1. Regulation of civil flying within the United Kingdom and administration of the provisions of the Air Navigation Act, 1920, and of the orders and directions issued in connection therewith.
2. Representation on the International Commission for Air Navigation and on International Civil Aviation Conferences.  Consideration of all matters connected with
   the International Air Convention and international flying.
3. Organization of civil air routes.
4. Administration of scheme of government assistance to civil aviation undertakings.
5. Inspection and organization of aerodromes for civil purposes, including their licensing; licensing and registration of aircraft, pilots and technical personnel employed in civil aviation.
6. Interchange of information relating to civil aeronautics within the Empire.

J A Weekly

W K Andrews

Higher Clerical Officer.

Higher Clerical Officer

Co-ordination and correspondence for Directorate of Civil Aviation.

Minutes of conferences.

Liaison with the International Commission for Air Navigation and international civil aviation conferences.

Administration of financially assisted civil aviation undertakings.

Insurance questions affecting civil aviation agreements.

Liaison with central secretarial and finance divisions.

Issue of warrants for journeys on civil aviation duties by Imperial Airways services.

B B Muckleston

Higher Clerical Officer

Licensing of civil aerodromes and of personnel.

Registration and certification of aircraft.

Registers of pilots, ground engineers and aircraft.

Administration of air routes and emergency landing grounds.

Accounting for Air Ministry civil aircraft and engines and the provision of stores.

Duties in connection with the Imperial Economic Committee.

Preparation of Civil Aviation liaison letter for circulation to the Dominions, India, and Colonies.

Liaison with the Air Intelligence staff, Department of Overseas Trade and with the aircraft societies and industries.

Questions relating to organisation of exhibitions, lectures and information generally in regard to civil aeronautics.

Preparation of résumé of commercial information and of information for issue to the aircraft societies and industries.

R H S Mealing

D L Allen

C B Collins

W A Campbell

Wg Cdr, AFC

Technical Assistant

Technical Assistant

Technical amendments to the International Air Convention Annexes.

Specification, provision and operation of Air Ministry civil experimental aircraft.

Investigation and organisation of air routes, inspection of sites, layout and construction of aerodromes.

Investigation and provision of ground equipment.

Liaison with Electricity Commissioners regarding overhead cables.

Air Survey; aeronautical maps.

Navigation questions, and examination of navigators and pilots.

Compilation of and amendments to the "Air Pilot".

Gazetteering of aerodrome and air route information.

Route directions to pilots.

F E Hellyer

Sqn Ldr (Ret'd), Deputy Inspector, OBE

F S Wilkins

P H Davy

Capt, Investigating Officer

Flt Lt (RAFO), Assistant

Collection, classification and record of all technical information, orders and notices bearing on the subject.

Classification of accidents

1. Preparation and issue of all official communications of the Air Council.
2. General control and co-ordination of Air Ministry procedure and of the conduct of official business in the Air Ministry.
3. Control of expenditure: major questions of finance and accounts.
4. Accounting Officer of Air Votes.
5. Air Ministry establishments and all questions affecting civil staff (including civil employees of the RAF).
6. Parliamentary and legal business.
7. International Law.
8. Domestic economy of the Air Ministry.
9. Duties connected with meetings of the Air Council.
10. General supervision through the Principal Assistant Secretaries an Director of Contracts of all functions performed by Secretarial Divisions and Contracts Directorate, and through the Deputy Secretary and Principal Assistant Secretaries, of all functions performed by the Finance Divisions and Accounts Directorate.
11. Administration of the Meteorological Office

Secretary, RAF Establishments Committee.

In charge of S9, F3 and F4

In charge of S1, S2, S5 and F1

In charge of S4, S6, S7, F2 and Press Section

1. HQ establishments and staff (other than DWB).
2. Meteorological establishments and staff.
3. Appointments, promotions and superannuation of headquarters civil staff (other than DWB) and meteorological staff.
4. Accommodation.
5. Office memoranda and Office Instructions.
6. Administrative Whitley Council.
7. Civil decorations.

V  C Mountfort

S Hudson

S J S Bridgeman

A Lawson

Staff Officer

Higher Clerical Officer

Staff Officer

Higher Clerical Officer

Entry, pay, promotions, transfers and other staff matters affecting Treasury classes and meteorological staff.

Superannuation questions (other than the Universities Scheme).

Office memoranda and Office Instructions.

Establishments of RAF officers and technical staff.

Proposals to attach RAF officers to Air Ministry.

Staff questions (including pay, entry, discharge, etc.) affecting civil professional and
technical classes other than works and meteorological staff.

Estimates and liability statements.

Universities Scheme of Superannuation.

Whitley Council work.

J L Woodford

Higher Clerical Officer

Requirements in numbers of basic grades; reductions and transfers of clerical staff.

Pay, entry, discharge, insurance, etc., of temporary administrative and clerical staff

Pay sheets for weekly staff.

Personal records of all civil staff.

Leave questions affecting civil staff (permanent and temporary).

Payment for overtime.

Statistical returns.

Telephone directory.

Requisitions on HM Office of Works for minor maintenance repairs.

1. Civil appointments and establishments outside Air Ministry (other than meteorological) and DWB
2. Civil employees outside Air Ministry.
3. Labour questions.

Establishments, appointments, pay, leave, etc.

Records of staff.

Estimates.

Regulations questions.

R E Bone

Higher Clerical Officer

Establishments, appointments, pay, leave, etc.

Records of staff.

Estimates.

J C F Godfrey

Higher Clerical Officer

Estimates for wages staff.

V  Richard

Higher Clerical Officer

Establishments : questions relating to appointments, pay, leave, etc., records of staff.

Estimates. Superannuation, including Universities' Scheme.

1. Legal questions.
2. International Law.
3. League of Nations.
4. Parliamentary work.
5. Records, etc of Committees.
6. Proclamations and Orders for emergencies.

J H Barnes

S S Cherry

C Bennett

Assistant Principal

Staff Officer

Questions relating to colonial and foreign civil aviation.

Questions of private aerial law.

General legal questions, especially those relating to workmen's compensation cases, third party damage claims; ejectment from, or recovery of rent for, Air Ministry lettings; hiring, water and other agreements; miscellaneous questions of civil law; proposed prosecutions.

Drafting of Orders-in-Council and King's Orders; amendment of the Air Force Act.

Arrangements for legislation affecting the Air Ministry.

Co-ordination of League of Nations work affecting Air Ministry.

Preparation and co-ordination of answers to Parliamentary questions.

Preparation and issue of Committee List,

1. Air Council work. Cabinet papers.
2. Arrangements for printing and distribution of Cabinet and CID papers.
3. Registry.
4. Printing and stationery.
5. Statistics.
6. Weekly and Confidential Orders and AM Publications.
7. Air Historical Branch.
8. Library.
9. Official entertainment (Office Instructions, paras. 363-366).
10. Correspondence with GPO on postal and telegraphic matters. Miscellaneous correspondence.
11. Issue of photographs, lantern slides, etc.
12. Duty aerodrome passes and passports for civil staff.
13. Civil List pensions.
14. Advertisements.

Editor of Air Ministry Orders, Confidential Orders and publications.

Demands for stationery.

Advertisements in the Press.

Custody and issue of Air Force forms.

Custody and issue of Air Publications.

General supervision of archives section.

T H Walsh

Higher Clerical Officer

J W H Owens

Higher Clerical Officer

A R Low

Maj, Scientific Adviser

Drafting memoranda for CAS, and if required, for directors.

Advice to CAS on administrative questions involving relations with other government departments.

W L Scott

Principal, DSC

1. Co-ordination and correspondence for Department of AMP
2. Conditions of service of regular officers and their application to individual cases.
3. Entry, retirement, etc, of regular officers and of cadets.
4. Miscellaneous questions concerning airmen.
5. Drafting of personnel regulations including King's Regulations and Air Council Instructions for the RAF
6. Conditions of service of Reserve, Special Reserve and AAF Entry, resignation, etc., of officers of these Forces. Regulations for the Reserve, Special Reserve, AAF and University Air Squadrons.
7. Officers' records and editing of Air Force List.
8. Honours and awards, decorations, medals.
9. Personnel statistics
10. Casualties.
11. Ceremonial.
12. Retired List.

E J Hunt

M F Hulbert,

C G White

Higher Clerical Officer

Higher Clerical Officer

Higher Clerical Officer.

Secondment and attachment of officers from and to other services, excluding
Fleet Air Arm.

Interpreter and language questions.

Correspondence relating to 'Iraq, Palestine and Aden.

Loan of personnel to foreign governments.

Officer questions other than entry and exit,

Leave.

Half pay.

General correspondence.

Public complaints regarding flying.

Inspection and training reports.

Questions affecting aircraft apprentices, apprentice clerks and airmen.

Discharges, disciplinary and legal questions.

Manual of Air Force Law.

Voting of RAF personnel at Parliamentary elections.

Retirements and other exits.

Transfers between types of commission and between branches.

Extensions of service of officers and flying service of airmen pilots.

Questions concerning officers retained under WO138/30.

Fleet Air Arm questions.

Confirmation of pilot officers and promotion to flying officer.

Specialisation of short service officers.

J L Woodford

Higher Clerical Officer, MC

Regulations, orders and publicity in connection therewith, including public school liaison scheme.

Questions concerning flight cadets. Member of short service commission selection board.

Editing RAF section of "London Gazette."

Issue of commission forms.

Personnel co-operation with Dominions.

Arrangements for training of Dominion and foreign officers.

Notification of changes in higher RAF appointments.

Permission to proceed overseas and passport questions.

Overhead establishments.

Requirements for permanent commissions, short service, medium service, promotion and courses.

Procedure and correspondence regarding specialisation.

A R Moss

Higher Clerical Officer

Secretarial duties for RAF Promotion and Selection Boards.

Compilation and maintenance of promotion seniority lists under KR para 353.

Disclosure of service information regarding airmen and ex-airmen.

G A Ayten

Higher Clerical Officer

Conditions of entry into and service in the Reserve, Special Reserve and AAF

Regulations for these forces and for University Air Squadrons.

Non-regular personnel estimates.

Personal records of non-regular officers.

Allocation of Reserve pilots for training at civil flying schools.

Member of RAFO Selection Board.

General administration of the RAFO both direct and through the Superintendent of Reserve.

Retired list.

Casualties.

A Bolton

Higher Clerical Officer

Participation of RAF in ceremonies, etc., attendances at levees and other Court functions; RAF Display; Royal Tournament; band engagements; Air ADCs and honorary appointments to the King; applications from airmen for appointment as Yeomen of the Guard; miscellaneous rewards.

Editing of King's Regulations and Air Council Instructions for the RAF

See above

L C Bacon

G H Bosworth

L J Banford

Staff Officer (Acting)

Higher Clerical Officer

Estimates.

Liaison with central Secretarial divisions, and with RAW for airship questions.

C J Scouller

Higher Clerical Officer

Liaison with central Secretarial divisions.

Issue of all official communiqués and supply of information to Press and BBC, except current weather reports and forecasts.

Publicity for RAF Display.

Examination of home journals.

Bringing to notice of branches concerned enquiries or statements by the Press.

Arrangement of interviews between press and Air Ministry branches and officials.

Advice on press questions generally and on the form of advertisements.

Applications for permits to visit RAF stations and Government civil aerodromes for the purpose of reporting, photographing or filming events, machines, etc.

Supply of official photographs to the Press and liaison with topical film companies.

Arrangements for attendance of press and cinema representatives at demonstrations, conferences, etc., as required.

1. Parliamentary Estimates.
2. General finance questions.
3. Financial relations and adjustments with other Governments and Departments.
4. Workmen's compensation.
5. Third party claims.
6. Royal Air Force Nursing Service - financial aspects.
7. Meteorological Office-general financial questions.
8. Miscellaneous payments and receipts.

A W Wilson

Higher Clerical Officer

Watching the course of expenditure of Air Votes.

Questions concerning the classification of expenditure.

S G Robinson

Higher Clerical Officer

Questions relating to the financial powers of the Air Council, including the writing off of losses of cash and stores.

Fees for training dominion, colonial, and foreign personnel. Provision of funds abroad.

Rates of exchange.

Third party claims.

Financial questions relating to telephonic and telegraphic charges, advertisements, maps, postage, etc.

RAF Nursing Service-financial aspect.

Capitation fees for training by civil schools of pilots of the RAF Reserve.

Meteorological Office - general financial questions and receipts.

Miscellaneous payments and receipts.

Compensation claims arising out of aircraft accidents.

Fees to lecturers, examiners, officiating clergymen, meteorological observers, civil medical practitioners and dental surgeons, members of RAF Nursing Service Advisory Board, and Aeronautical Research Committee, etc.

Compensation for loss of kit.

Payment of funeral expenses.

Claims for fire services.

Charitable grants.

1. Pay and allowances of officers and airmen.
2. Non effective emoluments of officers and airmen, including pensions to widows and allowances to children and dependents of officers and airmen deceased.

Financial questions relating to Auxiliary Air Force and University Air Squadrons.

J R Smyth

Emoluments and special conditions of service of RAF officers on the Indian Establishment or seconded to dominion and foreign governments and to other services ; officers of other services and governments seconded or attached to the RAF .; British officers appointed to the Iraq Levies and Aden Protectorate Levies.

Pay and conditions of service of flight cadets and educational fees at the Cadet College.

Language grants ; leave and sick leave.

Effective emoluments and conditions of service of Reserve and AAF officers; establishment and administrative grants to Territorial Army and Air Force Associations ; miscellaneous financial questions relating to University air squadrons.

Health, pensions and unemployment insurance.

Discharge by purchase.

Service gratuities.

Payments in connection with good conduct badges and medals.

Leave of airmen.

Recruiting expenditure.

Band funds.

Effective emoluments and conditions of service of airmen of the RAF Reserve, Special Reserve and Auxiliary Air Force, and of native officers and other ranks of the Iraq Levies and Aden Protectorate Levies and British non-commissioned officers appointed to those forces.

General questions affecting the non-effective vote.

In charge of sections (a) and (b).

Pensions and allowances to widows, children and dependants of officers.

Liaison with Ministry of Pensions in war pension cases.

Administration of grants from the Relief Fund.

Liaison with Ministry of Pensions in war pension cases.

1. Finance questions relating to rations, fuel, barrack services, hospital and medical treatment, transport of personnel and stores, travelling, subsistence, works, buildings and lands.
2. Preparation of Estimates for above services.

Audit of cash and imprest accounts and claims from other Governments and Departments in respect of travelling expenses.

Audit of railway warrants used by civilians.

Examination of claims for removal expenses (Air Ministry and out-stations).

Issue of imprests and payment of travelling claims of all personnel, service or civilian, employed at Air Ministry.

Entitlement questions regarding the use of service mechanical transport.

Claims against carriers in respect of stores lost or damaged in transit.

Examination and payment of claims from railway companies and other carriers in respect of the conveyance of passengers and stores.

Audit of railway warrants used by service personnel.

Audit of cash and imprest accounts and claims from other Governments and Departments in respect of general transportation charges.

Claims for compensation in respect of the occupation of lands and buildings.

Railway companies' accounts in respect of RAF sidings.

Preparation of claims against other departments for agency works services.

Financial questions connected with works contracts.

1. Finance questions and estimates relating to technical and warlike stores and non-technical stores, and experimental and research services, including the RAE, Farnborough and the RAW, Cardington.
2. Claims against or by other government departments, India and Foreign Governments, and contractors in respect of stores or of services rendered.
3. Payment of bills and claims in respect of stores, civil aviation subsidies, etc.
4. Finance questions and estimates as to civil aviation.

RC Bloodworth

Higher Clerical Officer

Examination and authorisation of demands for expenditure for these services.

Record and comparison with estimates of commitments and expenditure: monthly
financial statements.

Explanations for appropriation account.

Financial statements of Vote 3 complete.

W G Jordan

Higher Clerical Officer (Acting)

Examination and classification of receipts and expenditure for technical stores at RAF units.

Consideration of claims from other government departments relating to stores or to services rendered and comparison of the same with provision in estimates.

Preparation of claims against other government departments, India, colonial and foreign governments, and contractors, etc., for services rendered and technical and warlike stores supplied by Air Ministry.

Inter-vote adjustments on account of transfers of such stores.

H R Camp

Higher Clerical Officer

Examination and authorisation of demands for expenditure for these services.

Record and comparison with estimates of commitments and expenditure ; monthly financial statements.

Explanations for appropriation account.

Examination and payment of civil aviation subsidy claims.

Classification of receipts for civil aviation certificates and licences.

Financial questions connected with civil aviation.

C W Gull

Higher Clerical Officer (Acting)

Votes 6, 8 and 9 (technical stores).

Vote 5 F (medical stores).

Vote 7 L 2 (Clothing grant for AAF).

Estimates ; examination and authorisation of demands for expenditure ; record of liability and expenditure ; explanations for the appropriation account; payment of bills; claims by and against other government departments, India and Colonial Governments ; regulations as to clothing, furniture etc.

Basis of claims for inspection services, loans of equipment, rates for use of mechanical transport on repayment.

• Air Ministry Accounts; preparation of Appropriation Account; editing of briefs prepared for Public Accounts Committee; general questions of accounting.
• Air Ministry cash payments and receipts for air services.
• Air Ministry cashier and income tax services.
• RAF accounting organization and procedure (in consultation with the service directors concerned).
  Audit of RAF cash and stores accounts at Air Ministry and at units and depots.
• Accounting procedure and audit of accounts of Air Ministry depots and establishments, including manufacturing accounts, and of accounts of DWB, civil aviation, etc.
• Costing of RAF units, establishments and services.
• Issue of marriage allowance, allotments of pay, and certain classes of pensions.
• Distribution of balances due to deceased officers and airmen (effects) and to civilians.
• Control of overseas audit offices.

Compilation of appropriation account.

Accounting procedure.

Banking questions.

Receipt, custody and banking of cash remitted to Air Ministry.

Central register of Exchequer and Audit Department observations.

Records of personal imprests.

Paymaster General's account of receipts and payments.

Air Ministry trust funds.

Details of branch suspense accounts and other subsidiary ledger accounts.

Record of "writes-off " submitted to Treasury.

Notes for appropriation account.

Reconciliation of pay officers' advances.

Liaison work in connection with bankruptcies, liquidations, etc.

In charge of sections 1 (b) and 1 (c).

Cash payments and payment of salaries.

Payments by money order and postal draft, other than marriage allowance and
pensions.

Checking of salary registers.

Liability statements.

Appeals.

Correspondence with Inland Revenue.

Preparation of regulations.

Appeals.

Examination and audit of agents' and sub-accountants' income tax accounts and correspondence connected therewith.

Consideration of cases involving discretionary powers of the Air Council for the issue of marriage allowance.

L S Martin

E J Charman

Assistant Accounts Officer

Assistant Accounts Officer

Approval for last issue of pay to officers leaving the service.

Recovery of claims against officers.

Issue on behalf of Colonial Office of pay of officers and warrant officers of the Iraq Levies on leave in UK

Allotments of pay by RAF officers overseas and by officers and warrant officers of the Aden and Iraq Levies.

Administration of the service effects of deceased officers, airmen and civilian staff.

General matters relating to audit staffs abroad.

Approval of cash issues to accountant officers at home and miscellaneous imprest holders, with the exception of those administered by Accounts 5, and personal travelling imprests.

General questions of RAF cash accounting procedure.

Examination and audit of cash accounts.

Maintenance of record of allowances and disallowances raised in cash accounts; monthly abstract of unit expenditure and receipts classified under vote headings

Clearance of credits and charges to other ledger accounts than Air Ministry votes and preparation of final booking statements for Accounts 1.

Audit of pay of civilian employees, postage and other miscellaneous charges arising out of imprest accounts administered by Accounts 3.

Scrutiny of ledgers.

Investigation of debtor balances on airmen's accounts submitted for write-off.

R S Gibbs

W C G Bailey

Assistant Accounts Officer

Assistant Accounts Officer

Assistant Accounts Officer

Correspondence with Air Force units and branches of the Air Ministry on hospital stoppages.

Audit of Auxiliary Air Force and Special Reserve pay ledgers.

Audit of Reserve pay issued to airmen from Record Office.

Investigation of claims and complaints of discharged airmen in relation to their accounts.

Examination of cash account vouchers relating to pay ledgers (home units).

Forecast of receipts and expenditure on pay ledger services.

Preparation of ration claims against Admiralty for rations issued to RN ratings by RAF and examination of claims from Admiralty for rations supplied to airmen by
RN

Transfer of balances of airmen's accounts on posting to and from India and the suspense accounts relating thereto.

B C Holmer

W B Woodland

Accounts Officer

Assistant Accounts Officer

Visits to stations on matters arising out of audit,

F W Filbee

H A Cooke

F C Fayers

A G Lowe

R C Pearce

R H Phillips

E C Robinson

F C Wickson,

N W Woodford

Assistant Accounts Officer

Assistant Accounts Officer

Assistant Accounts Officer

Assistant Accounts Officer

Assistant Accounts Officer

Assistant Accounts Officer

Assistant Accounts Officer (Acting)

Assistant Accounts Officer

G F Sudbury

E A Pearse

J B Grieve

C Cook

Accounts Officer

Accounts Officer

Accountant

Assistant Accounts Officer

E E Crouch

F Jackson

Assistant Accounts Officer

Assistant Accounts Officer

G A L Jaques

R A Caswall

T J Gahagan

R E Hill

Assistant Accounts Officer

Assistant Accounts Officer

Assistant Accounts Officer

Assistant Accounts Officer

Vote adjustment on account of transfers of stores between Vote 4 and other Air Votes.

Audit of receipts for electricity due to Vote 4.

S Weatherup

P G Boxall

H R Puncher

G Tideswell

Accounts Officer

Assistant Accounts Officer

Assistant Accounts Officer, DFC

Assistant Accounts Officer

T E Hodge

F J Howarth

H P Blyth

G D O'Hanlon

F W Verry

Accounts Officer

Accounts Officer (Acting)

Accounts Officer

Assistant Accounts Officer

Assistant Accounts Officer

Assistant Accounts Officer

W S Facon

A W Keen

A W Isherwood

Assistant Contract Officer

Assistant Contract Officer (Acting)

F R Barnicoat

W E Taylor

Assistant Contract Officer

Assistant Contract Officer

F J Priest

Assistant Contract Officer

C J Kirk

G Marshman

Assistant Contract Officer

Assistant Contract Officer

E P Hunt

H S Humphreys

Assistant Contract Officer

A C Day

Examiner

Consideration of applications from members of Air Ministry staff to be allowed to patent inventions, and of questions relating to commercial exploitation of inventions.

Review of works contracts made locally at home and abroad.

Contracts for building materials (general) ; bricks, tiles, slates; fire bricks and fireclay; gratings (cast iron), manhole covers; road materials (granite chippings, etc.) ; cisterns, cylinders, pipes (stoneware), glass; timber (other than aeronautical), plywood ; packing-cases ; wood paving ; bomb boxes; wooden and cardboard containers;

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A W Savage

G M Manby

Assistant Contract Officer

Assistant Contract Officer

H C Vogt

Assistant Contract Officer

S L Heal

Assistant Contract Officer

O L H Levey

Assistant Contract Officer

T B Ringwood

G Penna

L E Bunnett

F W Potts

Technical Cost Officer

Assistant Technical Cost Officer

Assistant Technical Cost Officer, DCM

• Organisation, collection and distribution of meteorological, magnetic and seismological information from all parts of the world.
• Organisation and direction of research in geophysical subjects at observatories and outstations.
• Weather statistics and records

* Under the Secretary for administrative purposes.

E W Barlow

J Hennessey

H Keeton

Senior Professional Assistant

Cdr, Senior Professional Assistant, RNR (Ret'd), RD

Grade I Clerk

Organisation of voluntary observing ships, including British complement of "Selected Ships."

Supervision of Port Meteorological Offices and Merchant Navy Agencies.

Collection and compilation of marine meteorological data from all oceans.

Construction and publication of ocean current and meteorological charts.

Preparation and publication of marine meteorological books.

W H Pick

H W L Absalom

C K M Douglas

L F Lewis

S C Russell

C H Kellett

F H Dight

W Hayes

Assistant Superintendent

Assistant Superintendent

Assistant Superintendent

Miss, Senior Professional Assistant

Senior Professional Assistant

Senior Professional Assistant

Senior Professional Assistant

Grade I Clerk

E H Geake

S T A Mirrlees

L D Sawyer

A T Bench

Miss, Senior Professional Assistant

Senior Professional Assistant

Miss, Senior Professional Assistant

Grade I Clerk

Editorial work in connection with professional notes and memoirs of the Meteorological  Magazine.

Care of Meteorological Office Library and museum and exchange of publications with British, colonial and foreign institutions.

J E Belaseo

P N Skelton

Senior Professional Assistant

Grade I Clerk

Store accounting for all supplies, (technical and domestic) to Meteorological Office
stations.

Issue of meteorological instruments to HM ships and observing ships of the Mercantile Marine and accounting for such issues.

Organisation and control of the meteorological outstations at Larkhill and Shoeburyness and the meteorological staff at Porton.

G A Bull

F M Dean

Senior Professional Assistant

Grade I Clerk

Organization and supervision of meteorological training of the RAF.

Technical examinations in meteorology for civil navigators and pilots licences.

Meteorological organization for long distance flights and for civil air routes.

International Aeronautical Conferences.

M J Thomas

R F Budden

T W V  Jones

J S Farquharson

A F Crossley

C W G Daking

Senior Professional Assistant

Senior Professional Assistant

Senior Professional Assistant

Senior Professional Assistant

Senior Professional Assistant (Acting)

Senior Professional Assistant(Acting)

Enquires for weather reports and forecasts for aviation.

E V  Newnham

P I Mulholland

J Glasspoole

A C W Howard

Assistant Superintendent

Senior Professional Assistant

Senior Professional Assistant

Grade I Clerk

Advisory work in connection with all questions relating to rainfall (British Rainfall Organization)

E Taylor

A H Nagle

Senior Professional Assistant

Senior Professional Assistant

J F Anstead

W A Phillips

F Nixon

A Minchin

Staff Clerk

Higher Clerical Officer

Higher Clerical Officer

Higher Clerical Officer, MBE

Claims in respect of damage to adjoining property by user of Air Ministry estate.

Rates, taxes, tithes and cognate questions.

Preparation of bye-laws for air ranges, camps and aerodromes.

Examination of the effect of Parliamentary Bills and of schemes promoted by municipal and other local authorities on Air Ministry proprietary interests.

Consideration and promotion of legislation affecting land acquired, or to be acquired.

Legal business other than conveyancing, connected with above and similar questions.

S H Bransby

Technical Examiner (Lands)

Examination of draft deeds, etc, relating to lands.

Custody of property statements and records of Air Ministry lands.

Tithe redemptions.

R W Davies

W W Palmer

S C Wootten

G G Paul

C Fish

N B Fife

A H Pitman

F Firth

F Heydon

Capt, Chief Lands Officer and Supervising Valuer

Supervising Valuer

Capt, Assistant Valuer

Capt, Assistant Valuer (Liaison Lands Officer, Coastal and Inland Areas)

Capt, Assistant Valuer (Liaison Officer, ADGB)

Assistant Valuer

Assistant Valuer

Capt, Assistant Valuer

Assistant Valuer

Assessment of compensation arising out of occupation of land and buildings under Defence of Realm powers or by agreement.

Civil Aviation Lands questions.

Disposal of RAF stations and purchasing of permanent aerodromes.

Maintenance of sites for aerodromes and landing grounds.

Arrangements for grazing, seeding, grass cutting and rolling on all RAF stations.

Records and plans of lands taken for RAF

Investigation of claims arising from forced landings and accidents by RAF transport (other than personal injury).

J B Proper

1. All questions of air policy.
2. Advice to His Majesty's Government on the conduct of air operations, and the issue of orders in regard thereto.
3. Fighting efficiency and organisation of the RAF
4. Inspection of the RAF
5. All questions of policy in connection with the raising, equipment, distribution and maintenance in personnel and material of the RAF
6. Collection of Intelligence.
7. RAF Works Services.

Drafting memoranda for CAS, and if required, for directors.

Advice to CAS on administrative questions involving relations with other government departments.

1. Plans and orders for air operations and Home Defence.
2. Air Staff requirements for aircraft and equipment.
3. Examination of demands for aircraft required for naval and military purposes.
4. Collection and distribution of air intelligence.
5. Direction of Air Attachés.
6. Internal security.
7. Liaison with government departments as regards air policy, operations and intelligence.

(Assistance given by Flt Lt G M Lawson - see AI 4)

R H Peck

G E Gibbs

Wg Cdr, OBE

Sqn Ldr, MC

Appreciations in connection with air strategy or policy in connection with future possible operations (excluding Home Defence).

Policy in connection with imperial defence, strategic air routes, Dominion Air Forces, airships, combined operations and coast defence.

Air Staff questions concerning mobilization and War Book.

Prohibited areas.

R H M S Saundby

A C Bayley

Sqn Ldr, MC, DFC

Sqn Ldr

Air tactics.

Air exercises and advanced training.

Examination of specifications and service trials of land and pilotless aeroplanes. Air

Staff questions on the requirements in aircraft (other than seaplanes and Fleet Air Arm types), engines, instruments and technical equipment.

Flying clothing.

Siting of wireless stations. Air Staff questions in connection with Imperial Communications Committee; liaison with GPO

Civil emergency schemes ; liaison with Home and Scottish Offices.

Policy in connection with overhead cables.

Air Staff questions in connection with maps.

Air Staff questions and trials in connection with guns, torpedoes, ammunition, bombs, bomb sights and bomb gears; petrol supply; chemical warfare; pyrotechnics; parachutes; aerodrome ground equipment. Technical reports (except photography) from commands.

Secretary of Advisory Committee on aircraft for the Fleet Air Arm.

Liaison with Admiralty, DOSD and Coastal Area on above matters.

E R C Hobson

Flt Lt, DFC

Tactical co-operation with Army and operational questions concerning Expeditionary Forces, as referred by DOSD

Air Staff questions concerning imperial and civil air routes, photography and air survey.

Correspondence and dealings with Air Attachés, and missions abroad.

Foreign Liaison Officer.

Internal security.

French India and French Islands in the Pacific.

W W Popplewell

Lt, Admin Assistant

Liaison with the Geographical Section, General Staff, War Office, for the preparation of special maps and advice on mapping and air survey matters.

1. Organisation of the RAF
2. Establishments (peace and peace).
3. Formation of units.
4. Mobilisation arrangements.
5. Equipment policy.
6. Orders for movements.
7. Staff College. Promotion examinations.
8. Army and Navy Co-operation.
9. Liaison with dominions.
10. RAF Signals
11. Air Organisation Memoranda.

Deputy Directorate of Organisation (DDO)

L A Pattinson

H G Crowe

Sqn Ldr, MC

General policy questions regarding works and lands services.

Orders regarding formation, disbandment and movement of units.

Accommodation policy.

Recreational facilities.

Questions regarding the routes of overhead electric power cables, and liaison with the Electricity Commissioners.

G H Boyce

Sqn Ldr, AFC

Organisation, establishment and distribution of units working with the Navy at home and abroad.

Policy in regard to pattern, scale and priority of issue respecting aircraft of such units and their equipment.

General questions affecting units working with the Navy.

Reports from aircraft carriers.

Notifications and AMO's regarding aerodrome obstructions.

Supervision of clerical staff of directorate.

Photographic records of stations.

Orders for the RAF in the event of industrial unrest.

Establishments Committee.

GM Thurgood

Higher Clerical Officer

Deputy Directorate of Staff Duties (DDSD)

G E Caswell

Higher Clerical Officer, MC

W B Callaway

A P M Sanders

R M C Macfarlane

Sqn Ldr

Flt Lt, MC

Distribution and revision of forms.

Editing and periodical review of Air Staff memoranda.

Supervision of distribution lists.

Liaison with RAF Staff College.

Staff College qualifying examination.

Liaison with RAF officers on staff courses.

Interchange of liaison letters and general liaison with dominions.

Promotion examinations.

University Air Squadrons proficiency examinations.

Memorial prizes.

Scrutiny of lectures and articles for publication.

Liaison with Imperial Defence College.

R S Grandy

Sqn Ldr

Canadian liaison officer.

Administration of Oxford and Cambridge University Air Squadrons.

Co-ordination of home, overseas and civil aviation signals.

Co-ordination of questions of personnel, material, training, research and introduction of new apparatus.

Liaison with other Government departments.

Wireless Telegraphy Board, Visual Board, Land-Line Telegraph Board.

Signal manuals.

W/T layout in FAA aircraft and flying boats.

Landline questions, RAF and civil aviation.

Telegraphic addresses.

Air Ministry communication room and telephone room.

Code and cypher questions.

Custody and issue of signal books.

Confidential communication orders.

Liaison with Government Code and Cypher School.

Wireless call signs.

L A Sweny

Junior Assistant

Personnel and material.

Responsibility for type of installation, layout and erection of civil wireless stations.

Civil meteorological signal organizations.

Advice on and approval of wireless apparatus and installation in civil aircraft.

Preparation and revision of civil signal publications.

Liaison with foreign civil aviation administrations.

International Commission for Air Navigation, International civil aviation conferences, etc.

RAF meteorological signal organisation.

Wireless intelligence.

Wireless Telegraphy Board.

W/T in armoured cars.

Royal Engineer Signal Board.

W/T layout in AC aircraft.

W/T layout in land-planes.

Electrical equipment as far as it affects operational policy; service requirements
involving research and development (in conjunction with DTD and DSR).

Directorate of Works and Buildings (DWB)

Col, DSO

1. Construction and maintenance of works and aerodromes at home and abroad.
2. Provision, operation and maintenance of electrical and mechanical plant and services at home and abroad.
3. Provision and maintenance of machine tools.
4. Lands and hirings.
5. Administration of works vote.

WB5

W F Glass

Higher Clerical Officer

Stores; accounts; costings; regulations; inspection of works and buildings stores and accounting units.

Allotments; compilation of annual (works) estimates.

Mechanical transport.

General correspondence.

WB6

R W Davies

W W Palmer

A H Pitman

Capt, Lands Officer

Lands Officer

Assistant Lands Officer

Technical advice with regard to letting and hiring of lands and buildings.

Assessment of compensation arising out of occupation of land and buildings under Defence of Realm powers or by agreement.

Civil aviation land questions.

Disposal of RAF stations and purchase of permanent aerodromes.

Arrangements for grazing, seeding, grass cutting and rolling on all RAF stations.

Records and plans of land taken for RAF

Investigations of claims arising from forced landings and accidents by RAF transport (other than personal injury).

WB7 (a)

T G P Babb

W Nettleship

D J Walker

Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, MBE, AMIMar.E

Assistant Mechanical and Electrical Engineer

Assistant Mechanical and Electrical Engineer

WB7 (b)

H W Henderson

Capt, Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, MBE

WB7 (c)

T Kerr Jones

T Mitchell

L B Hobgen

Capt, Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, AMIEE

Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, AKC, AMIEE

Assistant Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, AMIEE

Drawing Office

Deputy Directorate of Works and Buildings (DDW)

WB2

WB3

W G Kidd

A & CEA, Gde. I

J A Yells

A & CE A Gde. I (Acting), LRIBA,

Design of steel and reinforced concrete structures, sanitation and petrol storage and supply systems.

Designs of buildings and other works.

O W Wright

F J Toop

H S Badenoch

A & CEA, Gde. I

A & CEA, Gde. I, ARIBA

A & CEA, Gde. 1

Synopsis.

Record plans.

Surveys.

Chief Surveyor

WB4 (a)

S Hill

F O Farrell

R Tanner

Assistant Surveyor, PASI

Assistant Surveyor

Assistant Surveyor

WB4 (b)

A H Dawson

H T T W Miller

Assistant Surveyor

Assistant Surveyor

Shipping of stores abroad.

Questions arising on schedule rates.

Technical examination of bills from Stations abroad.

Assistant Directorate of Works and Buildings (ADW)

WB1 (a)

E P Adair

L E Sawyer

Civil Engineer

Civil Engineer

WB1 (b)

C H Andrews

A S Roden

Superintendent of Design, MBE

Civil Engineer

1. Maintenance of RAF in officers and airmen and provision of reserves of personnel.
2. Training of the RAF
3. Discipline of the RAF
4. Ceremonial.
5. Honours and awards.
6. Records of officers and airmen.
7. RAF Medical Service.
8. Chaplains.
9. Liaison with Admiralty, War Office, Colonial Office and India Office on personnel questions.
10. Administration of personnel vote.
11. Appointments and promotions.

W L Scott

Principal, DSC

1. Co-ordination and correspondence for Department of AMP
2. Conditions of service of regular officers and their application to individual cases.
3. Entry, retirement, etc, of regular officers and of cadets.
4. Miscellaneous questions concerning airmen.
5. Drafting of personnel regulations including King's Regulations and Air Council Instructions for the RAF
6. Conditions of service of Reserve, Special Reserve and AAF Entry, resignation, etc., of officers of these Forces. Regulations for the Reserve, Special Reserve, AAF and University Air Squadrons.
7. Officers' records and editing of Air Force List.
8. Honours and awards, decorations, medals.
9. Personnel statistics
10. Casualties.
11. Ceremonial.
12. Retired List.

E J Hunt

M F Hulbert,

C G White

Higher Clerical Officer

Higher Clerical Officer

Higher Clerical Officer.

Secondment and attachment of officers from and to other services, excluding
Fleet Air Arm.

Interpreter and language questions.

Correspondence relating to 'Iraq, Palestine and Aden.

Loan of personnel to foreign governments.

Officer questions other than entry and exit,

Leave.

Half pay.

General correspondence.

Public complaints regarding flying.

Inspection and training reports.

Questions affecting aircraft apprentices, apprentice clerks and airmen.

Discharges, disciplinary and legal questions.

Manual of Air Force Law.

Voting of RAF personnel at Parliamentary elections.

Retirements and other exits.

Transfers between types of commission and between branches.

Extensions of service of officers and flying service of airmen pilots.

Questions concerning officers retained under WO138/30.

Fleet Air Arm questions.

Confirmation of pilot officers and promotion to flying officer.

Specialisation of short service officers.

J L Woodford

Higher Clerical Officer, MC

Regulations, orders and publicity in connection therewith, including public school liaison scheme.

Questions concerning flight cadets. Member of short service commission selection board.

Editing RAF section of "London Gazette."

Issue of commission forms.

Personnel co-operation with Dominions.

Arrangements for training of Dominion and foreign officers.

Notification of changes in higher RAF appointments.

Permission to proceed overseas and passport questions.

Overhead establishments.

Requirements for permanent commissions, short service, medium service, promotion and courses.

Procedure and correspondence regarding specialisation.

A R Moss

Higher Clerical Officer

Secretarial duties for RAF Promotion and Selection Boards.

Compilation and maintenance of promotion seniority lists under KR para 353.

Disclosure of service information regarding airmen and ex-airmen.

G A Ayten

Higher Clerical Officer

Regulations for these forces and for University Air Squadrons.

Non-regular personnel estimates.

Personal records of non-regular officers.

Allocation of Reserve pilots for training at civil flying schools.

Member of RAFO Selection Board.

General administration of the RAFO both direct and through the Superintendent of Reserve.

Retired list.

Casualties.

A Bolton

Higher Clerical Officer

Participation of RAF in ceremonies, etc., attendances at levees and other Court functions; RAF Display; Royal Tournament; band engagements; Air ADCs and honorary appointments to the King; applications from airmen for appointment as Yeomen of the Guard; miscellaneous rewards.

Editing of King's Regulations and Air Council Instructions for the RAF

Directorate of Training (D of T)

1. Training of Royal Air Force personnel (other than technical and educational training).
2. Training of Reserve Officers.
3. Training of Auxiliary Air Force and Special Reserve Squadrons.
4. Circulation of training reports and co-ordination of action thereon.
5. Examination of flying accident reports and courts of inquiry on flying, airscrew and parachute accidents.
6. Royal Air Force Display from the training aspect.

Posting of pilots after completion of ab initio training.

Flying training in liaison with DDP2.

Training of flying instructors, refresher and annual flying training.

Reserve training.

Ground training at ab initio training units (except technical and educational training at the Royal Air Force College).

Revision of Flying Training Instructions.

Flying training of foreign officers.

Missing aircraft.

Prohibited areas.

Complaints about flying.

Attachments of foreign officers to RAF units.

F G S Mitchell

Flt Lt

Preparation of armament syllabi.

Bombing and air gunnery training and tabulation of results.

Musketry and pistol training.

Air gunnery and bombing ranges.

Armament matters at practice camps.

Posting of personnel after armament training in liaison with DDP and DDM

Trial and distribution of armament training apparatus.

Layout of armament buildings.

Question regarding aircraft which affect armament training.

Anti-gas training.

J W Jones

A Blackborow

Flt Lt

Higher Clerical Officer (Acting)

Long distance training flights, RAF Display, minor displays.

Flying drill and tactics in conjunction with DOI

Flying boat pilots course and seaplane training courses.

Questions regarding seaplanes which affect training.

Initiation of action to light W/T masts and final air inspection.

A H Paull,

Flt Lt

Training of Naval observers.

Training of telegraphist air gunners for the Fleet Air Arm.

Liaison with Admiralty on Air Force training.

Training of torpedo-bomber squadrons. FAA floatplane training.

Questions regarding ship-borne aircraft which affect training.

Education Branch (AE)

1. Control of members of RAF Educational Service, recommendations for entry, appointments, promotions, discipline, etc.
2. Entry of aircraft apprentices and apprentice clerks in conjunction with DDM
3. General and technical education of all ranks. Educational examinations.
4. SSC officers-opportunities for civil employment.
5. University courses.
6. Advice on all matters affecting education.

University Courses for officers.

Inspection of education.

W G Magness

Higher Clerical Officer (Acting)

Educational supplies - libraries, apparatus, etc.

Educational accommodation.

Schools for airmen's children.

Educational Bulletin.

Non-technical duties on educational supplies and Area Education scheme.

W T Matthews

Educational Officer, Grade III, BSc., AMIEE

Tutorial courses.

Liaison with local education authorities and schools.

Directorate of Postings (DDP)

1. Postings and careers of all officers.
2. Selection of officers for specialist training.
3. Questions affecting the rank and qualifications of officers in relation to the maintenance of peace and war establishments.

D Macfadyen

Flt Lt

Posting of officers of Stores and Accountant branches.

Mobilisation and war appointments.

Special requirements of posts.

Reversions from specialist and staff duties to flying duties and vicè versa.

Questions arising out of proposed alterations to establishments.

Disposal of officers from courses.

H J Gemmel

Flt Lt

Maintenance of unit records and check of strength returns (Form 449) and compilation of lists of surpluses and deficiencies.

Disposal of officers returning from overseas.

Maintenance of unit records, overseas rosters and compilation of lists of surpluses and deficiencies.

Liaison with D of E on questions relating to trooping and passages for families.

Fleet Air Arm postings.

Compilation and distribution of Air Ministry Posting List.

1. Policy relating to intake and exit of officers (including public school liaison)..
2. Selection boards and committee work.
3. Personal questions affecting officers and cadets (other than questions affecting postings).
4. Leave and sick leave of officers.
5. Discipline.

F G Stammers

Sqn Ldr, OBE

All discipline questions.

Courts of inquiry.

Order of dress.

Funerals.

Discharges and removals for misconduct.

RAF Central Band; voluntary band fund.

RAF service police and liaison with civil and military police.

Regulations regarding detention barracks.

Interview of officers ex-overseas ; leave and medical boards.

Occupation of married quarters (officers).

Liaison with S2 in appointment of ex-RAF officers to civilian posts in service units.

RAF Display (Liaison between Display Committee and Air Ministry).

1. Manning requirements and estimates.
2. Recruiting policy.
3. Terms and conditions of service of airmen.
4. Entry of airmen, and, in conjunction with AE, aircraft apprentices and apprentice clerks.
5. General principles in regard to pay, pensions and allowances and of transfers from other Services.
6. Laying down of married establishment.
7. Ground training (except as allotted to D of T)
8. Foot drill and physical training

J Blackford

S J Bailey

A J Cheverton

Flt Lt

Flt Lt, MBE

Higher Clerical Officer (Acting)

Entry of airmen.

Entry of aircraft apprentices and apprentice clerks in conjunction with AE

Personal questions affecting airmen.

Postings, promotions and remusterings.

Transfers to Reserve and discharge.

Selection of airman pilots.

Control of RAF Record Office.

Married establishment.

Re-engagements and extensions of service.

General principles and individual cases of pay, pensions and allowances.

Transfers from other services.

Good conduct badges.

Estimates.

Recruiting programme.

H Nelson

Flt Lt, MBE

Ground training of reservists.

Administration of Central Trade Test Board.

Instructional films and applications from units for instructional lantern slides and photographs.

Foot drill and physical training.

Directorate of RAF Medical Services (DMS)

Civilian medical practitioners, new contracts and renewals.

Confidential reports.

Pay and allowances of medical officers.

Medical establishments and overseas organisation.

General questions relating to medical establishments.

Questions relating to medical personnel for civil aviation.

D G Boddie

Sqn Ldr, MB, ChB

Hospitals and sick quarters.

Disability claims.

Medical and appeal boards.

Scrutiny of reports of all medical boards.

Claims for medical practitioners.

Medical examinations and standards of physical fitness of civil pilots.

Standards of medical fitness for officers, airmen and cadets

Medical records and statistics.

Preparation of annual health report.

Preparation of annual estimates for medical stores.

First-aid equipment for civil aerodromes.

Civil aviation medical statistics.

Medical equipment of ambulances (air and ground).

Medical libraries.

Supervision of clerical staff of directorate.

Drafting letters connected with medical returns and statistics.

Sanitation.

Advisory sanitary officer.

All questions (service and civil) relating to rations and water supply.

Infectious and contagious diseases.

Scrutiny of and advice on all plans for new building, sites, etc.

Adviser to DMS on all dental questions.

Miss G Taylor

Miss, Matron

1. Organisation and administration of Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service, including entry, retirement, pay, allowances, leave, uniforms, etc.
2. Establishments.
3. Personnel regulations; selection boards for candidates; postings; promotions; personal records.
4. Nursing arrangements; accommodation and other general matters relating to the Nursing Service.
5. Training of V AD members.