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South-Eastern Area Personnel

[Aug/Sep 1918 | Oct 1918 | Nov 1918 | Feb 1919 | Mar 1919 | May 1919 | Jun 1919 | Jul 1919 | Aug 1919 | Sep 1919]

Prior to 8 May 1918, this Command was designated No 1 Area and personnel whose appointment date pre-dates 8 May also served on the staff of that Area

August/September 1918

Address Controlled
Covent Garden Hotel, London, WC2

All units in the following counties: -

Kent, London, Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Essex, Surrey, Sussex, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire.

Also the following stations in Bedfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk: -

Henlow (Bedfordshire)

Yarmouth, Burgh Castle, Holt and Bacton (Norfolk)

Felixtowe, Shotley, Aldeburgh, Lowestoft and Covehithe (Suffolk)

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Maj-Gen F C Heath-Caldwell  1 Apr 1918 General Officer Commanding, CB
Brig-Gen W B Caddell 20 Apr 1918 Brigadier-General (Equipment)
Col N D K MacEwen 20 Apr 1918 Colonel (Administration); later AVM
Col L Munro  1 Apr 1918 Staff Officer 1st Class
Lt Col I M Bonham-Carter  1 Apr 1918 Staff Officer 1st Class; later A/Cdre
Lt Col L Griffith  1 Apr 1918 Staff Officer 1st Class
Lt Col L Jenkins  1 Apr 1918 Staff Officer 1st Class, DSO, MC
Lt Col A Levick  1 Apr 1918 Staff Officer 1st Class
Act Maj (Capt) H F Anns 12 Jun 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Act Maj (Capt) T G Baxenden 17 May 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Act Maj (Capt) C H Bell  1 Apr 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Act Maj (Capt) W D Budgen 29 Jun 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class; later A/Cdre
Maj C E Gardner 13 May 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Maj C J Hesketh  1 Apr 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Maj A E Loder  1 Apr 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Act Maj (Lt) H J G  Newman 29 Jun 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Act Maj (Capt) R H Peto 15 Apr 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Act Maj (Capt) H A Tweedie 13 Jun 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Capt W Astell 23 Jun 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Act Capt (Lt) J J Bartlett  1 Apr 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Act Capt (Lt) J M Bell  1 Apr 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Act Capt (Hon Lt, 2 Lt) W A Berry  9 Jul 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Capt M W Bovill 26 May 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Capt C A Brewster-Joske 23 Jun 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class, MC
Capt T L Edwards  3 Jun 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Capt C J Foot 10 Jun 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Act Capt (Lt) R Hely 8 May 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Act Capt (Lt) H B Langton 16 May 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Act Capt (Lt) G R McCubbin 11 Apr 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class, DSO
Capt B D S Tuke  1 Apr 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class

Source - August, September 1918 Air Force List

October 1918

There were the following changes: -

Leaving

Rank Name Notes
Capt T L Edwards Staff Officer 3rd Class

Arriving/Promoted

Rank Name Date Notes
Act Brig-Gen (Lt Col) N D K MacEwen 20 Aug 1918 Brigadier-General (Administration)
Act Col (Lt Col) A Christie 23 Sep 1918  Colonel (Equipment), replaced Brig-Gen W B Caddell
Lt Col J W L Hunt  20 Aug 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class

Source - October 1918 Air Force List

November 1918

There were the following changes: -

Arriving

Rank Name Date Notes
Act Lt Col (Maj) R W Roylance 15 May 1918 Staff Officer 1st Class

Source - November 1918 Air Force List

February 1919

There were the following changes: -

Leaving

Rank Name Notes
Maj-Gen F C Heath-Caldwell General Officer Commanding, CB
Act Brig-Gen (Lt Col) N D K MacEwen Brigadier-General (Administration); later AVM
Lt Col L Jenkins Staff Officer 1st Class, DSO, MC
Maj C J Hesketh Staff Officer 2nd Class 
Act Maj (Capt) H A Tweedie Staff Officer 2nd Class

Arriving

Rank Name Date Notes
Act Maj-Gen (Col) T I Webb-Bowen  1 Feb 1919 General Officer Commanding, CMG; later AVM replaced Maj-Gen F C Heath-Caldwell
Act Brig-Gen (Lt Col) A C H McLean 20 Aug 1918 Brigadier-General (Administration), replaced Brig-Gen N D K MacEwen
Lt Col H C T Langdon  1 May 1918 Area Assistant Medical Administrator*, OBE
Capt H A Hewat  1 Apr 1918 Deputy Area Assistant Medical Administrator*
Act Capt (Lt) H C Vickery  1 Apr 1918 Medical Administration Officer*
Act Maj (Capt) H St G Smallwood 21 Nov 1918 Staff Officer 1st Class
Act Maj (Capt) J H B Rodney 21 Jun 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class, MC
Act Maj (Capt) J A Hartcup  6 Aug 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Act Maj (Capt) J St A King 8 Nov 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Capt C J Marchant  6 Oct 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class, MC
Act Capt (Lt) C A Borrett 14 Oct 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Capt F H Tyas 20 Nov 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Capt E B A Rayner 22 Sep 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Act Capt (Lt) J E D Samuel  1 Jan 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Lt W F Duff 30 Aug 1918 Staff Officer 4th Class

* Medical Administration personnel appear to have been in post before this AFL but not listed previously

Source - February 1919 Air Force List

March 1919

Rank Name Date Notes
Act Maj-Gen (Col) T I Webb-Bowen  1 Feb 1919 General Officer Commanding, CMG; later AVM
Act Brig-Gen (Lt Col) A C H McLean 20 Aug 1918 Brigadier-General (Administration)
Act Col (Lt Col) A Christie 23 Sep 1918  Colonel (Equipment)
Lt Col H C T Langdon  1 May 1918 Principal Medical Officer*, OBE
Capt H A Hewat  1 Apr 1918 Deputy Principal Medical Officer*
Act Capt (Lt) H C Vickery  1 Apr 1918 Medical Administration Officer*
Col L Munro  1 Apr 1918 Staff Officer 1st Class
Lt Col I M Bonham-Carter  1 Apr 1918 Staff Officer 1st Class; later A/Cdre
Lt Col E H Griffith  1 Apr 1918 Staff Officer 1st Class
Lt Col A Levick  1 Apr 1918 Staff Officer 1st Class
Act Maj (Capt) H St G Smallwood 21 Nov 1918 Staff Officer 1st Class
Maj A E Loder  1 Apr 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Act Maj (Capt) C H Bell  1 Apr 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Act Maj (Capt) T G Baxenden 17 May 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Act Maj (Capt) H F Anns 12 Jun 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Act Maj (Capt) W D Budgen 29 Jun 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class; later A/Cdre
Act Maj (Lt) H J G  Newman 29 Jun 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Act Maj (Capt) J A Hartcup  6 Aug 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Act Maj (Capt) J St A King 8 Nov 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Act Capt (Lt) H C Bobbett  8 Dec 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Act Capt (Lt) C A Borrett 14 Oct 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Act Capt (Lt) G R McCubbin 11 Apr 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class, DSO
Capt B D S Tuke  1 Apr 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Capt W Astell 23 Jun 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Capt E B A Rayner 22 Sep 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Act Capt (Hon Lt, 2 Lt) W A Berry  9 Jul 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class
2 Lt H Sorrell 11 Dec 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Act Capt (Lt) J E D Samuel  1 Jan 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Act Capt (Hon Lt, 2 Lt) F McGuffie  5 Mar 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Act Capt (Lt) B D Bellamy 18 Mar 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Lt W F Duff 30 Aug 1918 Staff Officer 4th Class

Source - March 1919 Air Force List

May 1919

There were the following changes: -

Leaving

Rank Name Notes
Act Brig-Gen (Lt Col) A C H McLean Brigadier-General (Administration)
Lt Col A Levick Staff Officer 1st Class
Act Maj (Capt) J St A King Staff Officer 2nd Class
Capt W Astell Staff Officer 3rd Class
2 Lt H Sorrell Staff Officer 3rd Class

In this edition of the AFL, officers appear to have reverted to their substantive ranks and may have relinquished their acting ranks

Source - May 1919 Air Force List

June 1919

There were the following changes: -

Arriving

Rank Name Date Notes
Maj J S T Bradley 31 May 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class; later AM
2 Lt H F Webb 18 Feb 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Lt A T Wynyard-Wright 25 Jan 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Lt A H Burman  4 Apr 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
2 Lt (Hon Lt) W E Cowie 14 Jan 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class

Source - June 1919 Air Force List

July 1919

There were the following changes: -

Leaving

Rank Name Notes
Col L Munro Staff Officer 1st Class
Lt Col I M Bonham-Carter Staff Officer 1st Class; later A/Cdre
Act Maj (Capt) H St G Smallwood Staff Officer 1st Class
Act Maj (Lt) H J G  Newman Staff Officer 2nd Class
Act Capt (Lt) H C Bobbett Staff Officer 2nd Class
Capt E B A Rayner Staff Officer 3rd Class
Act Capt (Hon Lt, 2 Lt) F McGuffie Staff Officer 3rd Class

Arriving

Rank Name Date Notes
Act Brig-Gen (Lt Col) C L N Newall 17 Mar 1919 Brigadier-General (Administration)
Lt Col F H Kirby  1 May 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class, VC, OBE, DCM
Lt Col R E M Russell  1 Apr 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class, DSO
Capt E A Beulah 22 May 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Lt C A Goddard  4 Feb 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 T I Webb-Bowen  1 Feb 1919 Air Officer Commanding, CMG; later AVM
Gp Capt P L W Herbert 20 Aug 1918 Group Captain (Administration), CMG, CBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr F H Kirby  1 May 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class, VC, OBE, DCM
Wg Cdr R E M Russell  1 Apr 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class, DSO
Wg Cdr E H Griffith  1 Apr 1918 Staff Officer 1st Class
Sqn Ldr J S T Bradley 31 May 1919 Staff Officer 2nd Class; later AM
Sqn Ldr A E Loder  1 Apr 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Flt Lt C H Bell  1 Apr 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Flt Lt T G Baxenden 17 May 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Flt Lt H F Anns 12 Jun 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Flt Lt W D Budgen 29 Jun 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt H G Wheeler 29 Jun 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Flt Lt J A Hartcup  6 Aug 1918 Staff Officer 2nd Class
Flt Lt B D S Tuke  1 Apr 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Flt Lt E A Beulah 22 May 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Fg Off C A Borrett 14 Oct 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Fg Off G R McCubbin 11 Apr 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class, DSO
Fg Off C A Goddard  4 Feb 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Fg Off J E D Samuel  1 Jan 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Fg Off B D Bellamy 18 Mar 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Fg Off A T Wynyard-Wright 25 Jan 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Fg Off A H Burman  4 Apr 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Plt Off (Hon Fg Off) W A Berry  9 Jul 1918 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Plt Off H F Webb 18 Feb 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Plt Lt W E Cowie 14 Jan 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class
Fg Off W F Duff 30 Aug 1918 Staff Officer 4th Class
Act Wg Cdr (Sqn Ldr) H C T Langdon  1 May 1918 Principal Medical Officer*, OBE
Act Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) H A Hewat  1 Apr 1918 Deputy Principal Medical Officer*
Fg Off H C Vickery  1 Apr 1918 Medical Administration Officer*

Source - August 1919 Air Force List

September 1919

There were the following changes: -

Leaving

Rank Name Notes
Wg Cdr R E M Russell Staff Officer 1st Class, DSO
Wg Cdr E H Griffith Staff Officer 1st Class
Sqn Ldr A E Loder Staff Officer 2nd Class
Fg Off W F Duff Staff Officer 4th Class

Arriving

Rank Name Date Notes
Sqn Ldr A Levick  2 Aug 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class
Wg Cdr C T Maclean 15 Aug 1919 Staff Officer 1st Class; later AVM
Flt Lt F L J Shirley 15 Aug 1919 Staff Officer 3rd Class

Source - September 1919 Air Force List

South-Eastern Area was absorbed into Southern Area on 20 September 1919

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