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Supreme Commander's HQ - Air HQ

HQ, RAF Mauripur

Personnel, units and locations

[Oct 1947 | Nov 1947 | Dec 1947 | Jan 1948]

This was probably formed on 15 August 1947 from HQ RAF India following the granting of independence and the withdrawal of British forces from India, presumably to  deal with the transition to independence of India and Pakistan.

October 1947

Location Controlled
New Delhi  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Hugh S P Walmsley  21 Nov 1946 Air Officer Commanding, RAF Units in India and Pakistan, KBE, CB, DFC, AFC
A/Cdre Richard B Jordan 28 Aug 1947 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC; later AM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr Roy K Orrock 14 Jan 1947 PA to AOC, DFC; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
AVM Robert S Blucke 27 Nov 1946 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, AFC
Gp Capt Denis H F Barnett 26 Apr 1946 CBE, DFC; later ACM
Gp Capt G N J Stanley-Turner 15 Sep 1946 CBE
Gp Capt John N H Whitworth  4 Jan 1947 DSO, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R G Harden 28 Mar 1947  
Wg Cdr C Fothergill 14 Jul 1946  
Wg Cdr W P Whitworth 17 Fen 1947 AFC
Wg Cdr J N Jaques 15 Feb 1946 OBE
Wg Cdr L Jobbins  1 Aug 1946  
Wg Cdr James Rankin 12 Jul 1946 DSO*, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A T H Willis 14 Apr 1947  
Wg Cdr C W H Thomson  1 Jul 1946  
Sqn Ldr S W Timmis 28 Mar 1947  
Sqn Ldr A A J Sanders  1 Jul 1946 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr C H Gibbs 15 Aug 1946  
Sqn Ldr L W H Welch  1 Jan 1947 DFC
Sqn Ldr S G Nunn  1 Jun 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C L Troop  6 Sep 1945  
Gp Capt Willem R Brotherhood 30 Oct 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt M D Crichton-Biggie 15 Feb 1946  
Wg Cdr W R Collins 16 Dec 1946  
Wg Cdr J S Adams  1 Mar 1947  
Wg Cdr A W Heath 15 Feb 1946  
Wg Cdr C E A Garton 27 Jul 1946  
Wg Cdr D D Rogers 7 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr J Purcell 16 Oct 1946 BEM
Sqn Ldr L R Horrox 13 Jun 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr F B Taylor 15 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr R W Harte 15 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr M J Drew 15 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr J D Wright  6 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr E B Masefield  7 Mar 1947 AFC
Sqn Ldr R T Cadman  5 Mar 1947 DFC
Sqn Ldr E G F Hill  1 Apr 1947  
Sqn Ldr L J Perkins  1 Jun 1947  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Gp Capt John A S Outhwaite  7 Apr 1947 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H C Pimm 15 Feb 1946  
Wg Cdr G W J Thomas 15 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr D C Goodrich 29 Mar 1946  
Sqn Ldr A J Peart 28 Mar 1947  
Signals
Gp Capt B G Farrow 14 Jul 1946 OBE
Wg Cdr W A H Cullum 15 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr Arthur Foden 15 Feb 1946 later AVM
Sqn Ldr A C Nisbet 15 Feb 1946  
Equipment
A/Cdre James S Browne  1 Apr 1946 AFC
Gp Capt E C M Charleson 15 Feb 1946  
Wg Cdr E A Jackson 15 Feb 1946  
Wg Cdr R F Folley 15 Feb 1946  
Wg Cdr A B Holloway 15 Feb 1946  
Wg Cdr G L Lister 24 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 15 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr Howard G Cadwallader 15 Feb 1946 later AVM
Sqn Ldr J E T Murphy 15 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr R A S Ritchie 28 Mar 1947  
Sqn Ldr S Green 15 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr S J Andrews 31 Jul 1946  
Sqn Ldr J H Francis 16 Feb 1947  
Photography
Sqn Ldr D A Drewitt 29 Oct 1946  
Accountant
Gp Capt J Sullivan    
Wg Cdr V H Lewis 15 Jun 1944  
Provost
Wg Cdr J Clifton  6 May 1947 Command Provost Marshal
Medical
A/Cdre E A Lumley 13 Nov 1946 MC, MB, BCh, DPH
Sqn Ldr C A Sirett 15 Oct 1946 Quartermaster
Dental
Wg Cdr H M G Williams 22 May 1947 LDS
Chaplains
Rev P W Cocks   MA, C of E
Rev W A Clynes   PMUB
Rev J Burke   BA, RC
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle 13 Jun 1947 MSc
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 16 Aug 1947 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Meteorological
Sqn Ldr C P Drake 15 Nov 1945  
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr K B J Randall 20 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr W H Webber 15 Apr 1947  
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr J Murray  1 Mar 1947  
Miscellaneous Duties
Wg Cdr R E Chapman 23 Mar 1946  
Wg Cdr L W Deacon  8 Jun 1946 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr F Evans 12 Feb 1947  
Sqn Ldr P M Hefferman 15 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr J S J Buels 25 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr R Herrick  8 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr L T Bryant-Fenn 16 Apr 1947 DFC
Sqn Ldr W A Cornish  5 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr L K Gibbon  1 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr N H Hayward 21 Aug 1946  
Sqn Ldr R Broadbent  5 Feb 1947  
Sqn Ldr R H Fiddaman 19 Mar 1947  
Sqn Ldr W J Barrett 15 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr P T H Maggs 15 Jun 1947  

Source - October 1947 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5244)

November 1947

Location Controlled
New Delhi  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Hugh S P Walmsley  21 Nov 1946 Air Officer Commanding, RAF Units in India and Pakistan, KBE, CB, DFC, AFC
A/Cdre Richard B Jordan 28 Aug 1947 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC; later AM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr Roy K Orrock 14 Jan 1947 PA to AOC, DFC; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
AVM Robert S Blucke 27 Nov 1946 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, AFC
Gp Capt Denis H F Barnett 26 Apr 1946 CBE, DFC; later ACM
Wg Cdr C W H Thomson  1 Jul 1946  
Sqn Ldr S G Nunn  1 Jun 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C L Troop  6 Sep 1945  
Gp Capt Willem R Brotherhood 30 Oct 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt M D Crichton-Biggie 15 Feb 1946  
Wg Cdr A W Heath 15 Feb 1946  
Wg Cdr C E A Garton 27 Jul 1946  
Wg Cdr D D Rogers 7 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr J Purcell 16 Oct 1946 BEM
Sqn Ldr L R Horrox 13 Jun 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr R W Harte 15 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr M J Drew 15 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr J D Wright  6 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr R T Cadman  5 Mar 1947 DFC
Sqn Ldr E G F Hill  1 Apr 1947  
Sqn Ldr L J Perkins  1 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr R C Cobbe 15 Aug 1947 DSO
Sqn Ldr S W Timmis 15 Aug 1947  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Gp Capt John A S Outhwaite  7 Apr 1947 OBE; later A/Cdre
Signals
Gp Capt B G Farrow 14 Jul 1946 OBE
Wg Cdr Arthur Foden  1 Apr 1947 later AVM
Sqn Ldr A C Nisbet 15 Feb 1946  
Equipment
A/Cdre James S Browne  1 Apr 1946 AFC
Gp Capt E C M Charleson 15 Feb 1946  
Wg Cdr E A Jackson 15 Feb 1946  
Wg Cdr R F Folley 15 Feb 1946  
Wg Cdr G L Lister 24 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 15 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr Howard G Cadwallader 15 Feb 1946 later AVM
Sqn Ldr J E T Murphy 15 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr R A S Ritchie 28 Mar 1947  
Sqn Ldr S Green 15 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr E Gorman 15 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr F T Johnson 15 Aug 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr M J S Sargeant 15 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr T J daC Andrade 15 Aug 1947  
Accountant
Gp Capt J Sullivan 27 Oct 1946  
Wg Cdr V H Lewis 15 Jun 1944  
Wg Cdr G H Perry 15 Aug 1947  
Provost
Wg Cdr J Clifton  6 May 1947 Command Provost Marshal
Medical
A/Cdre E A Lumley 13 Nov 1946 MC, MB, BCh, DPH
Wg Cdr D J Sheehan 15 Aug 1947 MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr C A Sirett 15 Oct 1946 Quartermaster
Dental
Sqn Ldr N H Haward   21 Aug 1946LDS
Chaplains
Rev P W Cocks   MA, C of E
Rev J Burke   BA, RC
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 16 Aug 1947 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Meteorological
Sqn Ldr C P Drake 15 Nov 1945  
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr K B J Randall 20 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr W H Webber 15 Apr 1947  
Miscellaneous Duties
Sqn Ldr P M Hefferman 15 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr J S J Buels 25 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr R Herrick  8 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr R Broadbent  5 Feb 1947  
Sqn Ldr A A J Sanders 15 Aug 1947 DFC, AFC

Source - November 1947 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5244)

By December 1947 it had been redesignated HQ RAF Mauripur

December 1947

Location Controlled
New Delhi  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Hugh S P Walmsley  21 Nov 1946 Air Officer Commanding, RAF Units in India and Pakistan, KBE, CB, DFC, AFC
A/Cdre Richard B Jordan 28 Aug 1947 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC; later AM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr Roy K Orrock 14 Jan 1947 PA to AOC, DFC; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
Wg Cdr C W H Thomson  1 Jul 1946  
Sqn Ldr A A J Sanders 15 Aug 1947 DFC, AFC
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C L Troop  6 Sep 1945  
Gp Capt Willem R Brotherhood 30 Oct 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A W Heath 15 Feb 1946  
Wg Cdr C E A Garton 27 Jul 1946  
Wg Cdr D D Rogers 7 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr L R Horrox 13 Jun 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr J D Wright  6 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr E G F Hill  1 Apr 1947  
Sqn Ldr L J Perkins  1 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr R C Cobbe 15 Aug 1947 DSO
Sqn Ldr S W Timmis 15 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr M J S Sargeant 15 Aug 1947  
Staffs of the Services
Signals
Gp Capt B G Farrow 14 Jul 1946 OBE
Wg Cdr Arthur Foden  1 Apr 1947 later AVM
Equipment
A/Cdre James S Browne  1 Apr 1946 AFC
Gp Capt E C M Charleson 15 Feb 1946  
Wg Cdr E A Jackson 15 Feb 1946  
Wg Cdr R F Folley 15 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 15 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr Howard G Cadwallader 15 Feb 1946 later AVM
Sqn Ldr J E T Murphy 15 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr R A S Ritchie 28 Mar 1947  
Sqn Ldr E Gorman 15 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr F T Johnson 15 Aug 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr D S Sanderson 15 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr T J daC Andrade 15 Aug 1947  
Accountant
Wg Cdr V H Lewis 15 Jun 1944  
Wg Cdr G H Perry 15 Aug 1947  
Provost
Wg Cdr J Clifton  6 May 1947 Command Provost Marshal
Medical
Wg Cdr D J Sheehan 15 Aug 1947 MRCS, LRCP
Chaplains
Rev P W Cocks   MA, C of E
Rev J Burke   BA, RC
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 16 Aug 1947 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Meteorological
Sqn Ldr C P Drake 15 Nov 1945  
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr K B J Randall 20 Sep 1946  
Miscellaneous Duties
Sqn Ldr C O Heron  2 Mar 1946  
Sqn Ldr T H Auton 25 Sep 1947  

Source - December 1947 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5244)

January 1948

Location Controlled
New Delhi  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr A W Heath 15 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr L R Horrox 13 Jun 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr L J Perkins  1 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr R C Cobbe 15 Aug 1947 DSO
Staffs of the Services
Equipment
Wg Cdr E A Jackson 15 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr F T Johnson 15 Aug 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr T J daC Andrade 15 Aug 1947  
Accountant
Wg Cdr G H Perry 15 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr J J W Lewis  1 Dec 1947 DFM
Medical
Wg Cdr D J Sheehan 15 Aug 1947 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 16 Aug 1947 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Meteorological
Sqn Ldr C P Drake 15 Nov 1945  
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr K B J Randall 20 Sep 1946  

Source - January 1948 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5245)

[Oct 1947 | Nov 1947 | Dec 1947 | Jan 1948]

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