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No 1 Armoured Car Company - Personnel and locations

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This was formed at RAF Heliopolis on 19 December 1921 with flight status but was raised to squadron stats as a self-accounting unit on 1 February 1922.

July 1922

Equipment operated Location Command/Group
Rolls Royce Armoured Cars Palestine and Transjordan RAF Middle East/Palestine Wing

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Sqn Ldr Alfred J Currie  7 Apr 1922 Officer Commanding,
Flt Lt Frank Fernihough  1 Feb 1922 MC
Fg Off Charles L P Mullany  1 Apr 1922  
Fg Off Joseph C Andrews  7 Apr 1922 MBE
Fg Off Albert E Thompson  7 Apr 1922  
Fg Off Albert Page  7 Apr 1922  
Fg Off Herbert Little  7 Apr 1922  
Fg Off William P Mortimore  7 Apr 1922  
Obs Off Lorenzo T Kerry  7 Apr 1922  
Stores Officer
Fg Off Henry E Young  7 Apr 1922  

Source - July 1922 Air Force List

May 1923

Equipment operated Location Command/Group
Rolls Royce Armoured Cars Jerusalem RAF Middle East/Palestine Wing

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Sqn Ldr Alfred J Currie  7 Apr 1922 Officer Commanding,
Flt Lt Frank Fernihough  1 Feb 1922 MC
Flt Lt Leslie A K Butt 11 Dec 1922  
Flt Lt Edmund P Hardman  5 Nov 1922 DFC
Flt Lt Cedric E V Porter  5 Nov 1922 later AVM
Fg Off Joseph C Andrews  7 Apr 1922 MBE
Fg Off Albert Page  7 Apr 1922  
Obs Off Lorenzo T Kerry  7 Apr 1922  
Stores Officer
Fg Off Harry J Bamber  6 Jan 1923  

Accountant
Flt Lt Percival Hay 13 Dec 1922 MC

Source - May 1923 Air Force List

July 1923

Equipment operated Location Command/Group
Rolls Royce Armoured Cars Jerusalem RAF Middle East/Palestine Wing

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Sqn Ldr Alfred J Currie  7 Apr 1922 Officer Commanding,
Flt Lt Frank Fernihough  1 Feb 1922 MC
Flt Lt Leslie A K Butt 11 Dec 1922  
Flt Lt Edmund P Hardman  5 Nov 1922 DFC
Flt Lt Cedric E V Porter  5 Nov 1922 later AVM
Fg Off Joseph C Andrews  7 Apr 1922 MBE
Fg Off Albert Page  7 Apr 1922  
Obs Off Lorenzo T Kerry  7 Apr 1922  
Stores Officer
Fg Off Harry J Bamber  6 Jan 1923  
Accountant
Flt Lt Percival Hay 13 Dec 1922 MC

Source - July 1923 Air Force List

January 1924

Equipment operated Location Command/Group
Rolls Royce Armoured Cars Jerusalem RAF Middle East/Palestine Wing

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Sqn Ldr Alfred J Currie  7 Apr 1922 Officer Commanding,
Flt Lt Leslie A K Butt 11 Dec 1922  
Flt Lt Edmund P Hardman  5 Nov 1922 DFC
Flt Lt Cedric E V Porter  5 Nov 1922 later AVM
Flt Lt

Gerald E Gibbs

 14 Oct 1923 MC, later AM
Fg Off Joseph C Andrews  7 Apr 1922 MBE
Fg Off Albert Page  7 Apr 1922  
Stores Officer
Fg Off Harry J Bamber  6 Jan 1923  
Accountant
Flt Lt Percival Hay 13 Dec 1922 MC

Source - January 1924 Air Force List

It was disbanded on 1 December 1923, although it was still shown in the January 1924 edition, which probably reflects the position on disbandment.

It reformed in Iraq on 1 April 1930 from HQ Armoured Car Wing.

July 1930

Location Command/Group Controlled
RAF Hinidai, Iraq Iraq Command

  • No 1 Section - Mosul

  • No 2 Section - Basrah

  • No 3 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 4 Section - Basrah

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr Charles H Elliott-Smith 22 Feb 1930 Officer Commanding, AFC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Archibald S Cheshire 13 Dec 1929 MBE
Flt Lt William A Harvey 19 Apr 1929 Engineer duties
Flt Lt Bruce B Caswell 20 Oct 1928  
Flt Lt Robert R Greenlaw  7 Jun 1929 MBE
Flt Lt Frederick W W Wilson  8 Oct 1929 Armament duties
Flt Lt Maurice Ballard 27 Nov 1928  
Flt Lt James B Barrett 23 Nov 1929  
Fg Off Colin A Anderson  1 Feb 1929  
Fg Off Robert H C Taylor 23 Apr 1929  
Fg Off Stephen R Sherman 15 Jun 1929  
Fg Off Reginald J Stone 20 Sep 1927  
Fg Off James C Jeffrey 27 Apr 1928 MC
Fg Off Oswald G Williams  2 Jul 1929  
Plt Off Arthur C P Westhorpe  9 Aug 1929  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Archibald P Wollett 18 Jan 1930  

Source - July 1930 Air Force List

August 1930

Source - August 1930 Air Force List

September 1930

Source - September 1930 Air Force List

October 1930

Source - October 1930 Air Force List

November 1930

Source - November 1930 Air Force List

December 1930

Source - December 1930 Air Force List

July 1931

 

Location Command/Group Controlled
RAF Hinidai, Iraq Iraq Command

  • No 1 Section - Mosul

  • No 2 Section - Basrah

  • No 3 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 4 Section - Basrah

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr Charles H Elliott-Smith 22 Feb 1930 Officer Commanding, AFC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Noel Keeble  7 Oct 1930 DSC, DFC
Flt Lt Archibald S Cheshire 13 Dec 1929 MBE
Flt Lt William A Harvey 19 Apr 1929 Engineer duties
Flt Lt Charles J W Hatcher 10 Mar 1931 SFC
Flt Lt George R Oliver  2 Jan 1931  
Flt Lt Robert R Greenlaw  7 Jun 1929 MBE
Flt Lt James B Barrett 23 Nov 1929  
Fg Off John D Greaves 10 Feb 1931  
Fg Off Oswald G Williams  2 Jul 1929  
Fg Off Dennis M Harrison  7 Oct 1930  
Fg Off Cecil Sarsfield-Sampson 22 Mar 1931  
Fg Off Arthur C P Westhorpe  9 Aug 1929 MC
Plt Off Timothy J MacInerney 20 Feb 1931  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Archibald P Wollett 18 Jan 1930  

Source - July 1931 Air Force List

July 1932

Location Command/Group Controlled
RAF Hinidai, Iraq Iraq Command

  • No 1 Section - Mosul

  • No 2 Section - Basrah

  • No 3 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 4 Section - Basrah

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr Vivian Gaskell-Blackburn 16 Oct 1931 Officer Commanding, DSC, AFC
Flt Lt John M Glaisher  2 May 1931 DFC
Flt Lt George R Oliver  2 Jan 1931  
Flt Lt Cecil Guppy 24 Oct 1931  
Flt Lt Allen L R Duke  4 Mar 1932  
Fg Off Morgan Griffiths  4 Mar 1932 Adjutant
Fg Off Dennis M Harrison  7 Oct 1930  
Fg Off Walter K Brett 23 Jan 1932  
Fg Off Edward L Brackenbury 24 Oct 1931  
Fg Off Arthur C P Westhorpe  9 Aug 1929  
Fg Off Timothy J MacInerney 20 Feb 1931  
Fg Off Geoffrey Stephenson 23 Jan 1932  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Cecil P Wingfield  4 Mar 1932  

Source - July 1932 Air Force List

July 1933

Location Command/Group Controlled
RAF Hinidai, Iraq Iraq Command

  • No 1 Section - Mosul

  • No 2 Section - Basrah

  • No 3 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 4 Section - Basrah

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr William V Strugnell 29 Oct 1932 Officer Commanding, MC
Flt Lt Cecil Guppy 24 Oct 1931  
Flt Lt Allen L R Duke  4 Mar 1932  
Flt Lt Leslie C Barling  4 Oct 1932  
Flt Lt Morgan Griffiths  4 Mar 1932 Adjutant
Fg Off Walter K Brett 23 Jan 1932  
Fg Off Edward L Brackenbury 24 Oct 1931  
Fg Off Arthur C P Westhorpe  9 Aug 1929  
Fg Off Timothy J MacInerney 20 Feb 1931  
Fg Off Geoffrey Stephenson 23 Jan 1932  
Fg Off Gordon L Best  8 Feb 1933  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Cecil P Wingfield  4 Mar 1932  
Warrant Officers
WO Ernest D Jackson 17 Feb 1932  
WO William Dalton 17 Jan 1933  

Source - July 1933 Air Force List

January 1934

Location Command/Group Controlled
RAF Hinidai, Iraq Iraq Command

  • No 1 Section - Mosul

  • No 2 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 3 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 4 Section - Basrah

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr William V Strugnell 29 Oct 1932 Officer Commanding, MC
Flt Lt Davis S Allan 18 Oct 1933  
Flt Lt Alan T K Shipwright 17 Nov 1933 DFC
Flt Lt Henry S Sandiford 17 Nov 1933  
Flt Lt Cecil Guppy 24 Oct 1931  
Flt Lt Allen L R Duke  4 Mar 1932  
Flt Lt Leslie C Barling  4 Oct 1932  
Flt Lt Morgan Griffiths  4 Mar 1932 Adjutant
Fg Off Walter K Brett 23 Jan 1932  
Fg Off Edward L Brackenbury 24 Oct 1931  
Fg Off Arthur C P Westhorpe  9 Aug 1929  
Fg Off Timothy J MacInerney 20 Feb 1931  
Fg Off Gordon L Best  8 Feb 1933  
Fg Off William L Houlbrook 17 Nov 1933  
Fg Off Alfred Threapleton  4 Jul 1933  
Fg Off Dunstan Y Feeny 18 Oct 1933  
Plt Off Herbert Y Humphreys 12 Oct 1933  
Plt Off Donald R Shore 18 Oct 1933  
Plt Off Ridley L Bradford 17 Nov 1933  
Plt Off Eric J Palmer 18 Oct 1933  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Cecil P Wingfield  4 Mar 1932  
Warrant Officers
WO Ernest J Williams 11 Nov 1933  
WO Thomas Kelly 11 Nov 1933  

Source - January 1934 Air Force List

July 1934

Location Command/Group Controlled
RAF Hinidai, Iraq Iraq Command

  • No 1 Section - Mosul

  • No 2 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 3 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 4 Section - Basrah

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr William V Strugnell 29 Oct 1932 Officer Commanding, MC
Flt Lt Davis S Allan 18 Oct 1933  
Flt Lt Alan T K Shipwright 17 Nov 1933 DFC
Flt Lt

Colin L Falconer

 26 Feb 1934 Adjutant; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Henry S Sandiford 17 Nov 1933  
Flt Lt Leslie C Barling  4 Oct 1932  
Flt Lt

Hugh A Constantine

 26 Feb 1934 later ACM
Fg Off Timothy J MacInerney 20 Feb 1931  
Fg Off Gordon L Best  8 Feb 1933  
Fg Off William L Houlbrook 17 Nov 1933  
Fg Off Dunstan Y Feeny 18 Oct 1933  
Fg Off Herbert Y Humphreys 12 Oct 1933  
Fg Off Donald R Shore 18 Oct 1933  
Plt Off Ridley L Bradford 17 Nov 1933  
Plt Off Eric J Palmer 18 Oct 1933  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Eric G Moore 26 Feb 1934  
Warrant Officers
WO Ernest J Williams 11 Nov 1933  
WO Thomas Kelly 11 Nov 1933  

Source - July 1934 Air Force List

July 1935

Location Command/Group Controlled
RAF Hinidai, Iraq Iraq Command

  • No 1 Section - Mosul

  • No 2 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 3 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 4 Section - Shaibah

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Sqn Ldr William V Strugnell 29 Oct 1932 Officer Commanding, MC
Sqn Ldr Hugh L P Lester 10 Oct 1934 Adjutant
Flt Lt Davis S Allan 18 Oct 1933  
Flt Lt Alan T K Shipwright 17 Nov 1933 DFC
Flt Lt

Hugh A Constantine

 26 Feb 1934 later ACM
Flt Lt Peter C Fair  7 Jun 1935  
Fg Off William L Houlbrook 17 Nov 1933  
Fg Off Herbert Y Humphreys 12 Oct 1933  
Fg Off Donald R Shore 18 Oct 1933  
Plt Off Arthur Green  1 Feb 1935  
Plt Off Robert N J White 10 Oct 1934  
Plt Off William E Legard 18 Apr 1935  
APO John J J Page 10 Oct 1934  
APO Vivian N Clifton 22 Feb 1935  
APO William Townson  1 Jun 1935  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Eric G Moore 26 Feb 1934  
Warrant Officers
WO Ernest J Williams 11 Nov 1933  
WO Thomas Kelly 11 Nov 1933  

Source - July 1935 Air Force List

July 1936

Location Command/Group Controlled
RAF Hinidai, Iraq Iraq Command

  • No 1 Section - Mosul

  • No 2 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 3 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 4 Section - Shaibah

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr Ronald S Sugden  1 Feb 1935 Officer Commanding, AFC
Sqn Ldr Davis S Allan 18 Oct 1933  
Flt Lt Alan T K Shipwright 17 Nov 1933 DFC
Flt Lt

Hugh A Constantine

 26 Feb 1934 later ACM
Flt Lt Peter C Fair  7 Jun 1935  
Fg Off Douglas P Lee 16 Aug 1935 Adjutant
Fg Off Arthur Green  1 Feb 1935  
Plt Off Robert N J White 10 Oct 1934  
Plt Off John J J Page 10 Oct 1934  
Plt Off William E Legard 18 Apr 1935  
Plt Off Vivian N Clifton 22 Feb 1935  
Plt Off William Townson  1 Jun 1935  
Plt Off Charles G Masters 25 Oct 1935  
APO P G D Taylor 18 Mar 1936  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt P J Mote 18 Mar 1936  
Warrant Officers
WO Thomas Kelly 11 Nov 1933  
WO C G Johnson 18 Feb 1936  
WO C J Hutton 10 Apr 1936  

Source - July 1936 Air Force List

August 1936

Source - August 1936 Air Force List

July 1937

Location Command/Group Controlled
RAF Hinidai, Iraq Iraq Command

  • No 1 Section - Dhibban

  • No 2 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 3 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 4 Section - Shaibah

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr T S Ivens 11 Feb 1937 Officer Commanding
Flt Lt R A T Stowell 11 Feb 1937  
Flt Lt J K Brew 24 Oct 1936  
Flt Lt Douglas P Lee 16 Aug 1935  
Fg Off Robert N J White 10 Oct 1934 Adjutant
Plt Off Vivian N Clifton 22 Feb 1935  
Plt Off William Townson  1 Jun 1935  
Plt Off Charles G Masters 25 Oct 1935  
Plt Off P G D Taylor 18 Mar 1936  
Plt Off P H G Beazley 20 Jun 1936  
Plt Off Thomas R Thomas  3 Apr 1937 later A/Cdre
Plt Off D F H Brown 24 Oct 1936  
APO G W Jones 27 May 1937  
Equipment Branch
Flt Lt P J Mote 18 Mar 1936  
Warrant Officers
WO C G Johnson 18 Feb 1936  
WO C J Hutton 10 Apr 1936  

Source - July 1937 Air Force List

July 1938

Location Command/Group Controlled
RAF Habbaniya, Iraq Iraq Command

  • No 1 Section - Habbaniya

  • No 2 Section - Habbaniya

  • No 3 Section - Habbaniya

  • No 4 Section - Shaibah

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr T S Ivens 11 Feb 1937 Officer Commanding
Flt Lt W J Small 22 Dec 1937  
Fg Off William Townson  1 Jun 1935 Adjutant
Fg Off Vivian N Clifton 22 Feb 1935  
Fg Off Charles G Masters 25 Oct 1935  
Plt Off D M Doran  5 Feb 1938  
Plt Off P G D Taylor 18 Mar 1936  
Plt Off P H G Beazley 20 Jun 1936  
Plt Off D F H Brown 24 Oct 1936  
Plt Off J R Leatherdale  5 Oct 1937  
APO R J Payne 19 Feb 1938  
APO E L Ford  8 Apr 1938  
APO P Fish 30 Apr 1938  
Equipment Branch
Fg Off E H Free 23 Mar 1938  
Warrant Officers
WO E S McQuillan 28 Aug 1937  

Source - July 1938 Air Force List

January 1939

Location Command/Group Controlled
RAF Habbaniya, Iraq Iraq Command

  • No 1 Section - Habbaniya

  • No 2 Section - Habbaniya

  • No 3 Section - Habbaniya

  • No 4 Section - Shaibah

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr T S Ivens 11 Feb 1937 Officer Commanding
Wg Cdr W A B Saville 25 Oct 1938
Flt Lt W J Small 22 Dec 1937  
Fg Off William Townson  1 Jun 1935 Adjutant
Fg Off Vivian N Clifton 22 Feb 1935  
Fg Off Charles G Masters 25 Oct 1935  
Fg Off P G D Taylor 18 Mar 1936  
Fg Off J R Leatherdale  5 Oct 1937  
Plt Off D F H Brown 24 Oct 1936  
Plt Off R J Payne 19 Feb 1938  
Plt Off E L Ford  8 Apr 1938  
Plt Off P Fish 30 Apr 1938  
APO D C Hellrd 25 Oct 1938  
Equipment Branch
Fg Off E H Free 23 Mar 1938  
Plt Off J B Connolly 25 Oct 1938  
Warrant Officers
WO E S McQuillan 28 Aug 1937  

Source - January 1939 Air Force List

April 1939

Location Command/Group Controlled
RAF Habbaniya, Iraq Iraq Command

  • No 1 Section - Habbaniya

  • No 2 Section - Habbaniya

  • No 3 Section - Habbaniya

  • No 4 Section - Shaibah

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr W A B Saville 25 Oct 1938 Officer Commanding
Fg Off Vivian N Clifton 22 Feb 1935  
Fg Off Charles G Masters 25 Oct 1935  
Fg Off P G D Taylor 18 Mar 1936  
Fg Off J R Leatherdale  5 Oct 1937  
Fg Off A M K Phillips 22 Jan 1939  
Plt Off D F H Brown 24 Oct 1936  
Plt Off R J Payne 19 Feb 1938  
Plt Off E L Ford  8 Apr 1938  
Plt Off P Fish 30 Apr 1938  
Plt Off G Tanner  4 Feb 1939  
APO D C Hellard 25 Oct 1938  
APO Edward L Frith 20 Dec 1938 later AVM
APO B F Pyne 1 Feb 1939  
Equipment Branch
Fg Off J B Connolly 25 Oct 1938  

Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List

May 1939

Location Command/Group Controlled
RAF Habbaniya, Iraq Iraq Command

  • No 1 Section - Habbaniya

  • No 2 Section - Habbaniya

  • No 3 Section - Habbaniya

  • No 4 Section - Shaibah

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr W A B Saville 25 Oct 1938 Officer Commanding
Fg Off Vivian N Clifton 22 Feb 1935  
Fg Off Charles G Masters 25 Oct 1935  
Fg Off P G D Taylor 18 Mar 1936  
Fg Off J R Leatherdale  5 Oct 1937  
Fg Off D F H Brown 24 Oct 1936  
Plt Off R J Payne 19 Feb 1938  
Plt Off E L Ford  8 Apr 1938  
Plt Off P Fish 30 Apr 1938  
Plt Off G Tanner  4 Feb 1939  
Plt Off D C Hellard 25 Oct 1938  
APO Edward L Frith 20 Dec 1938 later AVM
APO B F Pyne 1 Feb 1939  
Equipment Branch
Fg Off J B Connolly 25 Oct 1938  

Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List

It was incorporated into the RAF Regiment on 3 October 1946 and redesignated No 2701 Squadron.

It was redesignated No 1 Armoured Car Squadron, RAF Regiment on 25 February 1947 but disbanded on 15 December 1947.  It reformed at Sundern in March 1948.

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