Finance Division

Department of the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Air - Finance Divisions

Name	Status	Role/Duties
Pay and allowances of officers and airmen of the regular air force and auxiliary and reserve forces of the Allied Air Forces, including Allied personnel commissioned or enlisted in the RAFVR, of officers and airwomen of the WAAF and members of the Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service.
C J Kirk	Assistant Secretary	Head of Division
E H G Metcalfe	Principal	Control of F 2 (b) and F 2 (c)
W Taylor	Principal	Control of F 2 (d)
A W Wilson	Senior Staff Officer	Control of F 2 (a)
J A Smith	Principal (Retired Civil Servant)	Control of F 2 (e)
Miss G Nixon	Temporary Administrative Assistant	For duties - see F 2 (d)
F2 (a)
F W Cross Miss D M Sinclair	Staff Officer (Branch Security Officer) Higher Clerical Officer	Pay of officers of the RAF, RAFO, RAFVR, AAF, RAF Regiment, WAAF, etc, whilst employed on the active list. Financial questions relating to rank on entry, promotion, transfer between branches, leave, sick leave, retirement, invaliding and relinquishment of commissions.
L S Lambert	Higher Clerical Officer	Pay of officers lent to Dominion, Colonial or foreign governments or employed with the RAF Levies or Aden Levies. Liaison with India Office on pay of RAF officers on Indian Establishment. Financial questions relating to pay of officer prisoners of war and internees. (AL30) Language awards. Kitchener Medical Scholarship grants. Allowances of Air Attaches.
F2 (b)
S Weatherup E Morris	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Pay and additional pay of airmen, boys, airwomen, nursing service, VADs, native officers and other ranks of the RAF Levies, Aden Protectorate Levies, personnel enlisted abroad, prisoners of war, internees, etc, airmen lent to Dominion, Colonial or foreign governments etc. Financial aspects of enlistment, leave, sick leave, remustering, discharge and other conditions of service. Language awards - RAF Levies and Aden Protectorate Levies. National health, pensions and unemployment insurance of above personnel and officers of the RAF and WAAF.
F2 (c)
F W Nightingale A E Rymill	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Family and dependants' allowances of airmen and airwomen.
F2 (d)
Miss G Nixon W S Trotman E W S Ball W H G Crowhurst	Temporary Administrative Assistant Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Officers' and airmen's allowances other than family and dependants allowances.
F2 (e)
Vacant		Pay and allowances of Allied Air Forces.

Source - List of Staff and Distribution of Duties, 1944 - AIR 20/7517 (AL30 - Aug 1944)

Name	Status	Role/Duties
Pay and allowances of officers, airmen and airwomen and of members of the Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service.
C J Kirk	Assistant Secretary	Head of Division
F C Fayers	Principal	Control of F 2 (b) and F 2 (c)
W H S Rew	Principal	Control of F 2 (d)
A W Wilson	Senior Staff Officer	Control of F 2 (a)
F2 (a)
F W Cross J McHale	Staff Officer (Branch Security Officer) Higher Clerical Officer	Pay of officers Financial questions relating to rank on entry, promotion, transfer between branches, leave, sick leave, retirement, invaliding and relinquishment of commissions.
L S Lambert	Higher Clerical Officer	Pay of officers lent to Dominion, Colonial or foreign governments or employed with the RAF Levies or Aden Levies. Liaison with India Office on pay of RAF officers on Indian Establishment. Financial questions relating to pay of officer prisoners of war and internees. (AL30) Language awards. Kitchener Medical Scholarship grants. Allowances of Air Attaches.
F2 (b)
E Morris A E Rymill R J Bates	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Pay and additional pay of airmen, boys, airwomen, nursing service, VADs, native officers and other ranks of the RAF Levies, Aden Protectorate Levies, airmen lent to Dominion, Colonial or foreign governments etc. Financial aspects of enlistment, leave, sick leave, remustering, discharge and other conditions of service. Language awards. National health, pensions and unemployment insurance of above personnel and officers.
F2 (c)
F W Nightingale V H French (AL45)	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Rates and conditions of entitlement of airmen and airwomen to family and dependants' allowances.
F2 (d)
W S Trotman E W S Ball Miss A M Knott W H G Crowhurst	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Rates and conditions of entitlement of officers to consolidated (separated families) allowances, outfit, tropical kit and servants allowances and of all ranks to field, colonial, Mediterranean and Far East allowances. Conditions of entitlement of officers to lodging, fuel and light and furniture allowances (for rates see F3 and F6 (furniture only))

Source - List of Staff and Distribution of Duties, 1944 - AIR 20/7517 (AL45 - Dec 1945)

Name	Status	Role/Duties
Financial questions relating to rations, solid fuel, electricity and gas, barrack services, transport of personnel and stores, travelling and subsistence, and Service billeting; preparation of estimates for these services.
L F Schooling	Assistant Secretary	Head of Division
J B Gotts	Acting Principal (Retired Civil Servant)	Control of F3 (c), (d), (j) and (m)
E H Abraham	Acting Principal	Control of F3 (e), (f) and (g) Air Ministry and MAP representative on: - Government Traffic (Railway Charges) Committee Road Haulage (Rates) Joint Consultative Committee
W H Banks	Acting Senior Staff Officer	Control of F3 (a) and (b) and F3 Liaison at Harrogate
F3 (a)
S G Mitchell	Staff Officer	Head of Section
M McTernan	Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions and estimates relating to electricity and gas, including examination of agreements and payment of bills. Rates of lodging, fuel and light allowances of Dominion and Allied personnel. Co-ordination of estimates, etc for Votes 2A a C.
C W C Davis	Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions and estimates relating to supplies of solid fuels, including payment of bills; entitlement and scales of fuel and light at home stations, including civil aviation stations.
E M Sharp	Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions in connection with Service billeting; rates of lodging, fuel and light allowances (other than for Dominion and Allied personnel); scales, etc of fuel and light, and estimates, for overseas stations.
Miss R Noble	Higher Clerical Officer	Supervision of all bills and payment schedules dealt with by F3 (a); contractors' queries, audit of cash accounts, including receipts for issues on repayment; claims from other Government departments
F3 (b)
H Keeton Miss E C Redford	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions of principle and entitlement relating to rations, ration allowances and messing arrangements generally. Home ration estimates. Assessment of messing ration values and cash ration allowances at home. Special rates of ration allowance Contracts for messing other than Elementary Flying Training Schools. Flying and emergency rations. Board and washing allowance for members of the RAF Nursing Service. Charges for messing supplied to non-entitled personnel
F C Nelson R L J Black	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions and estimates relating to water and barracks services (scavenging, rat destruction, chimney sweeping, window cleaning) Payment of bills and audit of cash accounts. Co-ordination of statements and returns in relation to estimates and other general financial questions affecting the Division as a whole. Contracts for messing and accommodation of airmen at Elementary Flying Training Schools and payment of relevant bills.
W J Edwards	Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions and estimates relating to rations and ration allowances overseas, Dominion and Allied personnel - home and overseas, prisoners of war in enemy hands and internees. Payment of bills for ration commodities. Audit of home and overseas cash account (rations).
F3 (c)
E L Palmer	Staff Officer	Head of Section
S W Ranger R T Sutherland	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	General questions relating to travelling allowances and expenses of Service personnel Marine war risks insurance of personal baggage
Miss C A Millis	Higher Clerical Officer	Miscellaneous questions relating to travelling expenses of Service personnel, including missions overseas. Examination of travelling claims of Service personnel paid by RAF units other than those in Bomber, Flying Training, Technical Training, Maintenance and Balloon Commands.
Miss C E Scriven	Higher Clerical Officer	Railway and omnibus passenger accounts in respect of Service personnel
Miss D G Sawtell	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination of travelling claims of Service personnel paid by RAF units in Bomber, Flying Training, Technical Training, Maintenance and Balloon Commands. Transportation incidental to funerals of Service personnel.
F3 (d)
J V Russell	Staff Officer	Head of Section
Miss C R Duckett	Higher Clerical Officer	Questions of entitlement to sea passages. Financial questions and estimates relating to ocean transport of personnel and stores. Financial questions in respect of Government passengers and freight carried by BOAC. Marine war risks insurance (except personal baggage)
D C Saunders	Higher Clerical Officer	Questions of entitlement to the use of RAF Mechanical Transport and Marine Craft Application of the Assisted Travel Scheme Questions relating to RAF use of ferries and bridges
Miss D Ager	Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions concerning he use of Civil Airlines (other than BOAC) Settlement of accounts for the use of Civil Air Transport (including BOAC) and Dock and Harbour Dues and Charges.
F3 (e)
J H Bennett	Staff Officer	Head of Section
Mrs R D Pyne	Higher Clerical Officer (Temporary)	General policy and financial questions relating to road, rail, canal and coastwise transport of RAF, AM and MAP stores; negotiations on behalf of other finance divisions; settlement of disputed claims in respect of material lost or damaged in transit. Audit of cash accounts and payment of agency claims in respect of stores transportation charges. Examination and payment of accounts for conveyance of stores by canal. Miscellaneous accounts from contractors in respect of movements not covered by Govern consignment notes.
T D Dorman	Higher Clerical Officer	Estimates, forecasts and appropriation accounts for Vote 2G2. Expenditure record and notation of carriage charges required under Lease-Lend arrangements. F3 Suspense Account No 5 debits and clearances Recovery of carriage charges arising in accounts paid by F3 (e), F3 (f) and F3 (g), except MAP Emergency Transport Pool Accounts, which are not Government liabilities. Emergency issue of RAF Carrier's Notes for delivery of stores from contractors. Central records of carriage conditions of AM and MAP contracts
F3 (f)
Miss E L Smith	Staff Officer	Head of Section
Miss M A Kay	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination of and payment of direct claims for: - transport of goods (except aviation fuel) by merchandise trains of the LNER and GWR and by shipping companies operating between ports in the British Isles; demurrage of railway wagons
Miss G L Matthews	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination and payment of direct claims for transport of goods (except aviation fuel) by merchandise trains of all railways except the LNER and GWR and of all goods by passenger train.
D C Evans	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination and payment of accounts received from road haulage contractors an 'C' licence vehicle operators not controlled by the Ministry of War Transport (except aviation fuel) A - F
W E C Andrews	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination and payment of accounts received from road haulage contractors an 'C' licence vehicle operators not controlled by the Ministry of War Transport (except aviation fuel) C - P
F W Braley	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination and payment of accounts received from road haulage contractors an 'C' licence vehicle operators not controlled by the Ministry of War Transport (except aviation fuel) Q - Z
F3 (g)
I W Poag	Staff Officer	Head of Section
T E Williamson	Higher Clerical Officer	Co-ordination and policy questions relating to the use of Ministry of War Transport Road Haulage Organisation. Authorisation of issue of Ministry of War Transport Traffic Confirmation Note (Govt traffic) forms RH/T/2A to contractors. Liability check of traffic carried in MWT operated vehicles on AM and MAP account and recoveries from contractors in respect of commercial liabilities. Record of MWT controlled haulage undertakings and check and payment of accounts. Road haulage contracts. General road rating and costing questions.
Miss I W King	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination of and payment of accounts relating to movements of Air Ministry aviation fuels; accounts by civilian road hauliers of salvaged aircraft and accounts received from Lep Transport Ltd. General financial and contractual questions relative to the operation of MAP Emergency Transport Pools and operation of F3 (Emergency Transport) Suspense Account.
F3 (j)
J Norman	Staff Officer	Head of Section
H G Wade	Higher Clerical Officer	Payment of claims for subsistence and detention allowances and travelling - HQ civilian staff (part). Civilian railway passenger accounts Questions relating to leave journeys for evacuated staff.
E J Hall	Higher Clerical Officer	General questions relating to subsistence and travelling - civilian staff. Claims from staff serving wit Missions and special appointments.
O M Sharvell	Higher Clerical Officer	Payment of claims for subsistence and detention allowances and travelling - HQ civilian staff (part). Authorisation of travelling claims for Observer Corps and Meteorological staff serving at non self-accounting units. F3 Imprest Account No 1
W A Turney	Higher Clerical Officer	Pre-audit of civilian travelling and subsistence claims submitted by outstations for direction or guidance and of all claims from civil aviation radio personnel. Applications for inclusion in civilian list of authorised users of civilian cars.
F3 (m)
G M Haslam	Staff Officer	Head of Section
H E G Nagle	Higher Clerical Officer	General financial questions relating to permanent removals of civilian staff; examination and payment of removal claims.
E J Cotmore	Higher Clerical Officer	General questions relating to removals arising from evacuation and duration-of-war moves of civilian staff; examination and payment of removal claims.
N J P Richards	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination of cash accounts (Works Areas) in respect of travelling and subsistence claims. Estimates relating to subsistence allowance, removal and travelling expenses - civilian staff. Co-ordination of estimates, forecasts and financial returns for Vote 2G Examination and payment of accounts for storage of furniture for civilian staff serving overseas.
Miss E M Corpe	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination of cash accounts (except Works Areas) in respect of travelling and subsistence claims.
F3 Liaison at Harrogate
C J Hogben	Staff Officer	Liaison duties

Source - List of Staff and Distribution of Duties, 1944 - AIR 20/7517 (AL31 - Sep 1944)

Name	Status	Role/Duties
Financial questions relating to rations, solid fuel, electricity and gas, barrack services, transport of personnel and stores, travelling and subsistence, and Service billeting; preparation of estimates for these services.
L F Schooling	Assistant Secretary	Head of Division
J B Gotts	Acting Principal (Retired Civil Servant)	Control of F3 (c), (d), (j) and (m)
E H Abraham	Acting Principal	Control of F3 (e), (f) and (g) Air Ministry and MAP representative on: - Government Traffic (Railway Charges) Committee Road Haulage (Rates) Joint Consultative Committee
W H Banks	Acting Senior Staff Officer	Control of F3 (a) and (b) and F3 Liaison at Harrogate
F3 (a)
S G Mitchell	Staff Officer	Head of Section
M McTernan	Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions and estimates relating to electricity and gas, including examination of agreements and payment of bills. Rates of lodging, fuel and light allowances of Dominion and Allied personnel. Co-ordination of estimates, etc for Votes 2A a C.
C W C Davis	Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions and estimates relating to supplies of solid fuels, including payment of bills; entitlement and scales of fuel and light at home stations, including civil aviation stations.
E M Sharp	Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions in connection with Service billeting; rates of lodging, fuel and light allowances (other than for Dominion and Allied personnel); scales, etc of fuel and light, and estimates, for overseas stations.
Miss R Noble	Higher Clerical Officer	Supervision of all bills and payment schedules dealt with by F3 (a); contractors' queries, audit of cash accounts, including receipts for issues on repayment; claims from other Government departments
F3 (b)
H Keeton Miss E C Redford	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions of principle and entitlement relating to rations, ration allowances and messing arrangements generally. Home ration estimates. Assessment of messing ration values and cash ration allowances at home. Special rates of ration allowance Contracts for messing other than Elementary Flying Training Schools. Flying and emergency rations. Board and washing allowance for members of the RAF Nursing Service. Charges for messing supplied to non-entitled personnel
F C Nelson R L J Black	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions and estimates relating to water and barracks services (scavenging, rat destruction, chimney sweeping, window cleaning) Payment of bills and audit of cash accounts. Co-ordination of statements and returns in relation to estimates and other general financial questions affecting the Division as a whole. Contracts for messing and accommodation of airmen at Elementary Flying Training Schools and payment of relevant bills.
W J Edwards	Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions and estimates relating to rations and ration allowances overseas, Dominion and Allied personnel - home and overseas, prisoners of war in enemy hands and internees. Payment of bills for ration commodities. Audit of home and overseas cash account (rations).
F3 (c)
E L Palmer	Staff Officer	Head of Section
S W Ranger R T Sutherland	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	General questions relating to travelling allowances and expenses of Service personnel Marine war risks insurance of personal baggage
Miss C A Millis	Higher Clerical Officer	Miscellaneous questions relating to travelling expenses of Service personnel, including missions overseas. Examination of travelling claims of Service personnel paid by RAF units other than those in Bomber, Flying Training, Technical Training, Maintenance and Balloon Commands.
Miss C E Scriven	Higher Clerical Officer	Railway and omnibus passenger accounts in respect of Service personnel
Miss D G Sawtell	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination of travelling claims of Service personnel paid by RAF units in Bomber, Flying Training, Technical Training, Maintenance and Balloon Commands. Transportation incidental to funerals of Service personnel.
F3 (d)
J V Russell	Staff Officer	Head of Section
Miss C R Duckett	Higher Clerical Officer	Questions of entitlement to sea passages. Financial questions and estimates relating to ocean transport of personnel and stores. Financial questions in respect of Government passengers and freight carried by BOAC. Marine war risks insurance (except personal baggage)
D C Saunders	Higher Clerical Officer	Questions of entitlement to the use of RAF Mechanical Transport and Marine Craft Application of the Assisted Travel Scheme Questions relating to RAF use of ferries and bridges
Miss D Ager	Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions concerning he use of Civil Airlines (other than BOAC) Settlement of accounts for the use of Civil Air Transport (including BOAC) and Dock and Harbour Dues and Charges.
F3 (e)
J H Bennett	Staff Officer	Head of Section
Mrs R D Pyne	Higher Clerical Officer (Temporary)	General policy and financial questions relating to road, rail, canal and coastwise transport of RAF, AM and MAP stores; negotiations on behalf of other finance divisions; settlement of disputed claims in respect of material lost or damaged in transit. Audit of cash accounts and payment of agency claims in respect of stores transportation charges. Examination and payment of accounts for conveyance of stores by canal. Miscellaneous accounts from contractors in respect of movements not covered by Govern consignment notes.
T D Dorman	Higher Clerical Officer	Estimates, forecasts and appropriation accounts for Vote 2G2. Expenditure record and notation of carriage charges required under Lease-Lend arrangements. F3 Suspense Account No 5 debits and clearances Recovery of carriage charges arising in accounts paid by F3 (e), F3 (f) and F3 (g), except MAP Emergency Transport Pool Accounts, which are not Government liabilities. Emergency issue of RAF Carrier's Notes for delivery of stores from contractors. Central records of carriage conditions of AM and MAP contracts
F3 (f)
Miss E L Smith	Staff Officer	Head of Section
Miss M A Kay	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination of and payment of direct claims for: - transport of goods (except aviation fuel) by merchandise trains of the LNER and GWR transport of goods (except aviation fuel) by shipping companies operating between ports in the British Isles. demurrage of railway wagons
Miss G L Matthews	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination of and payment of direct claims for transport of goods (except aviation fuel) by merchandise trains of all railways except the LNER and GWR and of all goods by passenger train.
D C Evans	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination of and payment of accounts received from road haulage contractors an 'C' licence vehicle operators not controlled by the Ministry of War Transport (except aviation fuel) A - F
W E C Andrews	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination of and payment of accounts received from road haulage contractors an 'C' licence vehicle operators not controlled by the Ministry of War Transport (except aviation fuel) C - P
F W Braley	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination of and payment of accounts received from road haulage contractors an 'C' licence vehicle operators not controlled by the Ministry of War Transport (except aviation fuel) Q - Z
F3 (g)
F A Jones	Staff Officer	Head of Section
G Jefferies	Higher Clerical Officer	Co-ordination and policy questions relating to the use of Ministry of War Transport Road Haulage Organisation. Authorisation of issue of Ministry of War Transport Confirmation Note (Govt traffic) forms RH/T/2A to contractors. Liability check of traffic carried in MWT operated vehicles on AM and MAP account and recoveries from contractors in respect of commercial liabilities. Record of MWT controlled haulage undertakings and check and payment of accounts. Road haulage contracts. General road rating and costing questions.
Miss I W King	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination of and payment of accounts relating to movements of Air Ministry aviation fuels; accounts by civilian road hauliers of salvaged aircraft and accounts received from Lep Transport Ltd. General financial and contractual questions relative to the operation of MAP Emergency Transport Pools and operation of F3 (Emergency Transport) Suspense Account.
F3 (j)
J Norman	Staff Officer	Head of Section
H G Wade	Higher Clerical Officer	Payment of claims for subsistence and detention allowances and travelling - HQ civilian staff (part). Civilian railway passenger accounts Questions relating to leave journeys for evacuated staff.
E J Hall	Higher Clerical Officer	General questions relating to subsistence and travelling - civilian staff. Claims from staff serving wit Missions and special appointments.
O M Sharvell	Higher Clerical Officer	Payment of claims for subsistence and detention allowances and travelling - HQ civilian staff (part). Authorisation of travelling claims for Observer Corps and Meteorological staff serving at non self-accounting units. F3 Imprest Account No 1
W A Turney	Higher Clerical Officer	Pre-audit of civilian travelling and subsistence claims submitted by outstations for direction or guidance and of all claims from civil aviation radio personnel. Applications for inclusion in civilian list of authorised users of civilian cars.
F3 (m)
G M Haslam	Staff Officer	Head of Section
H E G Nagle	Higher Clerical Officer	General financial questions relating to permanent removals of civilian staff; examination and payment of removal claims.
E J Cotmore	Higher Clerical Officer	General questions relating to removals arising from evacuation and duration-of-war moves of civilian staff; examination and payment of removal claims.
N J P Richards	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination of cash accounts (Works Areas) in respect of travelling and subsistence claims. Estimates relating to subsistence allowance, removal and travelling expenses - civilian staff. Co-ordination of estimates, forecasts and financial returns for Vote 2G Examination and payment of accounts for storage of furniture for civilian staff serving overseas.
Miss E M Corpe	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination of cash accounts (except Works Areas) in respect of travelling and subsistence claims.
F3 Liaison at Harrogate
C J Hogben	Staff Officer	Liaison duties

Source - List of Staff and Distribution of Duties, 1944 - AIR 20/7517 (AL34 - Jan 1945)

Material Finance (Ground and Aircraft Equipment) Division (F4)

Name	Status	Role/Duties
(Note: This division at present carries out functions on behalf both of the Air Ministry (as F 4) and the Ministry of Aircraft Production (as PS 11)) Financial questions and estimates relating to: - wireless and radiolocation equipment, bombs and CD weapons, medical, educational and meteorological equipment, petrol and lubricants, ammunition, torpedoes and pyrotechnics, balloons, mechanical transport and marine craft.
A R Walford	Assistant Secretary	Head of Division Member of Awards to Inventors Committee, and Co-ordination of Oil Policy Committee.
C T Southgate	Principal	Control of F 4 (a)
Vacant	Temporary Administrative Officer	Control of F 4 (b), (c)* and (e) *F 4 (c) reports direct to the Head o F4 in respect of petrol and oil questions.
P E Smith	Senior Staff Officer	Control of F 4 (f). Member of the MT Policy Committee and RAF Marine Craft Policy Committee.
F 4 (a)
F Newell G Vowles F Davies	Staff Officer (Branch Security Officer) Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions relating to wireless and radiolocation equipment, and telephone and cypher apparatus.
F 4 (b)
S A W Evans F T H Farthing	Staff Officer (see also F 4(e)) Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions relating to bombs and CD weapons.
F 4 (c)
J A Millson J F Holliwell	Higher Executive Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions relating to petrol, oil and lubricants, administration of aviation fuel reserve and distribution depots; ammunition, pyrotechnics and torpedoes.
F 4 (e)
S A W Evans F C Scroggs	Staff Officer (Branch Security Officer)(see also F 4(b)) Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions relating to medical, educational, EVT and meteorological stores, including payment of contractors' bills and claims from other Departments.
F 4 (f)
H R Papworth J E Wiltshire	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions relating to - mechanical transport hirings without drivers balloons and hydrogen marine craft maintenance of marine equipment salvage at sea Repayment rate for mechanical transport and marine craft. General financial questions affecting F 4.

Source - List of Staff and Distribution of Duties, 1944 - AIR 20/7517 (AL43 - Oct 1945)

Works and Lands Finance Division (F5)

Name	Status	Role/Duties
Financial questions relating to works, buildings and lands Preparation of estimated for above services. Liaison with other Government Departments for RAF occupation of lands and buildings.
E C Kitts	Assistant Secretary	Head of Division
H W Walsh	Principal	Control of F 5 (b)
G C Brown	Senior Staff Officer	Control of F 5 (a) and F 5 (e)
H G Rivett	Senior Staff Officer	Control of F 5 (d)
Miss D M Wilde	Temporary Administrative Assistant	For duties see F 5 (d) marked *
S G Robinson	Senior Staff Officer	Control of F 5 (c)
P K Almond	Senior Staff Officer	Control of F 5 (f) Liaison officer; liaison with other Government Departments on selection of sites, etc.
F5 (a)
F J Nightingale G L Sabbage C R Crook	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions relating to works services, proposals for land purchase and scales of accommodation for operational stations at home, experimental and research establishment, satellite and relief landing grounds.
F5 (b)
L C G Nelson L R G Dixon	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions relating to works services, land purchase and scales of accommodation for all overseas stations.
A A Landsell	Higher Clerical Officer	Estimate for Vote 4
F5 (c)
P E Richards	Staff Officer (Head of Section)	Branch Security Officer Write-off of damages to buildings.
J A Ackroyd	Higher Clerical Officer	Vote 4 ledger accounts; Control of Branch Suspense Accounts; Works repayment services.
P J A Low	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination of contractors' bills (Ph-Sp and Petroleum Board) for works services and stores. General extra-contractual and ex-gratia claims; inter-departmental claims for agency works services.
Vacant	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination of contractors' bills (La-Pe except Petroleum Board)
V J Peacock	Staff Officer (Head of Section)	Branch staffing matters
E V Armstrong	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination of contractors' bills (Co-Ge) for works services and stores.
A F Watts	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination of contractors' bills (Sr-Z)
S L Apsey	Higher Clerical Officer	Audit of claims arising under Price Variation clauses in contracts.
Miss F M Harding	Higher Clerical Officer	Preparation of schedules for payment. Examination of bills for Outside Surveyors' Fees, Branch Post, distribution, stationery and press.
S J Orchard	Staff Officer (Head of Section)	General bill questions, RAF cash accounts.
W A Rowell	Higher Clerical Officer	Audit of final bills for works services amounting to £100,000 or over; all 'target cost' bills; returnable containers; (Form 482 for all works stores shipped overseas from UK).
F Chalk	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination of contractors' bills (A-Cl) for works services and stores.
H A Tietjen	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination of contractors' bills (Gi-K)
F5 (d)
A L Scrimshaw	Staff Officer	Financial questions in connection with negotiations for purchase or sale of land or buildings; flying and clearance rights; requisitioning; hirings; lettings; occupation of quarters; completion of purchases; payment of rents
B G R Crockett	Higher Clerical Officer	Purchase, sale, hiring on requisition of lands. Works on land. Lettings Tithes and Land Tax. Examination of Works Area cash accounts. Telecommunications.*
W R Pye	Higher Clerical Officer	MAP requisitions; Airfields,* land and buildings questions relating to training schools under contract.*
Mrs E S Bush	Higher Clerical Officer	Requisition or hiring of buildings;* damage claims in billets;* examination of RAF cash accounts.
F5 (e)
F B Flindell C H Ballard	Staff Officer (Head of Section) Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions relating to works services in connection with maintenance units (including reserve storage), Barrage Balloon units, Auxiliary Air Force, Observer Corps and Training Stations.
F5 (f)
A A Lindsell	Higher Clerical Officer	Estimates for Vote 4, costings and returns.

Source - List of Staff and Distribution of Duties, 1944 - AIR 20/7517 (AL37 - May 1945)

Material Finance (Aircraft, Engines, Barrack Stores and Clothing) Division (F6)

Name	Status	Role/Duties
(Note: This division at present carries out functions on behalf both of the Air Ministry (as F 6) and the Ministry of Aircraft Production (as PS 12)) Financial questions and estimates relating to: - requirements of aircraft, engines and their spares. sales of aircraft and equipment under Export Credits or other arrangements. requirements of barrack and hospital equipment, other non-technical stores and clothing requirements of armament; instruments; electrical, photographic, workshop and ground equipment and ancillary equipment. Preparation of estimates and liability statements. Preparation of prices of equipment included in the RAF Vocabulary of Stores (AP1086) and lists of airframe and engine spares. Pricing of equipment issued from Air Ministry and MAP stocks. Maintenance of records of Reciprocal Aid to USAAF and of Mutual Aid to all Allied Countries with Military Supply Agreements. Assessment of cost of Dominion and Allied Squadrons serving with the RAF. Financial questions relating to RAF Film Production Units.
E W Short	Assistant Secretary	Head of Division
E H Cross	Principal	Control of F 6 (b)
G Taylor	Principal	Control of F 6 (e)
H Whyte	Temporary Administrative Officer	Control of F 6 (d)
G Wall	Senior Staff Officer	Control of F 6 (c).
H Wilcox	Senior Staff Officer	Control of F 6 (a).
F 6 (a)
T L Weston G F Jackson	Staff Officer (Branch Security Officer) Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions and estimates relating to furniture, barrack, hospital and camp equipment, accoutrements, cleaning and laundry materials, disinfectants, harness and saddlery, veterinary stores, trumpets and drums. Cash grants to RAF messes and initial grants for the provision of sports gear and recreational facilities at RAF Stations.
G L Konrath	Higher Clerical Officer	Payment of contractors' bills for barrack and miscellaneous stores and repairs thereto. Claims by other Departments, Dominion and Allied Governments. Audit for cash accounts for equipment of services appropriate to all branches of F6.
Miss E Petty	Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions and estimates relating to barrack and personal laundry and dry-cleaning services; entitlement and cash allowances; remaking of bedding, disinfection and decontamination services. Provision of civilian clothing, or cash allowances in lieu, and retention of service clothing for RAF and WAAF personnel on discharge or release from the service. Assessment of claims against repatriated officers in respect of the issue of public clothing whilst prisoners of war, internees or escapees.
F 6 (b)
R Nath	Staff Officer	Head of Section. Branch Security Officer
F G Petre	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination and authorisation of demands for and financial questions relating to necessaries; clothing material (excluding flying clothing materials); anti-gas, WAAF and civilian clothing (other than for RAF and WAAF personnel on discharge or release from the service). Kit deficiencies. Replacement of lost medals. Estimates of expenditure to be recorded against Vote 2E. Capitation rates and Squadron charges. Financial records of clothing supplied under Mutual Aid and Military Supplies Agreements. Claims in respect of clothing by other Departments and Dominions.
A E Merriott	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination and authorisation of demands for and financial questions relating to badges; uniform and protective clothing (excluding flying clothing and anti-gas clothing) for the RAF, Dominion and Allied Air Forces, ROC, ATC, RAF Levies, Nursing Services and civilian employees. Repair of clothing and footwear. Haircutting, cleaning and toilet allowances.
F C Winner	Higher Clerical Officer	Payment of contractors' bills for clothing.
F 6 (c)
E A Petty Miss E M Jaques	Staff Officer Temporary Assistant	Examination and authorisation of demands for and financial questions relating to provision of airframe and propeller spares and special aircraft handling equipment.
J A Dunne Miss H A Jackson	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	As above, in respect of airframes, engines, propellers and flying clothing. Impressment of civil aircraft.
J O'Neill	Higher Clerical Officer	As above, in respect of engine spares and accessories.
F 6 (d)
J E Pennifold R G Newman Miss M Garratt	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions relative to aircraft and technical and warlike stores required for the Empire Air Training Scheme and other Training Schemes in the Dominions. Financial questions regarding issue of aircraft, spares and technical equipment to Dominion, Allied and Foreign Governments and other approved purchasers on repayment, including preparation of claims. Preparation of claims for issues of barrack stores and clothing in repayment terms. General financial questions connected with technical and warlike stores. Preparation of estimates for Appropriations-in-Aid for AM Vote 3. Co-ordination of Estimates. Appropriation Account explanations and forecasts of expenditure for Vote 3.
F Rose W H Marshall	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Preparation of estimates and financial adjustment for aircraft and technical and warlike stores used by Dominion and Allied Forces operating with the RAF. Preparation of estimates for technical and warlike stores required for new formations.
J O Spicer	Temporary Assistant	Records of aircraft and technical and warlike stores issued to the US Forces in the UK and issues from UK to US Government Departments on Reciprocal Aid terms. Records of and preparation of claims for technical and warlike stores issued to the USSR on repayment and Mutual Aid terms. Records of aircraft and technical and warlike stores issued on Mutual Aid terms to Allied and Foreign Governments (including Portugal, France, Czechoslovakia, China, Poland, Holland and Belgium). Claims for and records of stores and equipment supplied under Export Credit Guarantee arrangements.
T J Flint N J French Miss M A Maughan	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	(Central Pricing Section). Recording and preparing prices for: - all equipment included in the RAF Vocabulary of Stores (AP1086) schedules of airframe, aero-engine and MT spares, etc. Receipt, acknowledgement and distribution of Repayment issue vouchers under Form 1917 procedure. Pricing of vouchers and claims for technical and warlike stores (excluding light metals raw materials controlled by Light Metal Control), barrack stores and clothing for financial recovery and other financial action by the Air Ministry and MAP.
F 6 (e)
W W Kemp Miss G L Hardman H R French	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions relating to armaments, and ground, workshop and ancillary equipment.
E H Greenbrook A B Charlton	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions relating to: - navigational and other instruments electrical and photographic equipment RAF Film Production Unit

Source - List of Staff and Distribution of Duties, 1944 - AIR 20/7517 (AL33 - Dec 1944)

Name	Status	Role/Duties
(Note: This division at present carries out functions on behalf both of the Air Ministry (as F 6) and the Ministry of Aircraft Production (as PS 12)) Financial questions and estimates relating to: - requirements of aircraft, engines and their spares. sales of aircraft and equipment under Export Credits or other arrangements. requirements of barrack and hospital equipment, other non-technical stores and clothing requirements of armament; instruments; electrical, photographic, workshop and ground equipment and ancillary equipment. Preparation of estimates and liability statements. Preparation of prices of equipment included in the RAF Vocabulary of Stores (AP1086) and lists of airframe and engine spares. Pricing of equipment issued from Air Ministry and MAP stocks. Maintenance of records of Reciprocal Aid to USAAF and of Mutual Aid to all Allied Countries with Military Supply Agreements. Assessment of cost of Dominion and Allied Squadrons serving with the RAF. Financial questions relating to RAF Film Production Units.
E W Short	Assistant Secretary	Head of Division
E H Cross	Principal	Control of F 6 (b)
G Taylor	Principal	Control of F 6 (e)
H Whyte	Temporary Administrative Officer	Control of F 6 (d)
G Wall	Senior Staff Officer	Control of F 6 (c).
H Wilcox	Senior Staff Officer	Control of F 6 (a).
F 6 (a)
T L Weston G F Jackson	Staff Officer (Branch Security Officer) Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions and estimates relating to furniture, barrack, hospital and camp equipment, accoutrements, cleaning and laundry materials, disinfectants, harness and saddlery, veterinary stores, trumpets and drums. Cash grants to RAF messes and initial grants for the provision of sports gear and recreational facilities at RAF Stations.
G L Konrath	Higher Clerical Officer	Payment of contractors' bills for barrack and miscellaneous stores and repairs thereto. Claims by other Departments, Dominion and Allied Governments. Audit for cash accounts for equipment of services appropriate to all branches of F6.
Miss E Petty	Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions and estimates relating to barrack and personal laundry and dry-cleaning services; entitlement and cash allowances; remaking of bedding, disinfection and decontamination services. Provision of civilian clothing, or cash allowances in lieu, and retention of service clothing for RAF and WAAF personnel on discharge or release from the service. Assessment of claims against repatriated officers in respect of issue of public clothing whilst prisoners of war, internees or escapees.
F 6 (b)
R Nott	Staff Officer (Branch Security Officer)
A E Merriott	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination and authorisation of demands for and financial questions relating to badges; uniform and protective clothing (excluding flying clothing and anti-gas clothing) for the RAF, Dominion and Allied Air Forces, ATC, RAF Levies, Nursing Services and civilian employees. Repair of clothing and footwear. Haircutting, cleaning and toilet allowances. Payment of contractors' bills.
J M Furness	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination and authorisation of demands for and financial questions relating to necessaries; clothing material (excluding flying clothing materials); anti-gas, WAAF and civilian clothing (other than for RAF and WAAF personnel on discharge or release from the service). Kit deficiencies. Replacement of lost medals. Estimates of expenditure to be recorded against Vote 2E. Capitation rates and Squadron charges. Financial records of clothing supplied under Mutual Aid and Military Supplies Agreements. Claims in respect of clothing by other Departments and Dominions.
F 6 (c)
E A Petty W Hancock Miss E M Jaques	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Temporary Assistant	Examination and authorisation of demands for and financial questions relating to provision of airframe and propeller spares and special aircraft handling equipment.
J A Dunne Miss H A Jackson	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	As above, in respect of airframes, engines, propellers and flying clothing. Impressment of civil aircraft.
J O'Neill	Higher Clerical Officer	As above, in respect of engine spares and accessories.
F 6 (d)
J B Heatley R G Newman Miss M Garratt	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions relative to aircraft and technical and warlike stores required for the Empire Air Training Scheme and other Training Schemes in the Dominions. Financial questions relating to aircraft, spares and technical equipment to Dominion, Allied and Foreign Governments and other approved purchasers on repayment, including preparation of claims. Preparation of claims for issues of barrack stores and clothing in repayment terms. Preparation of estimates for Appropriations-in-Aid for AM Vote 3. Co-ordination of Estimates. Appropriation Accounts explanations and forecasts of expenditure for Vote 3.
F Rose A Greaves	Staff Officer Temporary Assistant	Preparation of estimates and financial adjustment for aircraft and technical and warlike stores used by Dominion and Allied Forces operating with the RAF. Preparation of estimates for technical and warlike stores required for new formations.
J O Spicer	Temporary Assistant	Records of aircraft and technical and warlike stores issued to the US Forces in the UK and issues from UK to US Government Departments on Reciprocal Aid terms. Record and preparation of claims for technical and warlike stores issued to the USSR on repayment and Mutual Aid terms. Records of aircraft and technical and warlike stores issued on Mutual Aid terms to Allied and Foreign Governments (including Portugal, France, Czechoslovakia, China, Poland, Holland and Belgium). Claims for and records of stores and equipment supplied under Export Credit Guarantee arrangments.
T J Flint Miss M A Maughan A Stokell J W Pykett	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Temporary Assistant Temporary Assistant	(Central Pricing Section). Recording and preparing prices for: - all equipment included in RAF Vocabulary of Stores (AP1086) schedules of airframes, aero-engines and MT spares, etc. Receipt, acknowledgement and distribution of Repayment issue vouchers under Form 1917 procedure. Pricing of vouchers and claims for technical and warlike stores (excluding light metals raw materials controlled by Light Metal Control), barrack stores and clothing for recovery and other financial action by the Air Ministry and MAP.
F 6 (e)
W W Kemp Miss G L Hardman H R French	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions relating to armaments, and ground, workshop and ancillary equipment.
E H Greenbrook A B Charlton	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions relating to: - navigational and other instruments electrical and photographic equipment RAF Film Production Unit

Source - List of Staff and Distribution of Duties, 1944 - AIR 20/7517 (AL44 - Nov 1945)

Name	Status	Role/Duties
General financial questions relating to Service non-effective benefits. Payments for, and financial questions relating to medical, hospital and dental treatment Half-pay, retired pay, pensions, gratuities and other non-effective payments to or in respect of Service personnel (including nurses) except payments under Ministry of Pensions regulations in respect of disablement or death attributable to service on the 1914-18 or the present war. Disability payments to air force cadets, pupil pilots and members of University Air Squadrons. Non-effective payments to or in respect of Air Training Corps civilian instructors, warrant officers and cadets. Airmen's "service gratuities". Indian Non-effective Account. Air Training Corps finance. Pre-entry training finance generally Financial questions relating to flying, ground and technical training under civilian contract of Service personnel; civil aircraft hirings. Welfare finance. Miscellaneous financial questions. Miscellaneous payments and receipts.
K H S Edwards	Assistant Secretary	Head of Division
H A Wood	Principal	Control of F7 (a), F7 (b) and F7 (c).
C E Wright	Temporary Administration Officer	Control of F7 (d), F7 (e) and F7 (f).
B L H Humphreys	Temporary Administrative Assistant	For duties see - F7 (d) and F7 (f).
F7 (a)
J W R Owens J A Tully	Staff Officer (Head of Section) Higher Clerical Officer	Such of the matters referred to below as relate to permanent regular officers and nurses, temporary officers serving on a retired pay-earning basis and officers of the Iraq and Aden Protectorate Levies.
J E Brownson	Higher Clerical Officer	Such of the matters referred to below as relate to other classes of officer personnel
Questions concerning half-pay, retired pay, disability retired pay and other non-effective benefits and gratuities of officer personnel. Authorisation of half-pay, award of retired pay and other non-effective benefits of officer personnel (including British Army officers of the Iraq and Aden Protectorate Levies.) except disability retired pay and other non-effective benefits payable in respect of disablement attributable to service during the war of 1914-18 or the present war. Assessment (for Ministry of Pensions) of disability retired pay awarded in respect of disablement attributable to service during the present war to airmen granted temporary commissions while serving on peace-time engagements and disability retired pay awarded, as under peace-time regulations to officers and nurses in respect of disablement attributable to service during the present war; liaison with the Ministry of Pensions in respect of officer personnel disabled by war service. Co-ordination of estimates, liability statements and note for Appropriation Account relating to Vote 11. Indian Non-effective Account. Non-effective questions arising out of inter-governmental loans of Service personnel and other similar transactions.
F7 (b)
H Lager R J Armstrong	Staff Officer (Head of Section) Higher Clerical Officer	Questions concerning disability pensions and other disability benefits of 'other rank' personnel (including British soldiers of the Iraq and Aden Protectorate Levies.) War gratuities and post-war credits of 'other rank' personnel Award of disability pensions and other disability benefits of 'other rank' personnel, except in respect of disablement attributable to service during the war of 1914-18 or the present war. Award of disability payments to Air Training Corps civilian instructors, warrant officers and cadets. Assessment (for Ministry of Pensions) of disability pensions awarded, as under peace-time regulations, to 'other rank' personnel in respect of disablement attributable to service during the present war Liaison with Ministry of Pensions in respect of 'other rank' personnel disabled by war service.
L S Irons (also see F7 (c))	Higher Clerical Officer	Questions concerning Service pensions and other non-effective benefits payable to 'other rank' personnel in respect of service or in respect of decorations. Award of such benefits (except decoration gratuities).
F7 (c)
D McCall A H Cotton	Staff Officer (Head of Section) Higher Clerical Officer	Payments for, and financial questions relating to hospital, dental and medical treatment of Service personnel (including nurses), pupil pilots, ATC civilian instructors, warrant officers and cadets.
L S Irons (also see F7 (b))	Higher Clerical Officer	Award of pensions, allowances and gratuities to widows, children and other dependants of deceased officers and other ranks (including British Army officers and soldiers of the Iraq and Aden Protectorate Levies.) and to the children and other dependants of deceased of nurses, except in respect of death attributable to service during the war of 1914-18 or the present war. Liaison with the Ministry of Pensions regarding awards in respect of death attributable to war service. Administration of grants from the Relief Fund and the Caldwell Request.
F7 (d)
H Arscott W G Stuart	Staff Officer (Head of Section) Higher Clerical Officer	General co-ordination and control of ATC finance, including University Air Squadron finance. Issue of grants to school units of ATC and to the ATC Board of Finance. Control of expenditure by school units of the ATC. Control of expenditure on certain services by Regional Commandants, the Commandant for Scotland and Area Commanders in Scotland. Relations with the ATC Board of Finance. Communications with the Treasury on ATC matters, except where responsibility for this is specifically delegated to other branches. Financial representation on the committee responsible for the administration of the 'Hack' Fund. Issue of grants to Territorial Army and Air Force Associations, and general financial questions concerning such Associations. Financial questions relating to peace-time emoluments of the non-regular forces.
F7 (e)
G S Barnes	Staff Officer	Head of Section
R W Harrison (also see F7 (f))	Higher Clerical Officer	Payments for and financial questions relating to flying, ground and technical training under civil contract, of Service personnel.
W D Findlay (also see F7 (f))	Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions relating to funeral expenses of Service personnel, including grants towards relatives' expenses.
D J Payne (AL28)	Staff Officer	Attached for special duties in connection with the Pension Increases Order.
F7 (f)
J H Tarran	Staff Officer	Head of Section Secretary of Alastrean House Committee
R W Harrison (also see F7 (e))	Higher Clerical Officer	Payments for and financial questions relating to the National Pigeon Service. Co-ordination of estimates and liability statements for portions of Votes 5 and 6 and for Vote 9 as a whole.
W D Findlay (also see F7 (e))	Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions relating to air force welfare; control of expenditure from RAF Welfare Grant; financial aspects of Alastrean House Scheme. Miscellaneous financial matters including payment of fees to: - experts and consultants lecturers examiners officiating chaplains part-time medical practitioners dental surgeons unofficial members of selection boards and committees and meteorological observers etc Payments of out-of-pocket expenses not covered by regulations Awards to civilians for services rendered to the RAF. Payment for books, stationary, etc chargeable to HMSO Charge Account; payments for maps and postage. Rewards for salvage of RAF property; grants from public funds to charitable and other institutions.

Source - List of Staff and Distribution of Duties, 1944 - AIR 20/7517 (AL26 - May 1944. AL28 - Jun 1944)

Name	Status	Role/Duties
General financial questions relating to Service non-effective benefits. Payments for, and financial questions relating to medical, hospital and dental treatment Half-pay, retired pay, pensions, gratuities and other non-effective payments to or in respect of Service personnel (including nurses) except payments under Ministry of Pensions regulations in respect of disablement or death attributable to service on the 1914-18 or the present war. Disability payments to air force cadets, pupil pilots and members of University Air Squadrons. Non-effective payments to or in respect of Air Training Corps civilian instructors, warrant officers and cadets. Airmen's service gratuities. War gratuities. Post-war credits. Indian Non-effective Account. Air Training Corps finance. Pre-entry training finance generally Financial questions relating to flying, ground and technical training under civilian contract of Service personnel; civil aircraft hirings. Welfare finance. Miscellaneous financial questions. Miscellaneous payments and receipts.
K H S Edwards	Assistant Secretary	Head of Division
H A Wood	Principal	Control of F7 (a) and F7 (c). (Hospital etc, treatment of Service personnel) Advice on matters common to F7 (a), F7 (b) and F7 (c)
C E Wright	Temporary Administration Officer	Control of F7 (d), F7 (e) and F7 (f).
H Lager	Senior Staff Officer	Control of F7 (b) and F7 (c). (Pensions etc, awards to widows etc)
B L H Humphreys	Temporary Administrative Assistant	For duties see - F7 (d) and F7 (f).
F7 (a)
J H Tarran	Staff Officer	Head of Section
J A Tully	Higher Clerical Officer	Such of the matters referred to below as relate to permanent regular officers and nurses, temporary officers serving on a retired pay-earning basis and officers of the Iraq and Aden Protectorate Levies.
J E Brownson	Higher Clerical Officer	Such of the matters referred to below as relate to other classes of officer personnel
Questions concerning half-pay, retired pay, disability retired pay and other non-effective benefits and gratuities of officer personnel. Authorisation of half-pay, award of retired pay and non-effective benefits of officer personnel (including British Army officers of the Iraq and Aden Protectorate Levies.) except disability retired pay and other non-effective benefits payable in respect of disablement attributable to service during the war of 1914-18 or the present war (AL34), or of 1939-45 (AL43) Assessment (for Ministry of Pensions) of disability retired pay awarded in respect of disablement attributable to service in the present war to airmen granted temporary commissions while serving on peace-time engagements and disability retired pay awarded, as under peace-time regulations to officers and nurses in respect of disablement attributable to service during the present war; liaison with the Ministry of Pensions in respect of officer personnel disabled by war service. War gratuities of officers and nurses Co-ordination of estimates, liability statements and note for Appropriation Account relating to Vote 11. Indian Non-effective Account. Non-effective questions arising out of inter-governmental loans of Service personnel and other similar transactions.
F7 (b)
D J Payne R J Armstrong	Staff Officer (Head of Section) Higher Clerical Officer	Questions concerning disability pensions and other disability benefits of 'other rank' personnel (including British soldiers of the Iraq and Aden Protectorate Levies.) War gratuities and post-war credits of 'other rank' personnel Award of disability pensions and other disability benefits of 'other rank' personnel, except in respect of disablement attributable to service during the war of 1914-18 or the present war. Award of disability payments to Air Training Corps civilian instructors, warrant officers and cadets. Assessment (for Ministry of Pensions) of disability pensions awarded, as under peace-time regulations, to 'other rank' personnel in respect of disablement attributable to service during the present war Liaison with Ministry of Pensions in respect of 'other rank' personnel disabled by war service.
L S Irons (also see F7 (c))	Higher Clerical Officer	Questions concerning Service pensions and other non-effective benefits payable to 'other rank' personnel in respect of service or in respect of decorations. Award of such benefits (except decoration gratuities).
F7 (c)
D McCall A H Colton	Staff Officer (Head of Section) Higher Clerical Officer	Payments for, and financial questions relating to hospital, dental and medical treatment of Service personnel (including nurses), pupil pilots, ATC civilian instructors, warrant officers and cadets.
L S Irons (also see F7 (b))	Higher Clerical Officer	Award of pensions, allowances and gratuities to widows, children and other dependants of deceased officers and other ranks (including British Army officers and soldiers of the Iraq and Aden Protectorate Levies.) and to the children and other dependants of deceased of nurses, except in respect of death attributable to service during the war of 1914-18 or the present war. Liaison with the Ministry of Pensions regarding awards in respect of death attributable to war service. Administration of grants from the Relief Fund and the Caldwell Request.
F7 (d)
H Arscott	Staff Officer	Head of Section
W G Stuart	Higher Clerical Officer	General co-ordination and control of ATC finance, including University Air Squadron finance. Issue of grants to school units of ATC and to the ATC Board of Finance. Control of expenditure by school units of the ATC. Control of expenditure on certain services by Regional Commandants, the Commandant for Scotland and Area Commanders in Scotland. Relations with the ATC Board of Finance. Communications with the Treasury on ATC matters, except where responsibility for this is specifically delegated to other branches. Financial representation on the committee responsible for the administration of the 'Hack' Fund. Issue of grants to Territorial Army and Air Force Associations, and general financial questions concerning such Associations. Financial questions relating to peace-time emoluments to of the non-regular forces.
F7 (e)
G S Barnes	Staff Officer	Head of Section
R W Harrison (also see F7 (f))	Higher Clerical Officer	Payments for and financial questions relating to flying, ground and technical training under civil contract, of Service personnel.
W D Findlay (also see F7 (f))	Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions relating to funeral expenses of Service personnel, including grants towards relatives' expenses.
F7 (f)
E J Jones	Staff Officer	Head of Section Secretary of Alastrean House Committee
R W Harrison (also see F7 (e))	Higher Clerical Officer	Payments for and financial questions relating to the National Pigeon Service. Co-ordination of estimates and liability statements for portions of Votes 5 and 6 and for Vote 9 as a whole.
W D Findlay (also see F7 (e))	Higher Clerical Officer	Financial questions relating to air force welfare; control of expenditure from RAF Welfare Grant; financial aspects of Alastrean House Scheme. Miscellaneous financial matters including payment of fees to: - experts and consultants lecturers examiners officiating chaplains part-time medical practitioners dental surgeons unofficial members of selection boards and committees and meteorological observers etc Payments of out-of-pocket expenses not covered by regulations Awards to civilians for services rendered to the RAF. Payment for books, stationary, etc chargeable to HMSO Charge Account; payments for maps and postage. Rewards for salvage of RAF property; grants from public funds to charitable and other institutions.

Source - List of Staff and Distribution of Duties, 1944 - AIR 20/7517 (AL43 - Oct 1945)

Source - List of Staff and Distribution of Duties, 1944 - AIR 20/7517 (AL25 - Apr 1944)

General Establishment Proposals and MT and Marine Craft Finance Division (F12)

Source - List of Staff and Distribution of Duties, January 1945 - AIR 20/7518 (AL42 - Sep 1945)

Name	Status	Role/Duties
Welfare finance. General co-ordination and control of Air Training Corps and University Air Squadron finance in all its aspects. Co-ordination of financial questions relating to the non-regular forces. Issue of grants to County Associations and County Association finance generally. Expenditure on provision of flying training ad other training under civilian contract and on civil aircraft hirings. Expenditure on funerals of Service personnel. Miscellaneous financial questions; miscellaneous payments and receipts.
W C Clements	Assistant Secretary	Head of Division
C E Wright	Temporary Administrative Assistant	Control of F 8 (c) and F 8 (d)
A S Pryor	Senior Staff Officer	Control of F 8 (a) and F 8 (b)
F8 (a)
H Arscott	Staff Officer (Head of Section)	Head of Section
W G Stuart	Higher Clerical Officer	Issue of grants to school units of ATC and to the ATC Board of Finance. Control of expenditure by school units of the ATC. Control of expenditure on certain services by ATC Commandants, the ATC Commandant for Scotland and ATC Area Commanders in Scotland. ATC course of instruction and camps. ATC training, including gliding. The co-ordination of financial questions relating the non-regular forces in peace-time. Issue of grants to County Associations and County Association financial generally.
F8 (b)
B L H Humphreys	Temporary Administrative Assistant (Head of Section)	Financial questions relating to accommodation of ATC units and execution of works services for such units. Financial administration of ATC accommodation scheme. Financial questions relating to University Air Squadrons. Travelling expenses of ATC personnel. Financial entitlement of ATC personnel generally. Amendments to ATC regulations.
F8 (c)
G S Barnes R W Harrison	Staff Officer (Head of Section) Higher Clerical Officer (also see F8 (d))	Payments for, and financial questions relating to, the provision of flying training and other training under civil contract. Civil aircraft hirings.
W D Findlay	Higher Clerical Officer (also see F8 (d))	Funeral of Service personnel. Grants towards expenses of bereaved relatives.
F8 (d)
E J Jones	Staff Officer	Head of Section Secretary of Alastrean House Committee
R W Harrison (also see F8 (c))	Higher Clerical Officer	Payments for, and financial questions relating to, the National Pigeon Service. Co-ordination of estimates and liability statements for portions of Votes 5 and 6 and for Vote 9 as a whole.
W D Findlay (also see F8 (c))	Higher Clerical Officer	Miscellaneous financial matters including payment of fees to: - experts and consultants lecturers examiners officiating chaplains part-time civilian medical practitioners dental surgeons unofficial members of selection boards and committees meteorological observers etc Payments of out-of-pocket expenses not covered by regulations Awards to civilians for services rendered to the RAF. Payment for books, stationary, etc chargeable to HMSO Charge Account; payments for maps and postage. Rewards for salvage of RAF property
Miss M S Lee	Higher Clerical Officer	Control of expenditure from RAF Welfare Grant and other similar grants; control and co-ordination of RAF welfare expenditure generally. Grants from public funds to charitable and other institutions.

Name	Status	Role/Duties
Financial examination of RAF establishments, including MT and marine craft establishments. Overhead establishments; promotion proposals for RAF, WAAF and Allied officers in relation to numbers of approved posts. Estimates and appropriation account for pay of RAF and WAAF personnel. Examination of proposals affecting intake and training and of general questions affecting careers, branches and trades of RAF, WAAF and Allied personnel. RAF Establishments Committee.
A E Slater	Assistant Secretary	Head of Division
W F Connolly	Principal	Head of F 11 (d) Member of Main Establishments Committee. Control of RAF Establishments Committees overseas.
T J Hardy	Senior Staff Officer	Control of F11 (a), F11 (b), F11 (f), F11 (h) and F11 (j).
J E Lambert	Senior Staff Officer	Control of F11 (e).
F 11 (a)
F E Browning H D Mackay	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Examination of service establishments proposals; audit of Command ceilings and local war establishments for Flying Training and Technical Training Commands. Member of Establishments Sub-Committee
F 11 (b)
E H Johnson W G Shillam	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Duties as above for Overseas Commands, AEAF, ADGB, and Transport Command. Member of Establishments Sub-Committee
F 11 (c)
J W H Crossley W G C Miller Miss G E Bailey J H Kirby	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Preparations of estimates of expenditure and appropriation account for the pay of RAF, WAAF and of Allied Forces personnel. Forecasts of personnel strength (Vote A) for estimate purposes. Financial approval of overhead establishments for periodical promotions of RAF and WAAF officers and personnel of Allied Air Forces. Examinations of forecasts of personnel requirements to meet programmes, including proposals affecting intake and training of personnel. Financial examination of general questions concerning careers , branches and trades of RAF, WAAF and Allied personnel.
F 11 (d)
W A Botting R A Dods	Staff Officer Staff Officer	Joint Secretaries, RAF Establishment Committee.
Miss R W C Davies	Higher Clerical Officer	Secretarial work for RAF Establishment Committee.
W J M Gladden H Chalk	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	RAF Establishments Committee - maintenance of records. Action on matters arising out of visits and meetings; preparation and issue of reports in final form; monthly statement of decisions in terms of personnel numbers, maintenance of library; duplication and circulation of Overseas Establishments Committee reports.
F 11 (d)
W A Botting R A Dods	Staff Officer Staff Officer	Joint Secretaries, RAF Establishment Committee.
F 11 (e)
Vacant H N Beaumont W Chambers Miss I M Spencer C A Turnidge	Staff Officer Staff Officer Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Members of MT and Marine Craft Establishments Committees. Examination of RAF establishments and programmes of mechanical transport and marine craft at home and overseas, including Air Ministry and Area MT establishments, and personal cars allotted to RAF officers, AID staffs, etc.
F 11 (h)
J Bellamy S T Wright	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Duties as above (F 11 (a)) for Maintenance Command, Nos 26 and 60 Groups. Member of Establishments Sub-Committee
F 11 (j)
H G Wells D O'Brien	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Duties as above (F 11 (a)) for Miscellaneous establishments, general establishment questions and RAFNI. Member of Establishments Sub-Committee
Committees located overseas
H G Wells	Senior Staff Officer	Western European Establishments Committee
M H Hawkins W G Shillam	Senior Staff Officer Staff Officer	Asian Establishments Committee
J M Gladden	Senior Staff Officer	Mediterranean Establishments Committee
F Husband	Senior Staff Officer	Middle East Establishments Sub-Committee

Name	Status	Role/Duties
Financial examination of mechanical transport and marine craft establishments. Overseas establishments: promotion proposals for RAF, WAAF and Allied Officers in relation to numbers of approved posts. Estimates and appropriation account for pay of RAF and WAAF personnel. Examination of proposals affecting intake and training and of general questions affecting careers, branches and trades of RAF, WAAF and Allied personnel. Post-war problems in relation to the above. F12 reports direct to AUS (S) on MT and Marine Craft questions.
A E Slater	Assistant Secretary	Head of Division
T J Hardy	Senior Staff Officer	Control of F12 (a) and F12 (b)
F 12 (a)
W G C Miller J H Kirby	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Examination of forecasts of personnel requirements to meet programmes, including proposals affect intake and training of personnel Financial examination of general questions concerning careers, branches and trades, of RAF, WAAF and Allied personnel. Post-war problems.
J W H Crossley Miss G E Bailey	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Preparation of estimates of expenditure and appropriation account for pay of RAF, WAAF and Allied personnel. Forecasts of personnel strength (Vote A) for estimates . Financial approval of overhead establishments for periodical promotions of RAF, and WAAF officers and personnel of Allied forces.
F 12 (b)
H N Beaumont W Chambers H D Mackay	Staff Officer Staff Officer Staff Officer	Members of MT and Marine Craft establishment committees.
Miss I M Spencer	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination of RAF establishment programmes of mechanical transport and marine craft at home and overseas, including Air Ministry MT establishments and personal cars allotted to RAF officers, etc.