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RAF Airship Base, Howden

[Apr 1920 | May 1920 | Jun 1920 | Jul 1920 | Aug 1920 | Apr 1921 | Jul 1921 | Aug 1921 | Dec 1921 | Jan 1922 | Feb 1922 | Mar 1922 | Apr 1922]

This was formed on 16 March 1920 at Howden, East Yorkshire.

April 1920

Location Command/Group
Howden, East Yorkshire Coastal Area

 

Rank Name Branch Notes
A/Cdre Edward M Maitland   Air Officer Commanding; CMG, DSO, AFC
Wg Cdr Alexander D Cunningham   CBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Edward J C Roberts T  
Flt Lt Thomas P Y Moore Airship  
Flt Lt Frank L C Butcher Airship  
Flt Lt Davis S Don A  
Flt Lt John H Hagon T  
Flt Lt James N Wilson Airship AFC
Fg Off Hugh C Randall-Stevens Airship  
Fg Off Vernon F R Hill T  
Fg Off Hugh McGrane Airship  
Fg Off Frederick W Todd T  
Act Fg Off Ernest S Bullen T  
Plt Off John Evason T  
Plt Off Charles Reynolds T  
Plt Off Matthew C Head T  
Plt Off Victor H Wicks T  
Plt Off Robert B Harnden T  
Plt Off Fred Miller T DSM
Plt Off George Audas T  
Plt Off Thomas O Oakes Airship  
Plt Off Richard H Foxlee Airship  
Plt Off Edward J Spearing T  
Plt Off Charles G Butler T  

Source - Air Force List April 1920

May 1920

Location Command/Group
Howden, East Yorkshire Coastal Area

 

Rank Name Branch Date Notes
A/Cdre Edward M Maitland    1 Apr 1920 Air Officer Commanding; CMG, DSO, AFC
Wg Cdr Alexander D Cunningham    3 Nov 1919 CBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Hugh C Fuller Airship  4 Mar 1920  
Sqn Ldr Edward J C Roberts T 14 Oct 1919  
Flt Lt Ralph A Cochrane Airship 21 Mar 1920 AFC; later ACM
Flt Lt Godfrey M Thomas Airship 21 Mar 1920  
Flt Lt Thomas P Y Moore Airship  6 Nov 1919  
Flt Lt Archibald H Wann Airship 21 Mar 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Henry S Scroggs Airship 21 Mar 1920  
Flt Lt Davis S Don A  3 Mar 1920  
Flt Lt Hedley V Drew Airship 21 Mar 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Herbert Cooch Stores    
Flt Lt Lloyd Whitworth Airship   AFC
Flt Lt John H Hagon T 26 Feb 1920  
Fg Off William A Kingston Stores  3 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Charles J W Hatcher Airship 18 Mar 1920 AFC
Fg Off Vernon F R Hill T 23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Robert S Bruce Airship  4 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Edward J Protheroe Airship 10 Mar 1920  
Fg Off George J Squires T  4 Mar 1920 AFC
Fg Off Allan Lanman Airship  7 Oct 1919 AFC
Fg Off Thomas Marchant T 10 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Hugh McGrane Airship 13 Jan 1920  
Fg Off Frank Cave-Brown-Cave T 7 May 1920  
Fg Off Frederick W Todd T 1 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Frederick H Cashmore Airship  13 Mar 1920  
Fg Off William S James Airship (E) 21 Mar 1920  
Plt Off George Audas T 17 Nov 1919  
Plt Off Thomas O Oakes Airship 18 Sep 1919  
Plt Off Ernest S Bullen T  5 Nov 1919  
Plt Off Matthew C Head T 29 Jan 1920  
Plt Off Charles Reynolds T  7 Nov 1919  
Plt Off John Evason T 24 Feb 1918  
Plt Off Thomas F Mathewson Airship (E) 21 Mar 1920 AFC
Plt Off Victor H Wicks T  8 Mar 1920  
Plt Off Herbert J Brown Stores    
Plt Off Robert B Harnden T 10 Mar 1920  
Plt Off Fred Miller T 19 Jan 1920 DSM
Plt Off Harold T Luck Airship 21 Mar 1920  
Plt Off Edward J Spearing T  1 Jan 1920  
Medical Branch
Flt Lt Eugene Henri L Le Ciezo Med    

Source - Air Force List May 1920

June 1920

Location Command/Group
Howden, East Yorkshire Coastal Area

 

Rank Name Branch Date Notes
A/Cdre Edward M Maitland    1 Apr 1920 Air Officer Commanding; CMG, DSO, AFC
Wg Cdr Alexander D Cunningham    3 Nov 1919 CBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr William C Hicks Airship 26 May 1920 AFC
Sqn Ldr Hugh C Fuller Airship  4 Mar 1920  
Sqn Ldr Edward J C Roberts T 14 Oct 1919  
Flt Lt Ralph A Cochrane Airship 21 Mar 1920 AFC; later ACM
Flt Lt Godfrey M Thomas Airship 21 Mar 1920  
Flt Lt Thomas P Y Moore Airship  6 Nov 1919  
Flt Lt Archibald H Wann Airship 21 Mar 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Ivor C Little Airship   AFC
Flt Lt Frank L C Butcher Airship 14 Apr 1920  
Flt Lt Henry S Scroggs Airship 21 Mar 1920  
Flt Lt Edward F Turner Airship 28 Apr 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Davis S Don A  3 Mar 1920  
Flt Lt Hedley V Drew Airship 21 Mar 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Robert V Goddard Airship   later AVM
Flt Lt Herbert C Irwin Airship  4 Feb 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Lloyd Whitworth Airship  6 May 1920 AFC
Flt Lt John H Hagon T 26 Feb 1920  
Fg Off William A Kingston Stores  3 Mar 1920  
Fg Off James C Stevens Airship  1 May 1920  
Fg Off Stafford B Harris Airship   AFC
Fg Off Charles J W Hatcher Airship 18 Mar 1920 AFC
Fg Off Vernon F R Hill T 23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Robert S Bruce Airship  4 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Edward J Protheroe Airship 10 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Thomas Marchant T 10 Mar 1920  
Fg Off George J Squires T  4 Mar 1920 AFC
Fg Off Bertie S Brice Airship   AFC
Fg Off Allan Lanman Airship  7 Oct 1919 AFC
Fg Off Hugh McGrane Airship 13 Jan 1920  
Fg Off Herbert G Cook T   DCM
Fg Off Frank Cave-Brown-Cave T 7 May 1920  
Fg Off Frederick W Todd T 1 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Frederick H Cashmore Airship  13 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Charles Dollery T  1 May 1920  
Fg Off William S James Airship (E) 21 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Bertram Scovell Airship 12 Apr 1920 AFC
Fg Off George Audas T 17 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Thomas O Oakes Airship 18 Sep 1919  
Fg Off Ernest S Bullen T  5 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Matthew C Head T 29 Jan 1920  
Fg Off John Evason T 24 Feb 1918  
Fg Off Charles Reynolds T  7 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Thomas F Mathewson Airship (E) 21 Mar 1920 AFC
Fg Off Leonard E Dowse T 15 Jun 1920  
Fg Off Victor H Wicks T  8 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Fred Miller T 19 Jan 1920 DSM
Fg Off Harold T Luck Airship 21 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Edward J Spearing T  1 Jan 1920  
Plt Off Robert B Harnden T 10 Mar 1920  
Plt Off Herbert J Brown Stores    
Plt Off Richard H Foxlee Airship  8 Mar 1920  
Medical Branch
Flt Lt Eugene Henri L Le Ciezo Med 23 Dec 1919  
Chaplain
Rev William T Rees      

Source - Air Force List June 1920

July 1920

Location Command/Group
Howden, East Yorkshire Coastal Area

 

Rank Name Branch Date Notes
A/Cdre Edward M Maitland    1 Apr 1920 Air Officer Commanding; CMG, DSO, AFC
Sqn Ldr William C Hicks Airship 26 May 1920 AFC
Sqn Ldr Douglas Harries SO  8 Jul 1920 AFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr Hugh C Fuller Airship  4 Mar 1920  
Sqn Ldr Edward J C Roberts T 14 Oct 1919  
Flt Lt Godfrey M Thomas Airship 21 Mar 1920  
Flt Lt Thomas P Y Moore Airship  6 Nov 1919  
Flt Lt Archibald H Wann Airship 21 Mar 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Ivor C Little Airship   AFC
Flt Lt Frank L C Butcher Airship 14 Apr 1920  
Flt Lt Henry S Scroggs Airship 21 Mar 1920  
Flt Lt Edward F Turner Airship 28 Apr 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Davis S Don A  3 Mar 1920  
Flt Lt Hedley V Drew Airship 21 Mar 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Robert V Goddard Airship   later AVM
Flt Lt Herbert C Irwin Airship  4 Feb 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Lloyd Whitworth Airship  6 May 1920 AFC
Flt Lt John H Hagon T 26 Feb 1920  
Fg Off William A Kingston Stores  3 Mar 1920  
Fg Off James C Stevens Airship  1 May 1920  
Fg Off Stafford B Harris Airship   AFC
Fg Off Charles J W Hatcher Airship 18 Mar 1920 AFC
Fg Off Vernon F R Hill T 23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Robert S Bruce Airship  4 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Edward J Protheroe Airship 10 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Thomas Marchant T 10 Mar 1920  
Fg Off George J Squires T  4 Mar 1920 AFC
Fg Off Bertie S Brice Airship   AFC
Fg Off Allan Lanman Airship  7 Oct 1919 AFC
Fg Off Hugh McGrane Airship 13 Jan 1920  
Fg Off Herbert G Cook T   DSM
Fg Off Frank Cave-Brown-Cave T 7 May 1920  
Fg Off Frederick W Todd T 1 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Frederick H Cashmore Airship  13 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Charles Dollery T  1 May 1920  
Fg Off William E James T 21 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Bertram Scovell Airship 12 Apr 1920 AFC
Fg Off George Audas T 17 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Thomas O Oakes Airship 18 Sep 1919  
Fg Off Ernest S Bullen T  5 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Matthew C Head T 29 Jan 1920  
Fg Off Thomas F Mathewson Airship (E) 21 Mar 1920 AFC
Fg Off Charles Reynolds T  7 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Leonard E Dowse T 15 Jun 1920  
Fg Off Victor H Wicks T  8 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Sydney F Coleman T  5 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Fred Miller T 19 Jan 1920 DSM
Fg Off John Evason T 24 Feb 1918  
Fg Off Harold T Luck Airship 21 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Edward J Spearing T  1 Jan 1920  
Plt Off Robert B Harnden T 10 Mar 1920  
Plt Off Herbert J Brown Stores    
Medical Branch
Flt Lt Reginald Mugliston Med 30 Jun 1920  
Chaplain
Rev William T Rees      

Source - Air Force List July 1920

August 1920

Location Command/Group
Howden, East Yorkshire Coastal Area

 

Rank Name Branch Date Notes
A/Cdre Edward M Maitland    1 Apr 1920 Air Officer Commanding; CMG, DSO, AFC
Sqn Ldr William C Hicks Airship 26 May 1920 AFC
Sqn Ldr Douglas Harries SO  8 Jul 1920 AFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr Hugh C Fuller Airship  4 Mar 1920  
Sqn Ldr Edward J C Roberts T 14 Oct 1919  
Flt Lt Godfrey M Thomas Airship 21 Mar 1920  
Flt Lt Thomas P Y Moore Airship  6 Nov 1919  
Flt Lt Archibald H Wann Airship 21 Mar 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Ivor C Little Airship   AFC
Flt Lt Frank L C Butcher Airship 14 Apr 1920  
Flt Lt Henry S Scroggs Airship 21 Mar 1920  
Flt Lt Edward F Turner Airship 28 Apr 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Davis S Don A  3 Mar 1920  
Flt Lt Hedley V Drew Airship 21 Mar 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Robert V Goddard Airship   later AVM
Flt Lt Herbert C Irwin Airship  4 Feb 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Lloyd Whitworth Airship  6 May 1920 AFC
Flt Lt John H Hagon T 26 Feb 1920  
Fg Off William A Kingston Stores  3 Mar 1920  
Fg Off James C Stevens Airship  1 May 1920  
Fg Off Stafford B Harris Airship   AFC
Fg Off Charles J W Hatcher Airship 18 Mar 1920 AFC
Fg Off Vernon F R Hill T 23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Robert S Bruce Airship  4 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Edward J Protheroe Airship 10 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Thomas Marchant T 10 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Bertie S Brice Airship   AFC
Fg Off Allan Lanman Airship  7 Oct 1919 AFC
Fg Off Hugh McGrane Airship 13 Jan 1920  
Fg Off Herbert G Cook T   DSM
Fg Off Frank Cave-Brown-Cave T 7 May 1920  
Fg Off Charles Reynolds T  7 Nov 1919  
Fg Off William E James T 21 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Ernest S Bullen T  5 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Charles Dollery T  1 May 1920  
Fg Off John Evason T 24 Feb 1918  
Fg Off Frederick W Todd T 1 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Thomas F Mathewson Airship (E) 21 Mar 1920 AFC
Fg Off Bertram Scovell Airship 12 Apr 1920 AFC
Fg Off Matthew C Head T 29 Jan 1920  
Fg Off Leonard E Dowse T 15 Jun 1920  
Fg Off Victor H Wicks T  8 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Sydney F Coleman T  5 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Fred Miller T 19 Jan 1920 DSM
Fg Off Frederick H Cashmore Airship  13 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Thomas O Oakes Airship 18 Sep 1919  
Fg Off Robert B Harnden T 10 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Herbert J Brown Stores    
Fg Off Harold T Luck Airship 21 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Edward J Spearing T  1 Jan 1920  
Medical Branch
Flt Lt Reginald Mugliston Med 30 Jun 1920  
Chaplain
Rev William T Rees      

Source - August 1920 Air Force List

April 1921

Location Command/Group
Howden, East Yorkshire Coastal Area

 

Rank Name Branch Date Notes
A/Cdre Edward M Maitland    1 Apr 1920 Air Officer Commanding; CMG, DSO, AFC
Sqn Ldr Evelyn H Sparling Airship 17 Sep 1920 AFC
Sqn Ldr Douglas Harries SO  8 Jul 1920 AFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr Hugh C Fuller Airship  4 Mar 1920  
Sqn Ldr Edward J C Roberts T 14 Oct 1919  
Flt Lt Cedric F Gordon SO 25 Aug 1920 OBE, MC, DFC
Flt Lt Godfrey M Thomas Airship 21 Mar 1920  
Flt Lt Archibald H Wann Airship 21 Mar 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Ivor C Little Airship 12 Nov 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Frank L C Butcher Airship  1 Mar 1920  
Flt Lt Henry D Scroggs Airship 21 Mar 1920  
Flt Lt Rupert S Montagu Airship 24 Dec 1920 DSC
Flt Lt Hedley V Drew Airship 21 Mar 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Robert V Goddard Airship 16 Mar 1920 later AVM
Flt Lt Alfred D Newbury T 27 Aug 1920  
Flt Lt Herbert C Irwin Airship  4 Feb 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Ernest E Deane A & S  17 Aug 1920 DSC
Flt Lt Lloyd Whitworth Airship  6 May 1920 AFC
Flt Lt John H Hagon T 26 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Walter M Smith A & S  7 Feb 1921  
Fg Off James C Stevens Airship  1 May 1920  
Fg Off Cecil G Wigglesworth Airship 22 Oct 1920 AFC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Charles J W Hatcher Airship 18 Mar 1920 AFC
Fg Off John S G Wrathall T 22 Sep 1920  
Fg Off Robert S Bruce Airship  4 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Edward J Protheroe Airship 10 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Allan Lanman Airship  7 Oct 1919 AFC
Fg Off Hugh McGrane Airship 13 Jan 1920  
Fg Off Alexander Bushfield T 23 Sep 1920  
Fg Off Herbert G Cook T 16 Mar 1920 DSM
Fg Off Charles Reynolds T  7 Nov 1919  
Fg Off William E James T 21 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Thomas F Mathewson T 21 Mar 1920 AFC
Fg Off Bertram Scovell Airship 12 Apr 1920 AFC
Fg Off Mathew C Head T 16 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Leonard E Dowse T 15 Jun 1920  
Fg Off Victor H Wicks T  8 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Sydney F Coleman T  5 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Robert B Harnden T  16 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Fred Miller T 19 Jan 1920 DSM
Fg Off Frederick H Cashmore T 16 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Herbert J Brown T 16 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Thomas O Oakes Airship 18 Sep 1919  
Fg Off Harold T Luck Airship 21 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Edward J Spearing T  1 Jan 1920  
Stores Officers
Fg Off William A Kingston   20 Apr 1920  
Fg Off Ernest S Bullen    5 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Frederick W Todd    1 Dec 1919  
Medical Branch
Flt Lt Charles H B Thompson Med 10 Jan 1921  
Chaplain
Rev William T Rees   16 Mar 1920 with relative rank of Sqn Ldr

Source - Air Force List April 1921

July 1921

Location Command/Group
Howden, East Yorkshire Coastal Area

 

Rank Name Branch Date Notes
A/Cdre Edward M Maitland    1 Apr 1920 Air Officer Commanding; CMG, DSO, AFC
Sqn Ldr Evelyn H Sparling Airship 17 Sep 1920 AFC
Sqn Ldr Hugh C Fuller Airship  4 Mar 1920  
Sqn Ldr Edward J C Roberts T 14 Oct 1919  
Flt Lt Cedric F Gordon SO 25 Aug 1920 OBE, MC, DFC
Flt Lt Godfrey M Thomas Airship 21 Mar 1920  
Flt Lt Archibald H Wann Airship 21 Mar 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Thomas W Elmhirst Airship 15 Feb 1921 AFC; later AM
Flt Lt Ivor C Little Airship   AFC
Flt Lt Rupert S Montagu Airship 24 Dec 1920 DSC
Flt Lt Hedley V Drew Airship 21 Mar 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Robert V Goddard Airship   later AVM
Flt Lt Alfred D Newbury T 27 Aug 1920  
Flt Lt Herbert C Irwin Airship  4 Feb 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Lloyd Whitworth Airship  6 May 1920 AFC
Flt Lt John H Hagon T 26 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Walter M Smith A & S  7 Feb 1921  
Fg Off James C Stevens Airship  1 May 1920  
Fg Off Cecil G Wigglesworth Airship 22 Oct 1920 AFC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Charles J W Hatcher Airship 18 Mar 1920 AFC
Fg Off John S G Wrathall T 22 Sep 1920  
Fg Off Robert S Bruce Airship  4 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Edward J Protheroe Airship 10 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Allan Lanman Airship  7 Oct 1919 AFC
Fg Off Hugh McGrane Airship 13 Jan 1920  
Fg Off Herbert G Cook T 16 Mar 1920 DSM
Fg Off Charles Reynolds T  7 Nov 1919  
Fg Off William E James T 21 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Charles Dollery T  1 May 1920  
Fg Off Thomas F Mathewson T 21 Mar 1920 AFC
Fg Off Bertram Scovell Airship 12 Apr 1920 AFC
Fg Off Leonard E Dowse T 15 Jun 1920  
Fg Off Victor H Wicks T  8 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Sydney F Coleman T  5 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Fred Miller T 19 Jan 1920 DSM
Fg Off Herbert J Brown T 16 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Thomas O Oakes Airship 18 Sep 1919  
Fg Off Harold T Luck Airship 21 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Edward J Spearing T  1 Jan 1920  
Stores Officers
Fg Off William A Kingston   20 Apr 1920  
Fg Off Ernest S Bullen    5 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Frederick W Todd    1 Dec 1919  
Medical Branch
Flt Lt Charles H B Thompson Med 10 Jan 1921  
Chaplain
Rev William T Rees   16 Mar 1920 with relative rank of Sqn Ldr

Source - Air Force List July 1921

August 1921

Location Command/Group
Howden, East Yorkshire Coastal Area

 

Rank Name Branch Date Notes
A/Cdre Edward M Maitland    1 Apr 1920 Air Officer Commanding; CMG, DSO, AFC.  He was killed on 24 Aug 1921 in the R38 disaster.
Sqn Ldr Hugh C Fuller Airship  4 Mar 1920  
Flt Lt Cedric F Gordon SO 25 Aug 1920 OBE, MC, DFC
Flt Lt Godfrey M Thomas Airship 21 Mar 1920  
Flt Lt Archibald H Wann Airship 21 Mar 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Ivor C Little Airship   AFC
Flt Lt Rupert S Montagu Airship 24 Dec 1920 DSC
Flt Lt Hedley V Drew Airship 21 Mar 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Robert V Goddard Airship   later AVM
Flt Lt Alfred D Newbury T 27 Aug 1920  
Flt Lt Herbert C Irwin Airship  4 Feb 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Lloyd Whitworth Airship  6 May 1920 AFC
Flt Lt John H Hagon T 26 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Walter M Smith A & S  7 Feb 1921  
Fg Off James C Stevens Airship  1 May 1920  
Fg Off Cecil G Wigglesworth Airship 22 Oct 1920 AFC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Charles J W Hatcher Airship 18 Mar 1920 AFC
Fg Off John S G Wrathall T 22 Sep 1920  
Fg Off Robert S Bruce Airship  4 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Allan Lanman Airship  7 Oct 1919 AFC
Fg Off Hugh McGrane Airship 13 Jan 1920  
Fg Off Herbert G Cook T 16 Mar 1920 DSM
Fg Off Charles Reynolds T  7 Nov 1919  
Fg Off William E James T 21 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Charles Dollery T  1 May 1920  
Fg Off Thomas F Mathewson T 21 Mar 1920 AFC
Fg Off Bertram Scovell Airship 12 Apr 1920 AFC
Fg Off Leonard E Dowse T 15 Jun 1920  
Fg Off Victor H Wicks T  8 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Sydney F Coleman T  5 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Fred Miller T 19 Jan 1920 DSM
Fg Off Herbert J Brown T 16 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Thomas O Oakes Airship 18 Sep 1919  
Fg Off Harold T Luck Airship 21 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Edward J Spearing T  1 Jan 1920  
Stores Officers
Fg Off William A Kingston   20 Apr 1920  
Fg Off Ernest S Bullen    5 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Frederick W Todd    1 Dec 1919  
Fg Off John Freeman-Fowler   18 Jun 1921 Accountant
Fg Off Douglas A W Sugden   18 Jun 1921 Accountant
Medical Branch
Flt Lt Charles H B Thompson Med 10 Jan 1921  
Chaplain
Rev William T Rees   16 Mar 1920 with relative rank of Sqn Ldr

Source - Air Force List August 1921

November 1921

Location Command/Group
Howden, East Yorkshire Coastal Area

 

Rank Name Branch Date Notes
Sqn Ldr Douglas Harries SO  8 Jul 1920 AFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr Hugh C Fuller Airship  4 Mar 1920  
Flt Lt Cedric F Gordon SO 25 Aug 1920 OBE, MC, DFC
Flt Lt Archibald H Wann Airship 21 Mar 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Hedley V Drew Airship 21 Mar 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Alfred D Newbury T 27 Aug 1920  
Flt Lt Herbert C Irwin Airship  4 Feb 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Lloyd Whitworth Airship  6 May 1920 AFC
Flt Lt John H Hagon T 26 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Walter M Smith A & S  7 Feb 1921  
Fg Off Cecil G Wigglesworth Airship 22 Oct 1920 AFC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off John S G Wrathall T 22 Sep 1920  
Fg Off Allan Lanman Airship  7 Oct 1919 AFC
Fg Off Hugh McGrane Airship 13 Jan 1920  
Fg Off Herbert G Cook T 16 Mar 1920 DSM
Fg Off William E James T 21 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Bertram Scovell Airship 12 Apr 1920 AFC
Fg Off Sydney F Coleman T  5 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Robert B Harnden T 22 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Herbert J Brown T 16 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Edward J Spearing T  1 Jan 1920  
Stores Officers
Fg Off William A Kingston   20 Apr 1920  
Fg Off John Freeman-Fowler   18 Jun 1921 Accountant
Fg Off Ernest S Bullen    5 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Frederick W Todd    1 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Douglas A W Sugden   18 Jun 1921 Accountant
Medical Branch
Flt Lt Charles H B Thompson Med 10 Jan 1921  

Source - Air Force List December 1921

December 1921

Location Command/Group
Howden, East Yorkshire Coastal Area

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Sqn Ldr Douglas Harries  8 Jul 1920 AFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr Hugh C Fuller  4 Mar 1920  
Flt Lt Archibald H Wann 21 Mar 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Hedley V Drew 21 Mar 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Alfred D Newbury 27 Aug 1920  
Flt Lt Herbert C Irwin  4 Feb 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Sydney Nixon  1 Nov 1921 OBE
Flt Lt Lloyd Whitworth  6 May 1920 AFC
Flt Lt John H Hagon 26 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Cecil G Wigglesworth 22 Oct 1920 AFC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off John S G Wrathall 22 Sep 1920  
Fg Off Allan Lanman  7 Oct 1919 AFC
Fg Off Herbert G Cook 16 Mar 1920 DSM
Fg Off William E James 21 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Bertram Scovell 12 Apr 1920 AFC
Fg Off Sydney F Coleman  5 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Robert B Harnden 22 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Herbert J Brown 16 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Edward J Spearing  1 Jan 1920  
Stores Officers
Fg Off William A Kingston 20 Apr 1920  
Fg Off Ernest S Bullen  5 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Frederick W Todd  1 Dec 1919  
Fg Off John Freeman-Fowler 18 Jun 1921 Accountant
Fg Off Douglas A W Sugden 18 Jun 1921 Accountant
Medical Branch
Flt Lt Charles H B Thompson 10 Jan 1921  

Source - Air Force List December 1921

January 1922

Location Command/Group
Howden, East Yorkshire Coastal Area

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Sqn Ldr Douglas Harries  8 Jul 1920 AFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr Hugh C Fuller  4 Mar 1920  
Flt Lt Archibald H Wann 21 Mar 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Hedley V Drew 21 Mar 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Herbert C Irwin  4 Feb 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Sydney Nixon  1 Nov 1921 OBE
Flt Lt Lloyd Whitworth  6 May 1920 AFC
Flt Lt John H Hagon 26 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Allan Lanman  7 Oct 1919 AFC
Fg Off Herbert G Cook 16 Mar 1920 DSM
Fg Off Sydney F Coleman  5 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Robert B Harnden 22 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Herbert J Brown 16 Mar 1920  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt William A Kingston 20 Apr 1920  
Fg Off John Freeman-Fowler 18 Jun 1921 Accountant
Fg Off Ernest S Bullen  5 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Frederic L Wood  6 Dec 1921 Accountant
Medical Branch
Flt Lt Charles H B Thompson 10 Jan 1921  

Source - Air Force List January 1922

February 1922

Location Command/Group
Howden, East Yorkshire Coastal Area

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Sqn Ldr Douglas Harries  8 Jul 1920 AFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr Hugh C Fuller  4 Mar 1920  
Flt Lt Archibald H Wann 21 Mar 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Hedley V Drew 21 Mar 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Herbert C Irwin  4 Feb 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Sydney Nixon  1 Nov 1921 OBE
Flt Lt Lloyd Whitworth  6 May 1920 AFC
Flt Lt John H Hagon 26 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Allan Lanman  7 Oct 1919 AFC
Fg Off Herbert G Cook 16 Mar 1920 DSM
Fg Off Sydney F Coleman  5 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Robert B Harnden 22 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Herbert J Brown 16 Mar 1920  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt William A Kingston 20 Apr 1920  
Fg Off John Freeman-Fowler 18 Jun 1921 Accountant
Fg Off Ernest S Bullen  5 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Frederic L Wood  6 Dec 1921 Accountant

Source - Air Force List February 1922

It closed on 22 February 1922 but continued to be listed until at least April 1922

March 1922

Location Command/Group
Howden, East Yorkshire Coastal Area

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Sqn Ldr Douglas Harries  8 Jul 1920 AFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr Hugh C Fuller  4 Mar 1920  
Flt Lt Archibald H Wann 21 Mar 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Hedley V Drew 21 Mar 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Herbert C Irwin  4 Feb 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Sydney Nixon  1 Nov 1921 OBE
Flt Lt Lloyd Whitworth  6 May 1920 AFC
Fg Off Allan Lanman  7 Oct 1919 AFC
Fg Off Herbert G Cook 16 Mar 1920 DSM
Fg Off Sydney F Coleman  5 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Herbert J Brown 16 Mar 1920  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt William A Kingston 20 Apr 1920  
Fg Off Ernest S Bullen  5 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Frederic L Wood  6 Dec 1921 Accountant

Source - Air Force List March 1922

April 1922

Location Command/Group
Howden, East Yorkshire Coastal Area

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Sqn Ldr Douglas Harries  8 Jul 1920 AFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr Hugh C Fuller  4 Mar 1920  
Flt Lt Archibald H Wann 21 Mar 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Hedley V Drew 21 Mar 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Herbert C Irwin  4 Feb 1920 AFC
Flt Lt Sydney Nixon  1 Nov 1921 OBE
Flt Lt Lloyd Whitworth  6 May 1920 AFC
Fg Off Allan Lanman  7 Oct 1919 AFC
Fg Off Herbert G Cook 16 Mar 1920 DSM
Fg Off Sydney F Coleman  5 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Herbert J Brown 16 Mar 1920  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt William A Kingston 20 Apr 1920  
Fg Off Ernest S Bullen  5 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Fredericl L Wood  6 Dec 1921 Accountant

Source - Air Force List April 1922

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