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Northern Area Personnel, units and locations

[Jul 1919 | Aug 1919 | Sep 1919 | Oct 1919 | Nov 1919 | Dec 1919 | Jan 1920 | Feb 1920 | Mar 1920]

July 1919

Address Controlled
Acomb Hall, York

All units in the following counties: -

Yorkshire, Durham, Northumberland, Westmorland and Cumberland.  Also the counties of Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire north of a line drawn through Worksop and Horncastle to the East Coast, excluding Lincoln itself.

All units in Scotland.

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Act Brig-Gen (Col) A V Vyvyan 12 Jun 1919 General Officer Commanding, CB, DSO, later AVM
Act Brig-Gen (Col) H C T Dowding 12 Jun 1919 Brigadier-General (Administration); later ACM
Col (Lt Col) E F Briggs 12 Jun 1919 Colonel (Equipment)
Lt Col N J Roche 12 Jun 1919 Principal Medical Officer
Capt R H Knowles 12 Jun 1919 Deputy Principal Medical Officer
Act Lt Col (Maj) J M Home 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class
Maj P C Maltby  12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class, DSO; later AVM
Maj F H Unwin 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class
Capt P Sidney 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class
Lt Col D L Allen 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class
Capt C F O Master 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Maj J E Hume 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class, DSO
Capt G C V Hewson 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Lt S T Smith 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Lt A G Stradling 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Maj H A Michell 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Lt R W Ward 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Maj C A Shaw 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Capt N V Wrigley 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Capt J L Robertson 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Lt A H Goldie 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Capt H M Massey 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class; later A/Cdre
Capt A H Illingworth 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Lt J C Barraclough 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Capt R J Needham 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
2 Lt R J Whitley 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
2 Lt J M McEntegart 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Capt R G Home 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Lt P A Simmons 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
2 Lt W Myers 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
2 Lt H W Brooks 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Lt J H Truscott 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class

Source - July 1919 Air Force List

August 1919

This was the month in which the RAF introduced its own rank structure, this being reflected in this listing

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre A V Vyvyan 12 Jun 1919 Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO, later AVM
Gp Capt H C T Dowding 12 Jun 1919 Group Captain (Administration), CMG; later ACM
Wg Cdr E F Briggs 12 Jun 1919 Wing Commander (Equipment)
Gp Capt J M Home 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class
Sqn Ldr D L Allen 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class
Sqn Ldr P C Maltby  12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class, DSO; later AVM
Sqn Ldr F H Unwin 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class
Sqn Ldr H A Michell 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class
Flt Lt P Sidney 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class
Sqn Ldr J E Hume 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class, DSO
Sqn Ldr C A Shaw 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Sqn Ldr N F D Buckeridge 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Flt Lt C F O Master 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Flt Lt N V Wrigley 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Flt Lt J L Robertson 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Fg Off S T Smith 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Fg Off A G Stradling 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Fg Off R W Ward 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Flt Lt H M Massey 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt A H Illingworth 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Flt Lt R J Needham 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Flt Lt R G Home 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Fg Off A H Goldie 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Fg Off J C Barraclough 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Fg Off P A Simmons 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Fg Off J H Truscott 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Plt Off R J Whitley 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Plt Off J M McEntegart 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Plt Off W Myers 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class, MC, DCM
Plt Off H W Brooks 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Plt Off W Bye 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Plt Off G D Ashley 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Plt Off J W Sawyer 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Plt Off G T Armitage 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Plt Off H Norrington 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Wg Cdr N J Roche 12 Jun 1919 Principal Medical Officer, OBE
Act Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) R H Knowles 12 Jun 1919 Deputy Principal Medical Officer

Source -August 1919 Air Force List

September 1919

There were the following changes: -

Leaving

Rank Name Date Notes
Flt Lt C F O Master 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Flt Lt N V Wrigley 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Plt Off R J Whitley 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Flt Lt A H Illingworth 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Flt Lt R J Needham 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class

Source - September 1919 Air Force List

October 1919

There were the following changes: -

Leaving

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre A V Vyvyan 12 Jun 1919 Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO, later AVM
Sqn Ldr P C Maltby  12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class, DSO; later AVM
Flt Lt P Sidney 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class
Fg Off S T Smith 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Fg Off J C Barraclough 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Fg Off P A Simmons 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Plt Off J M McEntegart 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Plt Off H W Brooks 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Plt Off G D Ashley 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Plt Off H Norrington 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class

Arriving

Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr D L Allen 15 Sep 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class from Staff Officer 1st Class
Flt Lt E St C Harnett 21 Oct 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class

Source - October 1919 Air Force List

November 1919

Address Controlled
Somerset House, Clarendon Place, Leamington Spa

All units North of a line drawn along the Northern boundaries of the following counties: -

Glamorgan, Monmouthshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex but excluding those units under the control of Coastal Area, Cranwell Command and those at RAF Henlow

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM J F A Higgins  6 Oct 1919 Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO, AFC; later AM
Gp Capt Vacant   Group Captain (Administration)
Gp Capt J M Home 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class, CBE
Gp Capt A M Bent 18 Oct 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class, CMG, CBE
Wg Cdr N J Gill 18 Oct 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class, CBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr T G Hetherington 18 Oct 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class
Sqn Ldr F A J B Wiseman 18 Oct 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class
Flt Lt E C Perrin 18 Oct 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Flt Lt J L Robertson 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Fg Off J S Goggin 18 Oct 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Sqn Ldr A B Ennis 18 Oct 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Flt Lt R D Seddon 18 Oct 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Sqn Ldr N F D Buckeridge 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Sqn Ldr R K Pillers 18 Oct 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class
Flt Lt W J B Curtis 18 Oct 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class, OBE; later AVM
Flt Lt F W Angus 18 Oct 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class, DCM
Fg Off J A Allen 18 Oct 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Plt Off F J W Humphreys 18 Oct 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Flt Lt H R Kavanagh 15 Oct 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class, OBE
Flt Lt A J W Barmby xx xxx 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class, OBE
Fg Off A H Goldie 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Fg Off J H Truscott 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Plt Off W Myers 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class, MC, DCM
Plt Off W Bye 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Plt Off J W Sawyer 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Plt Off G T Armitage 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Wg Cdr C E C Stanford 28 Sep 1919 Principal Medical Officer, DSO
Act Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) B A Playne 15 Oct 1919 Deputy Principal Medical Officer, DSO, BA
Fg Off S Currington 15 Oct 1919 Medical Administration Officer

December 1919

Leaving

Rank Name Notes
Fg Off A H Goldie Staff Officer 3rd Class
Fg Off J H Truscott Staff Officer 3rd Class
Plt Off W Myers Staff Officer 3rd Class, MC, DCM
Plt Off W Bye Staff Officer 3rd Class
Plt Off J W Sawyer Staff Officer 3rd Class
Plt Off G T Armitage Staff Officer 3rd Class

Arriving

Rank Name Date Notes
Sqn Ldr F A J B Wiseman xx xxx 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class from Staff Officer 1st Class
Flt Lt W J B Curtis 18 Oct 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class from Staff Officer 2nd Class, OBE; later AVM

Source - December 1919 Air Force List

January 1920

Leaving

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt A M Bent 18 Oct 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class, CMG, CBE
Sqn Ldr A B Ennis 18 Oct 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Flt Lt R D Seddon 18 Oct 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class

Arriving

Rank Name Date Notes
Flt Lt N H Bottomley 25 Nov 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class, AFC; later ACM

Source - January 1920 Air Force List

February 1920

Leaving

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt J M Home 12 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class, CBE
Flt Lt F W Angus 18 Oct 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class, DCM
Fg Off S Currington 15 Oct 1919 Medical Administration Officer

Arriving

Rank Name Date Notes
Flt Lt F H Songhurst 10 Jan 1920 Staff Officer 3rd Class, MBE
Fg Off J L Denman  1 Feb 1920 Staff Officer 3rd Class

Source - February1920 Air Force List

March 1920

Address Controlled
Somerset House, Clarendon Place, Leamington Spa

All units North of a line drawn along the Northern boundaries of the following counties: -

Glamorgan, Monmouthshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex but excluding those units under the control of Coastal Area, Cranwell Command and those at RAF Henlow

Units administered directly by Area HQ: -

  • Northern Area Medical HQ - Leamington Spa

  • Wireless Station - Leamington Spa

  • Officers' Invaliding Board - Leamington Spa

All other units are subordinated to the following Group and Wing HQs: -

No 3 Group

No 7 Wing

No 8 Wing

Leaving

Rank Name Date Notes
Act Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) B A Playne 15 Oct 1919 Deputy Principal Medical Officer, DSO, BA

Arriving - None

Source - March 1920 Air Force List

Northern Area was absorbed into Inland Area on 1 April 1920

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