Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Mesopotamian Group Personnel, units and locations
Formed on 31 January 1921 by redesignating Mesopotamian Wing.
Location | Command | Controlled |
Baghdad | Middle East Area |
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Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Amyas E Borton | 6 Jan 1921 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | Charles S Burnett | 16 Nov 1920 | CBE, DSO; later ACM | |
Sqn Ldr | Lionel T N Gould | A | 25 Jan 921 | MC |
Sqn Ldr | Charles G Tucker | T | 22 Dec 1920 | |
Sqn Ldr | Albert E Pettingell | 16 Nov 1920 | ||
Flt Lt | Robert D Oxland | A | 6 Jan 1921 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | James W Hosking | T | 11 Feb 1921 | MBE |
Flt Lt | Robert C Jenkins | A | 16 Nov 1920 | MC |
Act Flt Lt | Cecil C J Croydon | Ad | 16 Nov 1920 | |
Fg Off | Lance H Browning | A | 11 Dec 1920 | MC |
Fg Off | Charles P Murchie | T | 16 Nov 1920 | |
Obs Off | O | 16 Nov 1920 | ||
Fg Off | Ernest H Rundle | T | 16 Nov 1920 | |
Fg Off | Graham N Coward | T | 16 Nov 1920 | |
Fg Off | Herbert C F Ellis | Ad | 22 Dec 1920 | |
Fg Off | Francis A O'Brien | T | 16 Nov 1920 | |
Fg Off | John Edmunds | A & S | 16 Nov 1920 | |
Flt Lt | Christopher H Tancred | SO | 16 Nov 1920 | |
Obs Off | Thomas W Hayes | O | 16 Nov 1920 | |
Stores Officers | ||||
Flt Lt | Henry L Crichton | Stores | 6 Jan 1921 | MBE |
Flt Lt | Frederick Petch | Stores | 18 Nov 1920 | MBE |
Medical Branch | ||||
Sqn Ldr | Frederick C Jobson | Med | 8 Oct 1919 | |
Flt Lt | Christopher T O'Neill | Med | 16 Nov 1929 | |
For Disposal | ||||
Sqn Ldr | Leslie F Forbes | A | 4 Sep 1920 | MC |
Fg Off | A | 12 Nov 1920 | later ACM | |
Fg Off | Maitland Hyslop | A | 12 Nov 1920 |
Source - April 1921 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Baghdad | Middle East Area |
|
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Amyas E Borton | 6 Jan 1921 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC; later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | William F MacNeece | 24 Mar 1921 | DSO, DFC; later AVM W F Foster | |
Sqn Ldr | Lionel T N Gould | A | 25 Jan 921 | MC |
Sqn Ldr | Charles G Tucker | T | 22 Dec 1920 | |
Sqn Ldr | Leslie F Forbes | A | 16 Nov 1920 | MC |
Flt Lt | Robert D Oxland | A | 6 Jan 1921 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | Leslie A K Butt | SO | 19 May 1921 | |
Flt Lt | James W Hosking | T | 11 Feb 1921 | MBE |
Flt Lt | Christopher H Tancred | SO | 16 Nov 1920 | |
Flt Lt | Robert C Jenkins | A | 16 Nov 1920 | MC |
Act Flt Lt | Cecil C J Croydon | Ad | 16 Nov 1920 | |
Fg Off | Lance H Browning | A | 11 Dec 1920 | MC |
Fg Off | Charles P Murchie | T | 16 Nov 1920 | |
Obs Off | O | 16 Nov 1920 | ||
Fg Off | Ernest H Rundle | T | 16 Nov 1920 | |
Fg Off | Graham N Coward | T | 16 Nov 1920 | |
Fg Off | Herbert C F Ellis | Ad | 22 Dec 1920 | |
Fg Off | Francis A O'Brien | T | 16 Nov 1920 | |
Obs Off | Thomas W Hayes | O | 16 Nov 1920 | |
Stores Officers | ||||
Flt Lt | Henry L Crichton | Stores | 6 Jan 1921 | MBE |
Flt Lt | Frederick Petch | Stores | 18 Nov 1920 | MBE |
Medical Branch | ||||
Sqn Ldr | Frederick C Jobson | 8 Oct 1919 | ||
Flt Lt | Reginald H Knowles | Med | 29 Jan 1921 | MD, DPH |
Source - July 1921 Air Force List
Branches: A = Aeroplane, A & S = Aeroplane and Seaplane, Ad = Administrative, S = Seaplane, SO = Staff Officer, T = Technical.
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