
| Maj | G J Watney | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 15 Jul 1918 |
| Act Maj | W Hodgson | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 16 Jul 1918 |
| Act Maj | J D Smith | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Maj | E Hogg | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | W T S Williams | Staff Officer 3rd Class, DSC | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | R C Cox | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | W G E Hayman | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 17 Aug 1918 |
| Capt | G M Part | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 17 Aug 1918 |
| Capt | H E Spink | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 17 Aug 1918 |
| Maj | W G M Sarel | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 2 Sep 1918 |
| Capt | Staff Officer 3rd Class, MBE; later A/Cdre | 9 Oct 1918 | |
| Act Capt | John Duncan | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Nov 1918 |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | J Keyes | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 12 Nov 1918 |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | D B Gunn | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Liaison with United States Air Service | |||
| Act Maj | V Ward-Brown | Staff Officer 2nd Class, OBe, MC | 20 May 1918 |
|
Department of the Master-General of Personnel |
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| Vacant | |||
| Act Maj (2 Lt) | H Jones | Staff Officer 2nd Class | |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | H Dawes | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| Lt Col | R A Wilson | Attached for liaison duties for L/A Personnel between Admiralty, Superintendent of Airships and M-G P | |
| Deputy Master-General of Personnel | |||
| Act Brig-Gen | Francis L Festing | Deputy Master-General of Personnel, CMG | 25 Nov 1918 |
| Director of Manning | |||
| Act Col | K G Brooke | Director | 1 Oct 1918 |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | W G Perrin | Staff Officer 1st Class, OBE | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | H G Gold | Staff Officer 1st Class, OBE | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | A H S Steele-Perkins | Staff Officer 1st Class | 11 Feb 1919 |
| Maj | Staff Officer 2nd Class; later AVM | 1 Apr 1918 | |
| Act Maj | R D Law | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Maj | H E Rudkin | Staff Officer 2nd Class, OBE | 26 Jun 1918 |
| Maj | E F Hutchinson | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 15 Jan 1919 |
| Capt | H H Walmsley | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 25 May 1918 |
| Act Capt | W P Nicholls | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | P J Cayley | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 24 Jul 1918 |
| Act Capt | G C Wingrove | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 4 Aug 1918 |
| Capt | E V Andrimi | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 8 Jan 1919 |
| Director of Training | |||
| Act Brig-Gen (Lt Col) | John G Hearson | Director, DSO; later A/Cdre | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Col | Deputy Director, AFC; later AVM | 1 Apr 1918 | |
| Lt Col | B S Foster | Staff Officer 1st Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | M Freeman | Staff Officer 1st Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | H N Walker | Staff Officer 1st Class, MC | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | E G H Clarke | Staff Officer 1st Class, MC | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Lt Col | G F Pretyman | Staff Officer 1st Class, DSO | 1 May 1918 |
| Act Maj | W A A Chauncy | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | H Foord | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Maj | G P Myers | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Maj | W J C Kennedy-Cochrane-Patrick | Staff Officer 2nd Class, DSC, MC | 6 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | H French | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 23 Apr 1918 |
| Maj | H K Maxwell | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 5 May 1918 |
| Maj | J E Speranza | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 14 May 1918 |
| Act Maj | M H Davies | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 21 May 1918 |
| Act Maj | C L D Willcox | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 9 Sep 1918 |
| Maj | S E Parker | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 3 Dec 1918 |
| Act Maj (2 Lt) | P M Greenwood | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 18 Dec 1918 |
| Act Capt | Staff Officer 3rd Class; later A/Cdre | 24 Jun 1918 | |
| Capt | A H Stuart | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 30 Sep 1918 |
| Capt | S Brew | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 26 Nov 1918 |
| Act Lt | J W Hustwaite | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Director of Air Personal Services | |||
| Act Brig-Gen (Lt Col) | Director, CMG | 25 Nov 1918 | |
| Lt Col | G T Brierley | Staff Officer 1st Class, DSO | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | W J Ryan | Staff Officer 1st Class, OBE | 6 Dec 1918 |
| Lt Col | D Powell | Staff Officer 1st Class, CBE | |
| Maj | C F Krabbe | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Maj | G Hilton | Staff Officer 2nd Class, DCM | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | R H Wood | Staff Officer 2nd Class, MC | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | S C Raffles | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | R S Lindsell | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | P G Edge | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | F W Trott | Staff Officer 2nd Class, MC | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | P M Beachcroft | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | J E B Thorneley | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 25 Jun 1918 |
| Act Maj | Atkinson-Clark | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 30 Sep 1918 |
| Maj | G D Pryor | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Oct 1918 |
| Act Maj | A Murray | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 16 Dec 1918 |
| Maj | J H Tyler | Staff Officer 2nd Class, MBE | 18 Dec 1918 |
| Maj | H Elwell | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Feb 1919 |
| Maj | T F Norbury | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | A J Mann | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | Staff Officer 3rd Class; later ACM | 5 Aug 1918 | |
| Act Capt | R E Johnson | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 25 Jun 1918 |
| Maj | G V Carey | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 19 Nov 1918 |
| Capt | H de B C Garfitt | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 10 Dec 1918 |
| Capt | J E Morris | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 24 Jan 1919 |
| Capt | E J Sayer | Staff Officer 3rd Class, MC | 1 Feb 1919 |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | A D Watts | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 7 Feb 1919 |
| Act Capt | H G Stuart | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 10 Nov 1918 |
| Capt | H G Hutchinson | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 12 Feb 1919 |
| Chaplain-in-Chief | |||
| Rev | H D L Viener | Chaplain-in-Chief, MA | 11 Oct 1918 |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | J Pughe-Jones | Assistant | |
| Organising Director of Music | |||
| Maj | Walford Davies | Organising Director of Music, OBE | |
| Department of the Medical Administrator | |||
| Maj-Gen | M H G Fell | Medical Administrator | 7 Jan 1919 |
| Lt Col | C B Heald | Staff Officer 1st Class, AMA (H) | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | J McIntyre | Staff Officer 1st Class, MC | 7 Nov 1918 |
| Act Maj | W C Murray | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 2 Oct 1918 |
| Act Maj (Lt) | G G Fairburn | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 7 Nov 1918 |
| Capt | S J A Beale | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 15 May 1918 |
|
Department of the Controller-General of Equipment |
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| Maj-Gen | Controller-General of Equipment/Director-General of Aircraft Production and Research, CMG; later MRAF | 22 Aug 1918 | |
| Act Maj (Lt) | E B Barker | Private Secretary | 1 Sep 1918 |
| Lt | E C Richards | Personal Assistant | 1 Sep 1918 |
| Deputy Controller-General of Equipment | |||
| Vacant | |||
| Director of Aircraft Equipment | |||
| Vacant | |||
| Deputy Director of Aircraft Equipment | |||
| Act Col | T E St C Daniell | Deputy Director of Aircraft Equipment, OBE, MC | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | C Jarrott | Staff Officer 1st Class, OBE | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Lt Col | C R Finch-Noyes | Staff Officer 1st Class | 10 Oct 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | G S Peacock | Staff Officer 1st Class | 20 Nov 1918 |
| Act Maj | H Cumming | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | Staff Officer 2nd Class; later A/Cdre | 1 Apr 1918 | |
| Act Maj | P Adams | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | D C James | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 6 Jun 1918 |
| Maj | Staff Officer 2nd Class; later A/Cdre | 1 Oct 1918 | |
| Act Maj | C F Rasmusen | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 19 Oct 1918 |
| Maj |
H J Newton-Clare |
Staff Officer 2nd Class; later A/Cdre | 21 Oct 1918 |
| Capt | G Elliott-Lockhart | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | F A Corbett | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | D Blairman | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | D Smith | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | C W Hogg | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | G W Longstaff | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | E A Mayner | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 13 May 1918 |
| Act Capt | R H Smyth | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 5 Jun 1918 |
| Act Capt | H B Dresser | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 6 Nov 1918 |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | R V J S Hogan | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Nov 1918 |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | A Holmes | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 18 Nov 1918 |
| Capt | R D Hallam | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt | J Baillie | Staff Officer 4th Class, MC | 24 Oct 1918 |
| Director of Parks and Depots | |||
| Vacant | |||
| Act Lt Col | S S Kennedy | Staff Officer 1st Class | 26 Sep 1918 |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | W M Cumming | Staff Officer 1st Class | 1 Oct 1918 |
| Maj | C R Abbott | Staff Officer 2nd Class, MBE | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Maj | F B Burton | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Maj | H Elwell | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Feb 1919 |
| Act Capt | T A Peddell | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | F C E Dimmick | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | W A Lawrence | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | W D Miller | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 25 Sep 1918 |
| Capt | H Cox | Staff Officer 4th Class | |
| Act Lt | F R Richardson | Staff Officer 4th Class | 6 Oct 1918 |
| Deputy Director of Kite Balloons | |||
| Act Col | J D Mackworth | Director | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Maj | G W Cranfield | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | N D Newall | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 28 Jun 1918 |
| F C Williams | J C Savage | Staff Officer 2nd Class, OBE | 12 Feb 1919 |
| Capt | P J H Sumner | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | E G Walker | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | D C Waylen | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | D L Abbott | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Lt | J G Spencer | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Lt | A O M Limb | Staff Officer 4th Class | 30 Oct 1918 |
| Equipment - Marine | |||
| Lt Col | G R A Holmes | Staff Officer 1st Class, CMG, OBE | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | H Eves | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | A W Farrer | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | W E G Beaufort-Greenwood | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | W B Sinclair | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | D L C Evans | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt | R C J Hervey | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Equipment - Wireless Telegraphy | |||
| Lt Col | Staff Officer 1st Class; later A/Cdre | 1 Apr 1918 | |
| Act Maj | E F Turner | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | A W Hurst | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Jul 1918 |
| Capt | F J Hooper | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Equipment - Photographic | |||
| Maj | C W Gamble | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Maj | E G Toye | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Accidents Branch | |||
| Mr | G Cockburn | Head of Branch | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj (2 Lt) | A R Fulton | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Lt | Hon W G Knight | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Director of Air Quartermaster-General Services | |||
| Act Brig-Gen (Lt Col) | Director, CBE, MC; later A/Cdre | 18 Feb 1918 | |
| Act Lt Col | T O Lyons | Staff Officer 1st Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | O W Latimer | Staff Officer 1st Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | A B Winch | Staff Officer 1st Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Lt Col | A Sykes | Staff Officer 1st Class | 15 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | H E Day | Staff Officer 1st Class, DSO, MVO | 14 Oct 1918 |
| Act Maj | L P Ball | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | G E Stagg | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | E S Halford | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | D McBirney | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | Staff Officer 2nd Class; later A/Cdre | 1 Apr 1918 | |
| Act Maj (Lt) | G C Young | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 26 Dec 1918 |
| Capt | C Mason | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | Hon R G Winn | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 8 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | W R Baldwin-Wiseman | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 18 Nov 1918 |
| Act Capt | J M Bell | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 11 Dec 1918 |
| Act Capt | G F Law | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 8 Jan 1919 |
| Act Lt | A G O Ellis | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
|
Department of the Controller-General of Civil Aviation |
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| Maj-Gen | Frederick H Sykes | Controller-General of Civil Aviation, CMG; later AVM | |
| The composition of this Department has not yet been finalised | |||
|
Department of the Secretary of the Inspector General of the RAF |
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| Maj-Gen | Sir Geoffrey M Paine | Inspector-General of the RAF, KCB, MVO; later AVM | 22 Aug 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | C A Shove | Secretary, OBE | 22 Aug 1918 |
| Act Col | R J Armes | Deputy Director, CMG | 22 Aug 1918 |
|
Department of the Administrator of Works and Buildings |
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| Sir John Hunter | Administrator of Works and Buildings, KBE | ||
| Mr | W Craig Henderson | Private Secretary | |
| Act Maj | R A Laws | Personal Assistant | |
| Director of Air Construction Service | |||
| Act Col | T D Mackie | Director, CMG, OBE | 23 Jul 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | S B F Carter | Assistant, OBE | 23 Jul 1918 |
| Act Maj | D Goad | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 23 Jul 1918 |
| Act Maj | J R Harland | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 23 Jul 1918 |
| Act Maj | F W Newman | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 23 Jul 1918 |
| Act Maj | R A Reid | Staff Officer 2nd Class, OBE | 23 Jul 1918 |
| Act Maj | E F W Cherry | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 23 Jul 1918 |
| Maj | C J Murfitt | Staff Officer 2nd Class, OBE | 3 Dec 1918 |
| Capt | C F Pallott | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 23 Jul 1918 |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | A H Dawson | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 19 Aug 1918 |
| Lt | H G Brown | Staff Officer 4th Class | 23 Jul 1918 |
| Act Lt | G L Smith | Staff Officer 4th Class | 23 Jul 1918 |
| Act Lt | W J Ryder | Staff Officer 4th Class | 23 Jul 1918 |
| Director of Inland Works | |||
| Act Col | B H O Armstrong | Director, CMG | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | G W Parkinson | Assistant Director, Staff Officer 1st Class, MC | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Maj | E E Robb | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Maj | A Struben | Staff Officer 2nd Class, OBE | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Mr | C W Hogg | Civilian Assistant | |
| Capt | W A Daft | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | H T Humfress | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | H Fletcher | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 10 Oct 1918 |
| Act Lt | A Davies | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Director of Inland Construction | |||
| Mr | Mr W T Hanman | Director | |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | F Cookson | Assistant Director | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Mr | R D Waters | Assistant Director | |
| Act Maj | G F Evans | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | R H Parkinson | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | F Spencer | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 22 Jun 1918 |
| Capt | J B Walker | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | H S Rogers | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 8 Oct 1918 |
| Mr | K O Hale | Superintending Civil Engineer | |
| Mr | H H Boyd-Stewart | Superintending Civil Engineer | |
| Director of Marine Works | |||
| Mr | H E Oakley | Director | |
| Mr | R F M Pearson | Acting Assistant Director | |
| Lt Col | R W Hogarth | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | G G Shepherd | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | J E A Greatorex | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | H E Steinberg | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 22 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | H A Adams | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | H T Thompson | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | A F Wickenden | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Mr | H A Lewis Dale |
Acting Superintending Civil Engineer | |
| Chief Electrical Engineer | |||
| Act Lt Col | J D K Restler | Chief Electrical Engineer | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | J W Griggs | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | G C Milnes | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | A M Taylor | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj (Lt) | H S Watson | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj | E C St John | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 9 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | W H Clegg | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Capt | H Hooper | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | H M Winstanley | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | N H Wood | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | W P Durtnall | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Capt | C F Brightman | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 6 May 1918 |
| Capt | L Dixon | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Jul 1918 |
| Act Capt | W T Taylor | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Jun 1918 |
| Lt | H Booker | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt | A B Turner | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt | H E Crowcroft | Staff Officer 4th Class | 10 Jun 1918 |
| Act Lt | A E Hale | Staff Officer 4th Class | 10 Jun 1918 |
| Act Lt | W S Sholl | Staff Officer 4th Class | 21 Jun 1918 |
| Act Lt | E B Roscoe | Staff Officer 4th Class | 10 Jul 1918 |
| Act Lt | H F Robertson | Staff Officer 4th Class | 14 Jun 1918 |
| Act Lt | T Mitchell | Staff Officer 4th Class | 7 Sep 1918 |
| Act Lt | M B Baker | Staff Officer 4th Class | 5 Apr 1918 |
| Lt | W D Cairns | Staff Officer 4th Class | 18 Apr 1918 |
| Act Lt | C Finnis | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Chief Water Engineer | |||
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | M Deacon | Chief Water Engineer | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Act Maj (Lt) | W A Legg | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Chief Drainage Engineer | |||
| Mr | D Balfour | Chief Drainage Engineer | 23 Jul 1918 |
| Capt | F V Stillingfleet | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Chief Accountant | |||
| Hon Lt Col | R G Millar | Chief Accountant | |
When an officer's rank is shown as acting, his substantive rank is the rank below his acting rank unless shown in brackets
Source - March 1919 Air Force List
| Air Council | ||
| Rank | Name | Notes |
| The Rt Hon Winston S Churchill | Secretary of State for Air, President of the Air Council, MP | |
| Maj-Gen | The Rt Hon J E B Seely | Under-Secretary of State for Air, Vice President of the Air Council, CB, CMG, DSO, MP |
| The Rt Hon The Marquess of Londonderry | Finance Member of the Council, MVO | |
| Maj-Gen | Sir Hugh M Trenchard | Chief of the Air Staff, KCB, DSO; later MRAF |
| Maj-Gen | Sir Frederick H Sykes | Controller-General of Civil Aviation, KCB, CMG; later AVM |
| Maj-Gen | Director-General of Aircraft Production and Research, CB, CMG; later MRAF | |
| Sir John Hunter | Administrator of Works and Buildings, KBE | |
| Sir James Stevenson | Additional Member, Bart | |
| Sir Arthur Duckham | Additional Member, KCB | |
| Brig-Gen | W Alexander | Additional Member, CMG, DSO |
| Sir W A Robinson | Secretary, KCB, CBE | |
| Rank | Name | Notes | |
|
Department of the Finance Member |
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| Finance Department | |||
| The Rt Hon The Marquess of Londonderry | Additional of the Council, MVO | ||
| Vacant | Private Secretary | ||
| Mr | W A Bland | Assistant Financial Secretary | |
| Miss | S I M Carr | Private Secretary | |
| Mr | F W N Sibley | Principal, Estimates Division | |
| Mr | W G Stevens | Assistant Principal, Estimates Division | |
| Mr | J S Ross | Director of Finance for Personnel/Deputy to the Assistant Financial Secretary, CBE | |
| Mr | R E Harwood | Principal, CBE | |
| Mr | E M Knox | Acting Principal | |
| Mr | L V Meadowcroft | Principal | |
| Mr | W C Ashmore | Assistant Principal, CIE | |
| Mr | H C Hamilton | Assistant Principal | |
| Mr | J C Heath | Acting Assistant Principal | |
| Mr | B E Holloway | Director of Finance and Material | |
| Mr | J Sherlock | Principal | |
| Mr | J M Spaight | Principal, OBE | |
| Mr | W Acason | Assistant Principal | |
| Mr | H W Clothier | Assistant Principal | |
| Mr | N I Smith | Assistant Principal, MBE | |
| Mr | W G West | Assistant Principal, MBE | |
| Directorate of Demobilisation | |||
| Brig-Gen | Cecil C Marindin | Director, DSO | 28 Oct 1918 |
| Act Col (Maj) | E G Mackenzie | Staff Officer 1st Class | 16 Feb 1919 |
| Act Lt Col | H A R Aubrey | Staff Officer 1st Class, OBE, MC | 11 Nov 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | J H Lidderdale | Staff Officer 1st Class | 6 Jan 1919 |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | W B Adams | Staff Officer 1st Class | 19 Feb 1919 |
| Col | T B Wood | Staff Officer 1st Class | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Act Maj (Lt) | H Atkins | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 8 Oct 1918 |
| Act Maj | A J W Barmby | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 31 Jan 1919 |
| Act Maj | F G Stammers | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 6 Jan 1919 |
| Act Maj (Lt) | C A Mercer | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 3 Jan 1919 |
| Act Maj (Lt) | J B F Watson | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 18 Nov 1918 |
| Act Maj | G C Gold | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 11 Feb 1919 |
| Maj | A ap Ellis | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 19 Feb 1919 |
| Act Maj | M Skitt | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 9 Jan 1919 |
| Act Maj | W A Hunter | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Dec 1918 |
| Maj | C S MacNab | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 30 Dec 1918 |
| Act Maj (Lt) | D L Blumenfeld | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Capt | P A Moodie | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 13 Jan 1919 |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | J F Lewis | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 28 Dec 1918 |
| Capt | S T Ravenscroft | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | E G Clement | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Capt | C J Marchant | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 10 Feb 1919 |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | J E Page | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 31 Dec 1918 |
| Act Capt | J E Pike | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 18 Nov 1918 |
| Act Capt | H M Piper | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Capt | S M Wood | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Capt | F F Loyd | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 8 Mar 1919 |
| Capt | G Aste | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 13 Feb 1919 |
| Capt | C E Crowne | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 27 Feb 1919 |
| Directorate of Lands (Joint Services for War Officer, Ministry of Munitions and Air Ministry) | |||
| Sir H Frank | Director-General of Lands, KCB | ||
| Mr | E H Coles | Controller of Lands/Deputy Director-General | |
| Temp Lt Col | E F Cobb | Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer (Temporary), OBE | |
| Maj | W H C Clay | Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer, OBE, 5 Bn Notts & Derby Regiment | |
| Maj | H D Jonas | Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer, OBE | |
| Temp Maj | A H J Thompson | Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer, OBE | |
| Mr | A Virgoe Buckland | Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer, OBE | |
| Mr | A Musker | Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer | |
| Rank | Name | Notes | Date |
|
Department of the Chief of the Air Staff |
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| Maj-Gen | Sir Hugh M Trenchard | Chief of the Air Staff, KCB, DSO; later MRAF | |
|
This department was undergoing re-constitution |
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|
Department of the Master-General of Personnel |
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|
This department was undergoing re-constitution |
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|
Department of the Controller-General of Equipment |
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| Maj-Gen | Controller-General of Equipment/Director-General of Aircraft Production and Research, CMG; later MRAF | 22 Aug 1918 | |
|
This department was undergoing re-constitution |
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|
Department of the Controller-General of Civil Aviation |
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| Maj-Gen | Frederick H Sykes | Controller-General of Civil Aviation, CMG; later AVM | |
|
This department was undergoing re-constitution |
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|
Department of the Secretary of the Inspector General of the RAF |
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|
This department was undergoing re-constitution |
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|
Department of the Administrator of Works and Buildings |
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|
This department was undergoing re-constitution |
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When an officer's rank is shown as acting, his substantive rank is the rank below his acting rank unless shown in brackets
Source - April 1919 Air Force List
| Air Council | ||
| Rank | Name | Notes |
| The Rt Hon Winston S Churchill | Secretary of State for Air, President of the Air Council, MP | |
| Maj-Gen | The Rt Hon J E B Seely | Under-Secretary of State for Air, Vice President of the Air Council, CB, CMG, DSO, MP |
| The Rt Hon The Marquess of Londonderry | Finance Member of the Council, MVO | |
| Maj-Gen | Sir Hugh M Trenchard | Chief of the Air Staff, KCB, DSO; later MRAF |
| Maj-Gen | Sir Frederick H Sykes | Controller-General of Civil Aviation, KCB, CMG; later AVM |
| Maj-Gen | Director-General of Supply and Research, CB, CMG; later MRAF | |
| Sir John Hunter | Administrator of Works and Buildings, KBE | |
| Sir James Stevenson | Additional Member, Bart | |
| Sir Arthur Duckham | Additional Member, KCB | |
| Brig-Gen | W Alexander | Additional Member, CMG, DSO |
| Sir W A Robinson | Secretary, KCB, CBE | |
| Rank | Name | Notes | |
|
Department of the Finance Member |
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| Finance Department | |||
| The Rt Hon The Marquess of Londonderry | Additional of the Council, MVO | ||
| Vacant | Private Secretary | ||
| Mr | W A Bland | Assistant Financial Secretary | |
| Miss | S I M Carr | Private Secretary | |
| Mr | F W N Sibley | Principal, Estimates Division | |
| Mr | W G Stevens | Assistant Principal, Estimates Division | |
| Mr | J S Ross | Director of Finance for Personnel/Deputy to the Assistant Financial Secretary, CBE | |
| Mr | R E Harwood | Principal, CBE | |
| Mr | E M Knox | Acting Principal | |
| Mr | L V Meadowcroft | Principal | |
| Mr | W C Ashmore | Assistant Principal, CIE | |
| Mr | H C Hamilton | Assistant Principal | |
| Mr | J C Heath | Acting Assistant Principal | |
| Mr | B E Holloway | Director of Finance and Material | |
| Mr | J Sherlock | Principal | |
| Mr | J M Spaight | Principal, OBE | |
| Mr | W Acason | Assistant Principal | |
| Mr | H W Clothier | Assistant Principal | |
| Mr | N I Smith | Assistant Principal, MBE | |
| Mr | W G West | Assistant Principal, MBE | |
| Directorate of Demobilisation | |||
| Brig-Gen | Cecil C Marindin | Director, DSO | 28 Oct 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | J H Lidderdale | Staff Officer 1st Class | 6 Jan 1919 |
| Act Lt Col (Capt) | W B Adams | Staff Officer 1st Class | 19 Feb 1919 |
| Col | T B Wood | Staff Officer 1st Class | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Act Maj (Lt) | H Atkins | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 8 Oct 1918 |
| Act Maj | A J W Barmby | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 31 Jan 1919 |
| Act Maj | F G Stammers | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 6 Jan 1919 |
| Maj | R C Lane | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 28 Oct 1918 |
| 2 Lt | H Jones | Staff Officer 2nd Class | |
| Maj | A ap Ellis | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 19 Feb 1919 |
| Act Maj | M Skitt | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 9 Jan 1919 |
| Lt | W J C Kendall | Staff Officer 2nd Class, MC | 11 Feb 1919 |
| Maj | C S MacNab | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 30 Dec 1918 |
| Capt | P A Moodie | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 13 Jan 1919 |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | J F Lewis | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 28 Dec 1918 |
| Lt | J A W Bourne | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | E G Clement | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Capt | C J Marchant | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 10 Feb 1919 |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | J E Page | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 31 Dec 1918 |
| Lt | Staff Officer 3rd Class; later A/Cdre | 7 Apr 1919 | |
| Act Capt | H M Piper | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Lt | J H Evans | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 3 Apr 1919 |
| Capt | F F Loyd | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 8 Mar 1919 |
| Capt | G Aste | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 13 Feb 1919 |
| Capt | C E Crowne | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 27 Feb 1919 |
| Directorate of Lands (Joint Services for War Officer, Ministry of Munitions and Air Ministry) | |||
| Sir H Frank | Director-General of Lands, KCB | ||
| Mr | E H Coles | Controller of Lands/Deputy Director-General | |
| Temp Lt Col | E F Cobb | Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer (Temporary), OBE | |
| Maj | W H C Clay | Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer, OBE, 5 Bn Notts & Derby Regiment | |
| Maj | H D Jonas | Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer, OBE | |
| Temp Maj | A H J Thompson | Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer, OBE | |
| Mr | A Virgoe Buckland | Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer, OBE | |
| Mr | A Musker | Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer | |
| Rank | Name | Notes | Date |
|
Department of the Chief of the Air Staff |
|||
| Maj-Gen | Sir Hugh M Trenchard | Chief of the Air Staff, KCB, DSO; later MRAF | |
|
This department was undergoing re-constitution |
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|
Department of the Master-General of Personnel |
|||
|
This department was undergoing re-constitution |
|||
|
Department of the Controller-General of Equipment |
|||
| Maj-Gen | Controller-General of Equipment/Director-General of Aircraft Production and Research, CMG; later MRAF | 22 Aug 1918 | |
|
This department was undergoing re-constitution |
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|
Department of the Controller-General of Civil Aviation |
|||
| Maj-Gen | Frederick H Sykes | Controller-General of Civil Aviation, CMG; later AVM | |
|
This department was undergoing re-constitution |
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|
Department of the Secretary of the Inspector General of the RAF |
|||
|
This department was undergoing re-constitution |
|||
|
Department of the Administrator of Works and Buildings |
|||
|
This department was undergoing re-constitution |
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When an officer's rank is shown as acting, his substantive rank is the rank below his acting rank unless shown in brackets
Source - May 1919 Air Force List
| Air Council | ||
| Rank | Name | Notes |
| The Rt Hon Winston S Churchill | Secretary of State for Air, President of the Air Council, MP | |
| Maj-Gen | The Rt Hon J E B Seely | Under-Secretary of State for Air, Vice President of the Air Council, CB, CMG, DSO, MP |
| The Rt Hon The Marquess of Londonderry | Finance Member of the Council, MVO | |
| Maj-Gen | Sir Hugh M Trenchard | Chief of the Air Staff, KCB, DSO; later MRAF |
| Maj-Gen | Sir Frederick H Sykes | Controller-General of Civil Aviation, KCB, CMG; later AVM |
| Maj-Gen | Director-General of Supply and Research, CB, CMG; later MRAF | |
| Sir John Hunter | Administrator of Works and Buildings, KBE | |
| Sir James Stevenson | Additional Member, Bart | |
| Sir Arthur Duckham | Additional Member, KCB | |
| Brig-Gen | W Alexander | Additional Member, CMG, DSO |
| Sir W A Robinson | Secretary, KCB, CBE | |
| Rank | Name | Notes | |
|
Department of the Finance Member |
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| Finance Department | |||
| The Rt Hon The Marquess of Londonderry | Additional of the Council, MVO | ||
| Vacant | Private Secretary | ||
| Mr | W A Bland | Assistant Financial Secretary | |
| Miss | S I M Carr | Private Secretary | |
| Mr | F W N Sibley | Principal, Estimates Division | |
| Mr | W G Stevens | Assistant Principal, Estimates Division | |
| Mr | J S Ross | Director of Finance for Personnel/Deputy to the Assistant Financial Secretary, CBE | |
| Mr | R E Harwood | Principal, CBE | |
| Mr | E M Knox | Acting Principal | |
| Mr | L V Meadowcroft | Principal | |
| Mr | W C Ashmore | Assistant Principal, CIE | |
| Mr | H C Hamilton | Assistant Principal | |
| Mr | J C Heath | Acting Assistant Principal | |
| Mr | B E Holloway | Director of Finance and Material | |
| Mr | J Sherlock | Principal | |
| Mr | J M Spaight | Principal, OBE | |
| Mr | W Acason | Assistant Principal | |
| Mr | H W Clothier | Assistant Principal | |
| Mr | N I Smith | Assistant Principal, MBE | |
| Mr | W G West | Assistant Principal, MBE | |
| Directorate of Demobilisation | |||
| Act Brig-Gen (Lt Col) | Cecil C Marindin | Director, DSO | 28 Oct 1918 |
| Act Lt Col | J H Lidderdale | Staff Officer 1st Class | 6 Jan 1919 |
| Col | T B Wood | Staff Officer 1st Class | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Act Maj | A J W Barmby | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 31 Jan 1919 |
| Maj | R C Lane | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 28 Oct 1918 |
| 2 Lt | H Jones | Staff Officer 2nd Class | |
| Maj | A ap Ellis | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 19 Feb 1919 |
| Act Maj | M Skitt | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 9 Jan 1919 |
| Lt | W J C Kendall | Staff Officer 2nd Class, MC | 11 Feb 1919 |
| Maj | C S MacNab | Staff Officer 2nd Class | 30 Dec 1918 |
| Capt | P A Moodie | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 13 Jan 1919 |
| Lt | J A W Bourne | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| Act Capt (2 Lt) | E G Clement | Staff Officer 4th Class | 1 Jan 1919 |
| Capt | C J Marchant | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 10 Feb 1919 |
| Lt | Staff Officer 3rd Class; later A/Cdre | 7 Apr 1919 | |
| Lt | J H Evans | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 3 Apr 1919 |
| Capt | F F Loyd | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 8 Mar 1919 |
| Lt | N Robertson | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| Capt | C E Crowne | Staff Officer 3rd Class | 27 Feb 1919 |
| Directorate of Lands (Joint Services for War Officer, Ministry of Munitions and Air Ministry) | |||
| Sir H Frank | Director-General of Lands, KCB | ||
| Mr | E H Coles | Controller of Lands/Deputy Director-General | |
| Temp Lt Col | E F Cobb | Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer (Temporary), OBE | |
| Maj | W H C Clay | Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer, OBE, 5 Bn Notts & Derby Regiment | |
| Maj | H D Jonas | Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer, OBE | |
| Temp Maj | A H J Thompson | Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer, OBE | |
| Mr | A Virgoe Buckland | Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer, OBE | |
| Mr | A Musker | Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer | |
| Rank | Name | Notes | Date |
|
Department of the Chief of the Air Staff |
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| Maj-Gen | Sir Hugh M Trenchard | Chief of the Air Staff, KCB, DSO; later MRAF | |
| Capt | T B Marson | Private Secretary | |
| Act Lt Col | F K Haskins | Staff Officer 1st Class, DSC | |
| Directorate of the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff | |||
| Act Brig-Gen | Deputy CAS, CB, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre | ||
| Lt Col | Staff Officer 1st Class, CBE; later A/Cdre | ||
| Lt Col |
A H W E Wynn |
Staff Officer 1st Class | |
| Lt Col | Staff Officer 2nd Class, DSO, MC; later AM | ||
| Maj | O G C Villier | Staff Officer 2nd Class | |
| Maj | A R Boyle | Staff Officer 2nd Class | |
| Maj | R M Field | Staff Officer 2nd Class | |
| Capt | Richard B Maycock | Staff Officer 2nd Class, OBE; later A/Cdre | |
| Capt | S Nixon | Staff Officer 2nd Class | |
| Capt | H A J Wilson | Staff Officer 2nd Class | |
| Capt | Staff Officer 3rd Class, DSC, AFC; later A/Cdre | ||
| Capt |
E O D Crean |
Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| Lt |
R Gambier-Parry |
Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| Lt |
A Rowan |
Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| Directorate of Training and Organisation | |||
| Act Brig-Gen | Philip W Game | Director, CB, DSO; later AVM | |
| The Staff of this Directorate has not yet been gazetted | |||
| Directorate of Personnel | |||
| R-Adm | Cecil F Lambert | Director | |
| Col | Deputy Director, later A/Cdre | ||
| Act Col | K G Brooke | Staff Officer 1st Class | |
| Lt Col | I T Courtney | Staff Officer 1st Class | |
| Lt Col | G T Brierley | Staff Officer 1st Class, DSO | |
| Maj | W J Ryan | Staff Officer 1st Class, OBE | |
| Maj | R H Wood | Staff Officer 2nd Class, MC | |
| Capt | F W Trott | Staff Officer 2nd Class, MC | |
| Capt | J E B Thorneley | Staff Officer 2nd Class | |
| Capt | Atkinson-Clark | Staff Officer 2nd Class | |
| Maj | A H S Steele-Perkins | Staff Officer 2nd Class, OBE | |
| Maj | H E Rudkin | Staff Officer 2nd Class, OBE | |
| Maj | Staff Officer 2nd Class; later AVM | ||
| Capt | F G Stammers | Staff Officer 2nd Class | |
| Capt | J D Smith | Staff Officer 2nd Class | |
| Capt | H G Hutchinson | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| Capt | C G Murray | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| Capt | S Henderson | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| Lt | H G Stuart | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| 2 Lt | H Dawes | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| 2 Lt | D B Gunn | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| Lt | A W Symington | Staff Officer 4th Class | |
| Lt | E N T Edwardes | Staff Officer 4th Class | |
|
Directorate of Equipment |
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| Act Brig-Gen | Director, CB, CMG, DSO | ||
| Lt Col | Deputy Director (Equipment), CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM | ||
| Lt Col | T E St C Daniell | Staff Officer 1st Class, OBE, MC | |
| Maj | George Laing | Staff Officer 1st Class; later AVM | |
| Maj | J H Hills | Staff Officer 1st Class | |
| Capt | H Cumming | Staff Officer 1st Class, OBE | |
| Maj | O H Powell | Staff Officer 2nd Class | |
| Maj | P C A Bridgeman | Staff Officer 2nd Class | |
| Capt | L J Killmayer | Staff Officer 2nd Class | |
| Capt | D W Wilson | Staff Officer 2nd Class | |
| Lt | G W Longstaff | Staff Officer 2nd Class | |
| Capt | C Rayner | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| Capt | Staff Officer 3rd Class; | ||
| Capt | W Burkinshaw | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| Capt | Staff Officer 3rd Class; later A/Cdre | ||
| Capt | N R Fuller | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| Capt | A D Newberry | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| Hon Lt | W E Harper | Staff Officer 3rd Class, MC | |
| Lt | H F Walker | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| Lt | F E Hobley | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| Lt | C H Masters | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| Hon Lt | T H Evans | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| Deputy Director (Quartermaster Services) | |||
| Lt Col | Deputy Director, CMG, CBE, MC; later A/Cdre | ||
| Maj | A L C Neame | Staff Officer 1st Class | |
| Capt | L P Ball | Staff Officer 1st Class | |
| Capt | Rudell W Thomas | Staff Officer 1st Class | |
| Capt | W H G Maton | Staff Officer 2nd Class, MBE | |
| Capt | C Mason | Staff Officer 2nd Class | |
| Capt | L Auker | Staff Officer 2nd Class, OBE | |
| Capt | Lord R G St Oswald | Staff Officer 2nd Class | |
| 2 Lt | F A Holmes | Staff Officer 2nd Class | |
| Act Maj | G E Stagg | Staff Officer 2nd Class | |
| 2 Lt | A K Murray | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| Hon Capt | H W Clarke | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| 2 Lt | Staff Officer 3rd Class; later A/Cdre | ||
| Lt | H P Bridges | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| 2 Lt | A T Cooper | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| Hon Capt | D R Thomas | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| 2 Lt | W J Bray | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| 2 Lt | T H Sills | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| Lt | H J Birtles | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| 2 Lt | A J Somers | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
| 2 Lt | B F Browne | Staff Officer 3rd Class | |
|
Department of the Controller-General of Civil Aviation |
|||
| Maj-Gen | Frederick H Sykes | Controller-General of Civil Aviation, CMG; later AVM | |
|
This department was undergoing re-constitution |
|||
|
Department of the Director-General of Supply and Research |
|||
|
This department was undergoing re-constitution |
|||
When an officer's rank is shown as acting, his substantive rank is the rank below his acting rank unless shown in brackets
Source - June 1919 Air Force List
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