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Air Ministry Departments and Personnel 1925- 1929


[1918 - 1919 | 1920 - 1924 | 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]

[Jan 1925 | Feb 1925 | Mar 1925 | Apr 1925 | May 1925 | Jun 1925 | Jul 1925 | Mar 1926 | Jul 1926 | Dec 1926 | Jul 1927 | Jul 1928 | Sep 1928 | Jul 1929]

January 1925

Source - January 1925 Air Force List

February 1925

Source - February 1925 Air Force List

March 1925

Source - March 1925 Air Force List

April 1925

Source - April 1925 Air Force List

May 1925

Source - May 1925 Air Force List

June 1925

Source - June 1925 Air Force List

July 1925

Air Ministry Organisational Chart - July 1925

 

Rank Name Notes Date

Department of the Chief of the Air Staff

ACM Sir Hugh M Trenchard Chief of the Air Staff, Bart, KCB, DSO, ADC; later MRAF 31 Mar 1919
Capt T B Marson Civil Assistant, MBE  
Flt Lt

Arthur D Pryor

Private Secretary, later AVM  
Directorate of Operation and Intelligence
AVM

John M Steel

Director and Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, CB, CMG CBE; later ACM  8 Sep 1919
Flt Lt

William F Dickson

Personal Assistant, DSO, AFC; later MRAF  
Gp Capt

Charles S Burnett

Deputy Director, CBE, DSO; later ACM  
Wg Cdr G I Carmichael DSO, AFC  
Wg Cdr B E Smythies DFC  
Sqn Ldr E H Sparling AFC  
Sqn Ldr

Charles F A Portal

 DSO, MC; later MRAF  
Sqn Ldr A R Boyle OBE, MC 10 Jan 1919
Sqn Ldr R M Bayley DFC  
Sqn Ldr

Ronald Graham

DSO, DSC, DFC; later AVM  
Sqn Ldr

Norman H Bottomley

AFC; later AM  
Sqn Ldr H A Tweedie OBE, AFC  
Sqn Ldr C J W Darwin DSO  
Sqn Ldr

George C Pirie

MC, DFC; later ACM  
Flt Lt A Wanless-O'Gowan    
Flt Lt

Kenneth M St C G Leask

MC, later AVM  
Flt Lt

Thomas W Elmhirst

AFC; later AM  
Flt Lt

Philip F Fullard

DSO, MC, AFC; later A/Cdre  
Flt Lt

R Gambier-Parry

   1 May 1919
Flt Lt

William Elliott

DFC; later ACM  
Flt Lt F L B Hebbert    
Mr G E Caswell Higher Clerical Officer, MC  
Capt P K Boulnois Map Section (MI4 Air, War Office), OBE, MC, RE  
Sqn Ldr R S Brown Liaison Officer - Australia, AFC  
Sqn Ldr C M Croll Liaison Officer - Canada, AFC  
Directorate of Organisation and Staff Duties
AVM Ivo L B Vesey Director, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO  
Lt J H A Benger MBE  
Deputy Directorate of Organisation
Gp Capt

Reginald P Mills

Deputy Director, MC, AFC; later AVM  
Wg Cdr H A Williamson CMG, AFC  
Wg Cdr A C Winter OBE  
Cdr K K Boddan-Whetham Attached, DSO, RN  
Sqn Ldr

Frederick G D Hards

DSC, DFC; later A/Cdre  
Sqn Ldr

John J Breen

OBE; later AM  
Flt Lt ?    
Flt Lt ?    
Flt Lt C E Williamson-Jones DFC  
Deputy Directorate of  Staff Duties
Col Hon M C A Drummond Deputy Director, CMG, DSO  
Wg Cdr Hazelton R Nicholl OBE; later AVM  
Sqn Ldr

Arthur C Maund

CBE, DSO; later AVM  
Sqn Ldr

Lachlan L MacLean

later A/Cdre  
Sqn Ldr

Claude R Cox

OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre  
Sqn Ldr

John L Vachell

MC; later A/Cdre  
Maj E L Morris Attached, OBE, MC, RE  
Flt Lt

Meredith Thomas

DFC, AFC; later AVM  
Flt Lt P Warburton MBE  
Signals Branch
Gp Capt Lyster F Blandy Head of Branch, DSO, RE; later A/Cdre  1 May 1919
Flt Lt

Colin P Brown

DFC; later AVM  
Mr C B Carr Junior Assistant  
Fg Off J C Coulson    
Wg Cdr G P Grenfell DSO  
Sqn Ldr

Charles W Nutting

OBE, DSC; later A/Cdre  
Lt D Sinclair Junior Assistant,  
Flt Lt

Victor H Tait

later AVM  
Capt G B Williams Junior Assistant  

Directorate of Works and Buildings

Maj-Gen Sir William A Liddell Director, KCMG, CB  
Mr E C L White Staff Officer  
Capt L A Rushbrooke Personal Assistant, MBE  
Mr A Bolton Higher Clerical Clerk  
Mr H E Oakley Deputy Director of Works and Buildings, OBE, MInstCE  
Mr C H Andrews Acting Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), MBE  
Mr A Gilpin Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II)  
Mr T C Coles Civil Engineer  
Mr A R Gibbs Civil Engineer, AMInstCE, AMIMechE  
Mr L E Sawyer Acting Civil Engineer  
Mr J B Walker Civil Engineer  
Mr W G Kidd Acting Assistant Civil Engineer  
Mr C D McKenzie Assistant Civil Engineer, AMInstCEI  
Mr E H Payne Acting Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Mr A E Watson Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Mr A S Wood Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Mr J A Yells Acting Assistant Civil Engineer  
Mr H G Coyne Assistant Architect, LRIBA  
Mr H Hughes Chief Surveyor, OBE, FSI  
Mr A J Allnut Surveyor, MBE  
Mr C W Grey Acting Surveyor, MBE,  
Mr F C Knibb Surveyor, MBE, FSI  
Maj D A B Morle Surveyor  
Capt R Tanner Acting Surveyor, FSI  
Mr W A Daniels Assistant Surveyor  
Mr H W Eason Assistant Surveyor  
Mr F O Farrell Assistant Surveyor  
Mr H T W W Miller Assistant Surveyor  
Mr H J Worland Assistant Surveyor  
Col T D Mackie Deputy Director of Maintenance, CMG, OBE, MIMechEchE  
Maj D Goad Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), OBE, MIEE  
Maj J R Harland Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II)  
Lt S W Bryant Civil Engineer  
Capt T Kerr-Jones Civil Engineer, MIEE  
Mr C E O Wood Civil Engineer, AMInstCE  
Lt Col S B F Carter Chief Stores and Accounts Officer, OBE  
Capt F E Stanley Stores and Accounts Officer, OBE  
Lt Col J D K Restler Chief Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, OBE, MInstCE, AMInstME, MIEE  
Maj H S Watson Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), BA, MIEE, AMInstCE  
Lt H Booker Civil Engineer, MBE, AMIMarE  
Lt C H Finnis Civil Engineer, AMInstCE  
Maj J W Griggs Civil Engineer, AMIMechEchE, AMIEE  
Lt W D Miller Civil Engineer  
Mr T Mitchell Civil Engineer, AMIEE  
Maj E C St John Civil Engineer, MIEE  
Capt W R Baldwin-Wiseman Supervising Valuer, MSc, AMInstCE,PASI, AMIMechEchE  
Mr R F M Pearson Acting Assistant Director, MInstCE  
Mr A H Atkinson Acting Civil Engineer  
Mr S Empsall Acting Civil Engineer  
Mr G J Whitten Surveyor  
Department of the Air Member for Personnel
AVM

Philip W Game

Air Member for Personnel, CB, DSO; later AVM  
Fg Off G T Stroud Personal Assitant  
Rev H D L Viener Chaplain in Chief, CBE, MA  
Directorate of Personal Services
A/Cdre

Charles A H Longcroft

Director, CMG, DSO, AFC  
Wg Cdr

Alexander D Cunningham

CBE; later A/Cdre  
Wg Cdr A H Jackson    
Sqn Ldr

Douglas Iron

OBE; later A/Cdre  
Flt Lt A N Benge    
Flt Lt A H Pearce    
Flt Lt K L Harris    
Flt Lt A L Chick    
Flt Lt P M McSwiny    
Obs Off S J Bailey    
Mr L J Banford Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr G H Bosworth Higher Clerical Officer  
Deputy Directorate of Manning
Gp Capt

Arthur L Godman

Deputy Director, later A/Cdre  
Gp Capt

Phillip B Joubert de la Ferte

CMG, DSO; later ACM  
Sqn Ldr E B Beauman    
Flt Lt J Duminy    
Flt Lt R L Sweeny    
Directorate of Training
A/Cdre

Thomas C R Higgins

Director, CB, CMG  
Gp Capt

L W B Rees

Deputy Director, VC, OBE, MC, AFC, ADC  
Wg Cdr

Henry Le M Brock

DSO; later A/Cdre  
Wg Cdr

William S Douglas

MC, DFC; later MRAF  
Cdr A N Dowding Attached, RN  
Sqn Ldr

Conway W H Pulford

OBE, AFC; later AVM  
Sqn Ldr G D Nelson DSC, AFC  
Flt Lt P S Jackson-Taylor    
Flt Lt J A Glen DSC  
Flt Lt

Hugh W L Saunders

MC, DFC, MM; later ACM  
Flt Lt

Anthony L Paxton

DFC; later AVM  
Flt Lt G M Bryer    
Fg Off L E M Gillman    
Fg Off E A C Britton DFC  
Col I Curtis Educational Adviser, MA, AMIMechE  
Mr A H Robson Education Officer Grade I, MC, MSc  
Lt Col F T Rees Education Officer Grade III, DSO, MC  
Mr M F Hulbert Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr C M Thurgood Higher Clerical Officer  

Directorate of Medical Services

A/Cdre D Munro Director, CB, CIE, MB, MA, FRCS(E)
Wg Cdr A W Iredell    
Wg Cdr A V J Richardson OBE, MB, DPH  
Sqn Ldr A Grant Assistant Director (Hygiene), MBE, MB DPH  
Sqn Ldr R H Knowles MD, DPH  
Sqn Ldr E W Craig MC, MB  
Sqn Ldr C L Colbran LDS, RCS (Eng)  
Mr H D Courtenay Acting Staff Officer  
Miss J M Cruickshank Matron-in-Chief, RRC  
Miss K C Watt Matron  

Department of the Air Member for Supply and Research

AVM

Sir W Geoffrey H Salmond

Air Member for Supply and Research, KCMG, DSO; later ACM  
Mr F W Musson Private Secretary, AFC  
A/Cdre

Lionel E O Charlton

CB, CMG, DSO  
Directorate of Scientific Research and Technical Development
A/Cdre

Frederick C Halahan

Director of Technical Development, CMG, CBE, DSO, MVO; later AVM  
Mr H E Wimperis Director of Scientific Research, OBE, MA, FRAeS, MIEE  
Wg Cdr

Henry M Cave-Browne-Cave

Deputy Director of Design, DSO, DFC; later AVM  
Wg Cdr

James L Forbes

Deputy Director of Armament, OBE; later A/Cdre  
Wg Cdr

James B Bowen

Deputy Director of Instruments, OBE; later A/Cdre  
Maj J S Buchanan Acting Senior Assistant, OBE, AFRAeS, AMIEE  
Mr W H Dyson Senior Assistant  
Mr L F R Fell Senior Assistant, DSO, OBE  
Maj L F R Lefroy Senior Assistant, DSO, MC  
Maj R Purves Senior Assistant, AFRAeS  
Mr C J Stewart Senior Assistant, OBE, FRAeS, MIMechE, MIAE  
Dr J D Coales Junior Assistant, DSc  
Sqn Ldr B H N H Hamilton DSO  
Maj J H Ledeboer Junior Assistant, MBE, MA  
Capt R N Liptrot Junior Assistant, BA, AFRAeS, MIAeE  
Maj G McAlpine Junior Assistant, MIEE  
Flt Lt J M McEntegart    
Maj R E Penny Junior Assistant  
Flt Lt C Porri    
Fg Off C H Potts    
Sqn Ldr N C Spratt OBE  
Maj H S V Thompson Junior Assistant, AMIMechE  
Flt Lt F C Wilkinson    
Flt Lt F H Williams    
Flt Lt F Workman MC  
Cdr L B B Tower Attached, DSC, RN  
Cdr E H Wace Attached, RN  
Gp Capt Peregrine F M Fellowes Director of Airship Development, DSO; later A/Cdre  

Deputy Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection

Lt Col H W S Outram Director of Aeronautical Inspection, CBE  
Maj P Bishop Chief Inspector - Aircraft, OBE  
Maj G P Bulman Chief Inspector - Engines, OBE  
Mr L T G Mansell Acting Assistant Chief Inspector  
Mr A A Ross Assistant Chief Inspector, OBE  

Directorate of Equipment

A/Cdre

Arthur M Longmore

Director, CB, DSO; later ACM  
Wg Cdr George Laing Deputy Director, OBE; later AVM  1 Aug 1922
Wg Cdr Cecil Fraser    
Wg Cdr A B Gaskell    
Sqn Ldr N F D Buckeridge    
Sqn Ldr W G P Young OBE 28 Dec 1918
Sqn Ldr L Auker    
Sqn Ldr G E Stagg MBE  1 Apr 1918
Sqn Ldr C F Rasmusen OBE  9 Oct 1919
Sqn Ldr D McBirney    1 Apr 1918
Sqn Ldr W H G Maton MBE  1 May 1919
Sqn Ldr C Mason    
Sqn Ldr V J B Jacobs    
Sqn Ldr H G Etheridge    
Sqn Ldr

Thomas Fawdry

MBE; later A/Cdre  
Flt Lt W E G Beauforte-Greenwood    
Flt Lt H W Clarke    1 Jul 1919
Flt Lt F Anderson    
Flt Lt Arthur Garrity later A/Cdre  
Flt Lt A B Wiggin    
Flt Lt

Harry L Woolveridge

later A/Cdre  
Flt Lt C Y Mitchell    1 Aug 1919
Flt Lt

John M Mason

DSC, DFC; later A/Cdre  
Flt Lt T A G Hawley    
Flt Lt

Frank N Trinder

later AVM  
Flt Lt Richard F Osborne later A/Cdre  
Flt Lt A T Shaw    
Fg Off J Durward    
Fg Off R J Copley    
Fg Off H C Bobbett    
Fg Off J S Viner    
Fg Off L N Sargent    
Fg Off N Dainty    
Fg Off R E H Allen    
Fg Off F Simpson    
Fg Off J Sutherland MBE  
Fg Off W J Shilcott DSM  
Fg Off R J E Haynes    
Fg Off W H Golder DSM  
Fg Off R C Higgins    
Fg Off F W Boggis    
Fg Off B T Crook    
Fg Off J W Mitchell    
Fg Off E I T Duffield    
Mr A H Barnes Higher Clerical Officers  
Mr E G Barton Higher Clerical Officers  
Mr H D Blow Higher Clerical Officers  
Mr H M Cleator Higher Clerical Officers  
Mr G H Lines Higher Clerical Officers  
Mr F E Peppler Higher Clerical Officers  
Mr A Roberts Higher Clerical Officers  
Mr W Thompson Higher Clerical Officers  
Mr H W Williams Higher Clerical Officers  
Mr F C Woodward Higher Clerical Officers  
Mr J Eaton Griffith Junior Assistant i/c Section  
Sqn Ldr L J Killmayer Junior Assistant i/c Section, MBE  

Names in Red need to be confirmed

Source - July 1925 Air Force List

March 1926

Air Council
Rank Name Notes
Lt Col The Rt Hon Sir Samuel J G Hoare Secretary of State for Air, President of the Air Council, Bart, CMG, MP
Maj Sir Philip A G D Sassoon Under-Secretary of State for Air, Vice President of the Air Council, Bart, GBE, CMG, MP
ACM Sir Hugh M Trenchard Chief of the Air Staff, GCB, DSO, ADC; later MRAF
AVM

Philip W Game

Air Member for Personnel, CB, DSO; later AVM
AVM

Sir W Geoffrey H Salmond

Air Member for Supply and Research, KCMG, DSO; later ACM
AVM John M Steel Deputy Chief of the Air Staff - Additional Member, CB, CBE, CMG; later ACM
  Sir Walter F Nicholson Secretary of the Air Ministry, KCB

 

Rank Name Notes Date

Air Ministry

Lt Col The Rt Hon Sir Samuel J G Hoare Secretary of State for Air, Bart, CMG, MP  
Mr C Ll Bullock Private Secretary  
Flt Lt G W Dobson Attached for personal duties, OBE  
  Sir Geoffrey Butler Parliamentary Private Secretary, KBE, MP  
Mr Paul E Paget Assistant Private Secretary  
Maj Sir Philip A G D Sassoon Under-Secretary of State for Air, Bart, GBE, CMG, MP  
Mr P J Oldfield Private Secretary  
  Sir W F Nicholson Secretary of the Air Ministry, KCB  
  Sir S Dannreuther Deputy Secretary of the Air Ministry, Knt, CB  
Mr H W W McAnally Principal Assistant Secretary of the Air Ministry  
Mr B E Holloway Principal Assistant Secretary of the Air Ministry  
Mr J A Webster Principal Assistant Secretary of the Air Ministry  
Judge Advocate-General (Joint Service for War Office and Air Ministry - Staff not shown in AFL)
  Sir Felix Cassel Judge Advocate-General, Bart, KC  
  Sir J Gilbert S Mellor Deputy Judge Advocate-General, KBE, CB, CMG, KC  
Mr P Sutherland Graeme Deputy Judge Advocate, CBE,  
Mr C L Stirling Legal Assistant and Registrar  
Col H D F MacGeagh Officer in Charge, Military and Air Force Department, CBE, TD, KC  
Wg Cdr S C R Crawford Air Force Assistant, OBE, TD  
Sqn Ldr E St C Harnett Air Force Assistant (DJAG - Iraq), OBE  
Sqn Ldr A B Langridge Air Force Assistant (Temporary)  
Flt Lt D L Ingpen Air Force Assistant (DJAG - Middle East)  

Department of the Under-Secretary of State for Air

Directorate of Civil Aviation
AVM

Sir William S Brancker

Director, KCB, AFC; later AVM  
Mr H Jones Personal Assistant, MBE  
Maj J P C Cooper Inspector of  Accidents, OBE, MC  
Capt G A Wearham Assistant Inspector of  Accidents  
Maj S J V Fill Investigating Officer, OBE  
Capt F S Wilkins Investigating Officer  
Lt Col I A E Edwards Deputy Director of Air Transport, CMG  
Maj O G G Villiers Senior Assistant, DSO  
Mr F Tymms Staff Officer, MC  
Mr C H Biddlecombe Junior Assistant  
Mr E M Rossiter Junior Assistant  
Mr C B Collins Higher Clerical Officer  
Lt Col F C Shelmerdine Senior Assistant, Aerodromes and Licensing Branch, OBE  
Maj L F Richard Junior Assistant, Aerodromes and Licensing Branch  
Mr W A Campbell Higher Clerical Officer, Aerodromes and Licensing Branch  

Department of the Secretary of the Air Ministry

  Sir Walter F Nicholson Secretary of the Air Ministry, KCB  
Mr J B Proper Private Secretary  
  Sir Sigmund Dannreuther Deputy Secretary of the Air Ministry, Knt, CB  
Mr W E L Courtney Private Secretary  
Mr H W W McAnally Principal Assistant Secretary  
Mr B E Holloway Principal Assistant Secretary  
Mr J A Webster Principal Assistant Secretary  
Mr J B Abraham Assistant Secretary  
Mr C G Evans Assistant Secretary  
Mr C N Knight Assistant Secretary - Finance Division, OBE  
Mr L V Meadowcroft Assistant Secretary - Finance Division  
Mr F G Nutt Assistant Secretary  
Mr R C Richards Assistant Secretary - Finance Division  
Mr J A Smith Assistant Secretary - Finance Division, OBE  
Mr J M Spaight Assistant Secretary, OBE  
Mr F G L Bertram Principal (Old Style) (Assistant Secretary)  
Mr J H Barnes Acting Principal - Finance Division  
Mr S T Blackwell Principal - Finance Division  
Mr C Ll Bullock Principal, OBE  
Mr C G Caines Principal, MBE  
Mr E F Cliff Principal  
Mr J T Cotton Principal - Finance Division, MBE  
Mr W B Foden Acting Principal  
Mr C J Galpin Principal, DSO  
Mr J G Gibson Principal - Finance Division  
Mr H C Hamilton Principal  
Mr J H Heath Principal - Finance Division, MBE  
Mr R L Megarry Principal  
Mr R Monk-Jones Acting Principal - Finance Division  
Mr L G S Reynolds Principal, OBE  
Mr L F Schooling Principal - Finance Division  
Mr W L Scott Acting Principal, DSC  
Mr W G Stevens Principal - Finance Division  
Mr F G C Young Principal  
Mr L G Bacon Assistant Principal  
Mr G Calder Assistant Principal - Resident Clerk  
Mr I V H Campbell Assistant Principal  
Mr S S Cherry Assistant Principal - Finance Division  
Mr W G Clements Assistant Principal, MC  
Mr W E L Courtney Assistant Principal,  
Mr F W Musson Assistant Principal, Resident Clerk, AFC  
Mr P J Oldfield Assistant Principal  
Mr J B Prosper Assistant Principal  
Mr A E Slater Assistant Principal - Resident Clerk  
Mr H W Walsh Assistant Principal - Finance Division  
Mr E H T Wiltshire Assistant Principal - Resident Clerk  
Mr H H Adams Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr F W Alderton Acting Staff Officer  
Mr B H Archer Acting Staff Officer  
Mr A G Attribe Staff Officer  
Mr C Bennett Acting Staff Officer  
Mr R I Brenton Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr W W Burkett Staff Officer, MC  
Mr H H Byfield Acting Staff Officer  
Mr A J Camm Staff Officer  
Mr H H Chapman Acting Staff Officer  
Mr E H Cross Staff Officer  
Mr S Davey Acting Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr G W Dyke Acting Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr A C Hamilton Staff Officer  
Mr W F Jenkins Staff Officer  
Mr A R Moss Acting Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr V C Mountfort Staff Officer  
Mr J E Mullen Staff Officer  
Mr H J Rabbinowicz Acting Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr J S Robinson Staff Officer  
Mr H Russell Staff Officer  
Mr L M Snelling Acting Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr L H Stroud Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr S Weatherup Acting Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr J Morris Air History - Employed by Committee of Imperial Defence  
Mr J J O'Neill Airship Finance  
Mr W B Pettet Chief Registrar, MBE  
Mr G R Richardson Statistics (Temporary)  
Mr C P Robertson Press Section (Temporary)  
Directorate of Accounts
Mr J S Ross Director of Accounts, CBE  
Mr H W Clothier Deputy Director  
Mr F W N Sibley Deputy Director  
Mr W F Connolly In charge of local audit (Iraq), MBE (Acting)  
Mr G T Jones In charge of local audit (Middle East, Palestine and Transjordan) (Acting)  
Mr R Bartholomew Senior Accounts Officer  
Mr C Birch Senior Accounts Officer (Iraq) (Acting)  
Mr W A R Channer Senior Accounts Officer  
Mr S Crowther Senior Accounts Officer (Palestine and Transjordan) (Acting)  
Mr A D Donald Senior Accounts Officer (Acting)  
Mr G G Fiddes Senior Accounts Officer  
Mr C J Price Senior Accounts Officer (Egypt) (Acting)  
Mr W J W Bangs Accounts Officer  
Mr A C Boddis Accounts Officer (Iraq) (Acting)  
Mr A J Border Accounts Officer  
Mr V T Brennan Accounts Officer, MBE  
Mr G E Caudle Accounts Officer  
Mr F W Filbee Accounts Officer (Middle East, Palestine and Transjordan) (Acting)  
Mr F J Howarth Accounts Officer (Iraq) (Acting)  
Mr C M Johns Accounts Officer (Middle East)  
Mr G C King Accounts Officer (Acting)  
Mr V J Mitchell Accounts Officer  
Mr A J Read Accounts Officer (Iraq) (Acting)  
Mr P G Salt Accounts Officer (Acting)  
Mr A Y Smellie Accounts Officer  
Mr G F Sudbury Accounts Officer  
Mr J E Urbani Acting Accounts Officer  
Directorate of Contracts
Mr C R Brigstocke Director, CB  
Mr A H Self Deputy Director  
Mr A Innes Assistant Director  
Mr F R Stapley Senior Contract Clerk, OBE  
Mr E Backhouse Acting Senior Contract Clerk, MBE  
Mr P Cohen Acting Senior Contract Clerk, MBE  
Mr E L Pickles Acting Senior Contract Clerk, MBE  
Mr M G West Acting Senior Contract Clerk, MBE  
Mr T H Barnikel Acting Contract Officer  
Mr W C Fenwick Contract Officer  
Mr E P Hunt Contract Officer  
Mr L M Jones Contract Officer  
Mr F Noxon Contract Officer  
Mr W J Pryce Examiner  
Mr F R McMahon Senior Technical Cost Officer, DSO  
Mr T J Gray Technical Cost Officer  
Capt L F Buckingham Junior Assistant i/c Section  
Mr J A Philp Junior Assistant i/c Section  
Directorate of Lands (Joint Services for War Officer and Air Ministry)
Mr E H Coles Comptroller of Lands, CB  
Lt Col A H J Thompson Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer - Air Ministry Section, OBE  
Mr W W Palmer Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer - Air Ministry Section  
Capt R W Davies Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer - Air Ministry Section  
Capt H A Adams Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer - Air Ministry Section  
Meteorological Office
Dr G C Simpson Director, CB, DSc, FRS  
Mr R G K Lempfert Assistant Director, CBE, MA, FInstP  
Lt Col E Gold Assistant Director, DSO, FRS  
Mr F J W Whipple Assistant Director, MA, FInstP  
Capt E G Billham Superintendent - Instruments, BSc  
Cdr L A Brooke-Smith Superintendent - Marine, RD, RNR  
Mr C E P Brooks Superintendent - General Climatology, OBE, MA  
Capt D Brunt Superintendent - Army, MA  
Mr R Corless Superintendent - British Climatology & British Rainfall Organisation, OBE, MA  
Mr J S Dines Superintendent - Forecast, MA  
Capt F Entwistle Superintendent - Aviation, BSc  
Cdr L G Garbett Superintendent - Navy, RN  
Maj A H R Goldie Superintendent - Local Centres, MA  
Maj M A Giblett Superintendent - Airships, MSc  
Mr J S Owens Advisory Committee on Atmospheric Pollution, MD, AMICE  
Mr H L B Tarrant Chief Clerk  

Department of the Chief of the Air Staff

ACM Sir Hugh M Trenchard Chief of the Air Staff, Bart, KCB, DSO, ADC; later MRAF 22 Jan 1919
Capt T B Marson Civil AssistantPrivate Secretary, MBE  
Flt Lt J F T Barrett Private Secretary, DFC 26 Nov 1925
Directorate of Operation and Intelligence
A/Cdre

John M Steel

Director and Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, CB, CBE, CMG; later ACM  8 Sep 1919
Flt Lt

William F Dickson

Personal Assistant, DSO, AFC; later MRAF  1 May 1923
Gp Capt

Charles S Burnett

Deputy Director, CBE, DSO; later ACM 23 Feb 1923
Wg Cdr G I Carmichael DSO, AFC 11 Dec 1922
Wg Cdr T G Hetherington CBE 17 Feb 1926
Wg Cdr B E Smythies DFC  1 Apr 1924
Wg Cdr

Charles F A Portal

 DSO, MC; later MRAF 10 Apr 1923
Sqn Ldr A R Boyle OBE, MC 10 Jan 1919
Sqn Ldr R M Bayley DFC  1 May 1924
Sqn Ldr

Norman H Bottomley

AFC; later AM  1May 1925
Sqn Ldr

Francis P Don

OBE, later AVM  1 Dec 1925
Sqn Ldr C J W Darwin DSO 13 Oct 1924
Sqn Ldr W B Farrington    1 Mar 1926
Sqn Ldr

George C Pirie

MC, DFC; later ACM 27 Apr 1925
Sqn Ldr H E F Wyncoll   26 Oct 1925
Sqn Ldr Kenneth M St C G Leask MC, later AVM  5 Nov 1923
Flt Lt

Thomas W Elmhirst

AFC; later AM 15 May 1925
Flt Lt

Philip F Fullard

DSO, MC, AFC; later A/Cdre  1 Jun 1925
Flt Lt

William Elliott

DFC; later ACM 13 Oct 1924
Flt Lt F L B Hebbert   18 Aug 1924
Flt Lt W A B Savile    4 Feb 1926
Mr G E Caswell Higher Clerical Officer, MC  
Maj P K Boulnois Map Section (MI4 Air, War Office), OBE, MC, RE  
Directorate of Organisation and Staff Duties
AVM Ivo L B Vesey Director, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO  1 Aug 1923
Capt J H A Benger MBE  5 Nov 1923
Deputy Directorate of Organisation
Gp Capt

Reginald P Mills

Deputy Director, MC, AFC; later AVM  1 Aug 1922
Capt H C Rawlings Attached, DSO, RN  1 Dec 1925
Wg Cdr H A Williamson CMG, AFC  1 Aug 1924
Wg Cdr A C Winter OBE 28 Jul 1924
Sqn Ldr H F A Gordon OBE 10 Oct 1925
Sqn Ldr

Frederick G D Hards

DSC, DFC; later A/Cdre 20 Apr 1925
Sqn Ldr John J Breen later AM  8 Nov 1922
Flt Lt E W Broadberry MC  5 Aug 1925
Flt Lt C E Williamson-Jones DFC 18 Jun 1923
Mr P Wright Higher Clerical Officer  
Lt Col C E G Vesey Works Officer  
Deputy Directorate of  Staff Duties
Col Hon M C A Drummond Deputy Director, CMG, DSO  8 Oct 1923
Wg Cdr Richard E C Peirse DSO, AFC; later ACM 15 Sep 1925
Wg Cdr

Arthur C Maund

CBE, DSO; later AVM 14 Apr 1925
Sqn Ldr

Lachlan L MacLean

later A/Cdre  
Sqn Ldr

Claude R Cox

OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre 11 Feb 1924
Sqn Ldr

John L Vachell

MC; later A/Cdre  2 Jan 1925
Sqn Ldr

Meredith Thomas

DFC, AFC; later AVM  5 May 1924
Lt Col A K Hay Attached, DSO, OBE 10 Oct 1925
Flt Lt P Warburton MBE 13 Jun 1921
Sqn Ldr R S Brown Liaison Officer - Australia, AFC  
Sqn Ldr G M Croil Liaison Officer - Canada, AFC  
Signals Branch
Gp Capt Lyster F Blandy Head of Branch, DSO, RE; later A/Cdre 30 Nov 1922
Wg Cdr

Charles W Nutting

OBE, DSC; later A/Cdre  1 Apr 1924
Flt Lt

Colin P Brown

DFC; later AVM 15 Sep 1924
Mr C B Carr Junior Assistant  
Fg Off J C Coulson   14 Jul 1919
Sqn Ldr

John H Simpson 

later A/Cdre  1 Mar 1926
Lt D Sinclair Junior Assistant,  
Flt Lt

Victor H Tait

later AVM 16 Sep 1924
Capt G B Williams Junior Assistant  
Mr G M Haslam Higher Clerical Officer  

Directorate of Works and Buildings

Maj-Gen Sir William A Liddell Director, KCMG, CB  
Mr E C L White Staff Officer  
Capt L A Rushbrooke Personal Assistant, MBE  
Mr A Bolton Higher Clerical Clerk  
Mr H E Oakley Deputy Director of Works, CBE, MInstCE  
Mr A Gilpin Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II)  
Mr C H Andrews Acting Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), MBE  
Mr T C Coles Civil Engineer, ARSanI  
Mr A R Gibbs Civil Engineer, AMInstCE, AMIMechE  
Mr L E Sawyer Acting Civil Engineer  
Mr J B Walker Civil Engineer  
Mr W G Kidd Acting Assistant Civil Engineer  
Capt F N D Masters Acting Assistant Civil Engineer, MA, LRIBA  
Mr C D McKenzie Assistant Civil Engineer, AMInstCEI  
Mr E H Payne Acting Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Mr E Wakeford Assistant Civil Engineer  
Mr A E Watson Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Mr A S Wood Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Mr J A Yells Acting Assistant Civil Engineer  
Mr H Hughes Chief Surveyor, OBE, FSI  
Mr A J Allnut Surveyor, MBE  
Mr C W Grey Acting Surveyor, MBE,  
Mr F C Knibb Surveyor, MBE, FSI  
Maj D A B Morle Surveyor  
Mr E Thomas Surveyor, FSI  
Mr W A Daniels Assistant Surveyor  
Mr F O Farrell Assistant Surveyor  
Mr J Field Assistant Surveyor, PASI  
Mr S Hill Assistant Surveyor, PASI  
Mr H T W W Miller Assistant Surveyor  
Mr G K Timperley Assistant Surveyor, FSI  
Mr H J Worland Assistant Surveyor  
Col T D Mackie Deputy Director of Works (Maintenance), CMG, OBE, MIMechEchE  
Maj D Goad Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), OBE, MIEE  
Maj J R Harland Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II)  
Lt S W Bryant Civil Engineer  
Mr C E O Wood Civil Engineer, AMInstCE  
Mr H D Stanier Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, FGS, MIMechEchE, MIEE  
Mr H J Culpin Chief Stores and Accounts Officer  
Capt F E Stanley Stores and Accounts Officer  
Lt Col J D K Restler Chief Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, OBE, MInstCE, AMInstME, MIEE  
Maj H S Watson Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), BA, MIEE, AMInstCE  
Maj E C St John Acting Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), MIEE  
Lt H Booker Civil Engineer, MBE, AMIMarE  
Lt C H Finnis Civil Engineer, AMInstCE  
Mr V W Gill Civil Engineer, AMIEE  
Maj J W Griggs Civil Engineer, AMIMechE, AMIEE  
Lt W D Miller Civil Engineer  
Mr T Mitchell Civil Engineer, AMIEE  
Mr W Nettleship Acting Civil Engineerr  
Mr W Barron Assistant Civil Engineer  
Mr L B Hogben Assistant Civil Engineer, AMIEE  
Mr D J Walker Assistant Mechanical and Electrical Engineer  
Mr R F M Pearson Acting Assistant Director of Works, MInstCE  
Maj E H Holloway Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), OBE, MICE  
Mr S Dexter Acting Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II)  
Capt E P Adair Civil Engineer, AMICE  
Maj F B Adams Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Mr A H Atkinson Civil Engineer  
Capt W R Baldwin-Wiseman Acting Civil Engineer, MSc, AMInstCE,PASI, AMIMechEchE  
Mr S Empsall Acting Civil Engineer, LRIBA, ARSI  
Capt F L Fay Acting Civil Engineer, MC, AMICE  
Capt D B Webbe Civil Engineer, MC, AMIEE  
Mr E O Baulk Acting Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Mr G P Blades Assistant Civil Engineer, MIStrucE  
Mr F J Matthews Acting Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Mr F J Toop Acting Assistant Civil Engineer, ARIBA  
Mr A Tutton Acting Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Mr R A West Acting Assistant Civil Engineer, MRSanI  
Mr O W Wright Acting Assistant Civil Engineer  
Mr L Long Surveyor, FSI  
Mr G J Whitten Surveyor, MBE, FSI  
Mr G A Hammond Assistant Surveyor, PASI  
Mr W S Owen Assistant Surveyor, PASI, FRIBA  
Mr G W Tollett Assistant Surveyor, PASI  
Department of the Air Member for Personnel
AVM

Sir Philip W Game

Air Member for Personnel, KCB, DSO; later AVM 27 Nov 1923
Flt Lt G T Stroud Personal Assistant  1 Apr 1918
Rev H D L Viener Chaplain in Chief, CBE, MA 11 Oct 1918
Directorate of Personal Services
A/Cdre

Charles A H Longcroft

Director, CMG, DSO, AFC 10 Dec 1923
Wg Cdr

Alexander D Cunningham

CBE; later A/Cdre 28 Jul 1924
Wg Cdr A H Jackson   23 Apr 1924
Sqn Ldr

Douglas Iron

OBE; later A/Cdre 12 Jan 1925
Sqn Ldr A N Benge   14 Apr 1925
Flt Lt A H Pearce   12 May 1924
Flt Lt K L Harris    5 May 1924
Flt Lt A L Chick   19 Jul 1924
Flt Lt P M McSwiny    1 Nov 1923
Obs Off S J Bailey   10 Apr 1922
Mr L J Banford Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr G H Bosworth Higher Clerical Officer  
Deputy Directorate of Manning
Gp Capt

Arthur L Godman

Deputy Director, later A/Cdre 26 Jan 1925
Sqn Ldr E B Beauman    1 Aug 1923
Flt Lt A G Bond AFC 25 Feb 1926
Flt Lt J Duminy   22 Oct 1923
Directorate of Training
A/Cdre

Thomas C R Higgins

Director, CB, CMG  1 Sep 1922
Gp Capt

L W B Rees

Deputy Director, VC, OBE, MC, AFC, ADC  1 Jan 1925
Wg Cdr

Henry Le M Brock

DSO; later A/Cdre  7 May 1923
Wg Cdr

William S Douglas

MC, DFC; later MRAF  1 May 1926
Cdr A N Dowding Attached, RN  1 Jul 1924
Sqn Ldr

Patrick Huskinson

MC; later A/Cdre 21 Sep 1925
Sqn Ldr C E H C Macpherson    5 Jan 1925
Sqn Ldr Brian E Baker DSO, MC, AFC; later AM  4 Nov 1925
Flt Lt J A Glen DSC 23 Apr 1924
Flt Lt

Hugh W L Saunders

MC, DFC, MM; later ACM 15 Jul 1924
Flt Lt

Anthony L Paxton

DFC; later AVM  1 Mar 1925
Flt Lt G M Bryer    1 Mar 1925
Flt Lt G H Harrison   10 Sep 1925
Fg Off E A C Britton DFC  5 May 1924
Fg Off H Nelson    1 Sep 1925
Col I Curtis Educational Adviser, MA, AMIMechE  
Mr A H Robson Education Officer Grade I, MC, MSc  
Lt Col F T Rees Education Officer Grade III, DSO, MC  
Mr M F Hulbert Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr C M Thurgood Higher Clerical Officer  

Directorate of Medical Services

AVM D Munro Director, CB, CIE, MB, MA, FRCS(E), KHS 26 Nov 1921
Wg Cdr A V J Richardson OBE, MB, DPH 18 Sep 1922
Wg Cdr B A Playne DSO, MB, BA  7 Jan 1926
Sqn Ldr G S Marshall Assistant Director (Hygiene), OBE, DPH, DTM&H 15 Jan 1926
Sqn Ldr E W Craig MC, MB 30 Jun 1922
Sqn Ldr C L Colbran LDS, RCS (Eng) 14 Nov 1923
Flt Lt T J X Canton MB 16 Jan 1925
Mr H D Courtenay Acting Staff Officer  
Mr W McKechnie Higher Clerical Officer  

Nursing Service

Miss J M Cruickshank Matron-in-Chief, RRC  
Miss G Nicholson Matron, ARRC  

Department of the Air Member for Supply and Research

AVM

Sir W Geoffrey H Salmond

Air Member for Supply and Research, KCMG, DSO; later ACM 23 Feb 1922
Mr F W Musson Private Secretary, AFC  
A/Cdre

Lionel E O Charlton

CB, CMG, DSO 10 Dec 1924
Directorate of Scientific Research and Technical Development
A/Cdre

Frederick C Halahan

Director of Technical Development, CMG, CBE, DSO, MVO; later AVM 18 Apr 1924
Mr H E Wimperis Director of Scientific Research, OBE, MA, FRAeS, MIEE  
Wg Cdr

Henry M Cave-Browne-Cave

Deputy Director of Design, DSO, DFC; later AVM 29 May 1922
Wg Cdr

James L Forbes

Deputy Director of Armament, DSO 10 Dec 1924
Wg Cdr

G P Grenfell

Deputy Director of Instruments 11Apr 1925

11 Jan 1926

Mr D R Pye Deputy Director of Instruments, MA  
Maj J S Buchanan Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, OBE, AFRAeS, AMIEE  
Mr W H Dyson Principal Technical or Scientific Officer  
Mr L F R Fell Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, DSO, OBE  
Maj J H Ledeboer Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, MBE, MA  
Maj L F R Lefroy Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, DSO, MC  
Maj R Purves Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, AFRAeS  
Maj H S V Thompson Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, AMIMechE  
Sqn Ldr

Sir Christopher J Q Brand

Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, KBE, DSO, MC, DFC; later AVM 22 Sep 1925
Capt L C Bygrave Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, MBE, AMIEE, AFRAeS  
Maj B C Carter Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, ARCSc, DIC, AFRAeS  
Dr J D Coales Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, DSc  
Mr M A Doyle Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, BSc (Eng)  
Capt R N Liptrot Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, BA, AFRAeS, MIAeE  
Maj G McAlpine Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, MIEE  
Maj R E Penny Senior Technical or Scientific Officer  
Flt Lt C Porri Senior Technical or Scientific Officer 28 Oct 1924
Capt D E Riddell Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, MBE  
Flt Lt F C Wilkinson Senior Technical or Scientific Officer  
Flt Lt

Edgar J Kingston-McClaughry

DSO, DFC; later AVM 23 Sep 1925
Flt Lt J M McEntegart    9 Jul 1924
Flt Lt C H Potts    1 Aug 1921
Flt Lt F H Williams    1 Apr 1918
Flt Lt F Workman MC  1 Sep 1923
Fg Off E H Rundle    5 Aug 1925
Cdr L B B Tower Attached, DSC, RN  
Cdr E H Wace Attached, RN  
Gp Capt Peregrine F M Fellowes Director of Airship Development, DSO; later A/Cdre  

Deputy Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection

Lt Col H W S Outram Director of Aeronautical Inspection, CBE  
Maj P Bishop Chief Inspector - Aircraft, OBE  
Maj G P Bulman Chief Inspector - Engines, OBE  
Mr L T G Mansell Assistant Chief Inspector  
Mr A A Ross Assistant Chief Inspector, OBE  
Mr A J Hurst Inspector  
Mr H Myers Inspector  
Mr L Warner Inspector  
Mr S G Young Inspector, MBE  

Directorate of Equipment

A/Cdre

Arthur M Longmore

Director, CB, DSO; later ACM  1 Apr 1925
Wg Cdr George Laing Deputy Director, OBE; later AVM 14 Feb 1919

 1 Aug 1925

Gp Capt U J D Bourke CMG 31 Jul 1925
Wg Cdr A B Gaskell DSC  4 May 1925
Wg Cdr W G P Young   26 Dec 1918
Sqn Ldr N F D Buckeridge    1 Apr 1925
Sqn Ldr L Auker   10 Nov 1924
Sqn Ldr

Rudell W Thomas

OBE; later A/Cdre 20 Dec 1925
Sqn Ldr G E Stagg MBE  1 Apr 1918
Sqn Ldr C F Rasmusen OBE  9 Oct 1919
Sqn Ldr D McBirney    1 Apr 1918
Sqn Ldr W H G Maton MBE  1 May 1919
Sqn Ldr H G Etheridge    7 Sep 1919
Sqn Ldr

Thomas Fawdry

MBE; later A/Cdre 27 Nov 1924
Flt Lt W E G Beauforte-Greenwood   30 Aug 1919
Flt Lt Arthur Garrity later A/Cdre  3 Jun 1924
Flt Lt A B Wiggin   15 Jun 1922
Flt Lt

Harry L Woolveridge

later A/Cdre 23 Nov 1923
Flt Lt C Y Mitchell    1 Aug 1919
Flt Lt

John M Mason

DSC, DFC; later A/Cdre 19 Jan 1922
Flt Lt J K McDonald   10Aug 1925
Flt Lt

Frank N Trinder

later AVM   4 Apr 1921
Flt Lt Richard F Osborne later A/Cdre  3 Oct 1923
Flt Lt A T Shaw    1 Apr 1924
Flt Lt E A Tottle   22 Sep 1925
Fg Off R J Copley    1 Dec 1924
Fg Off H C Bobbett    1 May 1924
Fg Off R E H Allen   25 Jun 1925
Fg Off E I T Duffield    7 Apr 1925
Fg Off J S Viner   15 Feb 1921
Fg Off R G Sims    8 Dec 1925
Fg Off N Dainty    1 May 1924
Fg Off F Simpson    8 Apr 1924
Fg Off J Sutherland MBE  2 Jun 1924
Fg Off W J Shilcott DSM  8 Jun 1925
Fg Off R J E Haynes   13 Oct 1921
Fg Off W H Golder DSM 12 Apr 1920
Fg Off R C Higgins    8 Apr 1924
Fg Off F W Boggis    8 Aug 1923
Fg Off B T Crook    1 Sep 1922
Fg Off J W Mitchell   21 Apr 1925
Fg Off W Bourne   11 Jan 1926
Mr A H Barnes Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr E G Barton Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr H D Blow Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr H M Cleator Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr M S Edwards Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr E J Hunt Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr G H Lines Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr F E Peppler Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr A Roberts Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr W Thompson Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr H W Williams Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr F C Woodward Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr J Eaton Griffith Junior Assistant i/c Section  
Sqn Ldr L J Killmayer Junior Assistant i/c Section, MBE  

Source - March 1926 Air Force List

July 1926

Organisational Chart - see July 1925

Air Council
Rank Name Notes
Lt Col The Rt Hon Sir Samuel J G Hoare Secretary of State for Air, President of the Air Council, Bart, CMG, MP
Maj Sir Philip A G D Sassoon Under-Secretary of State for Air, Vice President of the Air Council, Bart, GBE, CMG, MP
ACM Sir Hugh M Trenchard Chief of the Air Staff, GCB, DSO, ADC; later MRAF
AVM

Philip W Game

Air Member for Personnel, CB, DSO; later AVM
AVM

Sir W Geoffrey H Salmond

Air Member for Supply and Research, KCMG, DSO; later ACM
A/Cdre

Cyril L N Newall

Deputy Chief of the Air Staff - Additional Member, CMG, CBE, AM; later MRAF
  Sir Walter F Nicholson Secretary of the Air Ministry, KCB

 

Rank Name Notes Date

Air Ministry

Lt Col The Rt Hon Sir Samuel J G Hoare Secretary of State for Air, Bart, CMG, MP  
Mr C Ll Bullock Private Secretary  
Flt Lt G W Dobson Attached for personal duties, OBE  
  Sir Geoffrey Butler Parliamentary Private Secretary, KBE, MP  
Mr Geoffrey Lloyd Assistant Private Secretary  
Maj Sir Philip A G D Sassoon Under-Secretary of State for Air, Bart, GBE, CMG, MP  
Mr P J Oldfield Private Secretary  
  Sir W F Nicholson Secretary of the Air Ministry, KCB  
  Sir S Dannreuther Deputy Secretary of the Air Ministry, Knt, CB  
Mr H W W McAnally Principal Assistant Secretary of the Air Ministry  
Mr B E Holloway Principal Assistant Secretary of the Air Ministry  
Mr J A Webster Principal Assistant Secretary of the Air Ministry  
Judge Advocate-General (Joint Service for War Office and Air Ministry - Staff not shown in AFL)
  Sir Felix Cassel Judge Advocate-General, Bart, KC  
  Sir J Gilbert S Mellor Deputy Judge Advocate-General, KBE, CB, CMG, KC  
Mr P Sutherland Graeme Deputy Judge Advocate, CBE,  
Mr C L Stirling Legal Assistant and Registrar  
Col H D F MacGeagh Officer in Charge, Military and Air Force Department, CBE, TD, KC  
Wg Cdr S C R Crawford Air Force Assistant, OBE, TD  
Sqn Ldr E St C Harnett Air Force Assistant (DJAG - Iraq), OBE  
Sqn Ldr A B Langridge Air Force Assistant (Temporary)  
Flt Lt D L Ingpen Air Force Assistant (DJAG - Middle East)  
Flt Lt G S Marshall Air Force Assistant (Temporary), OBE  

Department of the Under-Secretary of State for Air

Directorate of Civil Aviation
AVM

Sir William S Brancker

Director, KCB, AFC; later AVM  
Mr H Jones Personal Assistant, MBE  
Maj J P C Cooper Inspector of  Accidents, OBE, MC  
Capt G A Wearham Assistant Inspector of  Accidents  
Maj S J V Fill Investigating Officer, OBE  
Capt F S Wilkins Investigating Officer  
Lt Col I A E Edwards Deputy Director of Air Transport, CMG  
Maj O G G Villiers Senior Assistant, DSO  
Mr F Tymms Staff Officer, MC  
Mr E M Rossiter Junior Assistant  
Lt Col F C Shelmerdine Senior Assistant, Aerodromes and Licensing Branch, OBE  
Maj L F Richard Junior Assistant, Aerodromes and Licensing Branch  
Mr W A Campbell Higher Clerical Officer, Aerodromes and Licensing Branch  

Department of the Secretary of the Air Ministry

  Sir Walter F Nicholson Secretary of the Air Ministry, KCB  
Mr J B Proper Private Secretary  
  Sir Sigmund Dannreuther Deputy Secretary of the Air Ministry, Knt, CB  
Mr W E L Courtney Private Secretary  
Mr H W W McAnally Principal Assistant Secretary  
Mr B E Holloway Principal Assistant Secretary  
Mr J A Webster Principal Assistant Secretary  
Mr J B Abraham Assistant Secretary  
Mr C G Evans Assistant Secretary  
Mr C N Knight Assistant Secretary - Finance Division, OBE  
Mr L V Meadowcroft Assistant Secretary - Finance Division  
Mr F G Nutt Assistant Secretary  
Mr R C Richards Assistant Secretary - Finance Division  
Mr J A Smith Assistant Secretary - Finance Division, OBE  
Mr J M Spaight Assistant Secretary, OBE  
Mr F G L Bertram Principal (Old Style) (Assistant Secretary)  
Mr J H Barnes Acting Principal - Finance Division  
Mr S T Blackwell Principal - Finance Division  
Mr C G Caines Acting Principal, MBE  
Mr E F Cliff Principal  
Mr J T Cotton Principal - Finance Division, MBE  
Mr W B Foden Acting Principal  
Mr C J Galpin Principal, DSO  
Mr J G Gibson Principal - Finance Division  
Mr H C Hamilton Principal  
Mr J H Heath Principal - Finance Division, MBE  
Mr R L Megarry Principal  
Mr R Monk-Jones Acting Principal - Finance Division  
Mr L G S Reynolds Principal, OBE  
Mr L F Schooling Principal - Finance Division  
Mr W L Scott Acting Principal, DSC  
Mr W G Stevens Principal - Finance Division  
Mr F G C Young Principal  
Mr L G Bacon Assistant Principal  
Mr W W Burkett Assistant Administration Officer, MC  
Mr G Calder Assistant Principal - Resident Clerk  
Mr I V H Campbell Assistant Principal  
Mr S S Cherry Assistant Principal - Finance Division  
Mr W G Clements Assistant Principal, MC  
Mr W F Jenkins Assistant Administration Officer  
Mr P J Oldfield Assistant Principal, Resident Clerk  
Mr H R Ould Assistant Administration Officer - Finance Division  
Mr H Russell Assistant Administration Officer  
Mr A E Slater Assistant Principal - Resident Clerk  
Mr H W Walsh Assistant Principal - Finance Division  
Mr E H T Wiltshire Assistant Principal - Resident Clerk  
Mr H H Adams Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr F W Alderton Acting Staff Officer  
Mr B H Archer Acting Staff Officer  
Mr A G Attribe Staff Officer  
Mr C Bennett Acting Staff Officer  
Mr R I Brenton Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr H H Byfield Acting Staff Officer  
Mr A J Camm Staff Officer  
Mr H H Chapman Acting Staff Officer  
Mr E H Cross Staff Officer  
Mr S Davey Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr G W Dyke Acting Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr A C Hamilton Staff Officer  
Mr A R Moss Acting Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr V C Mountfort Staff Officer  
Mr J E Mullen Staff Officer  
Mr H J Rabbinowicz Acting Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr F Rawlings Acting Staff Officer  
Mr J S Robinson Staff Officer  
Mr L M Snelling Acting Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr L H Stroud Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr S Weatherup Acting Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr J Morris Air History - Employed by Committee of Imperial Defence  
Mr J J O'Neill Airship Finance  
Mr W B Pettet Chief Registrar, MBE  
Mr G R Richardson Statistics (Temporary)  
Mr C P Robertson Press Section (Temporary)  
Directorate of Accounts
Mr J S Ross Director of Accounts, CBE  
Mr H W Clothier Deputy Director  
Mr F W N Sibley Deputy Director  
Mr W F Connolly In charge of local audit (Iraq), MBE (Acting)  
Mr G T Jones In charge of local audit (Middle East, Palestine and Transjordan) (Acting)  
Mr C Birch Senior Accounts Officer (Iraq) (Acting)  
Mr W A R Channer Senior Accounts Officer  
Mr S Crowther Senior Accounts Officer (Palestine and Transjordan) (Acting)  
Mr A D Donald Senior Accounts Officer (Acting)  
Mr G G Fiddes Senior Accounts Officer  
Mr F Noxon Senior Accounts Officer (Acting)  
Mr C J Price Senior Accounts Officer (Egypt) (Acting)  
Mr W J W Bangs Accounts Officer  
Mr A C Boddis Accounts Officer (Iraq) (Acting)  
Mr A J Border Accounts Officer  
Mr V T Brennan Accounts Officer, MBE  
Mr F W Filbee Accounts Officer (Palestine) (Acting)  
Mr F J Howarth Accounts Officer (Iraq) (Acting)  
Mr C M Johns Accounts Officer (Middle East)  
Mr G C King Accounts Officer (Acting)  
Mr V J Mitchell Accounts Officer  
Mr A J Read Accounts Officer (Iraq) (Acting)  
Mr P G Salt Accounts Officer (Acting)  
Mr A Y Smellie Accounts Officer  
Mr G F Sudbury Accounts Officer  
Mr J E Urbani Acting Accounts Officer  
Directorate of Contracts
Mr C R Brigstocke Director, CB  
Mr A H Self Deputy Director  
Mr A Innes Assistant Director  
Mr F R Stapley Senior Contract Clerk, OBE  
Mr E Backhouse Acting Senior Contract Clerk, MBE  
Mr P Cohen Acting Senior Contract Clerk, MBE  
Mr E L Pickles Acting Senior Contract Clerk, MBE  
Mr E C L White Acting Senior Contract Clerk  
Mr T H Barnikel Acting Contract Officer  
Mr R Bartholomew Contract Officer  
Mr W C Fenwick Contract Officer  
Mr D W Howard Acting Contract Officer  
Mr E P Hunt Contract Officer  
Mr L M Jones Contract Officer  
Mr E Parker-Hunt Acting Contract Officer  
Mr J F Wells Contract Officer, MBE  
Mr W J Pryce Examiner  
Mr F R McMahon Senior Technical Cost Officer, DSO  
Mr T J Gray Technical Cost Officer  
Capt L F Buckingham Junior Assistant i/c Section  
Mr J A Philp Junior Assistant i/c Section  
Directorate of Lands (Joint Services for War Officer and Air Ministry)
Mr H G Goligher Comptroller of Lands, CBE  
Lt Col A H J Thompson Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer - Air Force Section, OBE  
Mr W W Palmer Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer  
Capt R W Davies Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer  
Capt H A Adams Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer  
Meteorological Office
Dr G C Simpson Director, CB, DSc, FRS  
Mr R G K Lempfert Assistant Director, CBE, MA, FInstP  
Lt Col E Gold Assistant Director, DSO, FRS  
Mr F J W Whipple Assistant Director, MA, FInstP  
Capt E G Billham Superintendent - Instruments, BSc  
Cdr L A Brooke-Smith Superintendent - Marine, RD, RNR  
Mr C E P Brooks Superintendent - General Climatology, OBE, MA  
Capt D Brunt Superintendent - Army, MA  
Mr R Corless Superintendent - British Climatology & British Rainfall Organisation, OBE, MA  
Mr J S Dines Superintendent - Forecast, MA  
Capt F Entwistle Superintendent - Aviation, BSc  
Cdr L G Garbett Superintendent - Navy, RN  
Maj A H R Goldie Superintendent - Local Centres, MA  
Mr J S Owens Advisory Committee on Atmospheric Pollution, MD, AMICE  
Mr H L B Tarrant Chief Clerk  

Department of the Chief of the Air Staff

ACM Sir Hugh M Trenchard Chief of the Air Staff, Bart, KCB, DSO, ADC; later MRAF 22 Jan 1919
Mr I V H Campbell Private Secretary  
Sqn Ldr

Edye R Manning

Private Secretary, DSO, MC; later A/Cdre 24 Apr 1926
Directorate of Operation and Intelligence
A/Cdre

Cyril L N Newall

Director and Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, CB, CMG, CBE, AM; later MRAF 12 Apr 1926
Flt Lt

Edmund F Waring

Personal Assistant, DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre 15 Mar 1926
Gp Capt

Charles S Burnett

Deputy Director, CBE, DSO; later ACM 23 Feb 1923
Wg Cdr G I Carmichael DSO, AFC 11 Dec 1922
Wg Cdr B E Smythies DFC  1 Apr 1924
Wg Cdr

Charles F A Portal

 DSO, MC; later MRAF 10 Apr 1923
Sqn Ldr A R Boyle OBE, MC 10 Jan 1919
Sqn Ldr R M Bayley DFC  1 May 1924
Sqn Ldr

Norman H Bottomley

AFC; later AM  1May 1925
Sqn Ldr

Francis P Don

OBE, later AVM  1 Dec 1925
Sqn Ldr C J W Darwin DSO 13 Oct 1924
Sqn Ldr W B Farrington    1 Mar 1926
Sqn Ldr

George C Pirie

MC, DFC; later ACM 27 Apr 1925
Sqn Ldr H E F Wyncoll   26 Oct 1925
Flt Lt

Thomas W Elmhirst

AFC; later AM 15 May 1925
Flt Lt

Philip F Fullard

DSO, MC, AFC; later A/Cdre  1 Jun 1925
Flt Lt

William Elliott

DFC; later ACM 13 Oct 1924
Flt Lt F L B Hebbert   18 Aug 1924
Flt Lt W A B Savile    4 Feb 1926
Flt Lt F Wright    8 Oct 1925
Mr G E Caswell Higher Clerical Officer, MC  
Maj P K Boulnois Map Section (MI4 Air, War Office), OBE, MC, RE  
Directorate of Organisation and Staff Duties
AVM Ivo L B Vesey Director, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO  1 Aug 1923
Capt J H A Benger MBE  5 Nov 1923
Deputy Directorate of Organisation
Gp Capt

Reginald P Mills

Deputy Director, MC, AFC; later AVM  1 Aug 1922
Capt H C Rawlings Attached, DSO, RN  1 Dec 1925
Wg Cdr H A Williamson CMG, AFC  1 Aug 1924
Wg Cdr A C Winter OBE 28 Jul 1924
Sqn Ldr

Frederick G D Hards

DSC, DFC; later A/Cdre 20 Apr 1925
Sqn Ldr

John C Russell

DSO; later A/Cdre  1 May 1926
Flt Lt B E Harrison AFC 11 Jun 1926
Flt Lt E W Broadberry MC  5 Aug 1925
Flt Lt C E Williamson-Jones DFC 18 Jun 1923
Mr M F Hulbert Higher Clerical Officer  
Lt Col C E G Vesey Works Officer  
Deputy Directorate of  Staff Duties
Col Hon M C A Drummond Deputy Director, CMG, DSO  8 Oct 1923
Wg Cdr Richard E C Peirse DSO, AFC; later ACM 15 Sep 1925
Sqn Ldr

Lachlan L MacLean

later A/Cdre 16 Apr 1923
Sqn Ldr

Claude R Cox

OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre 11 Feb 1924
Sqn Ldr

John L Vachell

MC; later A/Cdre  2 Jan 1925
Sqn Ldr

Meredith Thomas

DFC, AFC; later AVM  5 May 1924
Lt Col A K Hay Attached, DSO, OBE 10 Oct 1925
Flt Lt T F W Thompson DFC 26 Apr 1926
Flt Lt

Stephen C Strafford

DFC; later AM 15 Apr 1926
Wg Cdr S J Goble Liaison Officer - Australia, CBE, DSO, DSC  
Flt Lt J R Bell Assistant Liaison Officer - Australia  
Sqn Ldr W R Kenny Liaison Officer - Canada  
Signals Branch
Gp Capt Lyster F Blandy Head of Branch, DSO, RE; later A/Cdre 30 Nov 1922
Wg Cdr

Charles W Nutting

OBE, DSC; later A/Cdre  1 Apr 1924
Flt Lt

Colin P Brown

DFC; later AVM 15 Sep 1924
Mr C B Carr Junior Assistant  
Fg Off J C Coulson   14 Jul 1919
Sqn Ldr

John H Simpson 

later A/Cdre  1 Mar 1926
Lt D Sinclair Junior Assistant,  
Flt Lt

Victor H Tait

later AVM 16 Sep 1924
Capt G B Williams Junior Assistant  

Directorate of Works and Buildings

Maj-Gen Sir William A Liddell Director, KCMG, CB  
Mr G E Caudle Staff Officer  
Capt L A Rushbrooke Personal Assistant, MBE  
Mr A Bolton Higher Clerical Clerk  
Mr H E Oakley Deputy Director of Works, CBE, MInstCE  
Mr A Gilpin Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II)  
Mr C H Andrews Civil Engineer, MBE  
Mr T C Coles Civil Engineer, ARSanI  
Mr A R Gibbs Civil Engineer, AMInstCE, AMIMechE  
Mr L E Sawyer Acting Civil Engineer  
Mr J B Walker Civil Engineer  
Mr W G Kidd Acting Assistant Civil Engineer  
Mr C D McKenzie Assistant Civil Engineer, AMInstCEI  
Mr E Wakeford Assistant Civil Engineer  
Mr A E Watson Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Mr A S Wood Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Mr J A Yells Acting Assistant Civil Engineer  
Mr H Hughes Chief Surveyor, OBE, FSI  
Mr A J Allnut Surveyor, MBE  
Mr C W Grey Acting Surveyor, MBE,  
Mr F C Knibb Surveyor, MBE, FSI  
Maj D A B Morle Surveyor  
Mr E Thomas Surveyor, FSI  
Mr W A Daniels Assistant Surveyor  
Mr F O Farrell Assistant Surveyor  
Mr J Field Assistant Surveyor, PASI  
Mr S Hill Assistant Surveyor, PASI  
Mr H T W W Miller Assistant Surveyor  
Mr G K Timperley Assistant Surveyor, FSI  
Col T D Mackie Deputy Director of Works (Maintenance), CMG, OBE, MIMechEchE  
Maj J R Harland Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II)  
Lt S W Bryant Civil Engineer  
Mr C E O Wood Civil Engineer, AMInstCE  
Mr H D Stanier Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, FGS, MIMechE, MIEE  
Mr H J Culpin Chief Stores and Accounts Officer  
Mr B B Travess Stores and Accounts Officer  
Lt Col J D K Restler Chief Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, OBE, MInstCE, AMInstME, MIEE  
Maj H S Watson Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), BA, MIEE, AMInstCE  
Maj E C St John Acting Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), MIEE  
Lt H Booker Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, MBE, AMIMarE  
Lt C H Finnis Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, AMInstCE  
Mr V W Gill Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, AMIEE  
Lt W D Miller Mechanical and Electrical Engineer  
Mr T Mitchell Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, AMIEE  
Mr W Nettleship Acting Mechanical and Electrical Engineer  
Mr W Barron Assistant Mechanical and Electrical Engineer  
Mr L B Hogben Assistant Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, AMIEE  
Mr D J Walker Assistant Mechanical and Electrical Engineer  
Mr R F M Pearson Acting Assistant Director, MInstCE  
Maj E H Holloway Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II)OBE, MIMCE  
Mr S Dexter Acting Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II)  
Capt E P Adair Civil Engineer, AMICE  
Maj F B Adams Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Mr A H Atkinson Civil Engineer  
Capt W R Baldwin-Wiseman Acting Civil Engineer, MSc, AMInstCE,PASI, AMIMechEchE  
Mr S Empsall Acting Civil Engineer, LRIBA, ARSI  
Mr G P Blades Assistant Civil Engineer, MIStrucE  
Mr F J Matthews Acting Assistant Civil Engineer,LRIBA  
Mr F J Toop Acting Assistant Civil Engineer, ARIBA  
Mr R A West Acting Assistant Civil Engineer, MRSanI  
Mr O W Wright Acting Assistant Civil Engineer  
Capt D B Webbe Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, AMIEE  
Mr L Long Surveyor, FSI  
Mr G J Whitten Surveyor, MBE, FSI  
Mr G A Hammond Assistant Surveyor, PASI  
Mr W S Owen Assistant Surveyor, PASI, FRIBA  
Mr G W Tollett Assistant Surveyor, PASI  
Department of the Air Member for Personnel
AVM

Sir Philip W Game

Air Member for Personnel, KCB, DSO; later AVM 27 Nov 1923
Flt Lt G T Stroud Personal Assistant  1 Apr 1918
Rev H D L Viener Chaplain in Chief, CBE, MA 11 Oct 1918
Directorate of Personal Services
A/Cdre

Charles A H Longcroft

Director, CMG, DSO, AFC 10 Dec 1923
Wg Cdr

Alexander D Cunningham

CBE; later A/Cdre 28 Jul 1924
Wg Cdr A H Jackson   23 Apr 1924
Sqn Ldr

Douglas Iron

OBE; later A/Cdre 12 Jan 1925
Sqn Ldr A N Benge   14 Apr 1925
Flt Lt A H Pearce   12 May 1924
Flt Lt K L Harris    5 May 1924
Flt Lt A L Chick   19 Jul 1924
Flt Lt P M McSwiny    1 Nov 1923
Obs Off S J Bailey   10 Apr 1922
Mr L J Banford Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr G H Bosworth Higher Clerical Officer  
Directorate of Manning
Gp Capt

Arthur L Godman

Deputy Director, later A/Cdre 26 Jan 1925
Sqn Ldr E B Beauman    1 Aug 1923
Flt Lt J Duminy   22 Oct 1923
Directorate of Training
A/Cdre

Hugh C T Dowding

Director, CMG; later ACM 27 May 1926
Gp Capt

Norman D K MacEwen

Deputy Director, CMG, DSO; later AVM  1 May 1926
Wg Cdr

William S Douglas

MC, DFC; later MRAF  1 May 1926
Cdr A N Dowding Attached, RN  1 Jul 1924
Sqn Ldr H F A Gordon   10 Oct 1925
Sqn Ldr

Patrick Huskinson

MC; later A/Cdre 21 Sep 1925
Sqn Ldr C E H C Macpherson    5 Jan 1925
Flt Lt

Eric B Grenfell

AFC; later A/Cdre  6 Apr 1926
Flt Lt J A Glen DSC 23 Apr 1924
Flt Lt

Hugh W L Saunders

MC, DFC, MM; later ACM 15 Jul 1924
Flt Lt

Anthony L Paxton

DFC; later AVM  1 Mar 1925
Flt Lt G M Bryer    1 Mar 1925
Flt Lt G H Harrison   10 Sep 1925
Fg Off H Nelson    1 Sep 1925
Col I Curtis Educational Adviser, MA, AMIMechE  
Mr A H Robson Education Officer Grade I, MC, MSc  
Lt Col F T Rees Education Officer Grade III, DSO, MC  
Mr C M Thurgood Higher Clerical Officer  

Directorate of Medical Services

AVM D Munro Director, CB, CIE, MB, MA, FRCS(E), KHS 26 Nov 1921
Wg Cdr A V J Richardson OBE, MB, DPH 18 Sep 1922
Wg Cdr B A Playne DSO, MB, BA  7 Jan 1926
Sqn Ldr G S Marshall Assistant Director (Hygiene), OBE, DPH, DTM&H 15 Jan 1926
Sqn Ldr E W Craig MC, MB 30 Jun 1922
Sqn Ldr C L Colbran LDS, RCS (Eng) 14 Nov 1923
Flt Lt T J X Canton MB 16 Jan 1925
Mr H D Courtenay Acting Staff Officer  

Nursing Service

Miss J M Cruickshank Matron-in-Chief, RRC  
Miss G Nicholson Matron, ARRC  

Department of the Air Member for Supply and Research

AVM

Sir W Geoffrey H Salmond

Air Member for Supply and Research, KCMG, DSO; later ACM 23 Feb 1922
Mr F W Musson Private Secretary, AFC  
A/Cdre

Lionel E O Charlton

CB, CMG, DSO 10 Dec 1924
Directorate of Scientific Research and Technical Development
A/Cdre

Frederick C Halahan

Director of Technical Development, CMG, CBE, DSO, MVO; later AVM 18 Apr 1924
Mr H E Wimperis Director of Scientific Research, OBE, MA, FRAeS, MIEE  
Wg Cdr

Henry M Cave-Browne-Cave

Deputy Director of Design, DSO, DFC; later AVM 29 May 1922
Gp Capt

James L Forbes

Deputy Director of Armament, DSO 10 Dec 1924
Wg Cdr

G P Grenfell

Deputy Director of Instruments 11Apr 1925

11 Jan 1926

Mr D R Pye Deputy Director of Instruments, MA  
Maj J S Buchanan Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, OBE, AFRAeS, AMIEE  
Mr W H Dyson Principal Technical or Scientific Officer  
Mr L F R Fell Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, DSO, OBE  
Maj J H Ledeboer Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, MBE, MA  
Maj L F R Lefroy Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, DSO, MC  
Maj R Purves Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, AFRAeS  
Maj H S V Thompson Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, AMIMechE  
Sqn Ldr

Sir Christopher J Q Brand

Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, KBE, DSO, MC, DFC; later AVM 22 Sep 1925
Capt L C Bygrave Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, MBE, AMIEE, AFRAeS  
Maj B C Carter Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, ARCSc, DIC, AFRAeS  
Dr J D Coales Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, DSc  
Mr M A Doyle Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, BSc (Eng)  
Capt R N Liptrot Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, BA, AFRAeS, MIAeE  
Maj G McAlpine Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, MIEE  
Maj R E Penny Senior Technical or Scientific Officer  
Flt Lt C Porri Senior Technical or Scientific Officer 28 Oct 1924
Capt D E Riddell Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, MBE  
Flt Lt F C Wilkinson Senior Technical or Scientific Officer  
Mr C J Stewart Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, OBE, FRAeS, MIMechE, MIAE  
Flt Lt

Edgar J Kingston-McClaughry

DSO, DFC; later AVM 23 Sep 1925
Flt Lt J M McEntegart    9 Jul 1924
Flt Lt C H Potts    1 Aug 1921
Flt Lt F H Williams    1 Apr 1918
Flt Lt F Workman MC  1 Sep 1923
Fg Off E H Rundle    5 Aug 1925
Cdr L B B Tower Attached, DSC, RN  
Cdr E H Wace Attached, RN  
Gp Capt Peregrine F M Fellowes Director of Airship Development, DSO; later A/Cdre  

Deputy Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection

Lt Col H W S Outram Director of Aeronautical Inspection, CBE  
Maj P Bishop Chief Inspector - Aircraft, OBE  
Maj G P Bulman Chief Inspector - Engines, OBE  
Mr L T G Mansell Assistant Chief Inspector  
Mr A A Ross Assistant Chief Inspector, OBE  
Mr A J Hurst Inspector  
Mr H Myers Inspector  
Mr L Warner Inspector  
Mr S G Young Inspector, MBE  

Directorate of Equipment

A/Cdre

Arthur M Longmore

Director, CB, DSO; later ACM  1 Apr 1925
Wg Cdr George Laing Deputy Director, OBE; later AVM 14 Feb 1919

 1 Aug 1925

Wg Cdr S Grant-Dalton DSO, AFC 10 May 1926
Wg Cdr A B Gaskell DSC  4 May 1925
Sqn Ldr N F D Buckeridge    1 Apr 1925
Sqn Ldr L Auker   10 Nov 1924
Sqn Ldr

Rudell W Thomas

OBE; later A/Cdre 20 Dec 1925
Sqn Ldr G E Stagg MBE  1 Apr 1918
Sqn Ldr C F Rasmusen OBE  9 Oct 1919
Sqn Ldr D McBirney    1 Apr 1918
Sqn Ldr W Millett   13 Feb 1926
Sqn Ldr W H G Maton MBE  1 May 1919
Sqn Ldr H G Etheridge    7 Sep 1919
Sqn Ldr

Thomas Fawdry

MBE; later A/Cdre 27 Nov 1924
Sqn Ldr W L Shaw    8 Mar 1926
Flt Lt W E G Beauforte-Greenwood   30 Aug 1919
Flt Lt Arthur Garrity later A/Cdre  3 Jun 1924
Flt Lt A Jukes    1 Mar 1926
Flt Lt A B Wiggin   15 Jun 1922
Flt Lt

Harry L Woolveridge

later A/Cdre 23 Nov 1923
Flt Lt C Y Mitchell    1 Aug 1919
Flt Lt

John M Mason

DSC, DFC; later A/Cdre 19 Jan 1922
Flt Lt J K McDonald   10Aug 1925
Flt Lt

Frank N Trinder

later AVM   4 Apr 1921
Flt Lt Richard F Osborne later A/Cdre  3 Oct 1923
Flt Lt A T Shaw    1 Apr 1924
Flt Lt E A Tottle   22 Sep 1925
Fg Off H C Bobbett    1 May 1924
Fg Off R E H Allen   25 Jun 1925
Fg Off E I T Duffield    7 Apr 1925
Fg Off J S Viner   15 Feb 1921
Fg Off R G Sims    8 Dec 1925
Fg Off N Dainty    1 May 1924
Fg Off F Simpson    8 Apr 1924
Fg Off J Sutherland MBE  2 Jun 1924
Fg Off W J Shilcott DSM  8 Jun 1925
Fg Off R J E Haynes   13 Oct 1921
Fg Off W H Golder DSM 12 Apr 1920
Fg Off R C Higgins    8 Apr 1924
Fg Off F W Boggis    8 Aug 1923
Fg Off B T Crook    1 Sep 1922
Fg Off J W Mitchell   21 Apr 1925
Fg Off J W Bell DSM  9Apr 1926
Fg Off W Bourne   11 Jan 1926
Mr A H Barnes Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr E G Barton Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr H D Blow Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr H M Cleator Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr M S Edwards Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr E J Hunt Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr G H Lines Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr F E Peppler Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr A Roberts Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr W Thompson Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr H W Williams Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr F C Woodward Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr J Eaton Griffith Junior Assistant i/c Section  
Sqn Ldr L J Killmayer Junior Assistant i/c Section, MBE  

Source - July 1926 Air Force List

December 1926

Air Council
Rank Name Notes
Lt Col The Rt Hon Sir Samuel J G Hoare Secretary of State for Air, President of the Air Council, Bart, CMG, MP
Maj Sir Philip A G D Sassoon Under-Secretary of State for Air, Vice President of the Air Council, Bart, GBE, CMG, MP
ACM Sir Hugh M Trenchard Chief of the Air Staff, GCB, DSO, ADC; later MRAF
AVM

Philip W Game

Air Member for Personnel, CB, DSO; later AVM
AVM

Sir W Geoffrey H Salmond

Air Member for Supply and Research, KCMG, DSO; later ACM
A/Cdre

Cyril L N Newall

Deputy Chief of the Air Staff - Additional Member, CMG, CBE, AM; later MRAF
  Sir Walter F Nicholson Secretary of the Air Ministry, KCB

 

Rank Name Notes Date

Air Ministry

Lt Col The Rt Hon Sir Samuel J G Hoare Secretary of State for Air, Bart, CMG, MP  
Mr C Ll Bullock Private Secretary  
Flt Lt G W Dobson Attached for personal duties, OBE  
  Sir Geoffrey Butler Parliamentary Private Secretary, KBE, MP  
Mr Geoffrey Lloyd Assistant Private Secretary  
  The Hon Ralph Beaumont Assistant Private Secretary  
Maj Sir Philip A G D Sassoon Under-Secretary of State for Air, Bart, GBE, CMG, MP  
Mr P J Oldfield Private Secretary  
  Sir W F Nicholson Secretary of the Air Ministry, KCB  
  Sir S Dannreuther Deputy Secretary of the Air Ministry, Knt, CB  
Mr H W W McAnally Principal Assistant Secretary of the Air Ministry  
Mr B E Holloway Principal Assistant Secretary of the Air Ministry  
Mr J A Webster Principal Assistant Secretary of the Air Ministry  
Judge Advocate-General (Joint Service for War Office and Air Ministry)
  Sir Felix Cassel Judge Advocate-General, Bart, KC  
  Sir J Gilbert S Mellor Deputy Judge Advocate-General, KBE, CB, CMG, KC  
Mr P Sutherland Graeme Deputy Judge Advocate, CBE,  
Mr C L Stirling Legal Assistant and Registrar  
Col H D F MacGeagh Officer in Charge, Military and Air Force Department, CBE, TD, KC  
Wg Cdr S C R Crawford Air Force Assistant, OBE, TD  
Sqn Ldr E St C Harnett Air Force Assistant (DJAG - Iraq), OBE  
Flt Lt D L Ingpen Air Force Assistant (DJAG - Middle East)  
Flt Lt G S Marshall Air Force Assistant (Temporary), OBE  

Department of the Under-Secretary of State for Air

Directorate of Civil Aviation
AVM

Sir William S Brancker

Director, KCB, AFC; later AVM  
Mr H Jones Personal Assistant, MBE  
Mr F G L Bertam Deputy Director, CBE  
Mr W W Burkitt Assistant Administrative Officer, MC  
Mr G W Dyke Acting Staff Officer  
Mr W A Campbell Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr J A Weekly Higher Clerical Officer  
Lt Col I A E Edwards Chief Technical Adviser, CMG  
Maj O G G Villiers Senior Assistant, DSO  
Mr F Tymms Senior Technical Assistant, MC  
Mr E M Rossiter Junior Assistant  
Mr C B Collins Technical Assistant  
Maj J P C Cooper Inspector of  Accidents, OBE, MC  
Capt G A Wearham Assistant Inspector of  Accidents  
Maj S J V Fill Investigating Officer, OBE  
Capt F S Wilkins Investigating Officer  

Department of the Secretary of the Air Ministry

  Sir Walter F Nicholson Secretary of the Air Ministry, KCB  
Mr J B Proper Private Secretary  
  Sir Sigmund Dannreuther Deputy Secretary of the Air Ministry, Knt, CB  
Mr W E L Courtney Private Secretary  
Mr H W W McAnally Principal Assistant Secretary  
Mr B E Holloway Principal Assistant Secretary  
Mr J A Webster Principal Assistant Secretary  
Mr J B Abraham Assistant Secretary  
Mr C G Evans Assistant Secretary  
Mr C N Knight Assistant Secretary - Finance Division, OBE  
Mr L V Meadowcroft Assistant Secretary - Finance Division  
Mr F G Nutt Assistant Secretary  
Mr R C Richards Assistant Secretary - Finance Division  
Mr J A Smith Assistant Secretary - Finance Division, OBE  
Mr J M Spaight Assistant Secretary, OBE  
Mr J H Barnes Acting Principal - Finance Division  
Mr S T Blackwell Principal - Finance Division  
Mr C Ll Bullock Principal, CBE  
Mr C G Caines Acting Principal, MBE  
Mr E F Cliff Principal  
Mr J T Cotton Principal - Finance Division, MBE  
Mr W B Foden Acting Principal  
Mr C J Galpin Principal, DSO  
Mr J G Gibson Principal - Finance Division  
Mr H C Hamilton Principal  
Mr J H Heath Principal - Finance Division, MBE  
Mr R L Megarry Principal  
Mr R Monk-Jones Acting Principal - Finance Division  
Mr L G S Reynolds Principal, OBE  
Mr L F Schooling Principal - Finance Division  
Mr W L Scott Acting Principal, DSC  
Mr W G Stevens Principal - Finance Division  
Mr F G C Young Principal  
Mr L G Bacon Assistant Principal  
Mr G Calder Assistant Principal - Resident Clerk  
Mr I V H Campbell Assistant Principal  
Mr S S Cherry Assistant Principal - Finance Division  
Mr W G Clements Assistant Principal, MC  
Mr W E L Courtney Assistant Principal  
Mr W F Jenkins Assistant Administration Officer  
Mr F W Musson Assistant Principal  
Mr A H D Noble Assistant Principal, Resident Clerk  
Mr P J Oldfield Assistant Principal,  
Mr H R Ould Assistant Administration Officer - Finance Division  
Mr J P Prosper Assistant Principal,  
Mr H Russell Assistant Administration Officer  
Mr A E Slater Assistant Principal - Resident Clerk  
Mr H W Walsh Assistant Principal - Finance Division  
Mr E H T Wiltshire Assistant Principal - Resident Clerk  
Mr H H Adams Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr F W Alderton Acting Staff Officer  
Mr B H Archer Acting Staff Officer  
Mr H H Byfield Acting Staff Officer  
Mr A J Camm Staff Officer  
Mr H H Chapman Acting Staff Officer  
Mr E H Cross Staff Officer  
Mr S Davey Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr G W Dyke Acting Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr A C Hamilton Staff Officer  
Mr F J Howarth Acting Staff Officer  
Mr A R Moss Acting Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr V C Mountfort Staff Officer  
Mr J E Mullen Staff Officer  
Mr H J Rabbinowicz Acting Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr F Rawlings Acting Staff Officer  
Mr A J Read Acting Staff Officer  
Mr J S Robinson Staff Officer  
Mr L M Snelling Acting Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr L H Stroud Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr S Weatherup Acting Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr J Morris Air History - Employed by Committee of Imperial Defence  
Mr W B Pettet Chief Registrar, MBE  
Mr G R Richardson Statistics (Temporary)  
Mr C P Robertson Press Section (Temporary)  
Directorate of Accounts
Mr J S Ross Director of Accounts, CBE  
Mr H W Clothier Deputy Director  
Mr F W N Sibley Deputy Director  
Mr W F Connolly In charge of local audit (Iraq), MBE (Acting)  
Mr G T Jones In charge of local audit (Middle East, Palestine and Transjordan) (Acting)  
Mr E Backhouse Senior Accounts Officer (Iraq) (Acting), MBE  
Mr C Birch Acting Senior Accounts Officer  
Mr W A R Channer Senior Accounts Officer  
Mr S Crowther Senior Accounts Officer (Palestine and Transjordan) (Acting)  
Mr A D Donald Senior Accounts Officer (Acting)  
Mr G G Fiddes Senior Accounts Officer  
Mr C J Price Senior Accounts Officer (Egypt) (Acting)  
Mr A G Attribe Accounts Officer (Iraq)  
Mr W J W Bangs Accounts Officer  
Mr C Bennett Accounts Officer (Iraq)  
Mr A C Boddis Accounts Officer (Iraq) (Acting)  
Mr A J Border Accounts Officer  
Mr V T Brennan Accounts Officer, MBE  
Mr F W Filbee Accounts Officer (Palestine) (Acting)  
Mr C M Johns Accounts Officer (Middle East)  
Mr G C King Accounts Officer (Acting)  
Mr V J Mitchell Accounts Officer  
Mr P G Salt Accounts Officer (Acting)  
Mr A Y Smellie Accounts Officer  
Mr G F Sudbury Accounts Officer  
Mr J E Urbani Acting Accounts Officer  
Directorate of Contracts
Mr C R Brigstocke Director, CB  
Mr A H Self Deputy Director  
Mr A Innes Assistant Director  
Mr F R Stapley Senior Contract Clerk, OBE  
Mr P Cohen Acting Senior Contract Clerk, MBE  
Mr F Noxon Acting Senior Contract Clerk  
Mr E L Pickles Acting Senior Contract Clerk, MBE  
Mr E C L White Acting Senior Contract Clerk  
Mr T H Barnikel Acting Contract Officer  
Mr R Bartholomew Contract Officer  
Mr R I Brenton Contract Officer  
Mr W C Fenwick Contract Officer  
Mr D W Howard Acting Contract Officer  
Mr E P Hunt Contract Officer  
Mr L M Jones Contract Officer  
Mr W J Pryce Examiner  
Mr F R McMahon Senior Technical Cost Officer, DSO  
Mr T J Gray Technical Cost Officer  
Capt L F Buckingham Junior Assistant i/c Section  
Directorate of Lands (Joint Services for War Officer and Air Ministry)
Mr H G Goligher Comptroller of Lands, CBE  
Lt Col A H J Thompson Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer - Air Force Section, OBE  
Mr W W Palmer Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer  
Capt R W Davies Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer  
Capt H A Adams Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer  
Meteorological Office
Dr G C Simpson Director, CB, DSc, FRS  
Mr R G K Lempfert Assistant Director, CBE, MA, FInstP  
Lt Col E Gold Assistant Director, DSO, FRS  
Mr F J W Whipple Assistant Director, MA, FInstP  
Capt E G Billham Superintendent - Instruments, BSc  
Cdr L A Brooke-Smith Superintendent - Marine, RD, RNR  
Mr C E P Brooks Superintendent - General Climatology, OBE, MA  
Capt D Brunt Superintendent - Army, MA  
Mr R Corless Superintendent - British Climatology & British Rainfall Organisation, OBE, MA  
Mr J S Dines Superintendent - Forecast, MA  
Capt F Entwistle Superintendent - Aviation, BSc  
Cdr L G Garbett Superintendent - Navy, RN  
Maj A H R Goldie Superintendent - Local Centres, MA  
Mr J S Owens Advisory Committee on Atmospheric Pollution, MD, AMICE  
Mr H L B Tarrant Chief Clerk  

Department of the Chief of the Air Staff

ACM Sir Hugh M Trenchard Chief of the Air Staff, Bart, KCB, DSO, ADC; later MRAF 22 Jan 1919
Mr I V H Campbell Private Secretary  
Sqn Ldr

C G Burge

Private Secretary, OBE 24 Apr 1926
Directorate of Operation and Intelligence
A/Cdre

Cyril L N Newall

Director and Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, CB, CMG, CBE, AM; later MRAF 12 Apr 1926
Flt Lt

Edmund F Waring

Personal Assistant, DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre 15 Mar 1926
Gp Capt

Charles S Burnett

Deputy Director, CBE, DSO; later ACM 23 Feb 1923
Gp Capt

William F MacNeece

Air Representative - League of Nation, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM Sir William MacN Foster  7 Apr 1926
Wg Cdr G I Carmichael DSO, AFC 11 Dec 1922
Wg Cdr B E Smythies DFC  1 Apr 1924
Wg Cdr William L Welsh  DSC, AFC; later AM 21 Sep 1926
Sqn Ldr A R Boyle OBE, MC 10 Jan 1919
Sqn Ldr R M Bayley DFC  1 May 1924
Sqn Ldr

Norman H Bottomley

AFC; later AM  1May 1925
Sqn Ldr

Francis P Don

OBE, later AVM  1 Dec 1925
Sqn Ldr C J W Darwin DSO 13 Oct 1924
Sqn Ldr W B Farrington    1 Mar 1926
Sqn Ldr

George C Pirie

MC, DFC; later ACM 27 Apr 1925
Sqn Ldr H E F Wyncoll   26 Oct 1925
Flt Lt

Thomas W Elmhirst

AFC; later AM 15 May 1925
Flt Lt

Philip F Fullard

DSO, MC, AFC; later A/Cdre  1 Jun 1925
Flt Lt

William Elliott

DFC; later ACM 13 Oct 1924
Flt Lt F L B Hebbert   18 Aug 1924
Flt Lt W A B Savile    4 Feb 1926
Flt Lt F Wright    8 Oct 1925
Maj P K Boulnois Map Section (MI4 Air, War Office), OBE, MC, RE  
Directorate of Organisation and Staff Duties
AVM Ivo L B Vesey Director, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO  1 Aug 1923
Capt J H A Benger MBE  5 Nov 1923
Deputy Directorate of Organisation
Gp Capt

A B Burdett

Deputy Director, DSO 21 Sep 1926
Capt H C Rawlings Attached, DSO, RN  1 Dec 1925
Wg Cdr H A Williamson CMG, AFC  1 Aug 1924
Wg Cdr A C Winter OBE 28 Jul 1924
Sqn Ldr

Frederick G D Hards

DSC, DFC; later A/Cdre 20 Apr 1925
Sqn Ldr

John C Russell

DSO; later A/Cdre  1 May 1926
Sqn Ldr B E Harrison AFC 11 Jun 1926
Flt Lt E W Broadberry MC  5 Aug 1925
Flt Lt C E Williamson-Jones DFC 18 Jun 1923
Mr M F Hulbert Higher Clerical Officer  
Deputy Directorate of  Staff Duties
Col Hon M C A Drummond Deputy Director, CMG, DSO  8 Oct 1923
Wg Cdr Richard E C Peirse DSO, AFC; later ACM 15 Sep 1925
Sqn Ldr

Lachlan L MacLean

later A/Cdre 16 Apr 1923
Sqn Ldr

Claude R Cox

OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre 11 Feb 1924
Sqn Ldr

John L Vachell

MC; later A/Cdre  2 Jan 1925
Sqn Ldr

Meredith Thomas

DFC, AFC; later AVM  5 May 1924
Lt Col A K Hay Attached, DSO, OBE 10 Oct 1925
Flt Lt T F W Thompson DFC 26 Apr 1926
Flt Lt

Stephen C Strafford

DFC; later AM 15 Apr 1926
Wg Cdr S J Goble Liaison Officer - Australia, CBE, DSO, DSC  
Flt Lt J R Bell Assistant Liaison Officer - Australia  
Flt Lt H Edwards Liaison Officer - Canada  
Signals Branch
A/Cdre Lyster F Blandy Head of Branch, DSO, RE; later A/Cdre 30 Nov 1922
Wg Cdr

Charles W Nutting

OBE, DSC; later A/Cdre  1 Apr 1924
Flt Lt

Colin P Brown

DFC; later AVM 15 Sep 1924
Mr C B Carr Junior Assistant  
Fg Off J C Coulson   14 Jul 1919
Sqn Ldr

John H Simpson 

later A/Cdre  1 Mar 1926
Lt D Sinclair Junior Assistant,  
Flt Lt

Victor H Tait

later AVM 16 Sep 1924
Capt G B Williams Junior Assistant  

Directorate of Works and Buildings

Maj-Gen Sir William A Liddell Director, KCMG, CB  
Mr G E Caudle Staff Officer  
Capt L A Rushbrooke Personal Assistant, MBE  
Mr A Bolton Higher Clerical Clerk  
Mr H E Oakley Deputy Director of Works, CBE, MInstCE  
Mr Vacant Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II)  
Mr C H Andrews Civil Engineer, MBE  
Mr T C Coles Civil Engineer, ARSanI  
Mr A R Gibbs Civil Engineer, AMInstCE, AMIMechE  
Mr L E Sawyer Acting Civil Engineer  
Mr J B Walker Civil Engineer  
Mr W G Kidd Acting Assistant Civil Engineer  
Mr C D McKenzie Assistant Civil Engineer, AMInstCEI  
Mr E Wakeford Assistant Civil Engineer  
Mr A E Watson Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Mr A S Wood Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Mr J A Yells Acting Assistant Civil Engineer  
Mr H Hughes Chief Surveyor, OBE, FSI  
Mr A J Allnut Surveyor, MBE  
Mr C W Grey Acting Surveyor, MBE,  
Mr F C Knibb Surveyor, MBE, FSI  
Maj D A B Morle Surveyor  
Mr E Thomas Surveyor, FSI  
Mr F O Farrell Assistant Surveyor  
Mr J Field Assistant Surveyor, PASI  
Mr S Hill Assistant Surveyor, PASI  
Mr H T W W Miller Assistant Surveyor  
Mr G K Timperley Assistant Surveyor, FSI  
Col T D Mackie Deputy Director of Works (Maintenance), CMG, OBE, MIMechEchE  
  Vacant Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II)  
Lt S W Bryant Civil Engineer  
Mr P Harris Civil Engineer, MIMCE  
Mr C E O Wood Civil Engineer, AMInstCE  
Maj D Goad Superintending Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, OBE, MIMechE  
Mr H D Stanier Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, FGS, MIMechE, MIEE  
Mr H J Culpin Chief Stores and Accounts Officer  
Mr B B Travess Stores and Accounts Officer  
Lt Col J D K Restler Chief Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, OBE, MInstCE, AMInstME, MIEE  
Maj H S Watson Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), BA, MIEE, AMInstCE  
Maj E C St John Acting Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), MIEE  
Lt H Booker Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, MBE, AMIMarE  
Mr V W Gill Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, AMIEE  
Lt H W W Henderson Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, MBE  
Lt W D Miller Mechanical and Electrical Engineer  
Mr T Mitchell Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, AMIEE  
Mr W Nettleship Acting Mechanical and Electrical Engineer  
Mr W Barron Assistant Mechanical and Electrical Engineer  
Mr L B Hogben Assistant Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, AMIEE  
Mr D J Walker Assistant Mechanical and Electrical Engineer  
Mr R F M Pearson Acting Assistant Director, MInstCE  
Mr A H Atkinson Acting Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II)  
Maj E H Holloway Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), OBE, MIMCE  
Capt E P Adair Civil Engineer, AMICE  
Capt W R Baldwin-Wiseman Acting Civil Engineer, MSc, AMInstCE,PASI, AMIMechEchE  
Mr S Empsall Acting Civil Engineer, LRIBA, ARSI  
Mr A E G Collins Assistant Civil Engineer,  
Mr F J Matthews Acting Assistant Civil Engineer,LRIBA  
Mr F J Toop Acting Assistant Civil Engineer, ARIBA  
Mr R A West Acting Assistant Civil Engineer, MRSanI  
Mr O W Wright Acting Assistant Civil Engineer  
Capt D B Webbe Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, AMIEE  
Mr L Long Surveyor, FSI  
Mr G A Hammond Assistant Surveyor, PASI  
Mr W S Owen Assistant Surveyor, PASI, FRIBA  
Mr G W Tollett Assistant Surveyor, PASI  
Department of the Air Member for Personnel
AVM

Sir Philip W Game

Air Member for Personnel, KCB, DSO; later AVM 27 Nov 1923
Flt Lt G T Stroud Personal Assistant  1 Apr 1918
Rev R E V Hanson Chaplain in Chief, OBE, MA 25 Oct 1926
Directorate of Personal Services
A/Cdre

Amyas E Borton

Director, CB, CMG, DSO, AFC; later AVM  1 Nov 1926
Wg Cdr

Alexander D Cunningham

CBE; later A/Cdre 28 Jul 1924
Wg Cdr A H Jackson   23 Apr 1924
Sqn Ldr

Douglas Iron

OBE; later A/Cdre 12 Jan 1925
Sqn Ldr A N Benge   14 Apr 1925
Flt Lt A H Pearce   12 May 1924
Flt Lt K L Harris    5 May 1924
Flt Lt A L Chick   19 Jul 1924
Flt Lt P M McSwiny    1 Nov 1923
Fg Off S J Bailey   10 Apr 1922
Mr L J Banford Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr G H Bosworth Higher Clerical Officer  
Directorate of Manning
Gp Capt

Arthur L Godman

Deputy Director, later A/Cdre 26 Jan 1925
Sqn Ldr John B Cole-Hamilton later AVM  1 Nov 1926
Flt Lt J Duminy   22 Oct 1923
Directorate of Training
A/Cdre

Hugh C T Dowding

Director, CMG; later ACM 27 May 1926
Gp Capt

Norman D K MacEwen

Deputy Director, CMG, DSO; later AVM  1 May 1926
Capt A N Dowding Attached, RN  1 Jul 1924
Wg Cdr

William S Douglas

MC, DFC; later MRAF  1 May 1926
Sqn Ldr H F A Gordon   10 Oct 1925
Sqn Ldr

Patrick Huskinson

MC; later A/Cdre 21 Sep 1925
Sqn Ldr C E H C Macpherson    5 Jan 1925
Flt Lt

Eric B Grenfell

AFC; later A/Cdre  6 Apr 1926
Flt Lt J A Glen DSC 23 Apr 1924
Flt Lt

Hugh W L Saunders

MC, DFC, MM; later ACM 15 Jul 1924
Flt Lt

Anthony L Paxton

DFC; later AVM  1 Mar 1925
Flt Lt G M Bryer    1 Mar 1925
Flt Lt G H Harrison   10 Sep 1925
Fg Off H Nelson    1 Sep 1925
Col I Curtis Educational Adviser, MA, AMIMechE  
Mr A H Robson Education Officer Grade I, MC, MSc  
Lt Col F T Rees Education Officer Grade III, DSO, MC  
Mr C M Thurgood Higher Clerical Officer  

Directorate of Medical Services

AVM D Munro Director, CB, CIE, MB, MA, FRCS(E), KHS 26 Nov 1921
Wg Cdr A V J Richardson OBE, MB, DPH 18 Sep 1922
Wg Cdr B A Playne DSO, MB, BA  7 Jan 1926
Wg Cdr C L Colbran LDS, RCS (Eng) 14 Nov 1923
Sqn Ldr G S Marshall Assistant Director (Hygiene), OBE, DPH, DTM&H 15 Jan 1926
Sqn Ldr E W Craig MC, MB 30 Jun 1922
Mr H D Courtenay Acting Staff Officer  
Mr W McKechnie Higher Clerical Officer  

Nursing Service

Miss J M Cruickshank Matron-in-Chief, RRC  
Miss G Nicholson Matron, ARRC  

Department of the Air Member for Supply and Research

AVM

Sir W Geoffrey H Salmond

Air Member for Supply and Research, KCMG, DSO; later ACM 23 Feb 1922
Mr F W Musson Private Secretary, AFC  
A/Cdre

Lionel E O Charlton

CB, CMG, DSO 10 Dec 1924
Directorate of Scientific Research and Technical Development
A/Cdre

James L Forbes

Director of Technical Development, OBE 10 Dec 1924

 1 Nov 1926

Mr H E Wimperis Director of Scientific Research, OBE, MA, FRAeS, MIEE  
Wg Cdr

Henry M Cave-Browne-Cave

Deputy Director of Design, DSO, DFC; later AVM 29 May 1922
Mr D R Pye Deputy Director of Instruments, MA  
Maj J S Buchanan Assistant Director (Aircraft), OBE, AFRAeS, AMIEE  
Mr L F R Fell Assistant Director (Engines), DSO, OBE  
Wg Cdr

G P Grenfell

Assistant Director (Instruments) 11Apr 1925

11 Jan 1926

 

Vacant

Assistant Director (Armament)  
Mr W H Dyson Principal Technical or Scientific Officer  
Maj J H Ledeboer Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, MBE, MA  
Maj R Purves Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, AFRAeS  
Maj H S V Thompson Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, AMIMechE  
Sqn Ldr

Sir Christopher J Q Brand

Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, KBE, DSO, MC, DFC; later AVM 22 Sep 1925
Capt L C Bygrave Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, MBE, AMIEE, AFRAeS  
Maj B C Carter Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, ARCSc, DIC, AFRAeS  
Dr J D Coales Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, DSc  
Mr M A Doyle Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, BSc (Eng)  
Capt R N Liptrot Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, BA, AFRAeS, MIAeE  
Maj G McAlpine Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, MIEE  
Maj R E Penny Senior Technical or Scientific Officer  
Flt Lt C Porri Senior Technical or Scientific Officer 28 Oct 1924
Capt D E Riddell Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, MBE  
Flt Lt F C Wilkinson Senior Technical or Scientific Officer  
Flt Lt

Edgar J Kingston-McClaughry

DSO, DFC; later AVM 23 Sep 1925
Flt Lt J M McEntegart    9 Jul 1924
Flt Lt C H Potts    1 Aug 1921
Flt Lt E H Rundle    5 Aug 1925
Flt Lt F H Williams    1 Apr 1918
Flt Lt F Workman MC  1 Sep 1923
Cdr A W Brooks Attached, DSO, RN 23 Sep 1926
Cdr E H Wace Attached, RN  8 Dec 1924
Gp Capt Peregrine F M Fellowes Director of Airship Development, DSO; later A/Cdre  

Deputy Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection

Lt Col H W S Outram Director of Aeronautical Inspection, CBE  
Maj P Bishop Chief Inspector - Aircraft, OBE  
Maj G P Bulman Chief Inspector - Engines, OBE  
Mr L T G Mansell Assistant Chief Inspector  
Mr A A Ross Assistant Chief Inspector, OBE  
Lt Col F C C Ensor Inspector, OBE  
Mr A J Hurst Inspector  
Mr H Myers Inspector  
Mr L Warner Inspector  
Mr S G Young Inspector, MBE  

Directorate of Equipment

A/Cdre

Arthur M Longmore

Director, CB, DSO; later ACM  1 Apr 1925
Wg Cdr George Laing Deputy Director, OBE; later AVM 14 Feb 1919

 1 Aug 1925

Gp Capt U J D Bourke CMG 31 Jul 1925
Wg Cdr S Grant-Dalton DSO, AFC 10 May 1926
Wg Cdr William H Primrose DFC; later A/Cdre 21 Sep 1926
Wg Cdr L Auker   10 Nov 1924
Sqn Ldr N F D Buckeridge    1 Apr 1925
Sqn Ldr

Rudell W Thomas

OBE; later A/Cdre 20 Dec 1925
Sqn Ldr G E Stagg MBE  1 Apr 1918
Sqn Ldr C F Rasmusen OBE  9 Oct 1919
Sqn Ldr W Millett   13 Feb 1926
Sqn Ldr W L Shaw    8 Mar 1926
Flt Lt W E G Beauforte-Greenwood   30 Aug 1919
Flt Lt C J Brockbank MBE 30 Sep 1926
Flt Lt G F Law    1 Nov 1926
Flt Lt Arthur Garrity later A/Cdre  3 Jun 1924
Flt Lt A Jukes    1 Mar 1926
Flt Lt A B Wiggin   15 Jun 1922
Flt Lt

Harry L Woolveridge

later A/Cdre 23 Nov 1923
Flt Lt C Y Mitchell    1 Aug 1919
Flt Lt

John M Mason

DSC, DFC; later A/Cdre 19 Jan 1922
Flt Lt J K McDonald   10Aug 1925
Flt Lt

Frank N Trinder

later AVM   4 Apr 1921
Flt Lt Richard F Osborne later A/Cdre  3 Oct 1923
Flt Lt A T Shaw    1 Apr 1924
Flt Lt W A Glasper    1 Sep 1926
Flt Lt E A Tottle   22 Sep 1925
Fg Off H C Bobbett    1 May 1924
Fg Off R E H Allen   25 Jun 1925
Fg Off E I T Duffield    7 Apr 1925
Fg Off R G Sims    8 Dec 1925
Fg Off N Dainty    1 May 1924
Fg Off Valentine B Ranford later A/Cdre 13 Sep 1926
Fg Off F Simpson    8 Apr 1924
Fg Off J Sutherland MBE  2 Jun 1924
Fg Off W J Shilcott DSM  8 Jun 1925
Fg Off R J E Haynes   13 Oct 1921
Fg Off W H Golder DSM 12 Apr 1920
Fg Off R C Higgins    8 Apr 1924
Fg Off F W Boggis    8 Aug 1923
Fg Off B T Crook    1 Sep 1922
Fg Off J W Bell DSM  9Apr 1926
Fg Off F H Bedford MC, MM 15 Jul 1926
Fg Off W Bourne   11 Jan 1926
Mr A H Barnes Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr E G Barton Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr H D Blow Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr H M Cleator Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr M S Edwards Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr E J Hunt Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr G H Lines Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr F E Peppler Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr A Roberts Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr W Thompson Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr H W Williams Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr F C Woodward Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr J Eaton Griffith Junior Assistant i/c Section  
Sqn Ldr L J Killmayer Junior Assistant i/c Section, MBE  

Source - December 1926 Air Force List

July 1927

Air Ministry Organisational Chart - July 1927

*Unable to list sub departments within this department at the moment

Air Council
Rank Name Notes
Lt Col The Rt Hon Sir Samuel J G Hoare Secretary of State for Air, President of the Air Council, Bart, CMG, MP
Maj Sir Philip A G D Sassoon Under-Secretary of State for Air, Vice President of the Air Council, Bart, GBE, CMG, MP
MRAF Sir Hugh M Trenchard Chief of the Air Staff, GCB, DSO, ADC
AVM

Philip W Game

Air Member for Personnel, CB, DSO; later AVM
AVM

Sir John F A Higgins

Air Member for Supply and Research, KCB, KBE, DSO, AFC; later AM
  Sir Walter F Nicholson Secretary of the Air Ministry, KCB

 

Department of the Chief of the Air Staff

MRAF Sir Hugh M Trenchard Chief of the Air Staff, Bart, KCB, DSO, ADC 22 Jan 1919
Mr J B Proper Private Secretary  
Sqn Ldr

C G Burge

Personal Assistant,  3 Aug 1926
Directorate of Operation and Intelligence
A/Cdre

Cyril L N Newall

Director and Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, CB, CMG, CBE, AM; later MRAF 12 Apr 1926
Flt Lt

Edmund F Waring

Personal Assistant, DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre 15 Mar 1926
Gp Capt

Wilfrid R Freeman

Deputy Director, DSO, MC; later ACM 24 Jan 1927
Gp Capt

William F MacNeece

Air Representative - League of Nation, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM Sir William MacN Foster  7 Apr 1926
Wg Cdr G I Carmichael DSO, AFC 11 Dec 1922
Wg Cdr

William L Welsh

DSC, AFC; later AM 21 Sep 1926
Wg Cdr

Charles H B Blount

OBE, MC; later AVM 30 Apr 1927
Sqn Ldr A R Boyle OBE, MC 10 Jan 1919
Sqn Ldr R M Bayley DFC  1 May 1924
Sqn Ldr

Norman H Bottomley

AFC; later AM  1May 1925
Sqn Ldr

Francis P Don

OBE, later AVM  1 Dec 1925
Sqn Ldr C J W Darwin DSO 13 Oct 1924
Sqn Ldr W B Farrington    1 Mar 1926
Sqn Ldr H E F Wyncoll   26 Oct 1925
Sqn Ldr

John B Cole-Hamilton

later AVM  1 Nov 1926
Flt Lt

Thomas W Elmhirst

AFC; later AM 15 May 1925
Flt Lt

Philip F Fullard

DSO, MC, AFC; later A/Cdre  1 Jun 1925
Flt Lt

William Elliott

DFC; later ACM 13 Oct 1924
Flt Lt F L B Hebbert   18 Aug 1924
Flt Lt W A B Savile    4 Feb 1926
Flt Lt F Wright    8 Oct 1925
Maj P K Boulnois Map Section, OBE, MC, RE  
Directorate of Organisation and Staff Duties
AVM Ivo L B Vesey Director, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO  1 Aug 1923
Capt J H A Benger MBE  5 Nov 1923
Deputy Directorate of Organisation
Gp Capt

A B Burdett

Deputy Director, 21 Sep 1926
Capt H C Rawlings Attached, DSO, RN  1 Dec 1925
Wg Cdr H A Williamson CMG, AFC  1 Aug 1924
Wg Cdr A C Winter OBE 28 Jul 1924
Sqn Ldr

Frederick G D Hards

DSC, DFC; later A/Cdre 20 Apr 1925
Sqn Ldr

John C Russell

DSO; later A/Cdre  1 May 1926
Sqn Ldr B E Harrison AFC 11 Jun 1926
Flt Lt E W Broadberry MC  5 Aug 1925
Flt Lt C E Williamson-Jones DFC 18 Jun 1923
Mr M F Hulbert Higher Clerical Officer  
Lt Col C E G Vesey Works Officer  
Deputy Directorate of  Staff Duties
Col Hon M C A Drummond Deputy Director, CMG, DSO  8 Oct 1923
Wg Cdr

Sydney W Smith

OBE; later A/Cdre  8 Jan 1927
Sqn Ldr

Claude R Cox

OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre 11 Feb 1924
Sqn Ldr

John L Vachell

MC; later A/Cdre  2 Jan 1925
Sqn Ldr

Meredith Thomas

DFC, AFC; later AVM  5 May 1924
Flt Lt T F W Thompson DFC 26 Apr 1926
Flt Lt

Stephen C Strafford

DFC; later AM 15 Apr 1926
Wg Cdr S J Goble Liaison Officer - Australia, CBE, DSO, DSC  
Flt Lt J R Bell Assistant Liaison Officer - Australia  
Sqn Ldr H Edwards Liaison Officer - Canada  
Signals Branch
A/Cdre Lyster F Blandy Head of Branch, DSO, RE 30 Nov 1922
Wg Cdr

Charles W Nutting

OBE, DSC; later A/Cdre  1 Apr 1924
Flt Lt

Colin P Brown

DFC; later AVM 15 Sep 1924
Mr C B Carr Junior Assistant  
Fg Off J C Coulson   14 Jul 1919
Sqn Ldr

John H Simpson 

later A/Cdre  1 Mar 1926
Flt Lt

Victor H Tait

later AVM 16 Sep 1924
Capt G B Williams Junior Assistant  

Directorate of Works and Buildings

Maj-Gen Sir William A Liddell Director, KCMG, CB  
Capt L A Rushbrooke Personal Assistant, MBE  
Mr A Bolton Higher Clerical Clerk  
Mr H E Oakley Deputy Director of Works, CBE, MInstCE  
Mr C H Andrews Civil Engineer, MBE  
Mr T C Coles Civil Engineer, ARSanI  
Mr A R Gibbs Civil Engineer, AMInstCE, AMIMechE  
Mr W G Kidd Acting Assistant Civil Engineer  
Mr A Tutton Acting Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Mr A E Watson Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Mr A S Wood Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Mr J A Yells Acting Assistant Civil Engineer  
Mr H Hughes Chief Surveyor, OBE, FSI  
Mr A J Allnut Surveyor, MBE  
Mr F C Knibb Surveyor, MBE, FSI  
Maj D A B Morle Surveyor  
Mr E Thomas Surveyor, FSI  
Mr F O Farrell Assistant Surveyor  
Mr J Field Assistant Surveyor, PASI  
Mr G A Hammond Assistant Surveyor, FSI  
Mr S Hill Assistant Surveyor, PASI  
Mr H T W W Miller Assistant Surveyor  
Mr W S Owen Assistant Surveyor, MA, PASI, FRIBA  
Mr R F M Pearson Assistant Director of Works (Home Stations), MInstCE  
Lt Col J G Bayes Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), OBE, FSI  
Maj E H Holloway Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), OBE, MIMCE  
Mr L E Sawyer Acting Civil Engineer  
Capt E P Adair Acting Civil Engineer, MC, AMICE  
Maj J C A Doherty Civil Engineer  
Mr S Empsall Acting Civil Engineer, LRIBA, ARSI  
Mr J B Walker Civil Engineer  
Mr F J Matthews Acting Assistant Civil Engineer,LRIBA  
Mr F J Toop Acting Assistant Civil Engineer, ARIBA  
Mr E Wakeford Assistant Civil Engineer  
Mr R A West Acting Assistant Civil Engineer, MRSanI  
Mr A S Wood Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Mr O W Wright Acting Assistant Civil Engineer  
Col T D Mackie Deputy Director of Works (Maintenance), CMG, OBE, MIMechEchE  
Mr J A Dawson Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), BSc  
Lt S W Bryant Civil Engineer  
Mr P Harris Civil Engineer, MIMCE  
Mr H J Culpin Chief Stores and Accounts Officer  
Mr B B Travess Stores and Accounts Officer  
Lt Col J D K Restler Chief Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, OBE, MInstCE, AMInstME, MIEE  
Maj D Goad Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), OBE, MIEE,  
Maj H S Watson Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), BA, MIEE, AMInstCE  
Maj E C St John Acting Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), MIEE  
Lt H Booker Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, MBE, AMIMarE  
Capt H W W Henderson Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, MBE  
Lt W D Miller Mechanical and Electrical Engineer  
Mr T Mitchell Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, AMIEE  
Mr W Nettleship Acting Mechanical and Electrical Engineer  
Mr H D Stanier Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, FGS, MIMechE, MIEE  
Capt D B Webbe Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, AMIEE  
Mr W Barron Assistant Mechanical and Electrical Engineer  
Mr L B Hogben Assistant Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, AMIEE  
Mr D J Walker Assistant Mechanical and Electrical Engineer  
Department of the Air Member for Personnel
AVM

Sir Philip W Game

Air Member for Personnel, KCB, DSO; later AVM 27 Nov 1923
Flt Lt G T Stroud Personal Assistant  1 Apr 1918
Rev R E V Hanson Chaplain in Chief, OBE, MA 25 Oct 1926
Directorate of Personal Services
A/Cdre

Amyas E Borton

Director, CB, CMG, DSO, AFC; later AVM  1 Nov 1926
Wg Cdr

Alexander D Cunningham

CBE; later A/Cdre 28 Jul 1924
Wg Cdr A H Jackson   23 Apr 1924
Sqn Ldr

Douglas Iron

OBE; later A/Cdre 12 Jan 1925
Sqn Ldr A N Benge   14 Apr 1925
Flt Lt A H Pearce   12 May 1924
Flt Lt K L Harris    5 May 1924
Flt Lt A L Chick   19 Jul 1924
Flt Lt W R Castings MBE 10 Jan 1927
Fg Off S J Bailey   10 Apr 1922
Mr L J Banford Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr G H Bosworth Higher Clerical Officer  
Directorate of Manning
Gp Capt

Arthur L Godman

Deputy Director, later A/Cdre 26 Jan 1925
Flt Lt J Duminy   22 Oct 1923
Directorate of Training
A/Cdre

Hugh C T Dowding

Director, CMG; later ACM 27 May 1926
Gp Capt

Norman D K MacEwen

Deputy Director, CMG, DSO; later AVM  1 May 1926
Wg Cdr

Arthur W Tedder

later MRAF  1 Jan 1927
Cdr A N Dowding Attached, RN  1 Jul 1924
Sqn Ldr H F A Gordon   10 Oct 1925
Sqn Ldr

Patrick Huskinson

MC; later A/Cdre 21 Sep 1925
Flt Lt

Eric B Grenfell

AFC; later A/Cdre  6 Apr 1926
Flt Lt D B Ward    6 May 1927
Flt Lt J A Glen DSC 23 Apr 1924
Flt Lt

Hugh W L Saunders

MC, DFC, MM; later ACM 15 Jul 1924
Flt Lt

Anthony L Paxton

DFC; later AVM  1 Mar 1925
Flt Lt G M Bryer    1 Mar 1925
Flt Lt G H Harrison   10 Sep 1925
Flt Lt D H Carey    7 Dec 1926
Flt Lt H Nelson    1 Sep 1925
Col I Curtis Educational Adviser, MA, AMIMechE  
Mr A H Robson Education Officer Grade I, MC, MSc  
Lt Col F T Rees Education Officer Grade III, DSO, MC  
Mr C M Thurgood Higher Clerical Officer  

Directorate of Medical Services

AVM D Munro Director, CB, CIE, MB, MA, FRCS(E), KHS 26 Nov 1921
Wg Cdr A E Panter BA 10 Feb 1927
Wg Cdr B A Playne DSO, MB, BA  7 Jan 1926
Wg Cdr C L Colbran LDS, RCS (Eng) 14 Nov 1923
Sqn Ldr G S Marshall Assistant Director (Hygiene), OBE, DPH, DTM&H 15 Jan 1926
Sqn Ldr E W Craig MC, MB 30 Jun 1922
Mr H D Courtenay Acting Staff Officer  
Mr W McKechnie Higher Clerical Officer  

Nursing Service

Miss J M Cruickshank Matron-in-Chief, RRC  
Miss C Cameron Matron, ARRC  

Department of the Air Member for Supply and Research

AVM

Sir John F A Higgins

Air Member for Supply and Research, KCB, KBE, DSO, AFC; later AM 27 Dec 1926
Mr F W Musson Private Secretary, AFC  
A/Cdre

Lionel E O Charlton

CB, CMG, DSO 10 Dec 1924
Directorate of Scientific Research and Technical Development
A/Cdre

James L Forbes

Director of Technical Development,  1 Nov 1926
Mr H E Wimperis Director of Scientific Research, OBE, MA, FRAeS, MIEE  
Gp Capt

John A Chamier

Deputy Director of Technical Deevelopment, CB, CMG, DSO, OBE; later A/Cdre  6 May 1927
Mr D R Pye Deputy Director of Scientific Research, MA  
Maj J S Buchanan Assistant Director (Aircraft), OBE, AFRAeS, AMIEE  
Mr L F R Fell Assistant Director (Engines), DSO, OBE  
Sqn Ldr J C M Lowe Assistant Director (Armament)  7 Dec 1926
Wg Cdr

G P Grenfell

Assistant Director (Instruments) 11 Jan 1926
Sqn Ldr

Sir Christopher J Q Brand

Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, KBE, DSO, MC, DFC; later AVM 22 Sep 1925
Mr W H Dyson Principal Technical or Scientific Officer  
Maj J H Ledeboer Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, MBE, MA  
Capt R N Liptrot Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, BA, AFRAeS, MIAeE  
Maj R E Penny Principal Technical or Scientific Officer  
Maj R Purves Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, AFRAeS  
Maj H S V Thompson Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, AMIMechE  
Capt L C Bygrave Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, MBE, AMIEE, AFRAeS  
Dr J D Coales Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, DSc  
Mr M A Doyle Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, BSc (Eng)  
Maj G McAlpine Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, MIEE  
Capt J A Nye Senior Technical or Scientific Officer  
Lt Col W J Polyblank Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, OBE  
Capt D E Riddell Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, MBE  
Flt Lt F C Wilkinson Senior Technical or Scientific Officer  
Flt Lt

Edgar J Kingston-McClaughry

DSO, DFC; later AVM 23 Sep 1925
Flt Lt C H Potts    1 Aug 1921
Flt Lt E H Rundle    5 Aug 1925
Flt Lt

Ralph S Sorley

DSC, DFC; later AM  1 Mar 1927
Flt Lt F H Williams    1 Apr 1918
Cdr A W Brooks Attached, DSO, RN 23 Sep 1926
Cdr R Ramsbotham Attached, RN 25 Dec 1926
Gp Capt Peregrine F M Fellowes Director of Airship Development, DSO; later A/Cdre  1 Jul 1924

Deputy Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection

Lt Col H W S Outram Director of Aeronautical Inspection, CBE  
Maj P Bishop Chief Inspector - Aircraft, OBE  
Maj G P Bulman Chief Inspector - Engines, OBE  
Mr L T G Mansell Assistant Chief Inspector  
Mr A A Ross Assistant Chief Inspector, OBE  
Lt Col F C C Ensor Inspector, OBE  
Mr A J Hurst Inspector  
Mr H Myers Inspector  
Mr L Warner Inspector  
Mr S G Young Inspector, MBE  

Directorate of Equipment

A/Cdre

Arthur M Longmore

Director, CB, DSO; later ACM  1 Apr 1925
Gp Capt George Laing Deputy Director, OBE; later AVM  1 Aug 1922
Gp Capt U J D Bourke CMG 31 Jul 1925
Wg Cdr S Grant-Dalton DSO, AFC 10 May 1926
Wg Cdr A B Gaskell DSC  4 May 1925
Sqn Ldr N F D Buckeridge    1 Apr 1925
Sqn Ldr L Auker   10 Nov 1924
Sqn Ldr

Rudell W Thomas

OBE; later A/Cdre 20 Dec 1925
Sqn Ldr G E Stagg MBE  1 Apr 1918
Sqn Ldr C F Rasmusen OBE  9 Oct 1919
Sqn Ldr D McBirney    1 Apr 1918
Sqn Ldr W Millett   13 Feb 1926
Sqn Ldr W H G Maton MBE  1 May 1919
Sqn Ldr H G Etheridge    7 Sep 1919
Sqn Ldr

Thomas Fawdry

MBE; later A/Cdre 27 Nov 1924
Sqn Ldr W L Shaw    8 Mar 1926
Flt Lt W E G Beauforte-Greenwood   30 Aug 1919
Flt Lt Arthur Garrity later A/Cdre  3 Jun 1924
Flt Lt A Jukes    1 Mar 1926
Flt Lt A B Wiggin   15 Jun 1922
Flt Lt

Harry L Woolveridge

later A/Cdre 23 Nov 1923
Flt Lt C Y Mitchell    1 Aug 1919
Flt Lt

John M Mason

DSC, DFC; later A/Cdre 19 Jan 1922
Flt Lt J K McDonald   10Aug 1925
Flt Lt

Frank N Trinder

later AVM   4 Apr 1921
Flt Lt Richard F Osborne later A/Cdre  3 Oct 1923
Flt Lt A T Shaw    1 Apr 1924
Flt Lt E A Tottle   22 Sep 1925
Fg Off H C Bobbett    1 May 1924
Fg Off R E H Allen   25 Jun 1925
Fg Off E I T Duffield    7 Apr 1925
Fg Off J S Viner   15 Feb 1921
Fg Off R G Sims    8 Dec 1925
Fg Off N Dainty    1 May 1924
Fg Off F Simpson    8 Apr 1924
Fg Off J Sutherland MBE  2 Jun 1924
Fg Off W J Shilcott DSM  8 Jun 1925
Fg Off R J E Haynes   13 Oct 1921
Fg Off W H Golder DSM 12 Apr 1920
Fg Off R C Higgins    8 Apr 1924
Fg Off F W Boggis    8 Aug 1923
Fg Off B T Crook    1 Sep 1922
Fg Off J W Mitchell   21 Apr 1925
Fg Off J W Bell DSM  9Apr 1926
Fg Off W Bourne   11 Jan 1926
Mr A H Barnes Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr E G Barton Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr H D Blow Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr H M Cleator Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr M S Edwards Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr E J Hunt Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr G H Lines Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr F E Peppler Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr A Roberts Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr W Thompson Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr H W Williams Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr F C Woodward Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr J Eaton Griffith Junior Assistant i/c Section  
Sqn Ldr L J Killmayer Junior Assistant i/c Section, MBE  

Source - July 1927 Air Force List

July 1928

Air Ministry Organisational Chart - July 1928

Air Council
Rank Name Notes
Lt Col The Rt Hon Sir Samuel J G Hoare Secretary of State for Air, President of the Air Council, Bart, GBE, CMG, MP
Maj Sir Philip A G D Sassoon Under-Secretary of State for Air, Vice President of the Air Council, Bart, GBE, CMG, MP
MRAF Sir Hugh M Trenchard Chief of the Air Staff, GCB, DSO, ADC
AVM

Philip W Game

Air Member for Personnel, CB, DSO; later AVM
AVM

Sir John F A Higgins

Air Member for Supply and Research, KCB, KBE, DSO, AFC; later AM
  Sir Walter F Nicholson Secretary of the Air Ministry, KCB

 

Air Ministry

Lt Col The Rt Hon Sir Samuel J G Hoare Secretary of State for Air, Bart, GBE, CMG, MP  
Mr C Ll Bullock Private Secretary, CBE  
Mr P J Oldfield Assistant Private Secretary  
  Sir Geoffrey Butler Parliamentary Private Secretary, KBE, MP  
Mr Geoffrey Lloyd Assistant Private Secretary (Unpaid)  
  The Hon Ralph Beaumont Assistant Private Secretary (Unpaid)  
Maj Sir Philip A G D Sassoon Under-Secretary of State for Air, Bart, GBE, CMG, MP  
Mr G Calder Private Secretary,  
  Sir W F Nicholson Secretary of the Air Ministry, KCB  
  Sir Sigmund Dannreuther Deputy Secretary of the Air Ministry, Knt, CB  
Mr H W W McAnally Principal Assistant Secretary of the Air Ministry  
Mr B E Holloway Principal Assistant Secretary of the Air Ministry  
Mr J A Webster Principal Assistant Secretary of the Air Ministry  
Judge Advocate-General (Joint Service for War Office and Air Ministry - Staff not shown in AFL)
  Sir Felix Cassel Judge Advocate-General, Bart, KC  
  Sir J Gilbert S Mellor Deputy Judge Advocate-General, KBE, CB, CMG, KC  
Mr P Sutherland Graeme Deputy Judge Advocate, CBE,  
Mr C L Stirling Legal Assistant and Registrar  
Col H D F MacGeagh Officer in Charge, Military and Air Force Department, CBE, TD, KC  
Wg Cdr S C R Crawford Air Force Assistant, OBE, TD  
Sqn Ldr E St C Harnett Air Force Assistant (DJAG - Middle East), OBE  
Sqn Ldr D L Ingpen Air Force Assistant  
Flt Lt G S Marshall Air Force Assistant, OBE  
Directorate of Civil Aviation
AVM

Sir William S Brancker

Director, KCB, AFC; later AVM  
Mr H Jones Personal Assistant, MBE  
Mr F G L Bertram Deputy Director, CBE  
Mr W W Burkett Assistant Administrative Officer  
Mr G W Dyke Staff Officer  
Mr W A Campbell Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr J A Weekly Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Lt Col I A E Edwards Chief Technical Adviser, CMG  
Maj O G G Villiers Senior Assistant, DSO  
Mr E M Rossiter Junior Assistant  
Mr R H S Mealing Technical Assistant  
Mr C B Collins Technical Assistant  
Mr B B Muckleston Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr J L Woodfood Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr F Tymms Air Ministry Superintendent Cairo-Karachi Civil Air Service, MC  
Accidents Branch
Maj J P C Cooper Inspector of  Accidents, OBE, MC  
Maj S J V Fill Investigating Officer, OBE  
Capt F S Wilkins Investigating Officer  
Flt Lt P H Davy Assistant to Inspector of  Accidents  

Department of the Secretary of the Air Ministry

  Sir Walter F Nicholson Secretary of the Air Ministry, KCB  
Mr I V H Campbell Private Secretary  
  Sir Sigmund Dannreuther Deputy Secretary of the Air Ministry, Knt, CB  
Mr W E L Courtney Private Secretary  
Mr H W W McAnally Principal Assistant Secretary  
Mr B E Holloway Principal Assistant Secretary  
Mr J A Webster Principal Assistant Secretary  
Mr J B Abraham Assistant Secretary  
Mr C G Evans Assistant Secretary  
Mr C N Knight Assistant Secretary - Finance Division, OBE  
Mr L V Meadowcroft Assistant Secretary - Finance Division  
Mr F G Nutt Assistant Secretary  
Mr R C Richards Assistant Secretary - Finance Division  
Mr J A Smith Assistant Secretary - Finance Division, OBE  
Mr J M Spaight Assistant Secretary, OBE  
Mr J H Barnes Acting Principal - Finance Division  
Mr S T Blackwell Principal - Finance Division  
Mr C G Caines Acting Principal, MBE  
Mr E F Cliff Principal  
Mr J T Cotton Principal - Finance Division, MBE  
Mr W B Foden Acting Principal  
Mr C J Galpin Principal, DSO  
Mr J G Gibson Principal - Finance Division  
Mr R L Megarry Principal  
Mr R Monk-Jones Acting Principal - Finance Division  
Mr J B Proper Principal  
Mr L G S Reynolds Principal, OBE  
Mr L F Schooling Principal - Finance Division  
Mr W L Scott Acting Principal, DSC  
Mr W G Stevens Principal - Finance Division  
Mr F G C Young Principal  
Mr L G Bacon Assistant Principal  
Mr G Calder Assistant Principal - Resident Clerk  
Mr S S Cherry Assistant Principal - Finance Division  
Mr W G Clements Assistant Principal, MC  
Mr K H S Edwards Assistant Principal, Resident Clerk  
Mr W F Jenkins Assistant Administration Officer  
Mr A H D Nobbs Assistant Principal, Resident Clerk  
Mr H R Ould Assistant Administration Officer - Finance Division  
Mr A E Slater Assistant Principal - Resident Clerk  
Mr H W Walsh Assistant Principal - Finance Division  
Mr E H T Wiltshire Assistant Principal - Resident Clerk  
Mr H H Adams Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr F W Alderton Staff Officer  
Mr B H Archer Acting Staff Officer  
Mr R Bartholomew Staff Officer  
Mr S J S Bridgeman Acting Staff Officer  
Mr C V Buriton Acting Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr H H Byfield Acting Staff Officer  
Mr A J Camm Staff Officer  
Mr G E Caudle Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr H H Chapman Acting Staff Officer  
Mr E H Cross Staff Officer  
Mr S Davey Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr A C Hamilton Staff Officer  
Mr J Healy Staff Officer  
Mr F J Howarth Staff Officer  
Mr V C Mountfort Staff Officer  
Mr H J Rabbinowicz Acting Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr F Rawlings Acting Staff Officer  
Mr A J Read Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr J S Robinson Staff Officer  
Mr L M Snelling Acting Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr S Weatherup Acting Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr J Morris Air History - Employed by Committee of Imperial Defence  
Mr W B Pettet Chief Registrar, MBE  
Mr G R Richardson Statistics  
Mr C P Robertson Press Section (Temporary)  
Directorate of Accounts
Mr J S Ross Director of Accounts, CBE  
Mr H W Clothier Deputy Director  
Mr F W N Sibley Deputy Director  
Mr G T Jones Chief Auditor (Middle East, Palestine and Transjordan) (Acting)  
Mr E Backhouse Chief Auditor (Iraq), MBE (Acting)  
Mr W F Connolly Senior Accounts Officer (Iraq) (Acting)  
Mr W A R Channer Senior Accounts Officer  
Mr S Crowther Senior Accounts Officer (Middle East) (Acting)  
Mr A D Donald Senior Accounts Officer  
Mr G G Fiddes Senior Accounts Officer  
Mr C J Price Senior Accounts Officer  
Mr A G Attribe Accounts Officer (Iraq)  
Mr W J W Bangs Accounts Officer  
Mr T H Barnikel Accounts Officer (Middle East) (Acting)  
Mr C Bennett Accounts Officer (Iraq)  
Mr H F O Bence Accounts Officer(Acting)  
Mr A J Border Accounts Officer  
Mr V T T Brennan Accounts Officer, MBE  
Mr F W Filbee Accounts Officer (Palestine) (Acting)  
Mr B C Holmer Accounts Officer (Iraq) (Acting)  
Mr G C King Accounts Officer  
Mr V J Mitchell Accounts Officer (Middle East)  
Mr P G Salt Accounts Officer (Acting)  
Mr A Y Smellie Accounts Officer  
Mr G F Sudbury Accounts Officer  
Mr J E Urbani Acting Accounts Officer  
Directorate of Contracts
Mr C R Brigstocke Director, CB  
Mr A H Self Deputy Director  
Mr E L Pickles Assistant Director, MBE  
Mr F R Stapley Assistant Director, OBE  
Mr P Cohen Senior Contract Clerk, MBE  
Mr F Noxon Senior Contract Clerk  
Mr H Russell Acting Contract Officer  
Mr E C L White Acting Senior Contract Clerk  
Mr A C Boddis Contract Officer  
Mr R I Brenton Contract Officer  
Mr W C Fenwick Contract Officer, MBE  
Mr D W Howard Acting Contract Officer, MC  
Mr E P Hunt Contract Officer  
Mr L M Jones Contract Officer  
Mr J E Mullan Contract Officer  
Mr L H Stroud Contract Officer  
Mr W J Pryce Examiner  
Mr T J Gray Technical Cost Officer  
Mr T B Ringwood Technical Cost Officer  
Directorate of Lands (Joint Services for War Officer and Air Ministry)
Mr H G Goligher Comptroller of Lands, CBE  
Lt Col A H J Thompson Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer - Air Ministry Section, OBE  
Mr W W Palmer Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer  
Capt R W Davies Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer  
Capt H A Adams Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer  
Meteorological Office
Dr G C Simpson Director, CB, DSc, FRS  
Mr R G K Lempfert Assistant Director, CBE, MA, FInstP  
Lt Col E Gold Assistant Director, DSO, FRS  
Mr F J W Whipple Assistant Director, MA, FInstP  
Capt E G Billham Superintendent - Instruments, BSc  
Cdr L A Brooke-Smith Superintendent - Marine, RD, RNR  
Mr C E P Brooks Superintendent - General Climatology, OBE, MA  
Capt D Brunt Superintendent - Army, MA  
Mr R Corless Superintendent - British Climatology & British Rainfall Organisation, OBE, MA  
Mr J S Dines Superintendent - Forecast, MA  
Capt F Entwistle Superintendent - Aviation, BSc  
Cdr L G Garbett Superintendent - Navy, RN  
Mr M A Giblett Superintendent - Airships, MSc  
Maj A H R Goldie Superintendent - Local Centres, MA  
Mr H L B Tarrant Chief Clerk  

Department of the Chief of the Air Staff

MRAF Sir Hugh M Trenchard Chief of the Air Staff, Bart, GCB, DSO, DCL, LLD 22 Jan 1919
Mr J B Proper Private Secretary  
Flt Lt

Gerald E Gibbs

Personal Assistant, MC, later AM   2 Oct 1927
Directorate of Operation and Intelligence
A/Cdre

Cyril L N Newall

Director and Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, CB, CMG, CBE, AM; later MRAF 12 Apr 1926
Flt Lt

G S N Johnston

Personal Assistant,  1 Nov 1927
Gp Capt

Wilfrid R Freeman

Deputy Director, DSO, MC; later ACM 24 Jan 1927
Gp Capt

William F MacN Foster

Air Representative - League of Nation, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM  7 Apr 1926
Wg Cdr

William L Welsh

DSC, AFC; later AM 21 Sep 1926
Wg Cdr

Charles H B Blount

OBE, MC; later AVM 30 Apr 1927
Wg Cdr

Richard H Peck

OBE; later AM 17 Nov 1927
Sqn Ldr A R Boyle OBE, MC 10 Jan 1919
Sqn Ldr R M Bayley DFC  1 May 1924
Sqn Ldr

Norman H Bottomley

AFC; later AM  1May 1925
Sqn Ldr

Francis P Don

OBE, later AVM  1 Dec 1925
Sqn Ldr

John O Andrews

DSO, MC; later AVM 15 Sep 1927
Sqn Ldr C J W Darwin DSO 13 Oct 1924
Sqn Ldr W B Farrington    1 Mar 1926
Sqn Ldr

John B Cole-Hamilton

later AVM  1 Nov 1926
Flt Lt C Porri    2 Dec 1927
Flt Lt

Thomas W Elmhirst

AFC; later AM 15 May 1925
Flt Lt

Philip F Fullard

DSO, MC, AFC; later A/Cdre  1 Jun 1925
Flt Lt

William Elliott

DFC; later ACM 13 Oct 1924
Flt Lt W A B Savile    4 Feb 1926
Flt Lt F Wright    8 Oct 1925
Flt Lt A H H MacDonald   14 Oct 1927
Maj A B Clough Map Section, MC, RE  
Directorate of Organisation and Staff Duties
AVM Ivo L B Vesey Director, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO  1 Aug 1923
Capt J H A Benger MBE  5 Nov 1923
Deputy Directorate of Organisation
Gp Capt

Albert Fletcher

Deputy Director, CMG, CBE, MC; later A/Cdre 15 Feb 1928
Capt H C Rawlings Attached, DSO, RN  1 Dec 1925
Wg Cdr H A Williamson CMG, AFC  1 Aug 1924
Wg Cdr A C Winter OBE 28 Jul 1924
Sqn Ldr

John C Russell

DSO; later A/Cdre  1 May 1926
Sqn Ldr A G Weir   25 Jan 1928
Sqn Ldr B E Harrison AFC 11 Jun 1926
Flt Lt E W Broadberry MC  5 Aug 1925
Flt Lt F Carpenter   22 Jul 1927
Mr M F Hulbert Higher Clerical Officer  
Deputy Directorate of  Staff Duties
Wg Cdr

Ernest L Gossage

Deputy Director, DSO, MC; later AM   1 Jan 1928
Wg Cdr

Sydney W Smith

OBE; later A/Cdre  8 Jan 1927
Sqn Ldr

Malcolm Henderson

DSO; later AVM  
Sqn Ldr R T Leather AFC 15 Jul 1927
Sqn Ldr

Meredith Thomas

DFC, AFC; later AVM  5 May 1924
Flt Lt

Augustus H Orlebar

AFC; later AVM  3 Sep 1927
Flt Lt

Stephen C Strafford

DFC; later AM 15 Apr 1926
Wg Cdr W H Anderson Liaison Officer - Australia, DFC  
Flt Lt C J Harman Assistant Liaison Officer - Australia  
Sqn Ldr A L Cuffe Liaison Officer - Canada  
Signals Branch
A/Cdre Lyster F Blandy Head of Branch, DSO, RE 30 Nov 1922
Wg Cdr

Charles W Nutting

OBE, DSC; later A/Cdre  1 Apr 1924
Flt Lt

Robert S Aitken

MC, AFC; later AVM  2 Sep 1927
Mr C B Carr Junior Assistant  
Flt Lt J C Coulson    
Flt Lt

Albert F Lang

MBE; later AVM  1 Mar 1928
Sqn Ldr

John H Simpson 

later A/Cdre  1 Mar 1926
Flt Lt

Victor H Tait

later AVM 16 Sep 1924
Capt G B Williams Junior Assistant  

Directorate of Works and Buildings

Maj-Gen Sir William A Liddell Director, KCMG, CB  
Capt L A Rushbrooke Personal Assistant, MBE  
Mr R F M Pearson Deputy Director of Works, MInstCE  
Mr T C Coles Civil Engineer, ARSanI  
Mr A R Gibbs Civil Engineer, AMInstCE, AMIMechE  
Mr A Tutton Acting Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Mr A E Watson Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Mr H Hughes Chief Surveyor, OBE, FSI  
Mr A J Allnut Surveyor, MBE  
Mr F C Knibb Surveyor, MBE, FSI  
Maj D A B Morle Surveyor  
Mr E Thomas Surveyor, FSI  
Mr F O Farrell Assistant Surveyor  
Mr J Field Assistant Surveyor, PASI  
Mr S Hill Assistant Surveyor, PASI  
Mr E L Porter Assistant Surveyor, FSI  
Mr H T W W Miller Assistant Surveyor  
Mr C H Andrews Superintendent of Design, MBE  
Mr H J Culpin Chief Stores and Accounts Officer  
Mr B B Travess Stores and Accounts Officer  
Mr H W Williams Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr HA Lewis Dale Assistant Director of Works (Home Stations), MInstCE, MIMechEchE  
Capt H T Humfress Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), OBE,  
Mr J Newton Acting Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), ARIBA  
Mr S Empsall Acting Civil Engineer, LRIBA, ARSI  
Mr J W Green Civil Engineer, MC, BEng  
Capt G S Hallas Civil Engineer  
Capt J B Walker Civil Engineer  
Mr H G Coyne Acting Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Mr C H Kilmister Acting Assistant Civil Engineer, MIMCE  
Mr E Wakeford Assistant Civil Engineer  
Mr A S Wood Acting Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Col T D Mackie Assistant Director of Works (Foreign Stations), CMG, OBE, MIMechEchE  
Mr J A Dawson Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), BSc  
Mr A E G Collins Acting Civil Engineer  
Maj G Evans Acting Civil Engineer, PASI  
Mr P Harris Civil Engineer, MIMCE  
Capt R C S Perry Assistant Civil Engineer, MIMCE  
Maj D Goad Chief Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, OBE, MIEE,  
Maj H S Watson Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), BA, MIEE, AMInstCE  
Maj E C St John Acting Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), MIEE  
Lt H Booker Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, MBE, AMIMarE  
Capt H W W Henderson Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, MBE  
Lt W D Miller Mechanical and Electrical Engineer  
Mr T Mitchell Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, AMIEE  
Mr W Nettleship Acting Mechanical and Electrical Engineer  
Mr H D Stanier Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, FGS, MIMechE, MIEE  
Capt D B Webbe Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, AMIEE  
Mr L B Hogben Assistant Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, AMIEE  
Mr D J Walker Assistant Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, MIMarE  
Department of the Air Member for Personnel
AVM

Sir Philip W Game

Air Member for Personnel, KCB, DSO; later AVM 27 Nov 1923
Flt Lt G T Stroud Personal Assistant, MBE  
Rev R E V Hanson Chaplain in Chief, OBE, MA 25 Oct 1926
Directorate of Personal Services
A/Cdre

Amyas E Borton

Director, CB, CMG, DSO, AFC; later AVM  1 Nov 1926
Wg Cdr

Alexander D Cunningham

CBE; later A/Cdre 28 Jul 1924
Wg Cdr W J Ryan CBE 17 Aug 1927
Sqn Ldr D E Stodart    
Sqn Ldr A N Benge   14 Apr 1925
Flt Lt A H Pearce   12 May 1924
Flt Lt A L Chick   19 Jul 1924
Flt Lt W R Castings MBE 10 Jan 1927
Mr L J Banford Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr G H Bosworth Higher Clerical Officer  
Directorate of Manning
Gp Capt

Robert P Ross

Deputy Director, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre  
Sqn Ldr

Douglas Iron

OBE; later A/Cdre  
Flt Lt A G Bond AFC 15 Aug 1927
Flt Lt

Archibald H Wann

later A/Cdre  6 Jan 1928
Fg Off S J Bailey   10 Apr 1922
Directorate of Training
A/Cdre

Hugh C T Dowding

Director, CMG; later ACM 27 May 1926
Gp Capt

Norman D K MacEwen

Deputy Director, CMG, DSO; later AVM  1 May 1926
Wg Cdr

Paul C Maltby

DSO, AFC; later AVM 19 Dec 1927
Cdr G R S Watkins Attached, DSO, RN 15 Aug 1927
Sqn Ldr H F A Gordon   10 Oct 1925
Sqn Ldr

Patrick Huskinson

MC; later A/Cdre 21 Sep 1925
Flt Lt

Eric B Grenfell

AFC; later A/Cdre  6 Apr 1926
Flt Lt D B Ward    6 May 1927
Flt Lt

Hugh W L Saunders

MC, DFC, MM; later ACM 15 Jul 1924
Flt Lt G C Gardiner DFC 28 Jul 1927
Flt Lt

Anthony L Paxton

DFC; later AVM  1 Mar 1925
Flt Lt G M Bryer    1 Mar 1925
Flt Lt G H Harrison   10 Sep 1925
Flt Lt D H Carey    7 Dec 1926
Flt Lt H Nelson    1 Sep 1925
Col I Curtis Educational Adviser, CBE, MA, AMIMechE  
Mr A H Robson Education Officer Grade I, MC, MSc  
Lt Col F T Rees Acting Education Officer Grade II, DSO, MC  
Mr W G Sheppard Education Officer Grade III, BA  
Mr N Wood Education Officer Grade III on the establishment of Inspector of Recruiting, MA  
Mr C M Thurgood Higher Clerical Officer  

Directorate of Medical Services

AVM D Munro Director, CB, CIE, MB, MA, FRCS(E), KHS 26 Nov 1921
Wg Cdr A E Panter BA 10 Feb 1927
Wg Cdr B A Playne DSO, MB, BA  7 Jan 1926
Wg Cdr C L Colbran LDS, RCS (Eng) 14 Nov 1923
Sqn Ldr G S Marshall Assistant Director (Hygiene), OBE, DPH, DTM&H 15 Jan 1926
Sqn Ldr J Kyle   16 Nov 1928
Sqn Ldr W E Hodgins MB  5 Jan 1927
Mr H D Courtenay Acting Staff Officer  
Mr W McKechnie Higher Clerical Officer  

Nursing Service

Miss J M Cruickshank Matron-in-Chief, RRC  
Miss M Welch Matron  

Department of the Air Member for Supply and Research

AVM

Sir John F A Higgins

Air Member for Supply and Research, KCB, KBE, DSO, AFC; later AM 27 Dec 1926
Mr F W Musson Private Secretary, AFC  
Directorate of Scientific Research and Technical Development
A/Cdre

John A Chamier

Director of Technical Development, CB, CMG, DSO, OBE; later A/Cdre 12 Dec 1927
Mr H E Wimperis Director of Scientific Research, OBE, MA, FRAeS, MIEE  
Mr C Birch Personal Assistant for Administration  
Gp Capt

Napier J Gill

Deputy Director of Technical Development, OBE, MC; later A/Cdre 12 Dec 1927 
Mr D R Pye Deputy Director of Scientific Research, MA  
Maj J S Buchanan Assistant Director (Aircraft), OBE, AFRAeS, AMIEE  
Maj G P Bulman Assistant Director (Engines), DSO, OBE  
Sqn Ldr J C M Lowe Assistant Director (Armament)  7 Dec 1926
Wg Cdr

G P Grenfell

Assistant Director (Instruments) 11 Jan 1926
Sqn Ldr

Sir Christopher J Q Brand

Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, KBE, DSO, MC, DFC; later AVM 22 Sep 1925
Mr F E Cowlin Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, BA, AFRAeS  
Mr W H Dyson Principal Technical or Scientific Officer  
Capt R N Liptrot Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, BA, AFRAeS, MIAeE  
Maj R E Penny Principal Technical or Scientific Officer  
Maj R Purves Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, AFRAeS  
Mr A A Ross Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, OBE  
Maj H S V Thompson Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, AMIMechE  
Capt L C Bygrave Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, MBE, AMIEE, AFRAeS  
Dr J D Coales Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, DSc  
Mr M A Doyle Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, BSc (Eng)  
Maj G McAlpine Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, MIEE  
Flt Lt A J Elliott Senior Technical or Scientific Officer  1 Jan 1928
Mr F A Foord Acting Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, AFRAeS  
Mr A G Forsyth Acting Senior Technical or Scientific Officer  
Maj A J Hurst Senior Technical or Scientific Officer (Inspector), AMIEE  
Capt J A Nye Senior Technical or Scientific Officer  
Mr C E R Osman Senior Technical or Scientific Officer  
Lt Col W J Polyblank Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, OBE  
Capt D E Riddell Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, MBE  
Flt Lt F C Wilkinson Senior Technical or Scientific Officer  
Flt Lt C H Potts    1 Aug 1921
Flt Lt E H Rundle    5 Aug 1925
Flt Lt

Ralph S Sorley

DSC, DFC; later AM  1 Mar 1927
Flt Lt

Cresswell Turner

AFC; later A/Cdre 26 Sep 1927
Flt Lt F H Williams    1 Apr 1918
Cdr A W Brooks Attached, DSO, RN 23 Sep 1926
Cdr W G Benn Attached, RN 12 Nov 1927
Gp Capt Peregrine F M Fellowes Director of Airship Development, DSO; later A/Cdre  1 Jul 1924

Deputy Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection

Lt Col H W S Outram Director of Aeronautical Inspection, CBE  
Maj P Bishop Chief Inspector - Aircraft, OBE  
Wg Cdr G B Hynes Chief Inspector - Engines, DSO  1 Jan 1928
Mr L T G Mansell Assistant Chief Inspector  
Mr H Myers Assistant Chief Inspector  
Mr P W Smith Assistant Chief Inspector  
Mr S G Young Assistant Chief Inspector, MBE  
Mr J Adam Inspector (Senior Technical Officer)  
Lt Col F C C Ensor Inspector, OBE  
Maj G McAlpne Inspector (Senior Technical Officer), MIEE  
Dr C C G Rudorf Inspector, PhD, BSc  
Mr L Warner Inspector  

Directorate of Equipment

A/Cdre

Arthur M Longmore

Director, CB, DSO; later ACM  1 Apr 1925
Wg Cdr

Charles G Smith

Deputy Director, OBE; later A/Cdre 20 Feb 1928
Wg Cdr

William H Primrose

DFC; later A/Cdre 21 Sep 1926
Wg Cdr W P G Young OBE 22 Nov 1926
Wg Cdr L Auker   10 Nov 1924
Sqn Ldr N F D Buckeridge    1 Apr 1925
Sqn Ldr C F Rasmusen OBE  9 Oct 1919
Sqn Ldr W Millett   13 Feb 1926
Sqn Ldr

William B Cushion

OBE; later AVM  6 May 1927
Sqn Ldr

Henry L Crichton

MBE; later A/Cdre 21 Mar 1927
Sqn Ldr

George C Bailey

DSO; later A/Cdre 15 May 1928
Sqn Ldr B W M Williams   17 Jun 1927
Sqn Ldr A J M Ross MBE 18 Jul 1927
Sqn Ldr A W Smith    1 Feb 1928
Sqn Ldr G F Law    1 Nov 1926
Flt Lt W E G Beauforte-Greenwood   30 Aug 1919
Flt Lt C J Brockbank MBE 20Sep 1926
Flt Lt Arthur Garrity later A/Cdre  3 Jun 1924
Flt Lt A Jukes    1 Mar 1926
Flt Lt A B Wiggin   15 Jun 1922
Flt Lt L A Lavender    7 Dec 1926
Flt Lt

John M Mason

DSC, DFC; later A/Cdre 19 Jan 1922
Flt Lt J K McDonald   10Aug 1925
Flt Lt

Frank N Trinder

later AVM   4 Apr 1921
Flt Lt F J B Powell MBE  1 Feb 1927
Flt Lt W A Glasper    1 Sep 1926
Flt Lt E A Tottle   22 Sep 1925
Flt Lt C J Polden    2 Dec 1927
Flt Lt

Francis A Skoulding

later A/Cdre 31 Jan 1927
Flt Lt R E H Allen   25 Jun 1925
Flt Lt A P Woollett    7 Dec 1926
Flt Lt E I T Duffield    7 Apr 1925
Flt Lt A S Berry   16 May 1927
Flt Lt R W Stewart   27 Jan 1927
Flt Lt E S Bullen MBE  5 Mar 1928
Flt Lt W H Golder DSM 12 Apr 1920
Fg Off R G Sims    8 Dec 1925
Fg Off

Valentine B Ranford

later A/Cdre 13 Sep 1926
Fg Off W Best    6 May 1927
Fg Off W J Shilcott DSM  8 Jun 1925
Fg Off R C Higgins    8 Apr 1924
Fg Off J W Bell DSM  9Apr 1926
Fg Off C Littlejohn MM  5 Mar 1928
Fg Off F H Bedford MC, MM 15 Jul 1926
Fg Off W Bourne   11 Jan 1926
Fg Off C Hanson-Abbott   28 Feb 1928
Sqn Ldr L J Killmayer Civil Assistant i/c Section, MBE  
Mr A H Barnes Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr E G Barton Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr H D Blow Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr H M Cleator Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr M S Edwards Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr E J Hunt Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr G H Lines Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr F E Peppler Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr A Roberts Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr W Thompson Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr H W Williams Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr F C Woodward Higher Clerical Officer  

Source - July 1928 Air Force List

September 1928

Air Council
Rank Name Notes
Lt Col The Rt Hon Sir Samuel J G Hoare Secretary of State for Air, President of the Air Council, Bart, GBE, CMG, MP
Maj Sir Philip A G D Sassoon Under-Secretary of State for Air, Vice President of the Air Council, Bart, GBE, CMG, MP
MRAF Sir Hugh M Trenchard Chief of the Air Staff, GCB, DSO, ADC
AVM

Philip W Game

Air Member for Personnel, CB, DSO; later AVM
AVM

Sir John F A Higgins

Air Member for Supply and Research, KCB, KBE, DSO, AFC; later AM
  Sir Walter F Nicholson Secretary of the Air Ministry, KCB

 

Air Ministry

Lt Col The Rt Hon Sir Samuel J G Hoare Secretary of State for Air, Bart, GBE, CMG, MP  
Mr C Ll Bullock Private Secretary, CBE  
Mr P J Oldfield Assistant Private Secretary  
  Sir Geoffrey Butler Parliamentary Private Secretary, KBE, MP  
Mr Geoffrey Lloyd Assistant Private Secretary (Unpaid)  
  The Hon Ralph Beaumont Assistant Private Secretary (Unpaid)  
Maj Sir Philip A G D Sassoon Under-Secretary of State for Air, Bart, GBE, CMG, MP  
Mr G Calder Private Secretary,  
  Sir W F Nicholson Secretary of the Air Ministry, KCB  
  Sir Sigmund Dannreuther Deputy Secretary of the Air Ministry, Knt, CB  
Mr H W W McAnally Principal Assistant Secretary of the Air Ministry  
Mr B E Holloway Principal Assistant Secretary of the Air Ministry  
Mr J A Webster Principal Assistant Secretary of the Air Ministry  
Judge Advocate-General (Joint Service for War Office and Air Ministry - Staff not shown in AFL)
  Sir Felix Cassel Judge Advocate-General, Bart, KC  
  Sir J Gilbert S Mellor Deputy Judge Advocate-General, KBE, CB, CMG, KC  
Mr P Sutherland Graeme Deputy Judge Advocate, CBE,  
Mr C L Stirling Legal Assistant and Registrar  
Col H D F MacGeagh Officer in Charge, Military and Air Force Department, CBE, TD, KC  
Wg Cdr S C R Crawford Air Force Assistant, OBE, TD  
Sqn Ldr E St C Harnett Air Force Assistant (DJAG - Middle East), OBE  
Sqn Ldr D L Ingpen Air Force Assistant  
Flt Lt G S Marshall Air Force Assistant, OBE  
Directorate of Civil Aviation
AVM

Sir William S Brancker

Director, KCB, AFC; later AVM  
Mr H Jones Personal Assistant, MBE  
Mr F G L Bertram Deputy Director, CBE  
Mr W W Burkett Assistant Administrative Officer  
Mr G W Dyke Staff Officer  
Mr W A Campbell Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr J A Weekly Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Lt Col I A E Edwards Chief Technical Adviser, CMG  
Maj O G G Villiers Senior Assistant, DSO  
Mr E M Rossiter Junior Assistant  
Mr R H S Mealing Technical Assistant  
Mr C B Collins Technical Assistant  
Mr B B Muckleston Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr F Tymms Air Ministry Superintendent Cairo-Karachi Civil Air Service, MC  
Accidents Branch
Maj J P C Cooper Inspector of  Accidents, OBE, MC  
Maj S J V Fill Investigating Officer, OBE  
Capt F S Wilkins Investigating Officer  
Flt Lt P H Davy Assistant to Inspector of  Accidents  

Department of the Secretary of the Air Ministry

  Sir Walter F Nicholson Secretary of the Air Ministry, KCB  
Mr I V H Campbell Private Secretary  
  Sir Sigmund Dannreuther Deputy Secretary of the Air Ministry, Knt, CB  
Mr W E L Courtney Private Secretary  
Mr H W W McAnally Principal Assistant Secretary  
Mr B E Holloway Principal Assistant Secretary  
Mr J A Webster Principal Assistant Secretary  
Mr J B Abraham Assistant Secretary  
Mr C G Evans Assistant Secretary  
Mr C N Knight Assistant Secretary - Finance Division, OBE  
Mr L V Meadowcroft Assistant Secretary - Finance Division  
Mr F G Nutt Assistant Secretary  
Mr R C Richards Assistant Secretary - Finance Division  
Mr J A Smith Assistant Secretary - Finance Division, OBE  
Mr J M Spaight Assistant Secretary, OBE  
Mr J H Barnes Acting Principal - Finance Division  
Mr S T Blackwell Principal - Finance Division  
Mr C Ll Bullock Principal, CBE  
Mr C G Caines Acting Principal, MBE  
Mr E F Cliff Principal  
Mr J T Cotton Principal - Finance Division, MBE  
Mr W B Foden Acting Principal  
Mr C J Galpin Principal, DSO  
Mr J G Gibson Principal - Finance Division  
Mr R L Megarry Principal  
Mr R Monk-Jones Acting Principal - Finance Division  
Mr J B Proper Principal  
Mr L G S Reynolds Principal, OBE  
Mr L F Schooling Principal - Finance Division  
Mr W L Scott Acting Principal, DSC  
Mr W G Stevens Principal - Finance Division  
Mr F G C Young Principal  
Mr L G Bacon Assistant Principal  
Mr G Calder Assistant Principal - Resident Clerk  
Mr I V H Campbell Assistant Principal  
Mr S S Cherry Assistant Principal - Finance Division  
Mr W G Clements Assistant Principal, MC  
Mr W E L Courtney Assistant Principal - Finance Division  
Mr K H S Edwards Assistant Principal, Resident Clerk  
Mr W F Jenkins Assistant Administration Officer  
Mr F W Musson Assistant Principal, AFC  
Mr A H D Nobbs Assistant Principal, Resident Clerk  
Mr P J Oldfield Assistant Principal  
Mr H R Ould Assistant Administration Officer - Finance Division  
Mr A E Slater Assistant Principal - Resident Clerk  
Mr H W Walsh Assistant Principal - Finance Division  
Mr E H T Wiltshire Assistant Principal - Resident Clerk  
Mr H H Adams Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr F W Alderton Staff Officer  
Mr B H Archer Acting Staff Officer  
Mr R Bartholomew Staff Officer  
Mr S J S Bridgeman Acting Staff Officer  
Mr C V Buriton Acting Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr H H Byfield Acting Staff Officer  
Mr A J Camm Staff Officer  
Mr G E Caudle Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr H H Chapman Acting Staff Officer  
Mr E H Cross Staff Officer  
Mr S Davey Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr A C Hamilton Staff Officer  
Mr J Healy Staff Officer  
Mr F J Howarth Staff Officer  
Mr V C Mountfort Staff Officer  
Mr H J Rabbinowicz Acting Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr F Rawlings Acting Staff Officer  
Mr A J Read Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr J S Robinson Staff Officer  
Mr L M Snelling Acting Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr S Weatherup Acting Staff Officer - Finance Division  
Mr J Morris Air History - Employed by Committee of Imperial Defence  
Mr W B Pettet Chief Registrar, MBE  
Mr G R Richardson Statistics  
Mr C P Robertson Press Section (Temporary)  
Directorate of Accounts
Mr J S Ross Director of Accounts, CBE  
Mr H W Clothier Deputy Director  
Mr F W N Sibley Deputy Director  
Mr G T Jones Chief Auditor (Middle East, Palestine and Transjordan) (Acting)  
Mr E Backhouse Chief Auditor (Iraq), MBE (Acting)  
Mr W A R Channer Senior Accounts Officer  
Mr W F Connolly Senior Accounts Officer  
Mr S Crowther Senior Accounts Officer (Middle East) (Acting)  
Mr A D Donald Senior Accounts Officer  
Mr G G Fiddes Senior Accounts Officer  
Mr C J Price Senior Accounts Officer  
Mr A G Attribe Accounts Officer  
Mr W J W Bangs Accounts Officer  
Mr T H Barnikel Accounts Officer (Middle East) (Acting)  
Mr C Bennett Accounts Officer (Iraq)  
Mr H F O Bence Accounts Officer (Acting)  
Mr A J Border Accounts Officer  
Mr V T T Brennan Accounts Officer, MBE  
Mr F W Filbee Accounts Officer (Palestine) (Acting)  
Mr B C Holmer Accounts Officer (Iraq) (Acting)  
Mr G C King Accounts Officer  
Mr V J Mitchell Accounts Officer (Middle East)  
Mr P G Salt Accounts Officer (Acting)  
Mr A Y Smellie Accounts Officer  
Mr G F Sudbury Accounts Officer  
Mr J E Urbani Accounts Officer (Acting)  
Directorate of Contracts
Mr C R Brigstocke Director, CB  
Mr A H Self Deputy Director  
Mr E L Pickles Assistant Director, MBE  
Mr F R Stapley Assistant Director, OBE  
Mr P Cohen Senior Contract Clerk, MBE  
Mr F Noxon Senior Contract Clerk  
Mr H Russell Acting Contract Officer  
Mr E C L White Acting Senior Contract Clerk  
Mr A C Boddis Contract Officer  
Mr R I Brenton Contract Officer  
Mr W C Fenwick Contract Officer, MBE  
Mr D W Howard Acting Contract Officer, MC  
Mr E P Hunt Contract Officer  
Mr L M Jones Contract Officer  
Mr J E Mullan Contract Officer  
Mr L H Stroud Contract Officer  
Mr W J Pryce Examiner  
Mr T J Gray Technical Cost Officer  
Mr T B Ringwood Technical Cost Officer  
Directorate of Lands (Joint Services for War Officer and Air Ministry)
Mr H G Goligher Comptroller of Lands, CBE  
Lt Col A H J Thompson Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer - Air Ministry Section, OBE  
Mr W W Palmer Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer  
Capt R W Davies Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer  
Capt H A Adams Deputy Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer  
Meteorological Office
Dr G C Simpson Director, CB, DSc, FRS  
Mr R G K Lempfert Assistant Director, CBE, MA, FInstP  
Lt Col E Gold Assistant Director, DSO, FRS  
Mr F J W Whipple Assistant Director, MA, FInstP  
Capt E G Billham Superintendent - Instruments, BSc  
Cdr L A Brooke-Smith Superintendent - Marine, RD, RNR  
Mr C E P Brooks Superintendent - General Climatology, OBE, MA  
Capt D Brunt Superintendent - Army, MA  
Mr R Corless Superintendent - British Climatology & British Rainfall Organisation, OBE, MA  
Mr J S Dines Superintendent - Forecast, MA  
Capt F Entwistle Superintendent - Aviation, BSc  
Cdr L G Garbett Superintendent - Navy, RN  
Mr M A Giblett Superintendent - Airships, MSc  
Maj A H R Goldie Superintendent - Local Centres, MA  
Mr H L B Tarrant Chief Clerk  

Department of the Chief of the Air Staff

MRAF Sir Hugh M Trenchard Chief of the Air Staff, Bart, GCB, DSO, DCL, LLD 22 Jan 1919
Mr J B Proper Private Secretary  
Flt Lt

Gerald E Gibbs

Personal Assistant, MC, later AM   2 Oct 1927
Directorate of Operation and Intelligence
A/Cdre

Cyril L N Newall

Director and Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, CB, CMG, CBE, AM; later MRAF 12 Apr 1926
Flt Lt

G S N Johnston

Personal Assistant,  1 Nov 1927
Gp Capt

Wilfrid R Freeman

Deputy Director, DSO, MC; later ACM 24 Jan 1927
Gp Capt

William F MacN Foster

Air Representative - League of Nation, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM  7 Apr 1926
Wg Cdr

William L Welsh

DSC, AFC; later AM 21 Sep 1926
Wg Cdr

Charles H B Blount

OBE, MC; later AVM 30 Apr 1927
Wg Cdr

Richard H Peck

OBE; later AM 17 Nov 1927
Sqn Ldr A R Boyle OBE, MC 10 Jan 1919
Sqn Ldr R M Bayley DFC  1 May 1924
Sqn Ldr

Norman H Bottomley

AFC; later AM  1May 1925
Sqn Ldr

Francis P Don

OBE, later AVM  1 Dec 1925
Sqn Ldr

John O Andrews

DSO, MC; later AVM 15 Sep 1927
Sqn Ldr W B Farrington    1 Mar 1926
Sqn Ldr

John B Cole-Hamilton

later AVM  1 Nov 1926
Flt Lt

Thomas W Elmhirst

AFC; later AM 15 May 1925
Flt Lt

Philip F Fullard

DSO, MC, AFC; later A/Cdre  1 Jun 1925
Flt Lt Arthur L Fiddament DFC; later AVM 15 Sep 1927
Flt Lt W A B Savile    4 Feb 1926
Flt Lt F Wright    8 Oct 1925
Flt Lt A H H MacDonald   14 Oct 1927
Maj A B Clough Map Section, MC, RE  
Directorate of Organisation and Staff Duties
AVM Ivo L B Vesey Director, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO  1 Aug 1923
Capt J H A Benger MBE  5 Nov 1923
Deputy Directorate of Organisation
Gp Capt

Albert Fletcher

Deputy Director, CMG, CBE, MC; later A/Cdre 15 Feb 1928
Capt H C Rawlings Attached, DSO, RN  1 Dec 1925
Wg Cdr H A Williamson CMG, AFC  1 Aug 1924
Wg Cdr A C Winter OBE 28 Jul 1924
Sqn Ldr

John C Russell

DSO; later A/Cdre  1 May 1926
Sqn Ldr A G Weir   25 Jan 1928
Sqn Ldr B E Harrison AFC 11 Jun 1926
Flt Lt E W Broadberry MC  5 Aug 1925
Flt Lt F Carpenter   22 Jul 1927
Mr M F Hulbert Higher Clerical Officer  
Deputy Directorate of  Staff Duties
Wg Cdr

Ernest L Gossage

Deputy Director, DSO, MC; later AM   1 Jan 1928
Wg Cdr

Sydney W Smith

OBE; later A/Cdre  8 Jan 1927
Sqn Ldr

Malcolm Henderson

DSO; later AVM  
Sqn Ldr R T Leather AFC 15 Jul 1927
Sqn Ldr

Meredith Thomas

DFC, AFC; later AVM  5 May 1924
Sqn Ldr

Augustus H Orlebar

AFC; later AVM  3 Sep 1927
Flt Lt Robert P M Whitham MC; later AVM  1 Sep 1928
Flt Lt

Stephen C Strafford

DFC; later AM 15 Apr 1926
Wg Cdr W H Anderson Liaison Officer - Australia, DFC  
Flt Lt C J Harman Assistant Liaison Officer - Australia  
Sqn Ldr A L Cuffe Liaison Officer - Canada  
Signals Branch
A/Cdre Lyster F Blandy Head of Branch, DSO, RE 30 Nov 1922
Wg Cdr

Charles W Nutting

OBE, DSC; later A/Cdre  1 Apr 1924
Flt Lt

Robert S Aitken

MC, AFC; later AVM  2 Sep 1927
Mr C B Carr Junior Assistant  
Flt Lt J C Coulson    
Flt Lt

Albert F Lang

MBE; later AVM  1 Mar 1928
Sqn Ldr

John H Simpson 

later A/Cdre  1 Mar 1926
Flt Lt

Victor H Tait

later AVM 16 Sep 1924
Capt G B Williams Junior Assistant  

Directorate of Works and Buildings

Col H Biddulph Director, CB, CMG, DSO  
Capt L A Rushbrooke Personal Assistant, MBE  
Mr R F M Pearson Deputy Director of Works, MInstCE  
Mr T C Coles Civil Engineer, ARSanI  
Mr A R Gibbs Civil Engineer, AMInstCE, AMIMechE  
Mr A Tutton Acting Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Mr A E Watson Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Mr H Hughes Chief Surveyor, OBE, FSI  
Mr A J Allnut Surveyor, MBE  
Mr F C Knibb Surveyor, MBE, FSI  
Maj D A B Morle Surveyor  
Mr E Thomas Surveyor, FSI  
Mr F O Farrell Assistant Surveyor  
Mr J Field Assistant Surveyor, PASI  
Mr S Hill Assistant Surveyor, PASI  
Mr E L Porter Assistant Surveyor, FSI  
Mr H T W W Miller Assistant Surveyor  
Mr C H Andrews Superintendent of Design, MBE  
Mr H J Culpin Chief Stores and Accounts Officer  
Mr B B Travess Stores and Accounts Officer  
Mr H W Williams Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr HA Lewis Dale Assistant Director of Works (Home Stations), MInstCE, MIMechE  
Capt H T Humfress Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), OBE,  
Mr J Newton Acting Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), ARIBA  
Mr S Empsall Acting Civil Engineer, LRIBA, ARSI  
Mr J W Green Civil Engineer, MC, BEng  
Capt G S Hallas Civil Engineer  
Capt J B Walker Civil Engineer  
Mr H G Coyne Acting Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Mr C H Kilmister Acting Assistant Civil Engineer, MIMCE  
Mr E Wakeford Assistant Civil Engineer  
Mr A S Wood Acting Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Col T D Mackie Assistant Director of Works (Foreign Stations), CMG, OBE, MIMechEchE  
Mr J A Dawson Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), BSc  
Mr A E G Collins Acting Civil Engineer  
Maj G Evans Acting Civil Engineer, PASI  
Mr P Harris Civil Engineer, MIMCE  
Capt R C S Perry Assistant Civil Engineer, MIMCE  
Maj D Goad Chief Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, OBE, MIEE,  
Maj H S Watson Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), BA, MIEE, AMInstCE  
Maj E C St John Acting Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), MIEE  
Lt H Booker Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, MBE, AMIMarE  
Capt H W W Henderson Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, MBE  
Lt W D Miller Mechanical and Electrical Engineer  
Mr T Mitchell Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, AMIEE  
Mr W Nettleship Acting Mechanical and Electrical Engineer  
Mr H D Stanier Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, FGS, MIMechE, MIEE  
Capt D B Webbe Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, AMIEE  
Mr L B Hogben Assistant Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, AMIEE  
Mr D J Walker Assistant Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, MIMarE  
Department of the Air Member for Personnel
AVM

Sir Philip W Game

Air Member for Personnel, KCB, DSO; later AVM 27 Nov 1923
Flt Lt G T Stroud Personal Assistant, MBE  
Rev R E V Hanson Chaplain in Chief, OBE, MA 25 Oct 1926
Directorate of Personal Services
A/Cdre

Amyas E Borton

Director, CB, CMG, DSO, AFC; later AVM  1 Nov 1926
Wg Cdr Richard B Maycock OBE; later A/Cdre  1 Jul 1928
Wg Cdr W J Ryan CBE 17 Aug 1927
Sqn Ldr A N Benge   14 Apr 1925
Flt Lt F G Stammers OBE 23 Aug 1928
Flt Lt A H Pearce   12 May 1924
Flt Lt W R Castings MBE 10 Jan 1927
Mr L J Banford Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr G H Bosworth Higher Clerical Officer  
Directorate of Manning
Gp Capt

Robert P Ross

Deputy Director, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre  
Sqn Ldr

Douglas Iron

OBE; later A/Cdre  
Flt Lt A G Bond AFC 15 Aug 1927
Flt Lt

Archibald H Wann

later A/Cdre  6 Jan 1928
Flt Lt S J Bailey   10 Apr 1922
Directorate of Training
A/Cdre

Hugh C T Dowding

Director, CMG; later ACM 27 May 1926
Gp Capt

Norman D K MacEwen

Deputy Director, CMG, DSO; later AVM  1 May 1926
Wg Cdr

Paul C Maltby

DSO, AFC; later AVM 19 Dec 1927
Cdr G R S Watkins Attached, DSO, RN 15 Aug 1927
Sqn Ldr H F A Gordon   10 Oct 1925
Sqn Ldr

Patrick Huskinson

MC; later A/Cdre 21 Sep 1925
Flt Lt

Eric B Grenfell

AFC; later A/Cdre  6 Apr 1926
Flt Lt D B Ward    6 May 1927
Flt Lt

Hugh W L Saunders

MC, DFC, MM; later ACM 15 Jul 1924
Flt Lt C J S Dearlove    5 Jul 1928
Flt Lt

Anthony L Paxton

DFC; later AVM  1 Mar 1925
Flt Lt G M Bryer    1 Mar 1925
Flt Lt G H Harrison   10 Sep 1925
Flt Lt D H Carey    7 Dec 1926
Flt Lt H Nelson    1 Sep 1925
Col I Curtis Educational Adviser, CBE, MA, AMIMechE  
Mr A H Robson Education Officer Grade I, MC, MSc  
Lt Col F T Rees Acting Education Officer Grade II, DSO, MC  
Mr W G Sheppard Education Officer Grade III, BA  
Mr N Wood Education Officer Grade III on the establishment of Inspector of Recruiting, MA  
Mr C M Thurgood Higher Clerical Officer  

Directorate of Medical Services

AVM D Munro Director, CB, CIE, MB, MA, FRCS(E), KHS 26 Nov 1921
Wg Cdr A E Panter BA 10 Feb 1927
Wg Cdr B A Playne DSO, MB, BA  7 Jan 1926
Wg Cdr C L Colbran LDS, RCS (Eng) 14 Nov 1923
Sqn Ldr G S Marshall Assistant Director (Hygiene), OBE, DPH, DTM&H 15 Jan 1926
Sqn Ldr J Kyle   16 Nov 1928
Sqn Ldr W E Hodgins MB  5 Jan 1927
Mr H D Courtenay Acting Staff Officer  
Mr W McKechnie Higher Clerical Officer  

Nursing Service

Miss J M Cruickshank Matron-in-Chief, RRC  
Miss M Welch Matron  

Department of the Air Member for Supply and Research

AVM

Sir John F A Higgins

Air Member for Supply and Research, KCB, KBE, DSO, AFC; later AM 27 Dec 1926
Mr F W Musson Private Secretary, AFC  
Directorate of Scientific Research and Technical Development
A/Cdre

John A Chamier

Director of Technical Development, CB, CMG, DSO, OBE; later A/Cdre 12 Dec 1927
Mr H E Wimperis Director of Scientific Research, OBE, MA, FRAeS, MIEE  
Mr C Birch Personal Assistant for Administration  
Gp Capt

Napier J Gill

Deputy Director of Technical Development, OBE, MC; later A/Cdre 12 Dec 1927 
Mr D R Pye Deputy Director of Scientific Research, MA  
Maj J S Buchanan Assistant Director (Aircraft), OBE, AFRAeS, AMIEE  
Maj G P Bulman Assistant Director (Engines), DSO, OBE  
Wg Cdr J C M Lowe Assistant Director (Armament)  7 Dec 1926
Wg Cdr

G P Grenfell

Assistant Director (Instruments) 11 Jan 1926
Sqn Ldr

Sir Christopher J Q Brand

Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, KBE, DSO, MC, DFC; later AVM 22 Sep 1925
Mr F E Cowlin Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, BA, AFRAeS  
Mr W H Dyson Principal Technical or Scientific Officer  
Capt R N Liptrot Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, BA, AFRAeS, MIAeE  
Maj R E Penny Principal Technical or Scientific Officer  
Maj R Purves Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, AFRAeS  
Mr A A Ross Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, OBE  
Maj H S V Thompson Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, AMIMechE  
Capt L C Bygrave Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, MBE, AMIEE, AFRAeS  
Dr J D Coales Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, DSc  
Mr M A Doyle Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, BSc (Eng)  
Maj G McAlpine Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, MIEE  
Flt Lt A J Elliott Senior Technical or Scientific Officer  1 Jan 1928
Mr F A Foord Acting Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, AFRAeS  
Mr A G Forsyth Acting Senior Technical or Scientific Officer  
Maj A J Hurst Senior Technical or Scientific Officer (Inspector), AMIEE  
Capt J A Nye Senior Technical or Scientific Officer  
Mr C E R Osman Senior Technical or Scientific Officer  
Lt Col W J Polyblank Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, OBE  
Capt D E Riddell Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, MBE  
Flt Lt F C Wilkinson Senior Technical or Scientific Officer  
Flt Lt

Cresswell Turner

AFC; later A/Cdre 26 Sep 1927
Flt Lt

Ralph S Sorley

DSC, DFC; later AM  1 Mar 1927
Flt Lt C H Potts    1 Aug 1921
Flt Lt E H Rundle    5 Aug 1925
Cdr A W Brooks Attached, DSO, RN 23 Sep 1926
Cdr W G Benn Attached, RN 12 Nov 1927
Gp Capt Peregrine F M Fellowes Director of Airship Development, DSO; later A/Cdre  1 Jul 1924

Deputy Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection

Lt Col H W S Outram Director of Aeronautical Inspection, CBE  
Maj P Bishop Chief Inspector - Aircraft, OBE  
Wg Cdr G B Hynes Chief Inspector - Engines, DSO  1 Jan 1928
Mr L T G Mansell Assistant Chief Inspector  
Mr H Myers Assistant Chief Inspector  
Mr P W Smith Assistant Chief Inspector  
Mr S G Young Assistant Chief Inspector, MBE  
Mr J Adam Inspector (Senior Technical Officer)  
Lt Col F C C Ensor Inspector, OBE  
Maj G McAlpne Inspector (Senior Technical Officer), MIEE  
Dr C C G Rudorf Inspector, PhD, BSc  
Mr L Warner Inspector  

Directorate of Equipment

A/Cdre

Arthur M Longmore

Director, CB, DSO; later ACM  1 Apr 1925
Gp Capt

Charles G Smith

Deputy Director, OBE; later A/Cdre 20 Feb 1928
Gp Capt

William H Primrose

DFC; later A/Cdre 21 Sep 1926
Wg Cdr W P G Young OBE 22 Nov 1926
Wg Cdr L Auker   10 Nov 1924
Wg Cdr W Millett   13 Feb 1926
Sqn Ldr N F D Buckeridge    1 Apr 1925
Sqn Ldr C F Rasmusen OBE  9 Oct 1919
Sqn Ldr

William B Cushion

OBE; later AVM  6 May 1927
Sqn Ldr

Henry L Crichton

MBE; later A/Cdre 21 Mar 1927
Sqn Ldr

George C Bailey

DSO; later A/Cdre 15 May 1928
Sqn Ldr B W M Williams   17 Jun 1927
Sqn Ldr A J M Ross MBE 18 Jul 1927
Sqn Ldr A W Smith    1 Feb 1928
Sqn Ldr G F Law    1 Nov 1926
Flt Lt W E G Beauforte-Greenwood   30 Aug 1919
Flt Lt C J Brockbank MBE 20Sep 1926
Flt Lt Arthur Garrity later A/Cdre  3 Jun 1924
Flt Lt A Jukes    1 Mar 1926
Flt Lt A B Wiggin   15 Jun 1922
Flt Lt L A Lavender    7 Dec 1926
Flt Lt

John M Mason

DSC, DFC; later A/Cdre 19 Jan 1922
Flt Lt J K McDonald   10Aug 1925
Flt Lt

Frank N Trinder

later AVM   4 Apr 1921
Flt Lt F J B Powell MBE  1 Feb 1927
Flt Lt W A Glasper    1 Sep 1926
Flt Lt E A Tottle   22 Sep 1925
Flt Lt C J Polden    2 Dec 1927
Flt Lt

Francis A Skoulding

later A/Cdre 31 Jan 1927
Flt Lt R E H Allen   25 Jun 1925
Flt Lt A P Woollett    7 Dec 1926
Flt Lt E I T Duffield    7 Apr 1925
Flt Lt A S Berry   16 May 1927
Flt Lt R W Stewart   27 Jan 1927
Flt Lt E S Bullen MBE  5 Mar 1928
Flt Lt R G Sims    8 Dec 1925
Flt Lt

Valentine B Ranford

later A/Cdre 13 Sep 1926
Flt Lt W Best    6 May 1927
Fg Off W J Shilcott DSM  8 Jun 1925
Fg Off R C Higgins    8 Apr 1924
Fg Off J W Bell DSM  9Apr 1926
Fg Off C Littlejohn MM  5 Mar 1928
Fg Off F H Bedford MC, MM 15 Jul 1926
Fg Off W Bourne   11 Jan 1926
Fg Off C Hanson-Abbott   28 Feb 1928
Sqn Ldr L J Killmayer Civil Assistant i/c Section, MBE  
Mr A H Barnes Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr E G Barton Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr H D Blow Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr H M Cleator Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr M S Edwards Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr E J Hunt Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr G H Lines Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr F E Peppler Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr A Roberts Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr W Thompson Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr H W Williams Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr F C Woodward Higher Clerical Officer  

Source - September 1928 Air Force List

July 1929

Air Ministry Organisational Chart - July 1929

Air Council
Rank Name Notes
Brig-Gen The Rt Hon Lord Thomson Secretary of State for Air, President of the Air Council, PC, CBE, DSO
Mr F Montague Under-Secretary of State for Air, Vice President of the Air Council, MP
MRAF Sir Hugh M Trenchard Chief of the Air Staff, GCB, DSO, ADC
ACM

Sir John M Salmond

Air Member for Personnel, KCB, CMG, CVO, DSO, ADC; later MRAF
AM

Sir John F A Higgins

Air Member for Supply and Research, KCB, KBE, DSO, AFC; later AM
  Sir Walter F Nicholson Secretary of the Air Ministry, KCB

 

Air Ministry

Brig-Gen The Rt Hon Lord Thomson Secretary of State for Air, PC, CBE, DSO
Mr C Ll Bullock Private Secretary, CBE  
Mr P J Oldfield Assistant Private Secretary  
Mr J R Oldfield Parliamentary Private Secretary, MP  
Mr F Montague Under-Secretary of State for Air, MP  
Mr G Calder Private Secretary,  
  Sir Walter F Nicholson Secretary of the Air Ministry, KCB  
  Sir Sigmund Dannreuther Deputy Secretary of the Air Ministry, Knt, CB  
Mr H W W McAnally Principal Assistant Secretary of the Air Ministry  
Mr B E Holloway Principal Assistant Secretary of the Air Ministry  
Mr J A Webster Principal Assistant Secretary of the Air Ministry  
Judge Advocate-General (Joint Service for War Office and Air Ministry - Staff not shown in AFL)
  Sir Felix Cassel Judge Advocate-General, Bart, KC  
  Sir J Gilbert S Mellor Deputy Judge Advocate-General, KBE, CB, CMG, KC  
Mr P Sutherland Graeme Deputy Judge Advocate, CBE,  
Mr C L Stirling Legal Assistant and Registrar  
Col H D F MacGeagh Officer in Charge, Military and Air Force Department, CBE, TD, KC  
Wg Cdr S C R Crawford Air Force Assistant, OBE, TD  
Sqn Ldr E St C Harnett Air Force Assistant (DJAG - Middle East), OBE  
Sqn Ldr D L Ingpen Air Force Assistant  
Flt Lt G S Marshall Air Force Assistant, OBE  
Directorate of Civil Aviation
AVM

Sir William S Brancker

Director, KCB, AFC; later AVM  
Mr H Jones Personal Assistant, MBE  
Mr F G L Bertram Deputy Director, CBE  
Mr W W Burkett Assistant Administrative Officer  
Mr A G Attribe Staff Officer  
Mr W A Campbell Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr J A Weekly Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr F Tymms Chief Technical Officer, MC  
Lt Col I A E Edwards Chief Technical Adviser, CMG  
Maj O G G Villiers Senior Assistant, DSO  
Mr R H S Mealing Technical Assistant  
Mr C B Collins Technical Assistant  
Mr B B Muckleston Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr L G V Koster Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Accidents Branch
Maj J P C Cooper Inspector of  Accidents, OBE, MC  
Maj S J V Fill Investigating Officer, OBE  
Capt F S Wilkins Investigating Officer  
Flt Lt P H Davy Assistant to Inspector of  Accidents  

Department of the Secretary of the Air Ministry

Not available at the moment

Department of the Chief of the Air Staff

MRAF Sir Hugh M Trenchard Chief of the Air Staff, Bart, GCB, DSO, DCL, LLD 22 Jan 1919
Mr J B Proper Private Secretary  
Flt Lt

Bernard McEntegart

Personal Assistant, later AVM  2 Oct 1923
Directorate of Operation and Intelligence
A/Cdre

Cyril L N Newall

Director and Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, CB, CMG, CBE, AM; later MRAF 12 Apr 1926
Flt Lt

G S N Johnston

Personal Assistant,  1 Nov 1927
Gp Capt

Christopher L Courtney

Deputy Director, CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM 15 Jan 1929
Gp Capt

William F MacN Foster

Air Representative - League of Nation, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM  7 Apr 1926
Wg Cdr R J F Barton OBE 15 Sep 1928
Wg Cdr

William L Welsh

DSC, AFC; later AM 21 Sep 1926
Wg Cdr

Charles H B Blount

OBE, MC; later AVM 30 Apr 1927
Wg Cdr

Richard H Peck

OBE; later AM 17 Nov 1927
Sqn Ldr A R Boyle OBE, MC 10 Jan 1919
Sqn Ldr H I Hanmer DFC 31 Dec 1928
Sqn Ldr

John O Andrews

DSO, MC; later AVM 15 Sep 1927
Sqn Ldr

John C Slessor

MC; later MRAF 15 Oct 1928
Sqn Ldr

John B Cole-Hamilton

later AVM  1 Nov 1926
Sqn Ldr W R D Acland DFC, AFC 24 Sep 1928
Sqn Ldr

Roy W Chappell

MC; later A/Cdre 11 Feb 1929
Sqn Ldr C R Keary   10 Apr 1929
Flt Lt

Arthur L Fiddament

DFC; later AVM 15 Sep 1927
Flt Lt F Wright    8 Oct 1925
Flt Lt

Andrew MacGregor

MBE, DFC; later AVM 31 Dec 1928
Flt Lt

Douglas L Blackford

later A/Cdre 25 Jan 1929
Flt Lt A H H MacDonald   14 Oct 1927
Capt E R L Peake Map Section, MC, RE  
Directorate of Organisation and Staff Duties
A/Cdre

Frederick W Bowhill

Director, CMG, DSO; later ACM 19 May 1929
Capt J H A Benger MBE  5 Nov 1923
Deputy Directorate of Organisation
Gp Capt

Albert Fletcher

Deputy Director, CMG, CBE, MC; later A/Cdre 15 Feb 1928
Capt M B Birkett Attached, DSO, RN 15 Nov 1928
Wg Cdr A C Winter OBE 28 Jul 1924
Sqn Ldr

Reginald L G Marix

DSO; later AVM  8 Oct 1928
Sqn Ldr

John C Russell

DSO; later A/Cdre  1 May 1926
Sqn Ldr A G Weir   25 Jan 1928
Sqn Ldr B E Harrison AFC 11 Jun 1926
Flt Lt

Stephen C Strafford

DFC; later AM - from DDSD 15 Apr 1926
Mr M F Hulbert Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr E W Short Higher Clerical Officer  
Deputy Directorate of  Staff Duties
Gp Capt

Ernest L Gossage

Deputy Director, DSO, MC; later AM   1 Jan 1928
Wg Cdr C C Miles MC 15 Jan 1929
Sqn Ldr R T Leather AFC 15 Jul 1927
Sqn Ldr

Henry K Thorold

DSC, DFC, AFC; later AVM  4 May 1929
Flt Lt

Arthur P M Sanders

later ACM  9 Jan 1929
Flt Lt

Robert P M Whitham

MC; later AVM  1 Sep 1928
Mr G E Caswell MC  1 Sep 1928
Sqn Ldr H N Wrigley Liaison Officer - Australia, DFC, AFC  
Flt Lt C J Harman Assistant Liaison Officer - Australia  
Temp Sqn Ldr L F Stevenson Liaison Officer - Canada  
Signals Branch
A/Cdre

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

CMG, OBE 30 Nov 1928
Wg Cdr H L Reilly DSO 18 Feb 1929
Sqn Ldr

John H Simpson 

later A/Cdre  1 Mar 1926
Flt Lt (Ret) J C Coulson    
Flt Lt R F Durrant AFC, RAFO  
Flt Lt

Albert F Lang

MBE; later AVM  1 Mar 1928
Flt Lt

Victor H Tait

later AVM 16 Sep 1924
Flt Lt E F Turner    1 Dec 1928

Directorate of Works and Buildings

Col H Biddulph Director,  
Capt L A Rushbrooke Personal Assistant, MBE  
Mr R F M Pearson Deputy Director of Works, MInstCE  
Mr T C Coles Civil Engineer, ARSanI  
Capt G S Hallas Civil Engineer, MC, BEng, AMInstCE  
Capt R C S Perry Assistant Civil Engineer  
Mr A Tutton Acting Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA  
Mr H Hughes Chief Surveyor, OBE, FSI  
Mr A J Allnut Surveyor, MBE  
Mr E Thomas Surveyor, FSI  
Mr F O Farrell Assistant Surveyor  
Mr J Field Assistant Surveyor, PASI  
Mr S Hill Assistant Surveyor, PASI  
Mr E L Porter Assistant Surveyor, FSI  
Mr H T W W Miller Assistant Surveyor  
Mr C H Andrews Superintendent of Design, MBE  
Mr H J Culpin Chief Stores and Accounts Officer  
Mr B B Travess Stores and Accounts Officer  
Mr W F Glass Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr H W Williams Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr HA Lewis Dale Assistant Director of Works (Home Stations), MInstCE, MIMechEchE  
Mr A R Gibbs Acting Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), MInstCE, AMMechE,  
Mr J Newton Acting Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), ARIBA  
Capt T Temple Civil Engineer  
Mr C H Kilmister Assistant Civil Engineer, MIMCE  
Capt J B Walker Civil Engineer  
Mr E Wakeford Assistant Civil Engineer  
Mr S Empsall Acting Civil Engineer, LRIBA, ARSI  
Col T D Mackie Assistant Director of Works (Foreign Stations), CMG, OBE, MIMechEchE  
Mr J A Dawson Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), BSc  
Mr A E G Collins Acting Civil Engineer  
Maj G Evans Acting Civil Engineer, PASI  
Maj D Goad Chief Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, OBE, MIEE,  
Maj H S Watson Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), BA, MIEE, AMInstCE  
Maj E C St John Acting Superintending Civil Engineer (Grade II), MIEE  
Capt H W W Henderson Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, MBE  
Capt T Kerr Jones Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, AMIEE  
Lt W D Miller Mechanical and Electrical Engineer  
Mr T Mitchell Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, AMIEE  
Mr W Nettleship Acting Mechanical and Electrical Engineer  
Lt H Booker Assistant Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, MBE, AMIMarE  
Mr L B Hogben Assistant Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, AMIEE  
Mr C B Manning Assistant Mechanical and Electrical Engineer  
Department of the Air Member for Personnel
ACM

Sir John Salmond

Air Member for Personnel, KCB, CMG, CVO, DSO, ADC; later MRAF  1 Jan 1929
Mr W G Clements Private Secretary, MC  
Rev R E V Hanson Chaplain in Chief, OBE, MA 25 Oct 1926
Directorate of Personal Services
A/Cdre

Amyas E Borton

Director, CB, CMG, DSO, AFC; later AVM  1 Nov 1926
Wg Cdr

Richard B Maycock

OBE; later A/Cdre  1 Jul 1928
Wg Cdr W J Ryan CBE 17 Aug 1927
Sqn Ldr A N Benge   14 Apr 1925
Sqn Ldr F G Stammers OBE 23 Aug 1928
Flt Lt A H Pearce   12 May 1924
Flt Lt W R Castings MBE 10 Jan 1927
Mr L J Banford Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr G H Bosworth Higher Clerical Officer  
Directorate of Manning
Gp Capt

Robert P Ross

Deputy Director, DSO, AFC, ADC; later A/Cdre 25 Feb 1928
Sqn Ldr A G Bond AFC 15 Aug 1927
Sqn Ldr

Archibald H Wann

later A/Cdre  6 Jan 1928
Flt Lt S J Bailey   10 Apr 1922
Mr A J Cheverton Higher Clerical Officer  
Directorate of Training
A/Cdre

Hugh C T Dowding

Director, CMG; later ACM 27 May 1926
Wg Cdr

Hazelton R Nicholl

Deputy Director,  OBE; later AVM  9 May 1929
Wg Cdr

Paul C Maltby

DSO, AFC; later AVM 19 Dec 1927
Cdr G R S Watkins Attached, DSO, RN 15 Aug 1927
Sqn Ldr

Patrick Huskinson

MC; later A/Cdre 21 Sep 1925
Flt Lt

Geoffrey A H Pidcock

later AVM 22 Oct 1928
Flt Lt G C Gardiner DFC 28 Jul 1927
Flt Lt

Philip H Mackworth

DFC; later AVM 14 Jan 1929
Flt Lt

John W Jones

later ACM 11 Jan 1929
Flt Lt C J S Dearlove    5 Jul 1928
Flt Lt G M Bryer    1 Mar 1925
Flt Lt G H Harrison   10 Sep 1925
Flt Lt H Nelson    1 Sep 1925
Mr W M Page Educational Adviser, CBE, MA  
Mr A H Robson Education Officer Grade I, MC, MSc  
Mr J A Taylor Education Officer Grade II, MSc  
Lt Col F T Rees Education Officer Grade II, DSO, MC  
Mr W G Sheppard Education Officer Grade III, BA  
Mr C L M Brown Education Officer Grade III on the establishment of Inspector of Recruiting, MA  
Mr C M Thurgood Higher Clerical Officer  

Directorate of Medical Services

AVM D Munro Director, CB, CIE, MB, MA, FRCS(E), KHS 26 Nov 1921
Wg Cdr F C Cowtan   29 Jan 1929
Wg Cdr B A Playne DSO, MB, BA  7 Jan 1926
Wg Cdr C L Colbran LDS, RCS (Eng) 14 Nov 1923
Sqn Ldr H S C Starkey Assistant Director (Hygiene), OBE, MD, DPH, MA 12 Apr 1929
Sqn Ldr J Kyle   16 Nov 1928
Sqn Ldr W E Hodgins MB  5 Jan 1927
Mr H D Courtenay Acting Staff Officer  
Mr W McKechnie Higher Clerical Officer  

Nursing Service

Miss J M Cruickshank Matron-in-Chief, RRC  
Miss M Welch Matron  

Department of the Air Member for Supply and Research

AM

Sir John F A Higgins

Air Member for Supply and Research, KCB, KBE, DSO, AFC; later AM 27 Dec 1926
Mr F W Musson Private Secretary, AFC  
Directorate of Scientific Research and Technical Development
A/Cdre

Felton V Holt

Director of Technical Development, CMG, DSO; later AVM  7 Dec 1928
Mr H E Wimperis Director of Scientific Research, OBE, MA, FRAeS, MIEE  
Mr C Birch Personal Assistant for Administration  
Gp Capt

Napier J Gill

Deputy Director of Technical Development, OBE, MC; later A/Cdre 12 Dec 1927 
Mr D R Pye Deputy Director of Scientific Research, MA  
Maj J S Buchanan Assistant Director (Aircraft), OBE, AFRAeS, AMIEE  
Maj G P Bulman Assistant Director (Engines), DSO, OBE  
Wg Cdr J C M Lowe Assistant Director (Armament)  7 Dec 1926
Wg Cdr

G P Grenfell

Assistant Director (Instruments) 11 Jan 1926
Sqn Ldr

Sir Christopher J Q Brand

Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, KBE, DSO, MC, DFC; later AVM 22 Sep 1925
Mr F E Cowlin Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, BA, AFRAeS  
Mr W H Dyson Principal Technical or Scientific Officer  
Capt R N Liptrot Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, BA, AFRAeS, MIAeE  
Maj R E Penny Principal Technical or Scientific Officer  
Maj R Purves Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, AFRAeS  
Mr A A Ross Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, OBE  
Maj H S V Thompson Principal Technical or Scientific Officer, AMIMechE  
Capt L C Bygrave Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, MBE, AMIEE, AFRAeS  
Dr J D Coales Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, DSc  
Flt Lt A J Elliott Senior Technical or Scientific Officer  1 Jan 1928
Mr F A Foord Acting Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, AFRAeS  
Mr A G Forsyth Acting Senior Technical or Scientific Officer  
Maj A J Hurst Senior Technical or Scientific Officer (Inspector), AMIEE  
Capt J A Nye Senior Technical or Scientific Officer  
Mr C E R Osman Senior Technical or Scientific Officer  
Lt Col W J Polyblank Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, OBE  
Capt D E Riddell Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, MBE  
Flt Lt F C Wilkinson Senior Technical or Scientific Officer  
Mr H B Wyn-Evans Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, MBE, RCNC, AFRAeS  
Sqn Ldr A H Peck Senior Technical or Scientific Officer, DSO, MC 10 Jun 1929
Flt Lt

Cresswell Turner

AFC; later A/Cdre 26 Sep 1927
Flt Lt

Ralph S Sorley

DSC, DFC; later AM  1 Mar 1927
Flt Lt C H Potts    1 Aug 1921
Flt Lt E H Rundle    5 Aug 1925
Cdr A W Brooks Attached, DSO, RN 23 Sep 1926
Cdr F N Miles Attached, OBE, RN 15 Apr 1929
Gp Capt Peregrine F M Fellowes Director of Airship Development, DSO; later A/Cdre  1 Jul 1924

Deputy Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection

Lt Col H W S Outram Director of Aeronautical Inspection, CBE, ARSM, AFRAeS, AMIEE, MIEI  
Maj P Bishop Chief Inspector - Aircraft, OBE, AFRAeS  
Wg Cdr G B Hynes Chief Inspector - Engines, DSO  1 Jan 1928
Mr L T G Mansell Assistant Chief Inspector, AMICE, AMIMechEchE  
Mr H Myers Assistant Chief Inspector, AMICE  
Mr P W Smith Assistant Chief Inspector, OBE, MIAE, AFRAeS  
Mr S G Young Assistant Chief Inspector, MBE, AMIMechEchE  
Mr L Warner Assistant Chief Inspector (Temporary), AMIAE  
Mr J Adam Inspector (Senior Technical Officer), AFRAeS  
Lt Col F C C Ensor Inspector, OBE  
Lt Col J J A Gilmore Inspector, BA, ARCSc  
Maj G McAlpne Inspector (Senior Technical Officer), MIEE  
Mr K Robertson Inspector  
Mr F J W Hedgcock Inspector (Temporary)  

Directorate of Equipment

A/Cdre

Robert H Clark-Hall

Director, CMG, DSO; later AM 11 Mar 1929
Gp Capt

Charles G Smith

Deputy Director, OBE; later A/Cdre 20 Feb 1928
Wg Cdr H Blackburn MC, AFC  9 Feb 1929
Wg Cdr W P G Young OBE 22 Nov 1926
Wg Cdr W Millett   13 Feb 1926
Wg Cdr

William B Cushion

OBE; later AVM  6 May 1927
Sqn Ldr N F D Buckeridge    1 Apr 1925
Sqn Ldr C F Rasmusen OBE  9 Oct 1919
Sqn Ldr

James A Stone

later AVM  8 Mar 1929
Sqn Ldr

Henry L Crichton

MBE; later A/Cdre 21 Mar 1927
Sqn Ldr

George C Bailey

DSO; later A/Cdre 15 May 1928
Sqn Ldr B W M Williams   17 Jun 1927
Sqn Ldr G F Law    1 Nov 1926
Sqn Ldr

Thomas E Drowley

OBE; later AVM 24 Sep 1928
Flt Lt A Jukes    1 Mar 1926
Flt Lt L A Lavender    7 Dec 1926
Flt Lt N Robertson   20 Oct 1928
Flt Lt G A Curtis   22 Oct 1928
Flt Lt F J B Powell MBE  1 Feb 1927
Flt Lt W A Glasper    1 Sep 1926
Flt Lt C J Polden    2 Dec 1927
Flt Lt J R Gardiner   12 Sep 1928
Flt Lt

Francis A Skoulding

later A/Cdre 31 Jan 1927
Flt Lt A P Woollett    7 Dec 1926
Flt Lt A Walters   20 Oct 1928
Flt Lt E I T Duffield    7 Apr 1925
Flt Lt A S Berry   16 May 1927
Flt Lt R W Stewart   27 Jan 1927
Flt Lt E S Bullen MBE  5 Mar 1928
Flt Lt R G Sims    8 Dec 1925
Flt Lt

Valentine B Ranford

later A/Cdre 13 Sep 1926
Flt Lt R W Stevenson   24 Jan 1929
Flt Lt W Best    6 May 1927
Fg Off H J Paine   22 May 1929
Fg Off W J Shilcott DSM  8 Jun 1925
Fg Off R C Higgins    8 Apr 1924
Fg Off J W Bell DSM  9Apr 1926
Fg Off C Littlejohn MM  5 Mar 1928
Fg Off J H P Clarke   27 Feb 1929
Fg Off F H Bedford MC, MM 15 Jul 1926
Fg Off W Bourne   11 Jan 1926
Fg Off C Hanson-Abbott   28 Feb 1928
Sqn Ldr (Ret) L J Killmayer Civil Assistant i/c Section, MBE  
Flt Lt W E G Beauforte-Greenwood Civil Assistant i/c Section, MIMarE, AMINA, RAFO  
Mr A H Barnes Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr E G Barton Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr H D Blow Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr H M Cleator Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr M S Edwards Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr G H Lines Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr E L Papworth Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr F E Peppler Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr A Roberts Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr W Thompson Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr D L Webb Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr H W Williams Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr F C Woodward Higher Clerical Officer  

Source - July 1929 Air Force List

Those names shown in Red cannot be confirmed at the moment

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