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Department of the Chief of the Air Staff - Personnel July 1941


 

ACM

Sir Charles F A Portal

Chief of the Air Staff, KCB, DSO, MC; later MRAF  
Mr R S Crawford Private Secretary  
Mr H H Cox Assistant Private Secretary  
Gp Capt William M Yool Staff Officer, CBE; later AVM  9 Sep 1940
Sqn Ldr D G Simmons Personal Assistant 18 Nov 1940
Fg Off G H Wiles Personal Assistant  1 May 1940
ACM

Sir Wilfrid R Freeman

Vice Chief of the Air Staff, KCB, DSO, MC  
Mr D A Parry Private Secretary  
Plt Off J R Millbourn Personal Assistant  
Mr E C Ditcham Personal Assistant  
AVM

Norman H Bottomley

Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, CIE, DSO, AFC; later AM  
Wg Cdr W F Dry Personal Staff Officer 22 Jul 1940
Mr W D Findlay Personal Assistant  
AVM

Richard H Peck

Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (General),  OBE; later AM  1 Mar 1939
Mr W Banfield Personal Assistant  
Act AVM

Ralph S Sorley

Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operational Requirements and Tactics), OBE, DSC, DFC; later AM 5 Jun 1941
AVM Charles E H Medhurst Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Intelligence), OBE, MC; later ACM  1 Mar 1941
Fg Off E B Barling   24 Aug 1939
Directorate of Plans
Gp Capt William F Dickson Director, DSO, OBE, AFC; later MRAF  3 Sep 1939
Gp Capt

Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman

Deputy Director, DFC, AFC; later ACM  1 Jun 1941
Gp Capt

Walter L Dawson

Deputy Director; later ACM 14 Jan 1940
Wg Cdr

A H Willetts

Deputy Director  11 May 1941
Gp Capt Victor E Groom OBE, DFC; later AM 12 May 1941
Wg Cdr Colin McK Grierson later A/Cdre  1 Jan 1941
Wg Cdr R W K Stevens   26 May 1941
Wg Cdr Alfred G Adnams later A/Cdre 28 Oct 1940
Wg Cdr Roland E de T Vintras later A/Cdre  9 Sep 1940
Wg Cdr Alfred Earle later ACM 25 Feb 1941
Wg Cdr

John N Tomes

later A/Cdre 15 Apr 1940
Sqn Ldr J S Heagerty   25 Aug 1939
Sqn Ldr G H Lewis   25 Aug 1939
Sqn Ldr E T Rees DSO, MC 25 Aug 1939
Sqn Ldr T E H Birley   25 Aug 1939
Flt Lt A H Keenan DSO, OBE, MC  8 Nov 1939
Fg Off C W Carleton AFC 12 Nov 1940
Mr F G Langabeer Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Directorate of Military Co-operation
A/Cdre Robert V Goddard Director, CBE; later AVM 19 Nov 1940
Gp Capt James D I Hardman Deputy Director,  OBE, DFC; later ACM  3 Nov 1940
Lt Col G H Hunt OBE 28 Sep 1940
Maj T H Hardy   19 May 1941
Fg Off R M Colebrook   15 Oct 1940
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
AVM

Norman H Bottomley

Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, CIE, DSO, AFC; later AM  
Directorate of Bomber Operations
Gp Capt

John W Baker

Director, MC, DFC; later ACM 25 Aug 1939
Gp Capt Aubrey B Ellwood Deputy Director, DSC, later AM 17 Feb 1941
Wg Cdr William M L MacDonald DFC, later ACM 11 Jan 1941
Wg Cdr R Cleland   11 Nov 1940
Wg Cdr J C Sisson DFC  5 Mar 1940
Fg Off A P Morley   10 Feb 1941
Fg Off L H Wilkins DSC  5 May 1940
Plt Off D A Davies DFC 28 Jun 1940
Directorate of Fighter Operations
Gp Capt

John W Jones

Director; later ACM 23 Aug 1937
Wg Cdr C R Hancock Deputy Director, OBE, DFC  4 Mar 1941
Wg Cdr C H A Stevens   27 Nov 1940
Wg Cdr Stephen H Hardy later A/Cdre  5 Mar1940
Sqn Ldr J H Harris   29 May 1940
Sqn Ldr R W G West    9 Dec 1940
Flt Lt F C Farrington MC 24 Aug 1939
Flt Lt F J Haney MC, DFC  9 Dec 1940
Flt Lt W F Lamb    6 May 1940
Flt Lt A T H Willis   10 Jan 1940
Flt Lt D R Chance    1 Oct 1940
Flt Lt A J Banham    6 Feb 1941
Flt Lt G L S Lightfoot   19 Jan 1940
Flt Lt A C Lyell MC 20 May 1940
Flt Lt J C S Ahern   25 Aug 1939
Flt Lt W Hurst-Barnes   25 Aug 1939
Flt Lt R E Greensmith   25 Aug 1939
Flt Lt F H P Warmington   25 Aug 1939
Flt Lt T D Craven    8 Feb 1940
Flt Lt J H Smith    7 Mar 1940
Fg Off G L Coleman   25 Aug 1939
Fg Off C R R Gidney   25 Aug 1939
Fg Off E H Henton   25 Aug 1939
Fg Off S N Linsell   25 Aug 1939
Fg Off W H C Rollo   25 Aug 1939
Fg Off A E L Skinner   25 Aug 1939
Fg Off C R Millbourne   14 May 1940
Fg Off J Burney-Cummings    9 Sep 1940
Fg Off E Sykes    5 Jun 1940
Fg Off J S Whitham    6 Jun 1940
Plt Off E M Malone MC 12 Oct 1939
Plt Off G P M Davis   11 Dec 1939
Plt Off H V Stammers DFC  8 Jan 1941
Plt Off A G Pinkney   20 Dec 1939
Plt Off S G M Bowman    8 Jan 1940
Plt Off E R Brown   28 Feb 1941
Plt Off T I S Eeley    5 Jul 1940
Plt Off D W Dobson    6 Jul 1940
Plt Off M E Everard    8 Jul 1940
Plt Off A S Clayton   27 Jun 1940
Plt Off R E Cuff    4 May 1940
Plt Off C T J Mayo   21 Apr 1940
Plt Off R C Clifford-Turner    2 Sep 1940
Plt Off R Gillmore    6 Jun 1940
Plt Off A C Colebrook   11 May 1940
Plt Off F S Sheridan    1 Jun 1940
Plt Off K Broadley    3 Jun 1940
Plt Off E M Neame   20 Jun 1940
Plt Off N W Waddington    4 Sep 1940
Plt Off G W Gilbert    4 Sep 1940
Plt Off W L Stewart   12 Oct 1939
Plt Off R F Potter   11 Oct 1939
Plt Off J C P M Davis   24 Jun 1940
Plt Off T F D Rose   13 Jul 1940
Plt Off P S S Clark    5 Sep 1940
Plt Off M W B Bladon    7 Sep 1940
Plt Off W L Booty   14 Jul 1940
Plt Off E E Bullus   26 Aug 1940
Plt Off C H N Bomford   31 Aug 1940
Plt Off N A Sligh   18 Jul 1940
Plt Off C G Maby   20 Jul 1940
Plt Off J H E Curling   22 Jul 1940
Plt Off T M Newbigging   24 Oct 1940
Plt Off R S Thomas    1 Nov 1940
Plt Off R C Theobald    1 Nov 1940
Plt Off J G Hill    1 Nov 1940
Plt Off A N Kinnear   25 Oct 1940
Plt Off F F Howard   25 Oct 1940
Plt Off A S Cash   25 Oct 1940
Plt Off D R B Park   11 Oct 1940
Plt Off H A Packham   11 Oct 1940
Plt Off E P Bourne   11 Oct 1940
Plt Off S H Sullivan   16 Sep 1940
Plt Off W E S Bond   13 Sep 1940
Plt Off K Christie   18 Jun 1940
Plt Off H P Taylor    
Plt Off F G Phillips    7 Sep 1940
Plt Off J E Foster   10 Oct 1940
Plt Off A J L Skelton    7 Sep 1940
Plt Off E L Rosman   12 Sep 1940
Plt Off F T Robinson   23 Nov 1940
Plt Off A Goodwin    8 Nov 1940
Plt Off A W Gadson    8 Nov 1940
Plt Off G Manger    8 Nov 1940
Plt Off G P Noble   27 Dec 1940
Plt Off L A McDonnell   31 Jan 1941
Plt Off W W C Collett-Mason   28 Mar 1941
Plt Off P L Preston   28 Mar 1941
Plt Off W S Steel   28 Feb 1941
ASO (Miss) M E Newman WAAF  7 Apr 1940
Mr S E Little Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Directorate of Operations (Overseas)
Gp Capt

William A Coryton

Director, MVO, DFC; later ACM  7 Mar 1938
Wg Cdr A V Hammond   22 Jan 1940
Wg Cdr H W Pearson-Rogers   10 Mar 1941
Wg Cdr M V Ridgeway    8 Apr 1941
Plt Off W W P Woolland   12 Jun 1940
Plt Off H B Browning    1 May 1940
Mr S Rowley Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Directorate of Operations (Naval Co-operation)
A/Cdre

Albert Durston

Director, AFC; later AM  7 Nov 1938
Gp Capt Alick C Stevens Deputy Director; later AM 28 Sep 1939
Gp Capt Cecil G Wigglesworth AFC; later A/Cdre 18 Apr 1941
Cdr S B de Courcy-Ireland Attached, RN  
Wg Cdr

Walter H Hutton

later A/Cdre 25 Aug 1939
Wg Cdr G Shaw DFC 30 May 1941
Sqn Ldr A Franklin   15 May 1940
Flt Lt J R M Simpson    5 Aug 1940
Plt Off J McLaren   21 May 1941
Deputy Directorate of Air Tactics
Gp Capt Gordon H Vasse Deputy Director;  later A/Cdre  7 Jul 1941
Wg Cdr J E W Bowles DFC 19 Aug 1940
Wg Cdr F G Brockman MBE, RAFO  
Sqn Ldr E R Bitmead    7 Jul 1941
Flt Lt R H S Mealing    2 Sep 1939
Flt Lt I N Roome    7 Dec 1940
Flt Lt I G C Malcolm    9 Dec 1940
Flt Lt M J Baird-Smith DFC  2 Jul 1941
Mr H E Hutchinson Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Assistant Directorate of Regional Control
Wg Cdr H J Saker Assistant Director, MVO  3 Feb 1941
Flt Lt H J A Williams   15 Jan 1940
Flt Lt R C I Pearse    1 Sep 1940
Flt Lt G W Monk DFC  1 Feb 1940
Fg Off G J H Jeffs    1 Oct 1940
Mr E H Fish Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Directorate of Air/Sea Rescue Services
A/Cdre   Director,  7 Feb 1941
Act Capt C L Howe Assistant Director, RN  7 Feb 1941
Flt Lt G Veevers-Carter    7 Feb 1941
Flt Lt F B L Moore    7 Feb 1941
Fg Off F W I V Fraser    7 Feb 1941
Fg Off H C T Browne    7 Feb 1941
Fg Off J H F Hoche    7 Feb 1941
Fg Off V C B Johnson    7 Feb 1941
Plt Off T B Marsh    7 Feb 1941
Plt Off T M Chadwick   14 Apr 1941
Plt Off P E W Gellatly   14 Apr 1941
Plt Off F C White    7 Feb 1941
Plt Off G Walton    7 Feb 1941
Plt Off W G Horton    7 Feb 1941
Plt Off H S Gawler    7 Feb 1941
Plt Off J W Pontefract    7 Feb 1941
Plt Off M D Tupholme    7 Feb 1941
Plt Off H M Breton    7 Feb 1941
Plt Off R C Moore    7 Feb 1941
Plt Off H W Gulson    7 Feb 1941
Plt Off G Tracey    7 Feb 1941
Duty Officers
Gp Capt H P Lale DSO, AFC  3 Mar 1941
Gp Capt C R Keary   12 Aug 1940
Wg Cdr A H W E Wynn OBE 30 Apr 1941
Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Intelligence)
AVM Charles E H Medhurst Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Intelligence), OBE, MC; later ACM  1 Mar 1941
       
Directorate of Intelligence (Security)
Gp Capt Douglas L Blackford Director; later A/Cdre 17 Aug 1934
Wg Cdr R R Greenlaw MBE 19 Sep 1941
Gp Capt J O Archer CBE, RAFO  
Wg Cdr F W Winterbotham RAFO  
Sqn Ldr R H Humphreys   28 Jun 1940
Sqn Ldr D H Scott    6 May 1940
Sqn Ldr C Byron    8 Jun 1940
Sqn Ldr P L Plant   21 Mar 1941
Sqn Ldr S L Pettit RAFO  
Sqn Ldr P J B Perkins RAFO  
Sqn Ldr J Lothian RAFO  
Flt Lt V J Sofiano MBE 26 Aug 1938
Flt Lt T Shortland-Jones   25 Aug 1939
Flt Lt G W Hodgkinson   27 Jan 1941
Fg Off P H Gulmaraens   25 Aug 1939
Fg Off A C Wilson    3 Sep 1939
Fg Off H Arnold   29 Aug 1940
Fg Off C M D Eales    1 Sep 1939
Fg Off W Allen    9 Jan 1941
Fg Off F A J Burrows    9 Jan 1941
Fg Off G J Mapplebeck   13 Sep 1940
Fg Off H L Archibald   28 May 1940
Fg Off B L Bathurst   10 Oct 1939
Fg Off H H Bolitho   29 Nov 1940
Fg Off C C Cholmondeley   12 Apr 1940
Fg Off A J Evans   13 Sep 1940
Fg Off J C Henry   15 Jan 1940
Fg Off P H Manners-Wood   14 Mar 1941
Fg Off D E Norman    9 Apr 1940
Fg Off R B Snagge    8 Apr 1940
Fg Off R L Mathews   19 Oct 1940
Fg Off O A Oeser   13 Sep 1940
Fg Off R M Walker    8 Nov 1940
Fg Off H E Blyth   27 May 1940
Fg Off R E Casey   12 Aug 1940
Fg Off N Gatey   12 Jun 1940
Fg Off G W Holderness   29 Apr 1940
Plt Off F Armitage-Smith   17 Jun 1940
Plt Off J N L Baker    1 Oct 1940
Plt Off F de Boursac   23 Jul 1940
Plt Off E L Bryan   15 Mar 1941
Plt Off G A Capes    5 Nov 1940
Plt Off C Challen    8 Nov 1940
Plt Off D B Cumming    1 Jun 1940
Plt Off J D C Curtis   14 Nov 1940
Plt Off E A Deason   15 Nov 1940
Plt Off W M Gould   17 Feb 1941
Plt Off P de Haan   22 Oct 1940
Plt Off L D Harris   26 Aug 1940
Plt Off C Hill    9 Oct 1940
Plt Off H Hillier   13 May 1940
Plt Off G V L Humphreys    1 Apr 1941
Plt Off G C Laws   26 Jul 1940
Plt Off R Levy   17 Mar 1941
Plt Off C H G Mills    8 Aug 1940
Plt Off A Moore    1 Apr 1940
Plt Off J A Obdam   25 Aug 1940
Plt Off A I Orr-Ewing   17 Mar 1941
Plt Off L E Pierard   24 Jul 1940
Plt Off G L Reckitt   29 Jul 1940
Plt Off R G Swaffield   28 May 1940
Plt Off E D Taylor    5 Jul 1940
Plt Off W F Timms   28 Oct 1940
ASO J Alexander WAAF  
ASO G O'Leary WAAF  
ASO A Sissons WAAF  
ASO P M Murray WAAF  
ASO A T Owen WAAF  
ASO R M Turnley WAAF  
Mr J B Hogan Acting Staff Officer  
Miss E S Duncan Civilian Assitant  
Miss R L Bridger Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr J C MacNair Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr A W Jenvey Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr H C Slade Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Directorate of Intelligence (Operations)
A/Cdre Lionel G S Payne Director, MC, AFC  1 Mar 1941
Wg Cdr

James A Easton

later A/Cdre  9 Oct 1939
Wg Cdr C G Burge OBE, RAFO  
Sqn Ldr S D Felkin MBE 28 Aug 1939
Sqn Ldr W A T Synge RAFO  
Flt Lt D F Lapraik DFC 26 Aug 1940
Fg Off E F Hawkins   19 Sep 1940
Fg Off D M Faure   20 Jan 1940
Fg Off R L S Raffles   28 Aug 1939
Fg Off A K Boning    1 Sep 1939
Fg Off L P D Cooper   12 Sep 1940
Fg Off B E Bishop    1 Sep 1939
Fg Off J F A Segner   21 Jun 1940
Fg Off G W Calvert   16 Aug 1940
Fg Off E Harle   28 Nov 1939
Fg Off H L Benson    9 Sep 1939
Fg Off G B Jepson   27 Nov 1939
Fg Off J E Mulholland   29 Apr 1940
Fg Off C B H Price   28 Mar 1940
Fg Off S J Peskett   15 Aug 1940
Fg Off R M C Day   18 Apr 1940
Fg Off R D A Clowes    7 Nov 1939
Fg Off P B H Home    7 Mar 1940
Fg Off N A Williams    6 Aug 1940
Fg Off N J Miller   27 May 1940
Fg Off M Golovine   27 May 1940
Fg Off W T M Browne   25 Jul 1940
Fg Off R H Siddons    4 Jun 1941
Fg Off C C Wheeler   30 Oct 1939
Plt Off W G Ballard   28 Oct 1940
Plt Off E L T Barton   18 Sep 1940
Plt Off J E Pemberton   24 May 1940
Plt Off R Benson   23 Sep 1940
Plt Off R A E Birch   13 Sep 1940
Plt Off A D Bovill   12 Nov 1940
Plt Off W A M S Brayton    4 Jul 1940
Plt Off R D Clinch   6 May 1940
Plt Off M D M Cocrane   23 Sep 1940
Plt Off A W Colley    9 Oct 1940
Plt Off A W D Cooper    7 Jun 1940
Plt Off G H Goldie   28 Jan 1941
Plt Off H R Gray    1 Apr 1940
Plt Off W S Greenlaw    1 Sep 1940
Plt Off H O Gregory    1 Apr 1940
Plt Off F B S Grimston   21 Sep 1940
Plt Off L F Hartje   18 Apr 1940
Plt Off E D B Hawksley   11 Sep 1940
Plt Off A L W R Henry    5 Dec 1940
Plt Off J X Hunt   28 Jun 1940
Plt Off H H Keen   29 Jul 1940
Plt Off H F King   19 Jul 1940
Plt Off P M Labertouche   31 Dec 1940
Plt Off A H W McBean   24 Oct 1940
Plt Off I Macdonald   19 Sep 1940
Plt Off W W Marks    7 Jun 1940
Plt Off D C M Manson    7 Oct 1940
Plt Off B K O Mathews    6 may 1940
Plt Off R S Melsom   14 Oct 1940
Plt Off B L Middleton    5 Dec 1940
Plt Off H G Morison    5 Apr 1941
Plt Off V Muirhead   25 Sep 1939
Plt Off J B Newton   17 May 1941
Plt Off B Newton-John   30 Sep 1940
Plt Off T L Outhwaite    3 May 1941
Plt Off J E H Park   26 Aug 1940
Plt Off V R J D Prendergast    5 Apr 1941
Plt Off R S Randolph   19 Aug 1940
Plt Off R M Rickett   30 Sep 1940
Plt Off H N Roffey   12 Aug 1940
Plt Off E Sankey   18 jul 1940
Plt Off R Scrivener   19 Nov 1940
Plt Off A J Singleton   12 May 1941
Plt Off S W Slaughter    4 Mar 1940
Plt Off V O Slessor   29 Sep 1940
Plt Off C H Smith    7 Jun 1940
Plt Off P M Soren   31 Dec 1940
Plt Off G G Springborn   14 Nov 1940
Plt Off H R J Sprinks    8Aug 1940
Plt Off C K Squires    4 Jul 1940
Plt Off H M Stokes   10 Feb 1940
Plt Off J A Stripe   15 Feb 1941
Plt Off J P C Tooth   31 Oct 1940
Plt Off A Tout    7 Oct 1940
Plt Off J B Turnbull    5 Oct 1939
Plt Off G A Turner   19 Sep 1940
Plt Off H B Vide    5 May 1941
Plt Off R N Walford    4 Jul 1940
Plt Off D K Wheatley    6 May 1940
Plt Off T S Wyatt    9 Sep 1940
Deputy Directorate of Intelligence (2)
Wg Cdr J Bradbury Deputy Director, DFC  4 Nov 1939
Sqn Ldr A D MacDonald MC 22 Nov 1939
Sqn Ldr C I Casey MC 25 Aug 1939
Sqn Ldr W R Farley DFC  2 Apr 1941
Flt Lt T E Pennington    3 Jun 1940
Flt Lt J E Redding   24 Sep 1940
Flt Lt F J F Lee RAFO  
Fg Off D S Allom   12 Sep 1940
Fg Off M J C Allom    7 Nov 1939
Fg Off J D G Kellock   29 Jul 1940
Fg Off F J Howard   24 Jun 1940
Fg Off F L Champanhac    6 May 1940
Plt Off A R Boyce   18 Sep 1941
Plt Off W R B Brash    8 Jan 1941
Plt Off C A U F Chichester   26 Nov 1940
Plt Off J I Eadie   21 Dec 1940
Plt Off A W Fagan   28 Nov 1940
Plt Off V A Loftus-Paton   13 Nov 1940
Plt Off E D Moody   22 May 1941
Plt Off L E Ratcliffe   26 Oct 1940
Plt Off G Stott    6 Nov 1940
Plt Off S G G S Underwood   19 Apr 1941
Plt Off Hon R M Watson    4 Aug 1940
ASO G E W C O'Brien WAAF  
ASO J Humphreys WAAF  
Mr R Archer Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Deputy Directorate of Intelligence (3)
Wg Cdr

Francis F Inglis

Deputy Director, later AVM  2 Jan 1937
Sqn Ldr R J Knights-Whittome    9 Sep 1939
Sqn Ldr W H G Heath    1 Oct 1940
Flt Lt G A L Sinclair-Hill OBE 25 Aug 1939
Fg Off G Frecheville   27 Aug 1939
Fg Off T J Stannage   26 Aug 1939
Fg Off K C Smith    5 Jul 1940
Fg Off J C N Luard   28 May 1940
Fg Off T A C Burgess   29 Apr 1940
Fg Off A H Williams    5 Mar 1940
Fg Off Rt Hon Wedgewood-Benn    7 Jun 1940
Fg Off Sir R W Boord    8 Jun 1940
Fg Off N Zambra   22 May 1940
Fg Off C W Aschan    8 Feb 1941
Plt Off W Biddle   18 Mar 1941
Plt Off L A Clark   16 Dec 1940
Plt Off H A Coysh   12 Dec 1940
Plt Off A R Dickinson    5 Apr 1941
Plt Off J C Fitzgerald    2 Aug 1940
Plt Off A C Frank   17 Jan 1941
Plt Off E M Jones   26 Nov 1940
Plt Off G P Kingdon   10 Mar 1941
Plt Off A Lee   26 Feb 1940
Plt Off W H McNelle   26 Aug 1940
Plt Off R Maudling   29 Jul 1940
Plt Off J A H Parker    7 Aug 1940
Plt Off I M Parsons   26 Jul 1940
Plt Off F S Russel   29 Jul 1940
Plt Off R M Stephenson   26 Aug 1940
Plt Off W S Wigglesworth   26 Aug 1940
Plt Off C T Winterton   31 Dec 1940
Plt Off C Zerenner   11 Mar 1940
ASO F M E MacDonald WAAF  
ASO H L M Gibbs WAAF  
Flt Lt J W Pope-Hennessy Special Appointment, RAFO  
Fg Off E A Lane Special Appointment, RAFO  
  N H Wallis Special Appointment, Retired Officer  
Mrs J A Mathew Civilian Assistant  
Miss E I Shanks Civilian Assistant  
Miss R Meynell Civilian Assistant  
Mr A F M Beales Civilian Assistant  
Mr C C Ledsham Higher Clerical Officer  
Assistant Directorate of Intelligence (Maps)
Lt Col J C T Willis Assistant Director, RE, GSO 2  
Capt A P Quaife RE, GSO 3  
Capt C R Hunter RE, GSO 3  
Lt J B Adam RE, Staff Lieutenant  
Lt L Slater RE, Staff Lieutenant  
Plt Off R O Buchanan    
Directorate of Allied Air Co-operation and Foreign Liaison
A/Cdre A R Boyle Director, CMG, OBE, MC 19 Feb 1940
Wg Cdr A S W Dore Assistant Director, DSO, TD, DL 4 Jul 1940
Wg Cdr J M J C J I Rock de Bescombes    7 Jan 1941
Sqn Ldr H L Cooper    4 Jul 1940
Flt Lt E C L Richardson    9 Jan 1941
Flt Lt M Tod   22 Jul 1940
Flt Lt A M Diamant   15 Aug 1940
Flt Lt W S Chaney    5 Sep 1940
Flt Lt S R K Glanville   18 Jul 1940
Flt Lt T C Wells OBE, MC 10 Jul 1940
Flt Lt M J B Stokes   18 Jul 1940
Hon Flt Lt W E N Growden Capt (Ret)  
Fg Off K F Gardner    9 Apr 1941
Fg Off A G Baker   24 Mar 1941
Fg Off J A de Laszlo   27 Sep 1940
Fg Off A J Smith    7Nov 1940
Plt Off R A Green    9 Dec 1940
Plt Off R C White   29 Nov 1940
Plt Off E O D Keown   26 Nov 1940
Plt Off A H Smith    5 Dec 1940
Plt Off J S Fairfax-Jones    2 Jun 1941
Plt Off S T Jakimowicz    7 Mar 1941
Plt Off M E L Mallowan   11 Feb 1941
Deputy Directorate of Intelligence (4)
Gp Capt

Lyster F Blandy

Deputy Director, CB, DSO; ex A/Cdre 14 Sep 1939
Wg Cdr

Colin S Cadell

later A/Cdre  7 Mar1941
Flt Lt G R Scott-Fannie    9 Jan 1940
Flt Lt H B T Childs   20 Apr 1940
Fg Off I T Card    6 Dec 1940
Fg Off A G C Farrar   29 Apr 1940
Fg Off F J Maggs    5 Dec 1939
Plt Off M B Buckwell   15 Jun 1940
Plt Off T A Bates   11 Oct 1940
Plt Off P J Bulow   31 Aug 1940
Plt Off H L Robertson    6Dec 1940
Plt Off Lord Wharton   13 Jan 1941
Plt Off L Hartland    2 Apr 1941
Plt Off J B Cottam    3 May 1941
Lt Col (Ret) O H Bayldon    
Assistant Directorate of Photographic Intelligence
Wg Cdr P G Stewart Assistant Director 24 Aug 1939
Fg Off T V Craig    3 Mar 1941
Plt Off R W Nicholson    3 Mar 1941
Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (General)
Directorate of Ground Defence
A/Cdre

Arthur P M Sanders

Director; later ACM 28 May 1940
Wg Cdr A W Hunt Assistant Director 28 Sep 1939
Wg Cdr J Coverdale   22 Jan 1941
Flt Lt B H Godfrey    8 May 1940
Flt Lt N M McElligott    2 May 1940
Plt Off G W Collyer    1 Nov 1940
Plt Off G H F Knight   22 Oct 1940
AVM (Ret) Henry M Cave-Browne-Cave Liaison Officer, CB, DSO, DFC  
WgCdr (Ret) S Grant-Dalton Liaison Officer, DSO, AFC  
AVM (Ret) Sir Oliver Swann Liaison Officer, KCB, CBE  
AVM (Ret) Norman D K MacEwen Liaison Officer, CMG, DSO  
AVM (Ret) Amyas E Borton Liaison Officer, CB, CMG, DSO, AFC  
MRAF Sir Edward Ellington Liaison Officer, KCB, CMG, CBE  
Gp Capt (Ret) R J Bone Liaison Officer, CB, CBE, DSO  
Mr A R Thomsett Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Directorate-General of Signals
AVM

Charles W Nutting

Director-General, CBE, DSC  1 Apr 1937
Directorate of Signals
A/Cdre

Oswyn G W G Lywood

Director, CBE; later AVM 26 Nov 1938
Wg Cdr

John G W Weston

later AVM 23 Dec 1937
Wg Cdr Philip Jones later A/Cdre  1 Jun 1941
Wg Cdr J Shepherd-Smith   15 Feb 1941
Sqn Ldr J D S Huxley   22 May 1941
Plt Off F R McQuown    4 Nov 1940
Plt Off A F Thorpe    
Mr S J Grose Principal Technical Officer  
Mr C F Sutton Acting Senior Technical Officer  
Mr R I Wells Senior Technical Officer  
Mr J F Watson Acting Staff Officer  
Mr M Sharp Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr C G Gentry Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr R H Timms Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Directorate of Telecommunications
Gp Capt Desmond H De Burgh Director, AFC; later A/Cdre 25 Jul 1941
Gp Capt J A Elliott Deputy Director  1 Mar 1941
Mr W S Allen Assistant Director, AMIEE  
Flt Lt (Ret) W A Duncan Assistant Director  
Wg Cdr Harold G Leonard-Williams later AVM 24 Jun 1940
Wg Cdr A J Brister    3 Dec 1937
Wg Cdr

George H Randle

later A/Cdre 11 Mar 1940
Wg Cdr V F Whatling   31 Aug 1939
Wg Cdr Peter H Holmes later AVM 16 Oct 1940
Wg Cdr Thomas U C Shirley later AVM  1 Dec 1940
Wg Cdr J Cherill   16 Jan 1939
Wg Cdr W Smith    3 Dec 1937
Wg Cdr Henry G Blair later A/Cdre  1 Mar 1941
Sqn Ldr P Allerston   27 Aug 1940
Sqn Ldr E W Long    3 Dec 1940
Sqn Ldr R C Crawford    1 Jun 1940
Sqn Ldr A W Coe    1 Sep 1940
Flt Lt H R A Wood    6 Nov 1940
Flt Lt H Barker   29 Aug 1939
Flt Lt J E Dixon Spain    3 Dec 1939
Flt Lt H V Pexton    9 Dec 1940
Flt Lt F F Wells   27 Jul 1940
Flt Lt K R H Johnston   29 Dec 1940
Fg Off H Taylor   28 Dec 1939
Fg Off J R Boundy    6 Jun 1940
Fg Off W J Reason    9 Sep 1940
Fg Off S A C Bartlett    1 Mar 1941
Fg Off A P Lemmon MBE  6 Dec 1940
Fg Off Sir R Waterhouse KCB, CMG, CVO 25 Jun 1940
Fg Off W D L Rayner MBE 14 Nov 1940
Fg Off M F Comer    6 Jul 1940
Plt Off A D R Carol   26 Mar 1941
Plt Off S Hoyes   13 Mar 1941
Plt Off A D McLean   22 Aug 1940
Plt Off R W Fraser   17 Jul 1940
Plt Off G T Dain   27 May 1940
Plt Off C E Parrott   17 Jan 1941
Plt Off A M Pollock   18 Feb 1941
Plt Off H H B Beacon    4 Oct 1940
ASO (Miss) K F Carr   19 Feb 1940
ASO (Mrs) B Bradley   27 Jan 1940
Mr K L Wood Technical Adviser  
Mr D S McArthur Technical Assistant  
Mr S L Hulme Senior Signals Officer  
Mr W L Shaw Signals Officer  
Mr C V Lane Signals Officer  
Mr A C Knowling Signals Officer  
Mr E D Gilding Acting Signals Officer  
Mr J Sykes Acting Signals Officer  
Sqn Ldr (Ret) F L C Butcher Acting Signals Officer  
Capt P Ryan Signals Officer  
Mr W A S Thorn Assistant Signals Officer  
Mr J C Farmer Assistant Signals Officer  
Mr V Dodd Assistant Signals Officer  
Mr A E Idle Assistant Signals Officer  
Mr A B Gilbert Acting Assistant Signals Officer  
Mr D E Horne Acting Assistant Signals Officer  
Mr R P McCahey Acting Assistant Signals Officer  
Mr H A Rowland Acting Assistant Signals Officer  
Mr A J K Jannaway Acting Assistant Signals Officer  
Mr R W Newcombe Acting Assistant Signals Officer  
Mr G G Craig Staff Officer  
Mr H B Norris Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr W T Rodwell Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr J D Swallow Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr A W Haddock Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr H A Baker Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Directorate of Radio
Gp Capt

Victor H Tait

Director, later AVM 24 Apr 1940
Gp Capt

Raymond G Hart

Deputy Director, MC; later AM 16 Feb 1941
Wg Cdr N D Gilbart-Smith    1 Jun 1941
Flt Lt C I Orr-Ewing    6 Nov 1939
Flt Lt J J Y Scarlettt    5 Nov 1940
Fg Off S P F Humphreys-Owen   16 Dec 1940
Fg Off A W H Longstaff   23 Feb 1940
Fg Off G S F Barham    6 Nov 1940
Fg Off A S Radford   30 Dec 1940
Plt Off R R Poole   13 Oct 1940
Mr F S Megnin Acting Higher Clerical Office  
Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operational Requirements and Tactics)
Directorate of Operational Requirements
Gp Capt

John D Breakey

Director, DFC; later AVM  4 Oct 1937
Wg Cdr R V M Odbert Deputy Director  9 Mar 1939
Wg Cdr J H Woodin   16 Jan 1939
Wg Cdr

Charles E Chilton

later AM 15 Jan 1940
Wg Cdr J A H Louden   25 Aug 1939
Wg Cdr AO Molesworth   11 Sep 1939
Wg Cdr E C W S Smith   12 Jul 1940
Wg Cdr Willem R Brotherhood later A/Cdre 31 Jan 1941
Sqn Ldr D Saward   25 Sep 1940
Sqn Ldr F G L Bain    8 Apr 1941
Flt Lt E E Ellison   13 Oct 1939
Flt Lt F J Fenton   10 Dec 1940
Flt Lt H N Burrows   22 Nov 1940
Flt Lt C A Lewis MC 11 Dec 1940
Fg Off F W Hancock   10 Jun 1940
Fg Off F J Pope   20 Jan 1941
Plt Off L A Jackson   24 Nov 1940
Mr W F Jaggs Acting Staff Officer  
Mr E W Bates Acting Higher Clerical Officer  

Deputy Directorate of Photography

Wg Cdr F C V Laws Deputy Director  1 Nov 1940
Wg Cdr Reginald C Field later A/Cdre 15 Nov 1940
Wg Cdr A H Seymour-Lucas   25 Feb 1941
Fg Off A C Watkins   10 Jun 1941

Source - July 1941 Air Force List

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