Directorate-General of Manning

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties/Notes
Planning policy, including post-war, for the manning of the RAF and WAAF (officers, air crew and ground trades), 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 the RAF Record Office. Application of the National Service (Armed Forces) Acts to RAF and WAAF. Posting and drafting of airmen and airwomen (other than individual cases on personal grounds - dealt with by DPS). Machinery for demobilisation of personnel.
John W Cordingley	AVM	Directorate-General of Manning (DG of M). Committees: - Inter-Departmental Committee on Release from the Forces and Civil Defence Services (Demobilisation). Inter-Departmental Committee on Release from the Forces and Civil Defence Services - Services Sub Committee. Inter-Departmental Committee on Release from the Forces and Civil Defence Services - Reconstruction Employment Sub Committee. Inter-Departmental Committee on Post-War Training Schemes. Joint Air Ministry RCAF Demobilisation Committee. WAAF Substitution Committee (Chairman) Post War Manning Committee (AMP's Department) (Chairman). National Association for Employment of ex-regular Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen. RAF Benevolent Fund.
Gerald S Shaw	A/Cdre	Principal Deputy Director (PDD of M) In charge of DDM 3 and DDM 4 Committee: - Inter-Service Committee on Educational and Vocational Training.
T F W Thompson	Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Manning (1) (DD of M (1)) In charge of AD of M 1, M 1 (a), M 2 (a), M 3 and M 8. Planning to meet personnel requirements of the RAF and WAAF (Officer, air crew and ground trades). Implementation of plans.
J H Green	Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Manning (2) (DD of M (2)) In charge of M 4, M 5 and M 7. Manpower policy concerning : - recruitment of RAF and WAAF personnel transfer from Army for aircrew and ground duties deferred service. Questions arising from Cabinet decisions on manpower. Schemes for the provision of Technical Officers and recruitment of special classes of tradesmen, and liaison with Ministry of Labour and National Service in this connection. Civilian Technical Corps. Employment of Italian prisoners-of-war at home and overseas in relation to manpower policy. Committees: - Wireless Personnel Committee. Technical Personnel Committee. Schedule of Reserved Occupations Sub-Committee. Committee on Training and Allocation of Wireless Operators. Recruiting Publicity Committee. Ministry of Labour and National Service Employment of Italian Prisoners of War.
C Hallawell	Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Manning (3) (DD of M (3)) In charge of M 6. Distribution of airmen and airwomen at home and overseas. Liaison with Record Office, Command and Group Personnel Staff Officers and Base Personnel Staff Officers.
S J Bailey	Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Manning (4) (DD of M (4)) In charge of M 10, M 11, M 12 and M 13. Demobilisation of personnel.
H P Grabaskey		Assistant Director of Manning (Statistics) (AD of M (Stats)) In charge of M 1 (b) and M 2 (b). General responsibility for the civilian staff of M 1 (a), M 2 (a), M 3, M 8 and M 9. Personnel statics, RAF and WAAF. Forecasts for provisioning and financial estimates. Preparation of reviews for planning. Manpower survey. Statistical examination of careers.
J F Burnet	Wg Cdr	Assistant Director of Manning (1) (AD of M (1)) Planning to meet RAF and WAAF officer requirements and relevant policy question - progress of plans.
M 1 (a)
V O Heath T H Wright	Staff Officer (Branch Security Officer) Higher Clerical Officer	Planning of entries of Technical, Accountant, Equipment and A & SD officers RAF and WAAF officers
M 1 (b)
V O Heath T H Wright	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Planning of entries of Technical, Accountant, Equipment and A & SD officers (RAF and WAAF).
M 1 (b)
W Green	Staff Officer	Head of Section. General personnel statistics and estimates for provisioning, financial, manpower, and other purposes. Statistical examination of careers. Forecast strengths, manpower surveys of officer (RAF and WAAF) and air crew requirements.
I B Bromley	Higher Clerical Officer	Strength estimates and forecasts for officers (RAF and WAAF) and aircrew personnel. Casualty statistics. Requirements and general personnel statistics for all purposes.
D E Wakefield	Temporary Higher Clerical Officer	Basic statistical records of all officers (RAF and WAAF) and aircrews (airmen).
M 2 (a)
T A West	Staff Officer	Head of Section Planning of RAF and WAAF recruiting programmes (all ground trades); policy questions connected with recruit intakes generally. Planning of technical training requirements for Groups I, II, IV and Medical trades (except armament and engine). Examinations of proposals affecting manning policy, eg projects for introduction of new trades, questions affecting promotions of airmen and airwomen.
W F Shanks	Staff Officer	Planning of technical training requirements for Armament, Signals, Group III and Group V 'ground trades'. Examinations of proposals affecting manning policy, eg projects for introduction of new trades, questions affecting promotions of airmen and airwomen.
T S Hinds	Higher Clerical Officer	Fitter group of trades, other Group 1 trades (except armament, instrument, electrical and signals) and all works services trades.
Miss A O'Reilly	Higher Clerical Officer	Instrument and electrical trades, Group II trades generally (except flight mechanics, armament and signals), Group VI and all medical and dental trades.
H D Coldrick	Higher Clerical Officer	Signals trades.
Vacant	Higher Clerical Officer	Armament, Group III and Group V trades.
Miss L G Iliffe	Higher Clerical Officer	Planning of recruit intakes and recruit accommodation requirements, and matters connected with provision of personnel for training generally.
M 2 (b)
Miss D Osborn	Staff Officer	Personnel statistics and estimates for airmen (other than aircrews) and WAAF. Forecast strengths for all trades. Manpower survey of tradesmen requirements.
Miss A M Knott	Higher Clerical Officer	Statistical forecast for armament group, medical and aircraft hand groups (airmen). Recruiting statistics (airmen).
Miss F Murphy	Higher Clerical Officer	Statistical forecast for wireless and radio trade group (airmen). General estimates (airmen, tradesmen and airwomen).
H F W Sindell	Higher Clerical Officer	Statistical forecast for instrument and electrical trade group (airmen) Recruiting statistics (airwomen).
E S Hanson	Special Appointment	Statistical forecast for fitter trade group (airmen). Collation of statistical data. Supervision of Chart Room.
M 3
A K Howard	Staff Officer	Recruiting programmes (aircrew). Entries and postings for aircrew training (ground and flying) in the UK. Air crew manning policy questions.
L Booth	Staff Officer	Entries and postings for air crew training (ground and flying) overseas. Postings for training of serving airmen selected for aircrew (Home and overseas) and of UAS cadets.
J J Gayer	Higher Clerical Officer	Entries for training of serving airmen. Aircrew training in Africa, including all drafting questions.
Miss R L Bridger	Higher Clerical Officer	Recruiting programmes. Statistics. Entries and arrangements for training of Navigators (Radio) and Non-PNB in the UK.
W G Youngman	Higher Clerical Officer	Aircrew training in North America, including all drafting questions.
A H Blackbourne	Higher Clerical Officer	Entries and arrangements for training of PNB in the UK. Recruiting and deferment pamphlets. Posting for pre-entry training.
M 4
P F Du Sautoy A G M D Von Dechend	Sqn Ldr Flt Off	Policy aspects of release to industry and to other work of national importance. Investigation into skilled personnel; utilisation of skill and experience (including applications under AMO A343/41). Liaison with Ministry of Labour in this connection. Comb out of personnel for specific duties and with specialist qualifications, eg. graduates, linguists, men with sea-going experience, airmen required for NAAFI. Transfer of airmen to other Services (policy). Questions concerning remustering of airmen on medical grounds. Liaison with Ministry of Labour on disposal of direct entry officers who fail initial technical course. Policy in connection with State Bursaries (engineering), Engineering Cadetships, Intensive Engineering Training Scheme, recruitment of Postmaster General Special Certificate holders as Wireless Operators and with employment of enemy prisoners of war at Home.
M 5 (a)
V A Watkins F J Davey	Sqn Ldr Flt Lt	Volunteers recruiting policy (Home) - aircrew, ground personnel and WAAF excluding officers. Recruiting co-ordination with other Services. Control of recruiting organisation. Liaison with DPR on recruiting publicity.
M 5 (b)
F N Shone J A L Henderson D J Hall	Wg Cdr Flt Lt Flt Off	Recruiting in RAF Overseas Commands, British Colonies and Dependencies and among British communities in foreign countries, including recruitment of non-European British subjects for local forces Indian applicants in UK, liaison with Foreign, Colonial and India Offices on recruiting policy and machinery and with the Ministry of Labour on Overseas Manpower Committee Scheme. Conscription of British subjects abroad. Overseas manpower questions including employment of Italian Prisoners of War. Questions affect nationality cases. Manning aspects of entry of Allied nationals. Liaison with DPS on individual repatriation cases.
M 6 (a) and (b)
R Whitaker D Weston-Burt J Beaton E L Adams P Kepple	Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr Sqn Ldr Fg Off Flt Off	Manning of Home Command, excluding AEAF (ground personnel - airmen and airwomen, including Dominion and Allied personnel) Co-ordination of and machinery for bulk release to and recall from industry of airmen and airwomen (not individual cases). Provision of personnel for specialist training.
M 6 (c) and (d)
W W Watson S E Mann P F Billyeald D Charlton	Sqn Ldr Sqn Ldr Fg Off Flt Off	Manning of Overseas Command, including AEAF (ground personnel - airmen and airwomen, including Dominion and Allied personnel). Drafting oversees of trainees; co-ordination of all sea passages for service personnel to Overseas Commands in conjunction with D of Movements; inter-overseas Command postings of airmen ground personnel; relief of tour-expired airmen, reception of airmen ground personnel overseas; provision of trooping staffs; supervision of Personnel Despatch Centres and Personnel Reception Centres.
M 6 (e)
G R Keep C M Savage	Sqn Ldr Flt Off	Maintenance of records showing distribution of airmen and airwomen in Groups and Commands at Home and overseas. Planning future distribution, as between Commands, of trainees, Dominion personnel and airmen ex overseas.
M 7
A H Hibbert	Senior Staff Officer	Head of Branch General responsibility for the civil staff of M 4, M 5 and M 6. Machinery for recruitment under the National Service Acts for the RAF and WAAF. Liaison with Ministry of Labour and National Service on recruiting questions, including UAS and ATC Schedule of Reserved Occupations and procedure for waiver of reservations. Committee - Ministry of Labour Sub-Committee on waiver
M 7 (a)
A C Skinner A Harris	Staff Officer (Head of Section) Higher Clerical Officer	Recruitment procedure under the National Service Acts. Preparation of special recruiting schemes in collaboration with Ministry of Labour and National Service and issue of instructions. Demands on the Ministry of Labour and National Service for personnel required for RAF and WAAF.
Miss M M Childs	Higher Clerical Officer	Registration (for RAF and WAAF service) under the National Service Acts; enquiries affecting individuals, men and women. Enlistment of persons of foreign parentage and examinations of applications for reference to Provost Marshal. Machinery for transfer of airmen to other Services under the National Service Acts. Consideration of representations by ex-officers and ex-NCOs of the RAF liable to conscription.
M 7 (b)
A E Milne Mrs P C E Littlehales Miss H K Salomon	Staff Officer Temporary Assistant	All questions concerning the voluntary enlistment of reserved and deferred men into the RAF for ground duties and all women into the WAAF. Liaison with other Government Departments on all questions relating to Schedule of Reserved Occupations. Aircrew personnel on Deferred List. Special procedure for the enlistment of reserved men for air crew duties Decisions on remustering and discharge of reserved air crew personnel suspended from flying training. General questions relating to the Schedule of Reserved Occupations and the decisions of the SRO Committee. Amendments to the List of Service Trades issued by the Ministry of Labour and National Service.
M 8
G H S Edgar	Sqn Ldr	Progress and implementation of manning plans.
M 9
F T Solis	Sqn Ldr	Technical control of Record Office. Co-ordination within the Directorate-General.
M 10
W M Elverston-Trickett	Sqn Ldr	Demobilisation - policy and regulations.
M 11
T W Sherratt	Sqn Ldr	Determination and promulgation of numbers by categories or trades for demobilisation. Co-ordination of statistical information relating to individual groups and occupation classifications and to demobilisation priorities.
M 12
R J Millington	Sqn Ldr	Policy of demobilisation for national reconstruction and executive work in connection therewith.
M 13
D L Jacques	Sqn Ldr	The technical administration and supervision of all Demobilisation Centres, including Record Office detachments. Regulation of intakes. Repatriation questions.

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

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties/Notes
Planning policy, including post-war, for the manning of the RAF and WAAF (officers, air crew and ground trades), 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 the RAF Record Office. Application of the National Service (Armed Forces) Acts to RAF and WAAF. Posting and drafting of airmen and airwomen (other than individual cases on personal grounds - dealt with by DPS). Machinery for demobilisation of personnel.
John W Cordingley	AVM	Directorate-General of Manning (DG of M). Committees: - Inter-Departmental Committee on Release from the Forces and Civil Defence Services (Demobilisation). Inter-Departmental Committee on Release from the Forces and Civil Defence Services - Services Sub Committee. Inter-Departmental Committee on Release from the Forces and Civil Defence Services - Reconstruction Employment Sub Committee. Inter-Departmental Committee on Post-War Training Schemes. Joint Air Ministry RCAF Demobilisation Committee. WAAF Substitution Committee (Chairman) Post War Manning Committee (AMP's Department) (Chairman). National Association for Employment of ex-regular Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen. RAF Benevolent Fund.
Gerald S Shaw	A/Cdre	Principal Deputy Director (PDD of M) In charge of DDM 3 and DDM 4 Committee: - Inter-Service Committee on Educational and Vocational Training.
T F W Thompson	Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Manning (1) (DD of M (1)) In charge of AD of M 1, M 1 (a), M 2 (a), M 3 and M 8. Planning to meet personnel requirements of the RAF and WAAF (Officer, air crew and ground trades). Implementation of plans.
J H Green	Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Manning (2) (DD of M (2)) In charge of M 4, M 5 and M 7. Manpower policy concerning : - recruitment of RAF and WAAF personnel transfer from Army for aircrew and ground duties deferred service. Questions arising from Cabinet decisions on manpower. Schemes for the provision of Technical Officers and recruitment of special classes of tradesmen, and liaison with Ministry of Labour and National Service in this connection. Civilian Technical Corps. Employment of Italian prisoners-of-war at home and overseas in relation to manpower policy. Committees: - Wireless Personnel Committee. Technical Personnel Committee. Schedule of Reserved Occupations Sub-Committee. Committee on Training and Allocation of Wireless Operators. Recruiting Publicity Committee. Ministry of Labour and National Service Employment of Italian Prisoners of War.
C Hallawell	Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Manning (3) (DD of M (3)) In charge of M 6. Distribution of airmen and airwomen at home and overseas. Liaison with Record Office, Command and Group Personnel Staff Officers and Base Personnel Staff Officers.
S J Bailey	Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Manning (4) (DD of M (4)) In charge of M 10, M 11, M 12 and M 13. Demobilisation of personnel.
H P Grabaskey		Assistant Director of Manning (Statistics) (AD of M (Stats)) In charge of M 1 (b) and M 2 (b). General responsibility for the civilian staff of M 1 (a), M 2 (a), M 3, M 8 and M 9. Personnel statics, RAF and WAAF. Forecasts for provisioning and financial estimates. Preparation of reviews for planning. Manpower survey. Statistical examination of careers.
J F Burnet	Wg Cdr	Assistant Director of Manning (1) (AD of M (1)) Planning to meet RAF and WAAF officer requirements and relevant policy question - progress of plans.
M 1 (a)
V O Heath T H Wright	Staff Officer (Branch Security Officer) Higher Clerical Officer	Planning of entries of Technical, Accountant, Equipment and A & SD officers RAF and WAAF officers
M 1 (b)
V O Heath T H Wright	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Planning of entries of Technical, Accountant, Equipment and A & SD officers (RAF and WAAF).
M 1 (b)
W Green	Staff Officer	Head of Section. General personnel statistics and estimates for provisioning, financial, manpower, and other purposes. Statistical examination of careers. Forecast strengths, manpower surveys of officer (RAF and WAAF) and air crew requirements.
I B Bromley	Higher Clerical Officer	Strength estimates and forecasts for officers (RAF and WAAF) and aircrew personnel. Casualty statistics. Requirements and general personnel statistics for all purposes.
D E Wakefield	Temporary Higher Clerical Officer	Basic statistical records of all officers (RAF and WAAF) and aircrews (airmen).
M 2 (a)
T A West	Staff Officer	Head of Section Planning of RAF and WAAF recruiting programmes (all ground trades); policy questions connected with recruit intakes generally. Planning of technical training requirements for Groups I, II, IV and Medical trades (except armament and engine). Examinations of proposals affecting manning policy, eg projects for introduction of new trades, questions affecting promotions of airmen and airwomen.
W F Shanks	Staff Officer	Planning of technical training requirements for Armament, Signals, Group III and Group V 'ground trades'. Examinations of proposals affecting manning policy, eg projects for introduction of new trades, questions affecting promotions of airmen and airwomen.
T S Hinds	Higher Clerical Officer	Fitter group of trades, other Group 1 trades (except armament, instrument, electrical and signals) and all works services trades.
Miss A O'Reilly	Higher Clerical Officer	Instrument and electrical trades, Group II trades generally (except flight mechanics, armament and signals), Group VI and all medical and dental trades.
H D Coldrick	Higher Clerical Officer	Signals trades.
Vacant	Higher Clerical Officer	Armament, Group III and Group V trades.
Miss L G Iliffe	Higher Clerical Officer	Planning of recruit intakes and recruit accommodation requirements, and matters connected with provision of personnel for training generally.
M 2 (b)
Miss D Osborn	Staff Officer	Personnel statistics and estimates for airmen (other than aircrews) and WAAF. Forecast strengths for all trades. Manpower survey of tradesmen requirements.
Miss A M Knott	Higher Clerical Officer	Statistical forecast for armament group, medical and aircraft hand groups (airmen). Recruiting statistics (airmen).
Miss F Murphy	Higher Clerical Officer	Statistical forecast for wireless and radio trade group (airmen). General estimates (airmen, tradesmen and airwomen).
H F W Sindell	Higher Clerical Officer	Statistical forecast for instrument and electrical trade group (airmen) Recruiting statistics (airwomen).
E S Hanson	Special Appointment	Statistical forecast for fitter trade group (airmen). Collation of statistical data. Supervision of Chart Room.
M 3
A K Howard	Staff Officer	Recruiting programmes (aircrew). Entries and postings for aircrew training (ground and flying) in the UK. Air crew manning policy questions.
L Booth	Staff Officer	Entries and postings for air crew training (ground and flying) overseas. Postings for training of serving airmen selected for aircrew (Home and overseas) and of UAS cadets.
J J Gayer	Higher Clerical Officer	Entries for training of serving airmen. Aircrew training in Africa, including all drafting questions.
Miss R L Bridger	Higher Clerical Officer	Recruiting programmes. Statistics. Entries and arrangements for training of Navigators (Radio) and Non-PNB in the UK.
W G Youngman	Higher Clerical Officer	Aircrew training in North America, including all drafting questions.
A H Blackbourne	Higher Clerical Officer	Entries and arrangements for training of PNB in the UK. Recruiting and deferment pamphlets. Posting for pre-entry training.
M 4
P F Du Sautoy A G M D Von Dechend	Sqn Ldr Flt Off	Policy aspects of release to industry and to other work of national importance. Investigation into skilled personnel; utilisation of skill and experience (including applications under AMO A343/41). Liaison with Ministry of Labour in this connection. Comb out of personnel for specific duties and with specialist qualifications, eg. graduates, linguists, men with sea-going experience, airmen required for NAAFI. Transfer of airmen to other Services (policy). Questions concerning remustering of airmen on medical grounds. Liaison with Ministry of Labour on disposal of direct entry officers who fail initial technical course. Policy in connection with State Bursaries (engineering), Engineering Cadetships, Intensive Engineering Training Scheme, recruitment of Postmaster General Special Certificate holders as Wireless Operators and with employment of enemy prisoners of war at Home.
M 5 (a)
V A Watkins F J Davey	Sqn Ldr Flt Lt	Volunteers recruiting policy (Home) - aircrew, ground personnel and WAAF excluding officers. Recruiting co-ordination with other Services. Control of recruiting organisation. Liaison with DPR on recruiting publicity.
M 5 (b)
F N Shone J A L Henderson D J Hall	Wg Cdr Flt Lt Flt Off	Recruiting in RAF Overseas Commands, British Colonies and Dependencies and among British communities in foreign countries, including recruitment of non-European British subjects for local forces Indian applicants in UK, liaison with Foreign, Colonial and India Offices on recruiting policy and machinery and with the Ministry of Labour on Overseas Manpower Committee Scheme. Conscription of British subjects abroad. Overseas manpower questions including employment of Italian Prisoners of War. Questions affect nationality cases. Manning aspects of entry of Allied nationals. Liaison with DPS on individual repatriation cases.
M 6 (a) and (b)
R Whitaker D Weston-Burt J Beaton E L Adams P Kepple	Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr Sqn Ldr Fg Off Flt Off	Manning of Home Command, excluding AEAF (ground personnel - airmen and airwomen, including Dominion and Allied personnel) Co-ordination of and machinery for bulk release to and recall from industry of airmen and airwomen (not individual cases). Provision of personnel for specialist training.
M 6 (c) and (d)
W W Watson S E Mann P F Billyeald D Charlton	Sqn Ldr Sqn Ldr Fg Off Flt Off	Manning of Overseas Command, including AEAF (ground personnel - airmen and airwomen, including Dominion and Allied personnel). Drafting oversees of trainees; co-ordination of all sea passages for service personnel to Overseas Commands in conjunction with D of Movements; inter-overseas Command postings of airmen ground personnel; relief of tour-expired airmen, reception of airmen ground personnel overseas; provision of trooping staffs; supervision of Personnel Despatch Centres and Personnel Reception Centres.
M 6 (e)
G R Keep C M Savage	Sqn Ldr Flt Off	Maintenance of records showing distribution of airmen and airwomen in Groups and Commands at Home and overseas. Planning future distribution, as between Commands, of trainees, Dominion personnel and airmen ex overseas.
M 7
A H Hibbert	Senior Staff Officer	Head of Branch General responsibility for the civil staff of M 4, M 5 and M 6. Machinery for recruitment under the National Service Acts for the RAF and WAAF. Liaison with Ministry of Labour and National Service on recruiting questions, including UAS and ATC Schedule of Reserved Occupations and procedure for waiver of reservations. Committee - Ministry of Labour Sub-Committee on waiver
M 7 (a)
A C Skinner A Harris	Staff Officer (Head of Section) Higher Clerical Officer	Recruitment procedure under the National Service Acts. Preparation of special recruiting schemes in collaboration with Ministry of Labour and National Service and issue of instructions. Demands on the Ministry of Labour and National Service for personnel required for RAF and WAAF.
Miss M M Childs	Higher Clerical Officer	Registration (for RAF and WAAF service) under the National Service Acts; enquiries affecting individuals, men and women. Enlistment of persons of foreign parentage and examinations of applications for reference to Provost Marshal. Machinery for transfer of airmen to other Services under the National Service Acts. Consideration of representations by ex-officers and ex-NCOs of the RAF liable to conscription.
M 7 (b)
A E Milne Mrs P C E Littlehales Miss H K Salomon	Staff Officer Temporary Assistant	All questions concerning the voluntary enlistment of reserved and deferred men into the RAF for ground duties and all women into the WAAF. Liaison with other Government Departments on all questions relating to Schedule of Reserved Occupations. Aircrew personnel on Deferred List. Special procedure for the enlistment of reserved men for air crew duties Decisions on remustering and discharge of reserved air crew personnel suspended from flying training. General questions relating to the Schedule of Reserved Occupations and the decisions of the SRO Committee. Amendments to the List of Service Trades issued by the Ministry of Labour and National Service.
M 8
G H S Edgar	Sqn Ldr	Progress and implementation of manning plans.
M 9
F T Solis	Sqn Ldr	Technical control of Record Office. Co-ordination within the Directorate-General.
M 10
F H Raffaelli	Sqn Ldr	Demobilisation - policy and regulations.
M 11
T W Sherratt	Sqn Ldr	Determination and promulgation of numbers by categories or trades for demobilisation. Co-ordination of statistical information relating to individual groups and occupation classifications and to demobilisation priorities.
M 12
D Weston-Bush	Wg Cdr	Head of Branch
M 12 (a)
Vacant		Release of special industry groups and occupational classifications.
M 12 (b)
C C Trumble Miss E Connor	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Release of individual specialists.
M 13
D L Jacques	Wg Cdr	Technical administration and supervision of all Demobilisation Centres, including Record Office detachments. Regulations of intakes. Repatriation questions.
R J Millington	Sqn Ldr	In charge of RAF Section of Central Repatriation Office.

Source - List of Staff and Distribution of Duties, 1944 - AIR 20/7517 (AL32 - Oct 1944)

This Directorate was split into the Directorate of Manning (A) and the Directorate of Manning (B) in August/September 1945.

Directorate of Manning (A)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties/Notes
Questions relating to intake and exit of officers, RAF and WAAF (including public school liaison and short university courses)
Adolphus D Davies	A/Cdre	Director of Manning (A) In charge of DDM 1 and DDM 2
Deputy Directorate of Manning 1
J Whitehead	Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Manning (1) (DD of M (1) In charge of ADM 1, M 1 (a), M 2 (a), M 3 and M 8. Planning to meet personnel requirements including redistribution of retraining of: - RAF Officers (except GD). WAAF Officers (all branches). Airmen (all ground trades) and airwomen (all trades). Air Crew up to and including basic training.
ADM 1
J F Burnet	Wg Cdr	Director of Manning (1) (ADM 1) Planning to meet RAF and WAAF Officer requirements and relevant policy questions; progress of plans. Co-ordination of post war planning matters affecting DG of M
M 1 (a)
V O Heath T H Wright	Staff Officer (Branch Security Officer) Higher Clerical Officer	Planning of entries of Technical, Accountant, Equipment and A & SD officers RAF and WAAF officers
M 2 (a)
W F Shanks T A West H D Coldrick T S Hinds L G Iliffe A J Street	Staff Officer (Head of Branch) Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Maintenance and ancillary trades, RAF and WAAF. Planning of recruit programmes; policy questions connected with recruit intakes and provision of personnel generally. Planning of technical training requirements. Examinations of proposals affecting manning policy, eg projects for introduction of new trades, questions affecting promotion.
M 3
A K Howard A G Lawrie R L Bridger W G Youngman	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Air crew recruiting programmes. Entries and postings for air crew training (ground and flying). Air crew manning policy questions. Entries and postings for training of serving airmen selected for air crew and of UAS cadets. Statistics. Recruiting and deferment pamphlets. Posting for pre-entry training.
M 8
H J Houghton	Sqn Ldr	Progress and implementation of manning plans. Liaison Officer with other departments on manning implementation questions. Temporary ground employment of air crew.
AD of M Stats
H P Grabaskey		Assistant Director of Manning Statistics (AD of M Stats) In charge of M 1 (b) and M 2 (b). General responsibility for the civilian staff of M 1 (a), M 2 (a), M 3 and M 8. Personnel statistics, RAF and WAAF. Forecasts for provisioning and financial estimates. Preparation of reviews for planning. Manpower surveys. Statistical examination of careers.
M 1 (b)
W Green	Staff Officer	Head of Section. General personnel statistics and estimates for provisioning, financial, manpower, and other purposes. Statistical examination of careers. Forecast strength, manpower surveys of officer (RAF and WAAF) and air crew requirements.
I B Bromley	Higher Clerical Officer	Strength estimates and forecasts for officers (RAF and WAAF) and aircrew. Casualty statistics. Requirements and general personnel statistics for all purposes.
D E Wakefield	Temporary Higher Clerical Officer	Basic statistical records of all officers (RAF and WAAF) and air crew (airmen).
M 2 (b)
D Osborn	Staff Officer	Personnel statistics and estimates for airmen (other than air crew) and WAAF. Forecast strengths for all trades. Manpower survey of tradesmen requirements.
F Murphy	Higher Clerical Officer	Statistical forecast for wireless and radio trade group, medical and aircraft hand groups (airmen). Current strength of ground airmen and airwomen.
M S Gray	Higher Clerical Officer	Statistical forecast for armament, instrument and electrical trade group (airmen) Recruiting statistics.
E S Hanson	Special Appointment	Statistical forecast for fitter trade group (airmen). Collation of statistical data. Supervision of Chart Room.
Deputy Directorate of Manning 2
A J Mason	Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Manning (2) (DD of M (2) In charge of M 4, M 5, M 7 and M 14. Manpower policy concerning: - recruitment for RAF and WAAF personnel. recruitment for regular service from within the RAF Deferred Service. transfer of RAF personnel to others Services. Schemes for the provision of technical officers and recruitment of special classes of tradesmen and liaison with the Ministry of Labour and National Service in the connection. Employment of Italian and German prisoners of war at home and overseas in relation to manpower policy. Transfers and loan of RAF and WAAF personnel for special duties. Committees: - Wireless Personnel Committee. Technical Personnel Committee. Schedule of Reserved Occupations Committee. Ministry of Labour and National Service Employment of Prisoners of War Committee (allocation of POW labour).
M 4
J A L Henderson A G M D Von Dechend H K Salomon	Sqn Ldr Flt Off Temporary Higher Clerical Officer	Policy aspects of loan of Service personnel to industry and to other work of national importance. Investigation into skilled personnel; utilisation of skill and experience. Liaison with Ministry of Labour and National Service in the connection. Comb out of personnel for specific duties and with specialist qualifications. Transfer of airmen to other Services. Questions concerning remustering of airmen on medical grounds. Policy in connection with State Bursaries (engineering), Engineering Cadetship, Intensive Engineering Training Scheme. Employment of enemy prisoners of war at home (policy)
M 5
G G Avis V A Watkins N S Fear	Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr Flt Lt	Recruiting policy at home and overseas Home - Volunteers recruiting policy - air crew, ground personnel and WAAF excluding officers. Entry of non-British volunteers and of Allied nationals into Allied sections of RAFVR. Recruiting co-ordination with other Services. Control of recruiting organisation. Liaison with DPR on recruiting publicity. Overseas - Recruiting in Overseas Commands, British Colonies and among British communities in foreign countries. Entry of non-European British subjects into local forces overseas. Liaison with Foreign, Colonial and India Offices on recruiting policy and machinery and with the Ministry of Labour on overseas manpower scheme. Liaison with P 3 on individual cases.
M 7
A H Hibbert	Senior Staff Officer	Head of Branch In charge of M 7 (a) and M 7 (b). General responsibility for the civil staff of M 4, M 5, M 6, M 12, M 13, M 15 and M 15. Committees: - Schedule of Reserved Occupations and Sub-Committee. Ministry of Labour Committee on waiver of the Schedule of Reserved Occupations.
M 7 (a)
A C Skinner A Harris	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Recruitment procedure under the National Service Acts. Preparation of special recruiting schemes in collaboration with Ministry of Labour and National Service. Demands on the Ministry of Labour and National Service for personnel required for RAF and WAAF.
M M Childs	Higher Clerical Officer	Enlistment of persons of foreign parentage and examinations of applications for reference to Provost Marshal. Machinery for transfer of airmen to other Services under the National Service Acts. Consideration of representations by ex-officers and ex-NCOs of the RAF liable to conscription.
M 7 (b)
A E Milne Mrs P C E Littlehales	Staff Officer Temporary Assistant	All questions concerning the voluntary enlistment of reserved or deferred men into the RAF for ground duties and all women into the WAAF. Liaison with other Government Departments on all questions relating to Schedule of Reserved Occupations. Special procedure for the enlistment of reserved men for air crew duties Decisions on remustering and discharge of reserved air crew personnel suspended from flying training. General questions relating to the Schedule of Reserved Occupations and the decisions of the SRO Committee.
M 14
W H Davis W E Chamberlain D M Harrison	Sqn Ldr Flt Lt Flt Off	Planning, organisation and supervision of recruiting for regular service from within the RAF. Liaison with DPR provision of information for editorials, advertisements and BBC annoucements.

Source - List of Staff and Distribution of Duties, 1942 - AIR 20/7518 (AL42 - Sep 1945)

Directorate of Manning (B)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties/Notes
Questions relating to intake and exit of officers, RAF and WAAF (including public school liaison and short university courses)
Gerald S Shaw	A/Cdre	Director of Manning (B) In charge of DDM 3 and DDM 4
Deputy Directorate of Manning 3
Charlton Hallawell	Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Manning (3) (DD of M () In charge of M 6 and M 15. Distribution of airmen and airwomen at home and overseas. Liaison with the Record Office, Command and Group Personnel Staff Officers, and Base Personnel Staff Officers.
M 6 (a) and (b)
R Whitaker J Beaton R F F Clarke E L Deshayes E Hickman	Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr Sqn Ldr Fg Off Flt Off	Manning of Home Command, including BAFO and other Units on the Continent of Europe (other than MedME) - airmen and airwomen of maintenance and ancillary trades, including Dominion and Allied personnel. Provision of personnel for specialist training. Bulk release to and recall from industry of airmen and airwomen (not individual cases). Distribution of enemy prisoners of war allocated by DDM2.
M 6 (e)
D E Jones C D Bentley	Sqn Ldr Flt Off	Maintenance of records showing distribution of airmen and airwomen in Groups and Commands at home and overseas. Statistical reviews as basis for planning future distribution, as between Commands, of airmen of the maintenance and ancillary trades, and also in relation to release.
M 15
W W Watson J A Carmichael A J Croft D Charlton P Kepple	Sqn Ldr Sqn Ldr Flt Lt Flt Off Flt Off	Manning of overseas Commands except BAFO and Units on the Continent of Europe. Drafting overseas of trainees. Co-ordination of all sea passages of Service personnel to overseas Commands in conjunction with D of Movements. Inter-Command posting overseas of airmen of the maintenance and ancillary trades. Relief of tour-expired airmen. Reception of airmen ex-overseas. Provision of troopship staffs. Provision and control of Personnel Despatch Centres and Personnel Reception Centres.
Deputy Directorate of Manning 4
S J Bailey	Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Manning (4) (DD of M (4) In charge of M 10, M 11, M 12 and P 13. Release and demobilisation of personnel
M 10
F H Raffaelli	Sqn Ldr	Policy questions on Unit procedure for release. Drafting of amendments to AP3093; maintenance of master copy of AP3093. Printing and amendment of Service and Release Books. Interpretation of Release Regulations. Parliamentary questions and Ministerial enquiries on release. Drafting of AMOs on release procedure, other than repatriation.
W S Smith	Flt Lt	Release of personnel locally abroad. Release abroad under local arrangements.
W B Curry	Fg Off	Determination of reckonable service for release. Individual questions in respect of Unit procedure.
M 11
S P A Bousfield	Wg Cdr	Head of Branch Determination and promulgation of numbers by categories or trades for demobilisation (release). Co-ordination of statistical information relating to individual groups and occupation classifications and to demobilisation (release) priorities. Preparations of statistical appreciations to determine numbers of personnel to be released on long term and short term basis.
J H Lester	Fg Off	Correspondence with Commands and Record Office concerning release statistics. Application of Military Necessity Clause. Comparative record of rate of release - Navy, Army, RAF.
G A Potter H D Evans J L Goodall	Sqn Ldr Fg Off Fg Off	Release statistics, calculation of Age and Service Groups and promulgation of releases in respect of officers (RAF and WAAF) and airmen air crew. Liaison with Specialist Branches in the connection. Statistical record of officers whose application for postponement of release are approved.
A J Winyard E W Watkins J Priest C Molrgan-Griffiths	Sqn Ldr Flt Lt Fg Off Fg Off	Release statistics, calculation of Age and Service Groups and promulgation of releases in respect of airmen and airwomen. Class B release calculations and statistics: Liaison with other Government Departments in this connection.
M 12
D Weston-Burt	Wg Cdr	Release under Class B for work of national importance.
M 12 (a)
R C F Carver	Sqn Ldr	Executive work in connection with nominated Class B block releases for essential services and other industries.
M 12 (b)
G C Trumble Miss E Connor	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Executive work and implementation of policy in connection with the release of individual specialists required by various Government Departments under Class B Release of RAF personnel for specific periods.
M 13
A N W Johnstone	Sqn Ldr	Functional control of Personal Dispersal Centres. Amendments to AP3093. Instructions to Units on errors in documentation discovered at PDCs.
R J Millington K G Shilleto	Sqn Ldr Flt Lt	RAF Section of Repatriation Office, War Office. Approval of applications for repatriation and reference to DPS of applications refused. Executive work in all approved cases of repatriation.

Source - List of Staff and Distribution of Duties, 1942 - AIR 20/7518 (AL42 - Sep 1945)