Department of the AMP 1940

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
Correspondence and co-ordination in the Department of AMP affecting regular and non-regular officers. Personnel policy questions affecting, and conditions of service and promotion of regular and non-regular officers. General questions and machinery of entry of regular and non-regular officers. Provision of secretaries for selection boards. Liaison with Ministry of Labour and National Service and with the Directorate of Postings. General questions of exit of regular and non-regular officers. Application of regulations to individual cases. Principles regulating transfer of officers from one branch to another and application to individual cases. Commissioning of airmen, conditions of service, etc and selection procedure. Promotion questions and machinery for promotion of officers. Secretarial work for officers' promotion boards. Records of regular and non-regular officers. Co-ordination of all policy and other questions affecting the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, conditions of service, and liaison with DWAAF.
R Monk-Jones	Assistant Secretary	Head of S7
H O Fry	Principal	Control of S 7 (b), S 7 (d) and S 7 (e)
E A Shearing	Principal	Control of S 7 (g)
E W Handley	Acting Principal	Control of S 7 (a) and S 7 (c)
S 7 (a)
N H Tregidga	Staff Officer	General questions, other than entry and exit, relating to officers (eg leave, half-pay).
F W J Hunt P G Buckley	Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Chaplaincy questions. Employment of Army officers with the Air Force for flying and other duties. Attachment of Naval officers. Interchange of officers between UK and Dominion Governments. Loan of RAF personnel to other governments. Procedure regarding specialisation, including grant and withdrawal of symbols. Judicial and other immunities and privilege of RAF personnel in the Middle East and Far East. Interpreter and language questions. Iraq and Aden Levies and personnel questions relating to local forces. RAF Co-operation (other than flying and ceremonial) in outside functions. Voting of RAF personnel at parliamentary elections. Grant of permission to proceed overseas; passport questions. Miscellaneous correspondence for AMP's department.
S 7 (b)
F J Sharp Miss E A Hutchins	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Disclosure of service information regarding officers and ex-officers. Medical boards and records of leave and sick-leave.
F Thomas	Higher Clerical Officer	Personal records of officers
S 7 (c)
W E Macdonald F C Hall Vacant	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer
M F Hulbert A G Felton Vacant	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Exits and cessation of active employment (except through invaliding of regular and non-regular officers). Transfer of officers to retired and reserve lists. Appointment of substitution officers to RAFVR and Class 'CC' commissions. Questions in regard to mobilisation of officers. General questions regarding affecting non-mobilised officers of the reserves and AAF.
S 7 (d)
G A Noble F Shinn T Brewin	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Promotion of officers, including secretarial duties for promotion boards. Confirmations and regradings. Confidential reports.
S 7 (e) 1 and 2
W Godwin	Staff Officer	In charge of S 7 (e) 1 and 2
S 7 (e) (1)
Miss L Cahill	Higher Clerical Officer	Enquiries regarding appointments to commissions in the RAFVR and preliminary action on applications for all branches.
S 7 (e) (2)
A P Ward J S Tangstram F D Hughes	Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Direct entry of officers in the General Duties Branch (pilots, observers, officer air gunners) Equipment, Accountant, Balloon, Medical, Dental, Legal and Chaplains Branches. Secretarial duties for selection boards. Questions relating to the Cranwell cadet entry and special Cranwell prizes. University Air Squadron questions.
S 7 (e) (3)
T J Hardy F S Barnes Vacant J B Harvey	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Appointment of airmen to commissioned rank (all branches) including airmen from the Empire Training Schemes. Commissioning of foreigners. Secretarial duties for selection boards.
S 7 (e) (4)
A Beckess H F Derbyshire Miss V E Burge Miss A M Cussen J Harvy	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Entry of officers in the Administrative and Special Duties, Technical and Meteorological branches. Education officers. Honorary commissions and commissions to all direct entrants in overseas commands, except for General Duties. Secretarial duties for selection boards.
S 7 (g)
J E Lambert W J Cain G F Mayhew Miss E M Evans F A Dennis	Staff Officer Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Co-ordination of policy and official correspondence for all WAAF questions. General questions, including appointments, promotions, resignations, etc relating to WAAF officers. Personal records of officers, including Confidential Reports and Medical Boards. Secretarial duties for WAAF. Promotion and Selection Boards. Disclosure of service information regarding WAAF officers and airwomen. General questions regarding entry, exit and conditions of service of airwomen. Disciplinary and legal questions. Enquirers regarding appointment to and enrolment in the WAAF.
S 10
H R Ould	Assistant Secretary
Correspondence and co-ordination in the Department of the AMP affecting regular and non-regular airmen. Personnel policy questions affecting the recruitment, conditions of service and promotion of regular and non-regular airmen. Constitutional and legal questions regarding personnel of air forces. Air Force Lists and London Gazette (RAF Section). Honours and awards. Ceremonial. King's Regulations and Air Council Instructions.
C G White	Principal	Control of S 10 (a)
E C Wood	Principal	Control of S 10 (b) and S 10 (c)
S 10 (a)
F S Yuill A Bolton F E Sheppard A J Rose	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Honours and awards. Decorations and medals (including campaign medals). RAF participation in ceremonies. General ceremonial (including dress) and precedence questions. RAF Benevolent Fund questions. Band engagements. Air ADCs and other appointments to the King Attendances at Court. Miscellaneous reward questions. Application for appointment as Yeoman of the Guard. Day visits of foreign officers to RAF units. Editing of King's Regulations and Air Council Instructions. RAF Section of the London Gazette. Air Force Lists and Geographical Index of RAF Units. Notification of changes in higher RAF appointments.
S 10 (b)
R A Dods G Bradford H J Strainge	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	General questions relating to conditions of entry, service, promotion, remustering and exit of regular, reserve and Auxiliary Air Force airmen, apprentices and boy entrants. General secretarial work on airmen personnel questions. Selection of airmen for training as airman pilot, air observer and air gunner. Vocational training as airmen. Examination and circulation of medical board reports on airmen pilots.
S 10 (c)
Miss P Llewellyn-Smith P J Crisp H J Cornell	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	General airmen questions relating to Dominion, Colonial and foreign contingents and overseas recruitment policy. Nationality questions. Disciplinary and legal questions. Manual of Air Force Law. Disclosure of information regarding airmen. Emergency legislation. Air Defence Cadet Corps questions. Evacuation of airmen's married quarters.

Directorate of Postings (D of P)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
J J Breen	A/Cdre	Director of Postings
H N Hampton	Act Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Postings (DD of P)
All questions of policy affecting postings of officers and air crew. Selection and postings of officers, airmen pilots, observers, wireless operator/air gunners and air gunners for all approved appointments. Careers of all officers, including grant and relinquishment of acting ranks. Selection of officers for specialist training, and of officers and airmen pilots for all courses.
DP 1
S H Goater	Staff Officer	Policy, planning and statistics.
J C Braben E C Colson	Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Advance indications of the type of employment for individual officers and airmen pilots. Calculation of course requirements in conjunction with DP 5. Reversion from flying duties to ground duties and vice versa. Disposal of officers and airmen pilots from flying training schools
DP 2
F W Stannard	Wg Cdr	Head of Branch. Posting of Wg Cdrs (excluding specialists).
P S Hutchinson	Sqn Ldr	Posting of GD Sqn Ldrs (excluding specialists).
W O Jones D W Stannard H J Winch G C Kinnaird	Sqn Ldr Flt Lt Flt Lt Temporary Civilian Assistant	Posting of GD Officers (Flt Lts and below) (excluding specialists) and of airmen pilots.
P E Berryman J W Southwell-Lawler	Sqn Ldr Flt Lt	Posting of specialists (Wg Cdrs and below) other than Engineers.
T G G Hutchinson E K Hofton	Wg Cdr Flt Lt	Posting of Engineers (Wg Cdrs and below)
C E Boucher	Staff Officer	Co-ordination of postings organisation, Requirements of GD personnel for new establishments. Questions of acting promotion granted by commands and groups.
DP 2 (a)
F H Fidge	Higher Clerical Officer	Questions affecting postings and issue of posting instructions to officers on the active list, and to airmen pilots, in Coastal, Flying Training and Technical Training Commands.
DP 2 (b)
H J McGee	Higher Clerical Officer	Questions affecting postings and issue of posting instructions to officers on the active list, and to airmen pilots, in Bomber and Fighter Commands, and to personnel posted to Home Establishment from overseas.
DP 2 (c)
W J Davidson	Higher Clerical Officer	Questions affecting postings and issue of posting instructions to officers on the active list, and to airmen pilots, in Maintenance and Balloon Commands, and in the Air Ministry and miscellaneous units.
DP 2 (e)
H J Marshall	Higher Clerical Officer	Maintenance of posting cards for DP 2 and DP 4. Preparation and promulgation of Air Ministry Posting List.
DP 3
G C N Close	Sqn Ldr	Postings of officer and airmen air gunners (home and overseas)
J L E Rees	Flt Lt	Postings of officer and airmen air observers (home and overseas).
A E Porter	Staff Officer	Policy. Statistics. Disposal of air gunners and observers from courses, Liaison with Flying Training Command and the Operational Training Groups.
G C Mills G Carter Vacant	Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Issue of posting instructions relating to air gunners and observers. Maintenance of records and posting cards
DP 4
A H Pearce	Wg Cdr	Head of Branch Postings of A & SD Wg Cdrs, and of A & SD officers to and from the Air Ministry.
Vacant	Flt Lt	Postings of Intelligence officers and A & SD officers overseas.
D P Fulton	Flt Lt	Postings of A & SD officers in operational commands at home
I J Pitman	Flt Lt	Postings of A & SD officers in non-operational commands at home
L W Snagge A MacNaughton	Flt Lt Flt Lt	Entry, training and disposal from courses and selection for first appointments of new entrants to the A & SD Branch
H M McElligott	Flt Lt	Postings of Equipment officers.
J G Andrews	Flt Lt	Postings of Accountant officers.
C Kershaw	Flt Lt	Postings of Defence officers.
C N Bradbury	Staff Officer	Policy. Statistics. Requirements of A & SD personnel for new establishments.
DP 5
R W Hunt C A Moles C V Dier	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Selection of officers and airmen pilots for courses of instruction. Arrangements for posting and attachment to courses. Disposal, in conjunction with DP 2, of officers and airmen from courses (except from Flying Training Schools).
DP 6
A J Hockey C D Creedy C H Cork	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Questions affecting postings to and from units abroad. Issue of posting instructions to officers on the active list, and to airmen pilots, on appointment to overseas commands. Empire Air Training Scheme. Maintenance of records of units overseas. Liaison with DGE on questions relating to trooping and passages for familiies.
Duplicate Records Section
R A Carroll	Higher Clerical Officer	Maintenance of duplicate records.

Directorate of Personal Services (DPS)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
D Colyer	Act A/Cdre	Director of Personal Services
Policy relating to intake and exit of officers, RAF and WAAF (including public school liaison). Selection boards and committee work. Personal questions affecting officers, cadets and airmen (other than postings). Terms and conditions of service of officers and airmen. Conditions of service in relation to entry of airmen and airwomen, and, in conjunction with DES, aircraft apprentices and apprentice clerks. Discipline, dress and ceremonial, including Royal visits. General principles in regard to pay, pensions and allowances and transfers from others Services. Married establishment. Welfare and physical fitness; RAF Comforts Committee. Casualties. Disposal of effects of officers and airmen serving in the field who are admitted to hospital, taken prisoners of war or reported missing. Promotions. Awards and decorations. Security and Service Police.
Miss E M M Woodhams	Higher Clerical Officer	Personal Assistant
A Fletcher	Gp Capt	Deputy Director (DDPS). Head of P 2.
P 1
Harold J Collins E H Hooper A A C Hyde C R Adlam H J Trotman	Gp Capt Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Discipline and Air Force Law. Liaison with JAG's Department. Courts-martial and summary trials, appeals, quashings, commutations and remissions. Courts of Inquiry procedure and policy. Discharges and removals for misconduct. Penal deductions and stoppages. Accident reports. Dress regulations. Funerals. RAF Central Band; voluntary band fund. Affiliation and maintenance questions. Debts of serving personnel.
P 2 (a)
G R Oliver	Wg Cdr	Personal questions affecting officers, other than questions of discipline of postings. Liaison with S5 in appointment of ex-RAF officers to civilian posts in Service units.
P 2 (b)
A C Menzies	Sqn Ldr	Administration of selection boards, including Joint University Boards; personal questions in connection with University Squadrons, co-ordination of Air Defence Cadet Corps matters.
P 2 (c)
R de W K Winlaw J F Burnett	Flt ?Lt Flt Lt	Public Schools liaison; recruiting policy in Air Training Section at Public Schools. Arrangements of visits to and lectures at Public Schools.
P 3
W B Hargrave	Gp Capt	Head of Branch
W R Castings S R Stammers P A R Juden H Plowman-Brown	Sqn Ldr Sqn Ldr Flt Lt Higher Clerical Officer	Questions dealing with conditions of service of airmen. Individual questions affecting airmen (including all classes of reserve) and apprentices and apprentice clerks in conjunction with DES. Promotions, remustering and reclassification; transfer to Reserve and discharge. Married establishment questions. Re-engagement, extensions and continuance in the Service. Good conduct badges. Nationality questions affecting airmen and airwomen. Compassionate postings. Commissioning of airmen in conjunction with S 7. Liaison with Dominion officers regarding Dominion, etc airmen; liaison with DWAAF regarding individual questions of airwomen
J Lawson G C Trumble	Sqn Ldr Higher Clerical Officer	Consideration of all claims relating to the release or screening of individual employees who are members of Auxiliary Air Force or of the RAF Reserve.
P 4
R Burges	Hon Wg Cdr	Head of Branch. Casualty policy. Member of Inter-Departmental Prisoners of War Committee.
P 4 (Cas)
J H McN Campbell R H Walsh	Sqn Ldr Flt Lt	Interviewing of relatives. Special investigations, questions of identity, etc.
P 4 (Cas) A
H C Flower R A Morsman S R McCartney R S Keene Vacant	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	General administrative questions, War Manual casualty procedure. Receipt of casualty signals and notification of next-of-kin. Dominion, Colonial and Foreign casualty procedure. Notification to Bankers and RAF Benevolent Fund. Co-ordination of work with Dominion Liaison Officers. Liaison with Admiralty and War Office Casualty Branches and with the Directorate of Graves Registration and Enquiries. Questions concerning Ministry of Health Emergency Medical Services Scheme for Civil hospitals and receipt of EMS Forms concerning personnel admitted to civil hospitals. Procedure regarding service and private funerals. Questions regarding disposal of RAF and enemy dead. Questions concerning the attendance of relatives at funerals and hospitals. Casualty Branch questions.
P 4 (Cas) B
Miss C G Gatley J A Farthy Miss W M Shepherd	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Receipt, examination and circulation of written accident reports, Form 551, Form 765(c) and Forms 2 and 412 (Courts of Inquiry proceedings). Questions of commendation arising out of accidents. Regulational questions regarding accidents. Questions regarding remission of death duties. RAF Cemeteries Scheme. Issue of death certificates. Register of Deaths. Burial reports. Casualty records and enquiries. Daily Casualty Circulation List and Daily Casualty Summary. Press communiqués. Royal Message of Sympathy to next-of-kin. Civilian air raid casualties concerning RAF personnel.
P 4 (P of W)
Vacant	Higher Clerical Officer	Collection of information regarding identification of Prisoners of War. Co-ordination of Prisoner of war information and liaison with War Office Prisoners of War Directorate, Prisoners of War Information Bureau, and British Red Cross Prisoners of War and Missing Departments, and with Dominion Red Cross Societies.
P 4 (Kits)
W J Pearson	Higher Clerical Officer	Disposal of effects of personnel admitted to hospital, prisoners of war or missing. Supply of service clothing to prisoners of war. Liaison with British Red Cross. Prisoners Parcel Department. Liaison with Accts 13 (Effects) regarding enquiries received concerning the disposal of the effects of deceased personnel.
P 5
F C Halahan	Gp Capt	Head of Branch. Deputy Chairman of RAF Comforts Committee. Air Ministry representative on Joint Services Welfare Committee.
A G Fisher	Sqn Ldr	General welfare and entertainment. Employment of discharged airmen. Hardship cases. Questions concerning RAF Benevolent Fund, National Association , Sailors', Soldiers and Airmen's Families Association, Patriotic Fund, Joint Services Officers' Association and similar social and benevolent societies.
W S Dailey	Wg Cdr	Morale and physical fitness of all RAF Personnel.
J Healy	Special Appointment	RAF Comforts Committee.
P 6
C G Goatcher J P Cave G F Caines	Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr Fg Off	Questions regarding pay and allowances of officers, airmen and WAAF personnel; financial appeals and recoveries.
Provost Marshal
F G Stammers	Gp Capt	Provost Marshal
PM 1
W R John T A Tolhurst W G Perkins T C Yule	Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr Sqn Ldr Flt Lt	Record and observation of personnel engaged on subversive activities; investigations of application for entry into the RAF, alien and dual nationality cases; investigation of espionage, sabotage, etc, security measure regarding information; secret documents and material. General instructions on security and education on security matters.
PM 2
J E Hume W E Duckenfield W J C Tonge E T Dangerfield	Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr Flt Lt Fg Off	Training of Service and security police. Discipline outside station bounds. General supervision and advice to Station Commanders on Police organisation. Co-operation with Civil Police. Records of all suspects; prevention and investigation of theft of public property. Police Establishment. Supervision of warders.
PM 3
F E Hixon W K Rivers J E Horwell	Flt Lt Flt Lt Flt Lt	Special investigation, records and reports on cases investigated.
Permits Office
E S Chapman S A Heskett C B Archer	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Control and issue of permits authorising entry into RAF protected places. Identity Pass and Badge Scheme. Security questions affecting and visits to RAF Stations other than by Foreigners and Press.
Camp Commandant
F S Isaac	Flt Lt	Administration of Air Ministry Unit.

Directorate of Educational Services (DES)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
W M Page		Director of Educational Services
General and technical education of all ranks. Educational examinations and university courses. Entry of aircraft apprentices, apprentice clerks and apprentice clerks in conjunction with D of M and DPS. Schools for airmen's children. Control of RAF Educational Service. Ex-officers - opportunities for civil employment. Officer marked hold commissions in the RAFVR.
ES 1
J A Taylor* C W B Watford	Principal Education Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Principal Education Officer acts for Director of Educational Services in his absence. Inspection of educational work in Home Commands. Educational staff questions. General questions relating t the Educational Services. Estimates. Schools for airmen's children.
ES 2
Vacant W G Sheppard* Vacant	Education Officer Grade I Education Officer Grade II Education Officer Grade III	Examinations and syllabi. Tutorial courses. Officers' courses. Educational bulletin. Conference of Command Education Officers. Educational accommodation and supplies. Libraries, apparatus, etc.
ES 3
L Cullis* Vacant Vacant W A Dickins	Education Officer Grade II Education Officer Grade III Education Officer Grade III Higher Clerical Officer	Entry of aircraft apprentices and apprentice clerks in conjunction with D of M and DPS. Liaison with local education authorities and schools.
ES 4
Vacant	Special Appointment	Air Forces Officers ' Employment Association.

Directorate of RAF Medical Services (DMS)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
Sir Victor Richardson	AM	Director-General of RAF Medical Services (DGMS)
A Grant	A/Cdre	Deputy Director-General of RAF Medical Services (DDGMS) Control of MA 1
H E Whittingham	Act AVM	Director of Hygiene (D of H) Control of MA 4
Medical, dental and hospital services for the Royal Air Force. Administration and organisation of the medical and dental branches and the Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service. Medical examinations. Hygiene and sanitation. Medical questions relating to civil aviation. Medical Research and Flying Personnel Research Committee.
MA 1
E C K H Foreman J C Blair F W Agar	Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr Higher Clerical Officer	Medical establishments and organisation. Entry of medical officers and quartermasters. Selections for permanent commissions. Promotion of medical officers and airmen. Confidential reports. Personal questions affecting medical officers and airmen. Questions affecting training, remustering, reclassification, promotion, extensions and re-engagements of airmen of the medical branch. Mobilisation and war appointments. Estimate questions relating to medical personnel. Civilian medical practitioners, new contracts and renewals.
MA 2
D McLaren	Gp Capt	Head of Branch
J Hutchieson	Wg Cdr	Medical care and treatment of non-effective officers and cadets. Questions regarding all medical standards. Assessment of medical fitness of officers and cadets. Hospitals and sick quarters requirements, organisation. Accommodation and scales of equipment (other than rations and medical stores) for hospitals, sick quarters and other medical units. Hospital diets. Disability claims. Medical and appeal boards and scrutiny of reports of medical boards of officers and cadets. Claims of medical practitioners in respect of officers and cadets.
H L Willcox	Sqn Ldr	Medical care and treatment of non-effective airmen. Assessment of medical fitness of education and meteorological officers, airmen, volunteer reservists and civilian employees. Disability claims, airmen. Claims of medical practitioners in respect of airmen. Scrutiny of reports of medical boards, airmen.
MA 3
G S Strachan J Holt	Sqn Ldr Flt Lt	Medical records and statistics. Preparation of annual health report. Medical reference libraries. Air Force medical publications and forms. Supply of medical stores, equipment and appliances. Preparation of annual estimates for medical stores. Provision of medical equipment for ambulances (air and ground).
H D Courtenay R A V Maughan	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Questions relating to supply of and accounting for medical stores. Supervision of clerical staff of directorate. Medical statistics and records. Preparation of reports.
J S Lafferty	Higher Clerical Officer	Medical statistics and records. Preparation of statistical reports.
MA 4
J MacC Kilpatrick	Wg Cdr	All questions regarding preservation of health and prevention of disease. Sanitation, rations and water supplies. Questions regarding plans of new buildings, siting, etc. Notification of infectious and contagious diseases. All matters relating to the medical aspect of chemical warfare organisation and defence measures. Medical Research and Flying Personnel Research Committee work.
MA 5
J Hutchieson	Wg Cdr	Medical matters relating to civil aviation. Medical examinations and standards of physical fitness of civil pilots. First aid equipment for government civil aerodromes. Medical aspects of Air Navigation Acts, orders and regulations regarding Civil Aviation.
MA 6
L Somerville-Woodiwis	Gp Capt	Chief Dental Officer. All matters relating to the dental service.

Nursing Service Branch (NSB)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
E M Blair	Matron-in-Chief	Organisation of Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service, including entry, retirement, pay, allowances, leave, uniforms, etc. Establishments. Personnel regulations; selection boards for candidates; postings; promotions; personal records. Nursing arrangements; accommodation. Training of VAD members.
M E R Edwards	Matron
F S Manning	Higher Clerical Officer

Directorate of Manning (D of M)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
J W Cordingley	Act A/Cdre	Director of Manning
T F W Thompson	Act Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Manning 1 (DD of M 1)
J H Green	Act Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Manning 2 (DD of M 2)
Planning policy for the manning of the RAF (and WAAF) in peace and war, including regulars, reserves and auxiliaries. Representation on Manpower Committees on RAF personnel questions. Careers of regular personnel. Determination of entries of personnel. Recruiting programme and training requirements. Recruiting policy (home and overseas) and inter-departmental liaison on recruiting publicity. Control of Recruiting Organisation. Control of Record Office. Application of National Service (Armed Forces) Act to RAF. Posting and drafting of airmen and airwomen (other than individual cases on personal grounds which are dealt with by DPS).
W Boddington	Senior Staff Officer	Control of M7 and general responsibility for civil staff of M4, M5 and M6.
H P Grabaskey	Senior Staff Officer	Control of M1 and M2 and staff control of M2.
M 1
A S Horsman C J Crombleholme W Green E M Nicholson	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Special Appointment	Personnel statistics, officers and crews; estimates and forecasts, entry programmes (except aviation candidates). Assessment of officer promotions, careers of regular officers.
M 2
S S Burridge W F Shanks Vacant E S Hanson	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Special Appointment	WAAF. Personnel statistics, airmen except crews, estimates and forecasts, entry and training programmes. Careers of regular airmen.
Miss N Slater	Higher Clerical Officer	Requirements, officers, crews, tradesmen and WAAFs.
M 3
A K Howard J J Gayer Vacant Vacant	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Crew training facilities (ground and flying) including Dominion and other overseas training schemes. Requirements for flying training courses. Recruiting programmes (aviation candidates).
M 4
S J Bailey F T Solis	Wg Cdr Flt Lt	Demobilisation. Manpower questions. Policy aspects of exemption of reservists. Effect of operation of Schedule of Reserved Occupations on RAF manpower. National Service (Armed Forces) Act. Co-ordination with Ministry of Labour and National Service.
M 5 (a)
V A Watkins P P Pryse	Sqn Ldr Flt Lt	Home recruiting policy RAF and WAAF. Recruiting co-ordination with other services; control of recruiting organisation; liaison with DPR on recruiting publicity.
M 5 (b)
J A C Wright P N Shone C T W Morgan	Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr Flt Lt	Overseas recruiting in RAF Commands, Colonies and Dependencies and communities in Foreign countries.
M 6
C A B Wilcock G R Keep D L Jacques F Berridge	Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr Flt Lt Flt Lt	Questions affecting the distribution of airmen at home and drafting overseas. Posting and drafting policy of airmen and WAAFs, other than those on personal grounds. Liaison with Record Office and Base Personnel Officers.
M 7
A H Hibbert Miss D Osborn A C Skinner Miss B M Chaplin A E Milne	Staff Officer Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Machinery of RAF recruitment under National Service; liaison with Ministry of Labour on operation of National Service Act; appeals for postponement of calling up: proposals for amendments and waivers to Schedule of Reserved Occupations and List of Service Trades. Departmental action arising from proceedings of Manpower Sub-Committees and Ministry of Labour discussions arising therefrom. War recruiting instructions (AM pamphlet 84) and preparation of instructions arising out of special RAF recruiting schemes. Enquiries affecting individuals under National Service registrations. National Service questions regarding Isle of Man and Channel Isles.

Directorate of Women's Auxiliary Air Force (DWAAF)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
K J Trefusis Forbes	Air Commandant	Director of Women's Auxiliary Air Force (DWAAF)
C J Rowley	Flt Off	Personal Assistant
S F Wynne-Eyton	Act Wg Off	Assistant Director
Advice to AMP or AMT on all questions concerning the training, employment, welfare and (in consultation with DPS) the discipline of the WAAF. All questions affecting postings of WAAF officers and liaison with D of M in regard to training, posting and manning questions affecting airwomen. Advice to other Air Ministry Directorates, on matters affecting the well-being of the WAAF. Consultation with and advice to WAAF staff officers at Command and Group HQs.
ADWAAF
S F Wynne-Eyton M A J Hay	Act Wg Off Flt Off	WAAF officers' promotions, transfers, complaints, confidential reports, selection boards, substitution. Liaison with WRNS and ATS.
WAAF/14
J Mackay	Flt Off	Airwomen; discipline, promotions, postings, transfers, remustering, substitution. discharges and complaints. WAAF Handbook. WAAF historical records. Monthly and quarterly WAAF reports. Dress and ceremonial.
WAAF/15
E C Bather	Flt Off	Training; officers and airwomen. Recruiting liaison
WAAF/16
Vacant	SO	Accommodation, clothing and equipment, messing, pay andallowances.
WAAF/17
K Van Baarle	Sqn Off	Welfare; medical and hygiene questions. RAF Comforts Fund, Nuffield Fund, Benevolent Fund. WAAF Convalescent Home. WRAFOCA
WAAF/PR
K Bentley Beaumont	Flt Off	Press and publicity. Liaison with Dominions and all overseas enquiries. Broadcasts. Weekly News Letters.
C A Turnnidge	Higher Clerical Officer	Questions affecting posting of WAAF officer personnel and issue of posting instructions. Maintenance of posting records. Postings or attachments of WAAF officers for courses of instruction. Liaison with DP 2 (c) for promulgation of WAAF officer entries in Air Ministry Posting Lists. Selection of WAAF officers to fill Code and Cypher posts on Air Ministry and outstation establishments.
L M Crowther	Sqn Off	Selection of WAAF officers to fill posts, other than Code and Cypher, on Air Ministry and outstation establishments.

[AMP | S7 | S10 | D of P | DPS | DES | DMS | NSB | D of M | DWAAF]

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
Personnel policy of the Royal Air Force and its maintenance in officers and airmen; provision of reserves: personnel mobilisation and demobilisation. Planning in regard to the use of man-power and for the manning of the RAF. Discipline. Ceremonial. Honours and awards. Records of officers and airmen Royal Air Force Medical Service. Chaplains. Liaison with Admiralty, War Office, Colonial Office and India Office on personnel questions. Administration of the personnel vote. Appointments, promotions and postings. Royal Air Force Educational Service. Welfare of officers and airmen. Casualties to officers and disposal of effects.
Phillip Babington	Act AM	Air Member for Personnel
W A Campbel		Private Secretary
M H Edwards	Rev	Chaplain in Chief Organisation of Chaplains' Branch for Church of England and appointment of chaplains.