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(No 1) Electrical and Wireless School Personnel and locations


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This was formed on 23 December 1919 at Flowerdown in No 7 Group to train personnel in the use of W/T (Wireless Telegraphy).  A detached flight for flying training operated from Worthy Down.

April 1920

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Avro 504K RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Branch Notes
Wg Cdr

James B Bowen

Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Lionel T N Gould A MC
Sqn Ldr Egbert J Parker Ad MC
Sqn Ldr Hugh L Reilly A DSO
Flt Lt John H Simpson A later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Francis R Alford T  
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

T later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield Ad  
Fg Off Walter G Preston A  
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod A  
Fg Off Harold O Prout A  
Fg Off

Eric H Richardson

A later A/Cdre
Fg Off Charled W Attwood A  
Fg Off Anthony Leach A MC
Fg Off Edward E Porter Ad MBE, DCM
Fg Off Harry G W Lock A  
Fg Off Arthur C Bayley A  
Fg Off Cuthbert C Bazell T  
Fg Off

Victor H Tait

T later AVM
Fg Off Horace E Fenwick A  
Fg Off

John R Cassidy

T later AVM
Fg Off Frank J B Powell Stores MBE
Fg Off Theodore H Gill T  
Fg Off Daniel Barron T  
Fg Off Reginald C Creamer A DFC
Fg Off Francis S Wainscot T  
Fg Off Henry J Brown T  
Fg Off Arthur E Gooch T  
Obs Off James A G Haslam O MC, DFC
Fg Off Edward G Gaff A  
Obs Off Reginald J Willson O  
Obs Off Louis J Chandler O  
Obs Off Arthur Neeson O  
Obs Off Patrick J Hayes O AFC
Fg Off Ernest Taylor T  
Fg Off James F Herd T  
Fg Off Edwin S Osborn T  
Fg Off Frank W Wrench T  
Obs Off John R D Goadsby O  
Obs Off Thomas W Hayes O  
Medical Branch
Fg Off Robert H Moore   Dental
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still   relative rank of Flt Lt

Source - Apr 1920 Air Force List

May 1920

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Avro 504K RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Branch Date Notes
Wg Cdr

James B Bowen

12 Oct 1917 Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Lionel T N Gould A 27 Jan 1920 MC
Sqn Ldr Patrick A O Leask A
Flt Lt James A M Lang Ad 31 Mar 1920  
Flt Lt Francis R Alford T  4 Nov 1919  
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

T  8 Jan 1919 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield Ad  6 Mar 1919  
Fg Off

George O Venn

A 18 Jul 1919 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Henry H Q Campbell Ad  1 Apr 1920  
Obs Off William Smith O    
Fg Off Edward E Porter Ad  3 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Harry G W Lock A  7 Aug 1919  
Fg Off Cuthbert C Bazell T    
Fg Off

Victor H Tait

T  3 Apr 1919 later AVM
Fg Off Frank J B Powell Stores  8 Mar 1920 MBE
Fg Off Daniel Barron T 19 Feb 1919  
Fg Off Francis S Wainscot T    
Fg Off Henry J Brown T    
Fg Off Arthur E Gooch T  1 Jun 1918  
Obs Off Louis J Chandler O  8 Jan 1920  
Fg Off Ernest Taylor T    
Fg Off James F Herd T    
Fg Off Edwin S Osborn T    
Plt Off Clifford F Kempson T 24 Apr 1920  
Under Instruction
Sqn Ldr Hugh L Reilly A 15 Dec 1919  
Flt Lt John H Simpson A 27 May 1919 AFC
Fg Off Sylvester L Quine A 10 Mar 1920 MC
Fg Off Walter G Preston A 11 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod A 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Harold O Prout A 10 Nov 1919  
Fg Off

Eric H Richardson

A 12 Sep 1919 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Charled W Attwood A  1 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Anthony Leach A 25 May 1919 MC
Fg Off Arthur C Bayley A  1 Jun 1919  
Fg Off Horace E Fenwick A 10 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Reginald C Creamer A 10 Nov 1919 DFC
Obs Off James A G Haslam O 13 Nov 1919 MC, DFC
Fg Off Edward G Gaff A 10 Nov 1919  
Obs Off Reginald J Willson O 17 Sep 1919  
Obs Off Arthur Neeson O 11 Sep 1919  
Obs Off Patrick J Hayes O 11 Sep 1919 AFC
Obs Off John R D Goadsby O 30 May 1919  
Obs Off Thomas W Hayes O 12 Sep 1919  
Medical Branch
Flt Lt Robert E Bell Med  1 Apr 1920  
Flt Lt Henry B Smith Med 19 Apr 1920  
Fg Off Robert H Moore     Dental
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still     relative rank of Flt Lt

Source - May 1920 Air Force List

June 1920

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Avro 504K RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Branch Date Notes
Wg Cdr

James B Bowen

12 Oct 1917 Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Harold E J Hewitt Ad  1 May 1920
Sqn Ldr Lionel T N Gould A 27 Jan 1920 MC
Sqn Ldr Patrick A O Leask A 17 Jan 1920
Act Sqn Ldr Douglas C G Sharp Ad  1 May 1920
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

T  8 Jan 1919 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield Ad  6 Mar 1919  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes Ad 17 May 1920  
Fg Off

George O Venn

A 18 Jul 1919 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Henry H Q Campbell Ad  1 Apr 1920  
Fg Off Edward E Porter Ad  3 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Harry G W Lock A  7 Aug 1919  
Fg Off Cuthbert C Bazell T xx xxx 1919  
Fg Off

Victor H Tait

T  3 Apr 1919 later AVM
Fg Off Frank J B Powell Stores  8 Mar 1920 MBE
Fg Off Daniel Barron T 19 Feb 1919  
Fg Off Francis S Wainscot T 26 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Henry J Brown T  1 Sep 1919  
Obs Off Louis J Chandler O  8 Jan 1920  
Fg Off Ernest Taylor T 12 Oct 1917  
Fg Off James F Herd T xx xxx 1918  
Obs Off William Smith O    
Under Instruction
Sqn Ldr Hugh L Reilly A 15 Dec 1919  
Flt Lt John H Simpson A 27 May 1919 AFC
Fg Off Sylvester L Quine A 10 Mar 1920 MC
Fg Off Walter G Preston A 11 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod A 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Harold O Prout A 10 Nov 1919  
Fg Off

Eric H Richardson

A 12 Sep 1919 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Charled W Attwood A  1 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Anthony Leach A 25 May 1919 MC
Fg Off Arthur C Bayley A  1 Jun 1919  
Fg Off Horace E Fenwick A 10 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Reginald C Creamer A 10 Nov 1919 DFC
Obs Off James A G Haslam O 13 Nov 1919 MC, DFC
Fg Off Edward G Gaff A 10 Nov 1919  
Obs Off Reginald J Willson O 17 Sep 1919  
Obs Off Arthur Neeson O 11 Sep 1919  
Obs Off Patrick J Hayes O 11 Sep 1919 AFC
Obs Off John R D Goadsby O 30 May 1919  
Obs Off Thomas W Hayes O 12 Sep 1919  
Awaiting Repatriation
Sqn Ldr Frederick A C Hole T  3 May 1920  
Flt Lt Frederic R Williams T 19 May 1920  
Flt Lt Percy Wm Snell A 17 Mar 1920  
Flt Lt Ernest A Lloyd A & S  8 Nov 1919  
Flt Lt Austen Frauenfelder A 18 Sep 1919  
Flt Lt Harold Edwards A 22 May 1920  
Flt Lt Harry S Murton A  9 Apr 1920  
Flt Lt Henry S Lees-Smith A 27 Aug 1919  
Fg Off Leonard J Stuart T 26 May 1920  
Fg Off Willard M B Skinner Ad 10 Apr 1920  
Fg Off Phillippe Andre de Fontenay A 24 Oct 1919  
Fg Off George W Higgs A  4 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Gerrad D Falkenberg A xx xxx 1920  
Fg Off Frederick E McC Macy A 28 Jan 1920  
Fg Off William F Hay A & S  4 May 1920  
Fg Off Robert W R Waage-Mott KB 19 Jan 1920  
Fg Off Reginald C Bennett A 18 May 1920  
Fg Off William R K Atkinson A 26 May 1920  
Fg Off Erskine L Capreol A 30 Apr 1920  
Fg Off Cyril R Hoare A 17 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Harold W Sidley Stores 30 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Ernest R Beckwith Stores 23Mar 1920  
Fg Off Herbert Morden-Wright O 17 Mar 1920  
Fg Off Allen S Poynton A xx xxx 1919  
Fg Off Richard J Ashmore A 26 May 1920  
Fg Off Raymond F Ralph A 30 Apr 1920  
Fg Off Walter N Doble T 10 Feb 1920  
Fg Off John C S Masters A 20 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Joseph R Tansey A & S  8 Jan 1920  
Fg Off James Valentine A    
Fg Off Austen A Adams A 14 Apr 1920  
Plt Off Joseph C Musgovan T  4 Sep 1919  
Plt Off Earlham Bryant T  2 Jun 1920  
Plt Off Frank B Stark A 13 Sep 1919  
Plt Off Carl A Dixon A  1 Jun 1920  
Plt Off Emile Dionne A  2 Jun 1920  
Plt Off Charles P Wiseman A  1 Mar 1920  
Plt Off John V Edwards A  1 Mar 1920  
Plt Off Joseph I Morgan A  1 Aug 1919  
Plt Off Robert G Duncan A 21 Apr 1920  
Plt Off Charles D Hennan A  3 Nov 1919  
Plt Off Thorton E McMann A  2 Dec 1919  
Plt Off Alastair Morrison A & S  1 Jun 1920  
Plt Off Stanley M Melliss   24 Apr 1920  
Medical Branch
Flt Lt Frederick H Bowen Med  1 Apr 1920 MB
Flt Lt Robert E Bell Med  1 Apr 1920 MD
Flt Lt Henry B Smith Med 19 Apr 1920 MB
Fg Off Robert H Moore    1 Aug 1919 Dental
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still     BA, relative rank of Flt Lt

Source - June 1920 Air Force List

July 1920

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Avro 504K RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Branch Date Notes
Wg Cdr

James B Bowen

12 Oct 1917 Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Harold E J Hewitt Ad  1 May 1920
Sqn Ldr Lionel T N Gould A 27 Jan 1920 MC
Sqn Ldr Patrick A O Leask A 17 Jan 1920
Act Sqn Ldr Douglas C G Sharp Ad  1 May 1920
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

T  8 Jan 1919 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield Ad  6 Mar 1919  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes Ad 17 May 1920  
Fg Off

George O Venn

A 18 Jul 1919 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Henry H Q Campbell Ad  1 Apr 1920  
Fg Off Frank Pratt Ad 28 Jun 1920  
Fg Off Edward E Porter Ad  3 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Harry G W Lock A  7 Aug 1919  
Fg Off Cuthbert C Bazell T xx xxx 1919  
Fg Off

Victor H Tait

T  3 Apr 1919 later AVM
Fg Off Frank J B Powell Stores  8 Mar 1920 MBE
Fg Off Daniel Barron T 19 Feb 1919  
Fg Off Francis S Wainscot T 26 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Henry J Brown T  1 Sep 1919  
Obs Off Louis J Chandler O  8 Jan 1920  
Obs Off William Smith O    
Fg Off Ernest Taylor T 12 Oct 1917  
Fg Off James F Herd T xx xxx 1918  
Under Instruction
Sqn Ldr Hugh L Reilly A 15 Dec 1919  
Flt Lt John H Simpson A 27 May 1919 AFC
Fg Off Sylvester L Quine A 10 Mar 1920 MC
Fg Off Walter G Preston A 11 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod A 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Harold O Prout A 10 Nov 1919  
Fg Off

Eric H Richardson

A 12 Sep 1919 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Charled W Attwood A  1 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Anthony Leach A 25 May 1919 MC
Fg Off Arthur C Bayley A  1 Jun 1919  
Fg Off Horace E Fenwick A 10 Nov 1919  
Fg Off Reginald C Creamer A 10 Nov 1919 DFC
Obs Off James A G Haslam O 13 Nov 1919 MC, DFC
Fg Off Edward G Gaff A 10 Nov 1919  
Obs Off Reginald J Willson O 17 Sep 1919  
Obs Off Arthur Neeson O 11 Sep 1919  
Obs Off John R D Goadsby O 30 May 1919  
Awaiting Repatriation
Sqn Ldr Gerald P Wallace 16 Jun 1920 DSO  
Flt Lt Austen Frauenfelder A 18 Sep 1919  
Flt Lt Henry S Lees-Smith A 27 Aug 1919  
Fg Off Leonard J Stuart T 26 May 1920  
Fg Off Willard M B Skinner Ad 10 Apr 1920  
Fg Off George W Higgs A  4 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Frederick E McC Macy A 28 Jan 1920  
Fg Off Harold W Sidley Stores 30 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Allen S Poynton A xx xxx 1919  
Fg Off Richard P A Crisp O 22 Jun 1920  
Fg Off Edward G Breen A 23 Jun 1920  
Plt Off Earlham Bryant T  2 Jun 1920  
Plt Off Frank B Stark A 13 Sep 1919  
Plt Off Carl A Dixon A  1 Jun 1920  
Plt Off Gilbert Hill T 16 jun 1920  
Plt Off Charles D Hennan A & S  3 Nov 1919  
Plt Off Thorton E McMann A  2 Dec 1919  
Plt Off Alastair Morrison A & S  1 Jun 1920  
Medical Branch
Flt Lt Robert E Bell Med  1 Apr 1920 MD
Flt Lt Thomas H K McLaughlin Med  7 Jun 1920  
Fg Off Robert H Moore    1 Aug 1919 Dental
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still     BA, relative rank of Flt Lt

Source - July 1920 Air Force List

August 1920

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Avro 504K RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Branch Date Notes
Wg Cdr

James B Bowen

12 Oct 1917 Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Harold E J Hewitt Ad  1 May 1920
Sqn Ldr Lionel T N Gould A 27 Jan 1920 MC
Sqn Ldr Patrick A O Leask A 17 Jan 1920
Act Sqn Ldr (Fg Off) Douglas C G Sharp Ad  1 May 1920
Flt Lt

John H Simpson 

A  1 Aug 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

T  8 Jan 1919 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield Ad  6 Mar 1919  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes Ad 17 May 1920  
Fg Off

George O Venn

A 18 Jul 1919 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Sylvester L Quine A 10 Mar 1920 MC
Fg Off Henry H Q Campbell Ad  1 Apr 1920  
Fg Off Garth A O'Sullivan A  6 Sep; 1920  
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod A 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Frank Pratt Ad 28 Jun 1920  
Fg Off Edward E Porter Stores  3 Dec 1919 OBE, DCM
Fg Off Arthur C Bayley A  1 Aug 1920  
Fg Off Cuthbert C Bazell T xx xxx 1919  
Fg Off

Victor H Tait

T  3 Apr 1919 later AVM
Fg Off Frank J B Powell Stores  8 Mar 1920 MBE
Fg Off Daniel Barron T 19 Feb 1919  
Fg Off Francis S Wainscot T 26 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Henry J Brown T  1 Sep 1919  
Obs Off James A G Haslam O  1 Aug 1920 MC, DFC
Obs Off William Smith O    
Fg Off Ernest Taylor T 12 Oct 1917  
Medical Branch
Flt Lt Robert E Bell Med  1 Apr 1920 MD
Fg Off Robert H Moore    1 Aug 1919 Dental
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still     BA, with relative rank of Sqn Ldr
Under Instruction
Fg Off

Eric H Richardson

A 12 Sep 1919 later A/Cdre
Awaiting Repatriation
Fg Off David W Hardy A 17 Jul 1920  
Fg Off Arthur C Watson A 19 Aug 1920  
Fg Off Harold W Sidley Stores 30 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Richard P A Crisp O 22 Jun 1920  
Fg Off Herbert W Minish O 19 Aug 1920  
Plt Off Frank B Stark A 13 Sep 1919 MM
Plt Off Percy R Blythe A  6 Aug 1920  
Plt Off Charles D Hennan A & S  3 Nov 1919  

Source - August 1920 Air Force List

September 1920

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Avro 504K RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Branch Date Notes
Wg Cdr

James B Bowen

12 Oct 1917 Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Harold E J Hewitt Ad  1 May 1920
Sqn Ldr Lionel T N Gould A 27 Jan 1920 MC
Sqn Ldr Patrick A O Leask A 17 Jan 1920
Act Sqn Ldr (Fg Off) Douglas C G Sharp Ad  1 May 1920
Flt Lt

John H Simpson 

A  1 Aug 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

T  8 Jan 1919 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield Ad  6 Mar 1919  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes Ad 17 May 1920  
Fg Off

George O Venn

A 18 Jul 1919 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Sylvester L Quine A 10 Mar 1920 MC
Fg Off Henry H Q Campbell Ad  1 Apr 1920  
Fg Off Garth A O'Sullivan A  6 Sep; 1920  
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod A 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Frank Pratt Ad 28 Jun 1920  
Fg Off Edward E Porter Stores  3 Dec 1919 OBE, DCM
Fg Off Arthur C Bayley A  1 Aug 1920  
Fg Off Cuthbert C Bazell T xx xxx 1919  
Fg Off

Victor H Tait

T  3 Apr 1919 later AVM
Fg Off Frank J B Powell Stores  8 Mar 1920 MBE
Fg Off Daniel Barron T 19 Feb 1919  
Fg Off Francis S Wainscot T 26 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Henry J Brown T  1 Sep 1919  
Obs Off James A G Haslam O  1 Aug 1920 MC, DFC
Obs Off William Smith O    
Fg Off Ernest Taylor T 12 Oct 1917  
Medical Branch
Flt Lt Robert E Bell Med  1 Apr 1920 MD
Fg Off Robert H Moore    1 Aug 1919 Dental
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still     BA, with relative rank of Sqn Ldr
Under Instruction
Fg Off

Eric H Richardson

A 12 Sep 1919 later A/Cdre
Awaiting Repatriation
Fg Off David W Hardy A 17 Jul 1920  
Fg Off Arthur C Watson A 19 Aug 1920  
Fg Off Harold W Sidley Stores 30 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Richard P A Crisp O 22 Jun 1920  
Fg Off Herbert W Minish O 19 Aug 1920  
Plt Off Frank B Stark A 13 Sep 1919 MM
Plt Off Percy R Blythe A  6 Aug 1920  
Plt Off Charles D Hennan A & S  3 Nov 1919  

Source - September 1920 Air Force List

October 1920

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Avro 504K RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Branch Date Notes
Wg Cdr

James B Bowen

12 Oct 1917 Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Harold E J Hewitt Ad  1 May 1920
Act Sqn Ldr (Fg Off) Douglas C G Sharp Ad  1 May 1920
Flt Lt

John H Simpson 

A  1 Aug 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

T  8 Jan 1919 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield Ad  6 Mar 1919  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes Ad 17 May 1920  
Fg Off Sylvester L Quine A 10 Mar 1920 MC
Fg Off Henry H Q Campbell Ad  1 Apr 1920  
Fg Off Garth A O'Sullivan A  6 Sep; 1920  
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod A 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Frank Pratt Ad 28 Jun 1920  
Fg Off Edward E Porter Stores  3 Dec 1919 OBE, DCM
Fg Off Arthur C Bayley A  1 Aug 1920  
Fg Off Cuthbert C Bazell T xx xxx 1919  
Fg Off

Victor H Tait

T  3 Apr 1919 later AVM
Fg Off Daniel Barron T 19 Feb 1919  
Fg Off Francis S Wainscot T 26 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Henry J Brown T  1 Sep 1919  
Obs Off James A G Haslam O  1 Aug 1920 MC, DFC
Obs Off William Smith O    
Fg Off Ernest Taylor T 12 Oct 1917  
Fg Off

Eric H Richardson

A   Supernumerary; later A/Cdre
Medical Branch
Flt Lt Robert E Bell Med  1 Apr 1920 MD
Fg Off Robert H Moore    1 Aug 1919 Dental
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still     BA, with relative rank of Sqn Ldr
Awaiting Repatriation
Fg Off Arthur C Watson A 19 Aug 1920  
Plt Off Frank B Stark A 13 Sep 1919 MM
Plt Off Percy R Blythe A  6 Aug 1920  

Source - October 1920 Air Force List

November 1920

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Avro 504K RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Branch Date Notes
Wg Cdr

James B Bowen

12 Oct 1917 Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Harold E J Hewitt Ad  1 May 1920
Flt Lt

John H Simpson 

A  1 Aug 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

T  8 Jan 1919 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield Ad  6 Mar 1919  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes Ad 17 May 1920  
Fg Off Sylvester L Quine A 10 Mar 1920 MC
Fg Off Henry H Q Campbell Ad  1 Apr 1920  
Fg Off Garth A O'Sullivan A  6 Sep; 1920  
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod A 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Frank Pratt Ad 28 Jun 1920  
Fg Off Edward E Porter Stores  3 Dec 1919 OBE, DCM
Fg Off Arthur C Bayley A  1 Aug 1920  
Fg Off Cuthbert C Bazell T xx xxx 1919  
Fg Off

Victor H Tait

T  3 Apr 1919 later AVM
Fg Off Daniel Barron T 19 Feb 1919  
Fg Off Francis S Wainscot T 26 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Henry J Brown T  1 Sep 1919  
Obs Off James A G Haslam O  1 Aug 1920 MC, DFC
Obs Off William Smith O    
Fg Off Ernest Taylor T 12 Oct 1917  
Medical Branch
Flt Lt Robert E Bell Med  1 Apr 1920 MD
Capt Douglas H W Williamson   20 Oct 1920 Dental, attached from Army Dental Corps
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still     BA, with relative rank of Sqn Ldr
Awaiting Repatriation
Flt Lt George F F Collender T 11 Oct 1920  
Fg Off Arthur C Watson A 19 Aug 1920  
Fg Off Paul E Bishop A 18 Oct 1920  
Fg Off Harold C Young A 18 Oct 1920 AFC
Plt Off Frank B Stark A 13 Sep 1919 MM
Plt Off Percy R Blythe A  6 Aug 1920  

Source - November 1920 Air Force List

January 1921

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Avro 504K RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Branch Date Notes
Wg Cdr

James B Bowen

12 Oct 1917 Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Harold E J Hewitt Ad  1 May 1920
Flt Lt

John H Simpson 

A  1 Aug 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

T  8 Jan 1919 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield Ad  6 Mar 1919  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes Ad 17 May 1920  
Fg Off Sylvester L Quine A 10 Mar 1920 MC
Fg Off Henry H Q Campbell Ad  1 Apr 1920  
Fg Off Garth A O'Sullivan A  6 Sep; 1920  
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod A 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Frank Pratt Ad 28 Jun 1920  
Fg Off Edward E Porter Stores  3 Dec 1919 OBE, DCM
Fg Off Arthur C Bayley A  1 Aug 1920  
Fg Off Cuthbert C Bazell T xx xxx 1919  
Fg Off Daniel Barron T 19 Feb 1919  
Fg Off Francis S Wainscot T 26 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Henry J Brown T  1 Sep 1919  
Obs Off William Smith O    
Fg Off Ernest Taylor T 12 Oct 1917  
Obs Off John  B Prouse O 16 Nov 1920  
Medical Branch
Flt Lt Robert E Bell Med  1 Apr 1920 MD
Capt Douglas H W Williamson   20 Oct 1920 Dental, attached from Army Dental Corps
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still     BA, with relative rank of Sqn Ldr
Awaiting Repatriation
Flt Lt George F F Collender T 11 Oct 1920  
Fg Off Arthur C Watson A 19 Aug 1920  
Fg Off Isaac F A Klapper T  2 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Paul E Bishop A 18 Oct 1920  
Fg Off Harold C Young A 18 Oct 1920 AFC
Plt Off Frank B Stark A 13 Sep 1919 MM
Plt Off Percy R Blythe A  6 Aug 1920  

Source - January 1921 Air Force List

February 1921

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Avro 504K RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Branch Date Notes
Wg Cdr

James B Bowen

12 Oct 1917 Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Harold E J Hewitt Ad  1 May 1920
Flt Lt

John H Simpson 

A  1 Aug 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

T  8 Jan 1919 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield Ad  6 Mar 1919  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes Ad 17 May 1920  
Fg Off Sylvester L Quine A 10 Mar 1920 MC
Fg Off Henry H Q Campbell Ad  1 Apr 1920  
Fg Off Garth A O'Sullivan A  6 Sep; 1920  
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod A 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Frank Pratt Ad 28 Jun 1920  
Fg Off Edward E Porter Stores  3 Dec 1919 OBE, DCM
Fg Off Arthur C Bayley A  1 Aug 1920  
Fg Off Cuthbert C Bazell T xx xxx 1919  
Fg Off Daniel Barron T 19 Feb 1919  
Fg Off Francis S Wainscot T 26 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Henry J Brown T  1 Sep 1919  
Obs Off William Smith O    
Fg Off Ernest Taylor T 12 Oct 1917  
Obs Off John  B Prouse O 16 Nov 1920  
Medical Branch
Flt Lt Robert E Bell Med  1 Apr 1920 MD
Capt Douglas H W Williamson   20 Oct 1920 Dental, attached from Army Dental Corps
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still     BA, with relative rank of Sqn Ldr
Awaiting Repatriation
Fg Off Isaac F A Klapper (Sick) T  2 Feb 1920  
Plt Off Frank B Stark (Sick) A 13 Sep 1919 MM

Source - February 1921 Air Force List

March 1921

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Avro 504K RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Branch Date Notes
Wg Cdr

James B Bowen

12 Oct 1917 Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Harold E J Hewitt Ad  1 May 1920
Flt Lt

John H Simpson 

A  1 Aug 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

T  8 Jan 1919 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield Ad  6 Mar 1919  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes Ad 17 May 1920  
Fg Off Sylvester L Quine A 10 Mar 1920 MC
Fg Off Henry H Q Campbell Ad  1 Apr 1920  
Fg Off Garth A O'Sullivan A  6 Sep; 1920  
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod A 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Frank Battey-Pratt Ad 28 Jun 1920  
Fg Off Edward E Porter Stores  3 Dec 1919 OBE, DCM
Fg Off Arthur C Bayley A  1 Aug 1920  
Fg Off Cuthbert C Bazell T xx xxx 1919  
Fg Off Daniel Barron T 19 Feb 1919  
Fg Off Francis S Wainscot T 26 Feb 1920  
Obs Off William Smith O    
Fg Off Ernest Taylor T 12 Oct 1917  
Obs Off John  B Prouse O 16 Nov 1920  
Medical Branch
Flt Lt Robert E Bell Med  1 Apr 1920 MD
Capt Douglas H W Williamson   20 Oct 1920 Dental, attached from Army Dental Corps
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still     BA, with relative rank of Sqn Ldr
Awaiting Repatriation
Fg Off Isaac F A Klapper (Sick) T  2 Feb 1920  

Source - March 1921 Air Force List

April 1921

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Avro 504K RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Branch Date Notes
Wg Cdr

James B Bowen

12 Oct 1917 Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Harold E J Hewitt Ad  1 May 1920
Flt Lt

John H Simpson 

A  1 Aug 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Rollo A W de H Haig A  9 Feb 1921  
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

T  8 Jan 1919 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield Ad  6 Mar 1919  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes Ad 17 May 1920  
Fg Off Sylvester L Quine A 10 Mar 1920 MC
Fg Off Henry H Q Campbell Ad  1 Apr 1920  
Fg Off Garth R O'Sullivan A  6 Sep 1920  
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod A 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Kyate K Blenkinsop A  9 Feb 1921  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald A  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Arthur C Bayley A  1 Aug 1920  
Fg Off Cuthbert C Bazell T xx xxx 1919  
Fg Off Daniel Barron Stores 23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Francis S Wainscot T 26 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing T 11 Feb 1921  
Obs Off William Smith O 22 Jan 1920  
Fg Off Ernest Taylor T 12 Oct 1917  
Fg Off John B Prouse O 16 Nov 1920  
Stores Officers
Fg Off Frank Battey-Pratt   28 Jun 1920  
Fg Off Edward E Porter   23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Medical Branch
Flt Lt Robert E Bell Med  1 Apr 1920 MD
Dental
Capt Douglas H W Williamson   20 Oct 1920 Dental, attached from Army Dental Corps
Chaplain
Rev (Sqn Ldr) John H P Still     BA

Source - April 1921 Air Force List

May 1921

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Avro 504K RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Branch Date Notes
Wg Cdr

James B Bowen

12 Oct 1917 Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Harold E J Hewitt Ad  1 May 1920
Flt Lt

John H Simpson 

A  1 Aug 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate A  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

T  8 Jan 1919 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield Ad  6 Mar 1919  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes Ad 17 May 1920  
Fg Off Sylvester L Quine A 10 Mar 1920 MC
Fg Off Basil D Frost Ad 26 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Henry H Q Campbell Ad  1 Apr 1920  
Fg Off Garth R O'Sullivan A  6 Sep 1920  
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod A 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Kyate K Blenkinsop A  9 Feb 1921  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald A  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Arthur C Bayley A  1 Aug 1920  
Fg Off Cuthbert C Bazell T xx xxx 1919  
Fg Off Daniel Barron Stores 23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Francis S Wainscot T 26 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing T 11 Feb 1921  
Obs Off William Smith O 22 Jan 1920  
Fg Off Ernest Taylor T 12 Oct 1917  
Fg Off John B Prouse O 16 Nov 1920  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt George Oliver   21 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Frank Battey-Pratt   28 Jun 1920  
Fg Off Edward E Porter   23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Medical Branch
Flt Lt (Hon Sqn Ldr) Francis R Humphreys    4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson    4 Apr 1921  
Dental
Capt Douglas H W Williamson   20 Oct 1920 Dental, attached from Army Dental Corps
Chaplain
Rev (Sqn Ldr) John H P Still     BA

Source - May 1921 Air Force List

June 1921

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Avro 504K RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Branch Date Notes
Wg Cdr

James B Bowen

12 Oct 1917 Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Harold E J Hewitt Ad  1 May 1920
Flt Lt

John H Simpson 

A  1 Aug 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate A  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

T  8 Jan 1919 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield Ad  6 Mar 1919  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes Ad 17 May 1920  
Fg Off Sylvester L Quine A 10 Mar 1920 MC
Fg Off Basil D Frost Ad 26 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Henry H Q Campbell Ad  1 Apr 1920  
Fg Off Garth R O'Sullivan A  6 Sep 1920  
Fg Off George V Howard A 11 Apr 1921 DFC
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod A 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Kyate K Blenkinsop A  9 Feb 1921  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald A  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Cuthbert C Bazell T xx xxx 1919  
Fg Off Francis S Wainscot T 26 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing T 11 Feb 1921  
Obs Off William Smith O 22 Jan 1920  
Fg Off Ernest Taylor T 12 Oct 1917  
Fg Off John B Prouse O 16 Nov 1920  
Fg Off Colin W S Chambers A & S 11 Apr 1921  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt George Oliver   21 Mar 1921  
Flt Lt

Thomas C Miller

Acct 25 Apr 1921 MC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Edward E Porter   23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Daniel Barron   23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Edward C Mac K Knott   25 Apr 1921 Accountant
Fg Off Reginald Byrne Acct  1 May 1921 MC; later A/Cdre
Medical Branch
Flt Lt (Hon Sqn Ldr) Francis R Humphreys    4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson    4 Apr 1921  
Dental
Capt Douglas H W Williamson   20 Oct 1920 Dental, attached from Army Dental Corps
Chaplain
Rev (Sqn Ldr) John H P Still     BA

Source - June 1921 Air Force List

July 1921

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Avro 504K RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Branch Date Notes
Wg Cdr

James B Bowen

12 Oct 1917 Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Harold E J Hewitt Ad  1 May 1920
Flt Lt

John H Simpson 

A  1 Aug 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate A  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

T  8 Jan 1919 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield Ad  6 Mar 1919  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes Ad 17 May 1920  
Fg Off Sylvester L Quine A 10 Mar 1920 MC
Fg Off Basil D Frost Ad 26 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Henry H Q Campbell Ad  1 Apr 1920  
Fg Off George V Howard A 11 Apr 1921 DFC
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod A 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald A  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Cuthbert C Bazell T xx xxx 1919  
Fg Off Francis S Wainscot T 26 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing T 11 Feb 1921  
Obs Off William Smith O 22 Jan 1920  
Fg Off Ernest Taylor T 12 Oct 1917  
Fg Off John B Prouse O 16 Nov 1920  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers A & S 11 Apr 1921  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt George Oliver   21 Mar 1921  
Flt Lt Thomas C Miller   25 Apr 1921 MC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Edward E Porter   23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Daniel Barron   23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott Acct 25 Apr 1921 Accountant
Fg Off

Reginald Byrne

Acct  1 May 1921 MC; later A/Cdre
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys    4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson    4 Mar 1921  
Capt Douglas H W Williamson   20 Oct 1920 Dental, attached from Army Dental Corps
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still   23 Dec 1919 BA, relative rank of Sqn Ldr

Source - July 1921 Air Force List

August 1921

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Avro 504K RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Branch Date Notes
Wg Cdr

James B Bowen

12 Oct 1917 Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt

John H Simpson 

A  1 Aug 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate A  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

T  8 Jan 1919 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt James P H Hayes Ad 17 May 1920  
Fg Off Sylvester L Quine A 10 Mar 1920 MC
Fg Off Basil D Frost Ad 26 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Henry H Q Campbell Ad  1 Apr 1920  
Fg Off George V Howard A 11 Apr 1921 DFC
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod A 12 Oct 1919  
Obs Off Fred Lodge O  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald A  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Cuthbert C Bazell T xx xxx 1919  
Fg Off John R Cassidy T 29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Fg Off Francis S Wainscot T 26 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing T 11 Feb 1921  
Obs Off James F H Stevens O 29 Jun 1921  
Fg Off Ernest Taylor T 12 Oct 1917  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers A & S 11 Apr 1921  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt George Oliver   21 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Edward E Porter   23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Daniel Barron   23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott Acct 25 Apr 1921 Accountant
Fg Off

Reginald Byrne

Acct  1 May 1921 MC; later A/Cdre
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys    4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson    4 Mar 1921  
Capt Douglas H W Williamson   20 Oct 1920 Dental, attached from Army Dental Corps
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still   23 Dec 1919 BA, relative rank of Sqn Ldr
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Sqn Ldr William G Sitwell A & S 27 Jun 1921 DSC
Flt Lt Robert S Aitken A 30 Jun 1921 MC, AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Alexander J Long T  1 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Ronald S Sugden SO  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off

Desmond H de Burgh

A 30 Jun 1921 AFC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Louis W Jarvis A 30 Jun 1921  
Fg Off Albert J E Broomfield A 30 Jun 1921 DFC
Fg Off William A Duncan A 30 Jun 1921  
Obs Off William Smith O 30 Jun 1921  
Obs Off John B Prouse O 30 Jun 1921  

Source - August 1921 Air Force List

September 1921

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Avro 504K RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Branch Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister A & S 18 Jul 1921
Sqn Ldr

Arthur L Gregory

T  9 Aug 1921 MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt

John H Simpson 

A  1 Aug 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate A  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

T  8 Jan 1919 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt James P H Hayes Ad 17 May 1920  
Fg Off Sylvester L Quine A 10 Mar 1920 MC
Fg Off Basil D Frost Ad 26 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Henry H Q Campbell Ad  1 Apr 1920  
Fg Off George V Howard A 11 Apr 1921 DFC
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod A 12 Oct 1919  
Obs Off Fred Lodge O  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald A  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Cuthbert C Bazell T xx xxx 1919  
Fg Off John R Cassidy T 29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Fg Off Francis S Wainscot T 26 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing T 11 Feb 1921  
Obs Off James F H Stevens O 29 Jun 1921  
Obs Off Rodney T Carter O 12 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Ernest Taylor T 12 Oct 1917  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull T 15 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers A & S 11 Apr 1921  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt George Oliver   21 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Edward E Porter   23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Daniel Barron   23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott Acct 25 Apr 1921 Accountant
Fg Off

Reginald Byrne

Acct  1 May 1921 MC; later A/Cdre
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys    4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson    4 Mar 1921  
Capt Douglas H W Williamson   20 Oct 1920 Dental, attached from Army Dental Corps
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still   23 Dec 1919 BA, relative rank of Sqn Ldr
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Sqn Ldr William G Sitwell A & S 27 Jun 1921 DSC
Flt Lt Athol W Mylne SO 13 Jul 1921 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Robert S Aitken A 30 Jun 1921 MC, AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Alexander J Long T  1 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Frank L C  Butcher A'Ship 13 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Ronald S Sugden SO  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off

Desmond H de Burgh

A 30 Jun 1921 AFC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Louis W Jarvis A 30 Jun 1921  
Fg Off Albert J E Broomfield A 30 Jun 1921 DFC
Fg Off William A Duncan A 30 Jun 1921  
Obs Off William Smith O 30 Jun 1921  
Obs Off John B Prouse O 30 Jun 1921  

Source - September 1921 Air Force List

October 1921

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Avro 504K RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Branch Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister A & S 18 Jul 1921
Sqn Ldr

Arthur L Gregory

T  9 Aug 1921 MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt

John H Simpson 

A  1 Aug 1920 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate A  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn SO 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes Ad 17 May 1920  
Fg Off Sylvester L Quine A 10 Mar 1920 MC
Fg Off Henry H Q Campbell Ad  1 Apr 1920  
Fg Off George V Howard A 11 Apr 1921 DFC
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod A 12 Oct 1919  
Obs Off Fred Lodge O  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald A  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Cuthbert C Bazell T xx xxx 1919  
Fg Off John R Cassidy T 29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Fg Off Francis S Wainscot T 26 Feb 1920  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing T 11 Feb 1921  
Obs Off James F H Stevens O 29 Jun 1921  
Obs Off Rodney T Carter O 12 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Ernest Taylor T 12 Oct 1917  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull T 15 Jul 1921  
Obs Off Frank C Jenner O 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers A & S 11 Apr 1921  
Fg Off Walter F McManus A  1 Sep 1921  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt George Oliver   21 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Edward E Porter   23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Daniel Barron   23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott Acct 25 Apr 1921 Accountant
Fg Off

Reginald Byrne

Acct  1 May 1921 MC; later A/Cdre
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys    4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson    4 Mar 1921  
Capt Douglas H W Williamson   20 Oct 1920 Dental, attached from Army Dental Corps
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still   23 Dec 1919 BA, relative rank of Sqn Ldr
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Sqn Ldr William G Sitwell A & S 27 Jun 1921 DSC
Flt Lt Athol W Mylne SO 13 Jul 1921 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Robert S Aitken A 30 Jun 1921 MC, AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Alexander J Long T  1 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Frank L C  Butcher A'Ship 13 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Ronald S Sugden SO  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off

Desmond H de Burgh

A 30 Jun 1921 AFC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Louis W Jarvis A 30 Jun 1921  
Fg Off Albert J E Broomfield A 30 Jun 1921 DFC
Fg Off William A Duncan A 30 Jun 1921  
Obs Off William Smith O 30 Jun 1921  
Obs Off John B Prouse O 30 Jun 1921  

Source - October 1921 Air Force List

November 1921

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Avro 504K RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Branch Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister A & S 18 Jul 1921
Sqn Ldr

Arthur L Gregory

T  9 Aug 1921 MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate A  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn SO 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes Ad 17 May 1920  
Fg Off Sylvester L Quine A 10 Mar 1920 MC
Fg Off George V Howard A 11 Apr 1921 DFC
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod A 12 Oct 1919  
Obs Off Fred Lodge O  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald A  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Cuthbert C Bazell T xx xxx 1919  
Fg Off John R Cassidy T 29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Fg Off Charles S Gissing T 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off Frank Jezzard T  6 Oct 1921  
Obs Off James F H Stevens O 29 Jun 1921  
Obs Off Rodney T Carter O 12 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Ernest Taylor T 12 Oct 1917  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull T 15 Jul 1921  
Obs Off Frank C Jenner O 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers A & S 11 Apr 1921  
Fg Off Walter F McManus A  1 Sep 1921  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt George Oliver   21 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Edward E Porter   23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Daniel Barron   23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott Acct 25 Apr 1921 Accountant
Fg Off

Reginald Byrne

Acct  1 May 1921 MC; later A/Cdre
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys    4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson    4 Mar 1921  
Capt Douglas H W Williamson   20 Oct 1920 Dental, attached from Army Dental Corps
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still   23 Dec 1919 BA, relative rank of Sqn Ldr
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Sqn Ldr William G Sitwell A & S 27 Jun 1921 DSC
Flt Lt Athol W Mylne SO 13 Jul 1921 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Robert S Aitken A 30 Jun 1921 MC, AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Alexander J Long T  1 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Frank L C  Butcher A'Ship 13 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Ronald S Sugden SO  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off

Desmond H de Burgh

A 30 Jun 1921 AFC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Louis W Jarvis A 30 Jun 1921  
Fg Off Albert J E Broomfield A 30 Jun 1921 DFC
Fg Off William A Duncan A 30 Jun 1921  
Obs Off William Smith O 30 Jun 1921  
Obs Off John B Prouse O 30 Jun 1921  

Source - November 1921 Air Force List

Branches: A = Aeroplane, A & S = Aeroplane and Seaplane, A'Ship - Airship, Acct = Accountant, Ad = Administrative, S = Seaplane, SO = Staff Officer, T = Technical.

December 1921

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Avro 504K RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister 18 Jul 1921
Sqn Ldr

Arthur L Gregory

 9 Aug 1921 MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield 25 Oct 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Fg Off Sylvester L Quine 10 Mar 1920 MC
Fg Off George V Howard 11 Apr 1921 DFC
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Obs Off Fred Lodge  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Cuthbert C Bazell xx xxx 1919  
Fg Off John R Cassidy 29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Obs Off James F H Stevens 29 Jun 1921  
Obs Off Rodney T Carter 12 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Ernest Taylor 12 Oct 1917  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Obs Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Fg Off Walter F McManus  1 Sep 1921  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt George Oliver 21 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Daniel Barron 23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott 25 Apr 1921 Accountant
Fg Off

Reginald Byrne

 1 May 1921 MC; later A/Cdre
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Capt Douglas H W Williamson 20 Oct 1920 Dental, attached from Army Dental Corps
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still 23 Dec 1919 BA, relative rank of Sqn Ldr
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Sqn Ldr William G Sitwell 27 Jun 1921 DSC
Flt Lt Athol W Mylne 13 Jul 1921 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Robert S Aitken 30 Jun 1921 MC, AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Alexander J Long  1 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Frank L C  Butcher 13 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Ronald S Sugden  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off

Desmond H de Burgh

30 Jun 1921 AFC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Louis W Jarvis 30 Jun 1921  
Fg Off Albert J E Broomfield 30 Jun 1921 DFC
Fg Off William A Duncan 30 Jun 1921  
Obs Off William Smith 30 Jun 1921  
Obs Off John B Prouse 30 Jun 1921  

Source - December 1921 Air Force List

January 1922

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Avro 504K RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister 18 Jul 1921
Sqn Ldr

Arthur L Gregory

 9 Aug 1921 MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield 25 Oct 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Fg Off George V Howard 11 Apr 1921 DFC
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Obs Off Fred Lodge  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Cuthbert C Bazell xx xxx 1919  
Fg Off John R Cassidy 29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Fg Off William Parkinson 14 Nov 1921  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Obs Off James F H Stevens 29 Jun 1921  
Obs Off Rodney T Carter 12 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Ernest Taylor 12 Oct 1917  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Obs Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Fg Off Walter F McManus  1 Sep 1921  
Stores Officers
Fg Off Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Daniel Barron 23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott 25 Apr 1921 Accountant
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still 23 Dec 1919 BA, relative rank of Sqn Ldr
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Sqn Ldr William G Sitwell 27 Jun 1921 DSC
Flt Lt Athol W Mylne 13 Jul 1921 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Robert S Aitken 30 Jun 1921 MC, AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Alexander J Long  1 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Frank L C  Butcher 13 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Ronald S Sugden  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off

Desmond H de Burgh

30 Jun 1921 AFC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Louis W Jarvis 30 Jun 1921  
Fg Off Albert J E Broomfield 30 Jun 1921 DFC
Fg Off William A Duncan 30 Jun 1921  
Obs Off William Smith 30 Jun 1921  
Obs Off John B Prouse 30 Jun 1921  

Source - January 1922 Air Force List

February 1922

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Avro 504K RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister 18 Jul 1921
Sqn Ldr

Arthur L Gregory

 9 Aug 1921 MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield 25 Oct 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Fg Off George V Howard 11 Apr 1921 DFC
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Obs Off Fred Lodge  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Cuthbert C Bazell xx xxx 1919  
Fg Off John R Cassidy 29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Fg Off William Parkinson 14 Nov 1921  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Obs Off James F H Stevens 29 Jun 1921  
Obs Off Rodney T Carter 12 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Ernest Taylor 12 Oct 1917  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Obs Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Fg Off Walter F McManus  1 Sep 1921  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Albert T  Wells  6 Jan 1922  
Fg Off Daniel Barron 23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott 25 Apr 1921 Accountant
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Dental
Flt Lt Gerald Armer 17 Dec 1921  
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still 23 Dec 1919 BA, relative rank of Sqn Ldr
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Sqn Ldr William G Sitwell 27 Jun 1921 DSC
Flt Lt Athol W Mylne 13 Jul 1921 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Robert S Aitken 30 Jun 1921 MC, AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Alexander J Long  1 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Frank L C  Butcher 13 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Ronald S Sugden  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off

Desmond H de Burgh

30 Jun 1921 AFC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Louis W Jarvis 30 Jun 1921  
Fg Off Albert J E Broomfield 30 Jun 1921 DFC
Fg Off William A Duncan 30 Jun 1921  
Obs Off William Smith 30 Jun 1921  
Obs Off John B Prouse 30 Jun 1921  

Source - February 1922 Air Force List

March 1922

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Avro 504K RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister 18 Jul 1921
Sqn Ldr

Arthur L Gregory

 9 Aug 1921 MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield 25 Oct 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Fg Off George V Howard 11 Apr 1921 DFC
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Obs Off Fred Lodge  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off John R Cassidy 29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Fg Off William Parkinson 14 Nov 1921  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Obs Off Rodney T Carter 12 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Ernest Taylor 12 Oct 1917  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Obs Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Fg Off Walter F McManus  1 Sep 1921  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Daniel Barron 23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Albert T  Wells  6 Jan 1922  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott 25 Apr 1921 Accountant
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Dental
Flt Lt Douglas H W Williamson  3 Feb 1922  
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still 23 Dec 1919 BA, relative rank of Sqn Ldr
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Sqn Ldr William G Sitwell 27 Jun 1921 DSC
Flt Lt Athol W Mylne 13 Jul 1921 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Robert S Aitken 30 Jun 1921 MC, AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Alexander J Long  1 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Frank L C  Butcher 13 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Ronald S Sugden  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off

Desmond H de Burgh

30 Jun 1921 AFC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Louis W Jarvis 30 Jun 1921  
Fg Off Albert J E Broomfield 30 Jun 1921 DFC
Fg Off William A Duncan 30 Jun 1921  
Obs Off William Smith 30 Jun 1921  
Obs Off John B Prouse 30 Jun 1921  

Source - March 1922 Air Force List

April 1922

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Avro 504K RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister 18 Jul 1921
Sqn Ldr

Arthur L Gregory

 9 Aug 1921 MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield 25 Oct 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Fg Off Edgar T Carpenter  8 Mar 1922  
Fg Off George V Howard 11 Apr 1921 DFC
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Obs Off Fred Lodge  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off John R Cassidy 29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Fg Off William Parkinson 14 Nov 1921  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Obs Off Rodney T Carter 12 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Ernest Taylor 12 Oct 1917  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Obs Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Fg Off Walter F McManus  1 Sep 1921  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Daniel Barron 23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Albert T  Wells  6 Jan 1922  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott 25 Apr 1921 Accountant
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Dental
Flt Lt Douglas H W Williamson  3 Feb 1922  
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still 23 Dec 1919 BA, relative rank of Sqn Ldr
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Sqn Ldr William G Sitwell 27 Jun 1921 DSC
Flt Lt Athol W Mylne 13 Jul 1921 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Robert S Aitken 30 Jun 1921 MC, AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Alexander J Long  1 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Frank L C  Butcher 13 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Ronald S Sugden  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off

Desmond H de Burgh

30 Jun 1921 AFC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Louis W Jarvis 30 Jun 1921  
Fg Off Albert J E Broomfield 30 Jun 1921 DFC
Fg Off William A Duncan 30 Jun 1921  
Obs Off William Smith 30 Jun 1921  
Obs Off John B Prouse 30 Jun 1921  

Source - April 1922 Air Force List

May 1922

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Avro 504K RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister 18 Jul 1921
Sqn Ldr

Arthur L Gregory

 9 Aug 1921 MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Fg Off Edgar T Carpenter  8 Mar 1922  
Fg Off Leslie E Vine 13 Apr 1922  
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Obs Off Fred Lodge  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off John R Cassidy 29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Fg Off William Parkinson 14 Nov 1921  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off James F H Stevens 29 Jun 1921  
Obs Off Rodney T Carter 12 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Ernest Taylor 12 Oct 1917  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Obs Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Fg Off Walter F McManus  1 Sep 1921  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield 25 Oct 1921 Accountant
Flt Lt Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Daniel Barron 23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Albert T  Wells  6 Jan 1922  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott 25 Apr 1921 Accountant
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Dental
Flt Lt Douglas H W Williamson  3 Feb 1922  
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still 23 Dec 1919 BA, relative rank of Sqn Ldr
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Sqn Ldr William G Sitwell 27 Jun 1921 DSC
Flt Lt Robert S Aitken 30 Jun 1921 MC, AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Alexander J Long  1 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Frank L C  Butcher 13 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Ronald S Sugden  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off

Desmond H de Burgh

30 Jun 1921 AFC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Louis W Jarvis 30 Jun 1921  
Fg Off Albert J E Broomfield 30 Jun 1921 DFC
Fg Off William A Duncan 30 Jun 1921  
Obs Off William Smith 30 Jun 1921  
Obs Off John B Prouse 30 Jun 1921  

Source - May 1922 Air Force List

June 1922

 

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
Avro 504K RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister 18 Jul 1921
Sqn Ldr

Arthur L Gregory

 9 Aug 1921 MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt Charles H Awcock 24 Apr 1922 OBE
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Fg Off Edgar T Carpenter  8 Mar 1922  
Fg Off Edward J A Burke 13 Apr 1922  
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Obs Off Fred Lodge  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off John R Cassidy 29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Fg Off William Parkinson 14 Nov 1921  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off James F H Stevens 29 Jun 1921  
Obs Off Rodney T Carter 12 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Ernest Taylor 12 Oct 1917  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Obs Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Fg Off Walter F McManus  1 Sep 1921  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield 25 Oct 1921 Accountant
Flt Lt Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Daniel Barron 23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Albert T  Wells  6 Jan 1922  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott 25 Apr 1921 Accountant
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Dental
Flt Lt Douglas H W Williamson  3 Feb 1922  
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still 23 Dec 1919 BA, relative rank of Sqn Ldr
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Sqn Ldr William G Sitwell 27 Jun 1921 DSC
Flt Lt Athol W Mylne 13 Jul 1921 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Robert S Aitken 30 Jun 1921 MC, AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Alexander J Long  1 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Frank L C  Butcher 13 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Ronald S Sugden  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off

Desmond H de Burgh

30 Jun 1921 AFC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Louis W Jarvis 30 Jun 1921  
Fg Off Albert J E Broomfield 30 Jun 1921 DFC
Fg Off William A Duncan 30 Jun 1921  
Obs Off William Smith 30 Jun 1921  
Obs Off John B Prouse 30 Jun 1921  

Source - June 1922 Air Force List

July 1922

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister 18 Jul 1921
Sqn Ldr

Arthur L Gregory

 9 Aug 1921 MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt Charles H Awcock 24 Apr 1922 OBE
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Fg Off Edgar T Carpenter  8 Mar 1922  
Fg Off George V Howard 11 Apr 1921 DFC
Fg Off Edward J A Burke 13 Apr 1922  
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Obs Off Fred Lodge  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off

John R Cassidy

29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off William Parkinson 14 Nov 1921  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off Hubert J Adkins  8 Jun 1920  
Fg Off James F H Stevens 29 Jun 1921  
Fg Off Rodney T Carter 12 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Ernest Taylor 12 Oct 1917  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Fg Off Walter F McManus  1 Sep 1921  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Daniel Barron 23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Thomas F Beere 26 May 1922  
Fg Off Albert T Wells  6 Jan 1922  
Accountant
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield 25 Oct 1921  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott 25 Apr 1921  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Dental
Flt Lt Douglas H W Williamson  3 Feb 1922  
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still 23 Dec 1919 BA, relative rank of Sqn Ldr
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Sqn Ldr William G Sitwell 27 Jun 1921 DSC
Flt Lt Athol W Mylne 13 Jul 1921 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Robert S Aitken 30 Jun 1921 MC, AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Alexander J Long  1 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Frank L C  Butcher 13 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Ronald S Sugden  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off

Desmond H de Burgh

30 Jun 1921 AFC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Louis W Jarvis 30 Jun 1921  
Fg Off Albert J E Broomfield 30 Jun 1921 DFC
Fg Off William A Duncan 30 Jun 1921  
Obs Off William Smith 30 Jun 1921  
Obs Off John B Prouse 30 Jun 1921  

Source - July 1922 Air Force List

August 1922

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister 18 Jul 1921
Sqn Ldr

Arthur L Gregory

 9 Aug 1921 MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt Charles H Awcock 24 Apr 1922 OBE
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Flt Lt

John R Cassidy

29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Fg Off Edgar T Carpenter  8 Mar 1922  
Fg Off George V Howard 11 Apr 1921 DFC
Fg Off Edward J A Burke 13 Apr 1922  
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Obs Off Fred Lodge  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off William Parkinson 14 Nov 1921  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off Hubert J Adkins  8 Jun 1920  
Fg Off James F H Stevens 29 Jun 1921  
Fg Off Rodney T Carter 12 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Ernest Taylor 12 Oct 1917  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Fg Off Walter F McManus  1 Sep 1921  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Daniel Barron 23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Albert T Wells  6 Jan 1922  
Accountants
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield 25 Oct 1921  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott 25 Apr 1921  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Dental
Flt Lt Douglas H W Williamson  3 Feb 1922  
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still 23 Dec 1919 BA, relative rank of Sqn Ldr
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Sqn Ldr William G Sitwell 27 Jun 1921 DSC
Flt Lt Athol W Mylne 13 Jul 1921 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Robert S Aitken 30 Jun 1921 MC, AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Alexander J Long  1 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Frank L C  Butcher 13 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Ronald S Sugden  6 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt

Desmond H de Burgh

30 Jun 1921 AFC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Louis W Jarvis 30 Jun 1921  
Fg Off Albert J E Broomfield 30 Jun 1921 DFC
Fg Off William A Duncan 30 Jun 1921  
Obs Off William Smith 30 Jun 1921  
Obs Off John B Prouse 30 Jun 1921  

Source - August 1922 Air Force List

September 1922

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister 18 Jul 1921
Sqn Ldr

Arthur L Gregory

 9 Aug 1921 MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt Charles H Awcock 24 Apr 1922 OBE
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Flt Lt

John R Cassidy

29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Fg Off Edgar T Carpenter  8 Mar 1922  
Fg Off George V Howard 11 Apr 1921 DFC
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Obs Off Fred Lodge  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off William Parkinson 14 Nov 1921  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off Hubert J Adkins  8 Jun 1920  
Fg Off James F H Stevens 29 Jun 1921  
Fg Off Rodney T Carter 12 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Ernest Taylor 12 Oct 1917  
Fg Off John Edmunds  1 Aug 1922  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Fg Off Walter F McManus  1 Sep 1921  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Daniel Barron 23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Albert T Wells  6 Jan 1922  
Accountants
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield 25 Oct 1921  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott 25 Apr 1921  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Dental
Flt Lt Douglas H W Williamson  3 Feb 1922  
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still 23 Dec 1919 BA, relative rank of Sqn Ldr
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Sqn Ldr William G Sitwell 27 Jun 1921 DSC
Flt Lt Athol W Mylne 13 Jul 1921 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Robert S Aitken 30 Jun 1921 MC, AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Alexander J Long  1 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Frank L C  Butcher 13 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Ronald S Sugden  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Louis W Jarvis 30 Jun 1921  
Fg Off Albert J E Broomfield 30 Jun 1921 DFC
Obs Off William Smith 30 Jun 1921  

Source - September 1922 Air Force List

October 1922

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister 18 Jul 1921
Sqn Ldr

Arthur L Gregory

 9 Aug 1921 MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Flt Lt

John R Cassidy

29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Fg Off George V Howard 11 Apr 1921 DFC
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Obs Off Fred Lodge  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off William Parkinson 14 Nov 1921  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off Hubert J Adkins  8 Jun 1920  
Fg Off Rodney T Carter 12 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Ernest Taylor 12 Oct 1917  
Fg Off John Edmunds  1 Aug 1922  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Fg Off Walter F McManus  1 Sep 1921  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Daniel Barron 23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Albert T Wells  6 Jan 1922  
Accountants
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield 25 Oct 1921  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott 25 Apr 1921  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Dental
Flt Lt Douglas H W Williamson  3 Feb 1922  
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still 23 Dec 1919 BA, relative rank of Sqn Ldr
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Sqn Ldr William G Sitwell 27 Jun 1921 DSC
Flt Lt Athol W Mylne 13 Jul 1921 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Robert S Aitken 30 Jun 1921 MC, AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt George R A Deacon 25 Sep 1922  
Flt Lt Alexander J Long  1 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Frank L C  Butcher 13 Jul 1921  
Flt Lt Ronald S Sugden  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Edgar T Carpenter 25 Sep 1922 AFC
Fg Off Maxwell H Coote 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James G Western 25 Sep 1922 MBE
Fg Off Adrian H Paull 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Albert J E Broomfield 30 Jun 1921 DFC
Fg Off James I T Jones 25 Sep 1922 DSO, MC, DFC, MM
Fg Off Leopold H Stewart 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Harold J Saker 25 Sep 1922  
Obs Off William Smith 30 Jun 1921  
Fg Off James F H Stevens 25 Sep 1922  

Source - October 1922 Air Force List

November 1922

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister 18 Jul 1921
Sqn Ldr

Arthur L Gregory

 9 Aug 1921 MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Flt Lt

John R Cassidy

29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Fg Off George V Howard 11 Apr 1921 DFC
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Obs Off Fred Lodge  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off William Parkinson 14 Nov 1921  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off Hubert J Adkins  8 Jun 1920  
Fg Off Rodney T Carter 12 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Ernest Taylor 12 Oct 1917  
Fg Off John Edmunds  1 Aug 1922  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Fg Off Walter F McManus  1 Sep 1921  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Daniel Barron 23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Albert T Wells  6 Jan 1922  
Accountants
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield 25 Oct 1921  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott 25 Apr 1921  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Dental
Flt Lt Douglas H W Williamson  3 Feb 1922  
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still 23 Dec 1919 BA, relative rank of Sqn Ldr
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Sqn Ldr Reginald L G Marix 25 Sep 1922 DSO; later AVM
Flt Lt George R A Deacon 25 Sep 1922  
Flt Lt Douglas R W Thompson 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Edgar T Carpenter 25 Sep 1922 AFC
Fg Off Maxwell H Coote 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James G Western 25 Sep 1922 MBE
Fg Off Adrian H Paull 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Albert J E Broomfield 30 Jun 1921 DFC
Fg Off James I T Jones 25 Sep 1922 DSO, MC, DFC, MM
Fg Off Leopold H Stewart 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Harold J Saker 25 Sep 1922  
Obs Off William Smith 30 Jun 1921  
Fg Off James F H Stevens 25 Sep 1922  

Source - November 1922 Air Force List

December 1922

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Reginald L G Marix  2 Oct 1922 DSO; later AVM
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister 18 Jul 1921
Sqn Ldr

Arthur L Gregory

 9 Aug 1921 MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Leicester E Taylor  1 Nov 1922 MBE
Flt Lt William A Skeate  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Flt Lt

John R Cassidy

29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Fg Off George V Howard 11 Apr 1921 DFC
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Obs Off Fred Lodge  6 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off William Parkinson 14 Nov 1921  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off Hubert J Adkins  8 Jun 1920  
Fg Off Charles H Paget  1 Nov 1922  
Fg Off John Edmunds  1 Aug 1922  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Thomas W Hayes 16 Oct 1922  
Fg Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Fg Off Walter F McManus  1 Sep 1921  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Daniel Barron 23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Albert T Wells  6 Jan 1922  
Accountants
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield 25 Oct 1921  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott 25 Apr 1921  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Dental
Flt Lt Douglas H W Williamson  3 Feb 1922  
Flt Lt Henry E Flavelle 31 Oct 1922  
Chaplain
Rev John H P Still 23 Dec 1919 BA, relative rank of Sqn Ldr
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Flt Lt George R A Deacon 25 Sep 1922  
Flt Lt Douglas R W Thompson 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Edgar T Carpenter 25 Sep 1922 AFC
Fg Off Maxwell H Coote 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James G Western 25 Sep 1922 MBE
Fg Off Adrian H Paull 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Albert J E Broomfield 30 Jun 1921 DFC
Fg Off James I T Jones 25 Sep 1922 DSO, MC, DFC, MM
Fg Off Leopold H Stewart 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Harold J Saker 25 Sep 1922  
Obs Off William Smith 30 Jun 1921  
Fg Off James F H Stevens 25 Sep 1922  

Source - December 1922 Air Force List

January 1923

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Reginald L G Marix  2 Oct 1922 DSO; later AVM
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister 18 Jul 1921
Sqn Ldr

Arthur L Gregory

 9 Aug 1921 MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Leicester E Taylor  1 Nov 1922 MBE
Flt Lt

Francis H Coleman

 8 Dec1922 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Flt Lt

John R Cassidy

29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Fg Off George V Howard 11 Apr 1921 DFC
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off William Parkinson 14 Nov 1921  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off Hubert J Adkins  8 Jun 1920  
Obs Off William Smith 23 Jul 1922  
Fg Off Charles H Paget  1 Nov 1922  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Thomas W Hayes 16 Oct 1922  
Fg Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Fg Off Walter F McManus  1 Sep 1921  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Daniel Barron 23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Albert T Wells  6 Jan 1922  
Accountants
Flt Lt Arthur G N Belfield 25 Oct 1921  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott 25 Apr 1921  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Dental
Flt Lt Douglas H W Williamson  3 Feb 1922  
Flt Lt Henry E Flavelle 31 Oct 1922  
Chaplain
Rev Robert E V Hanson  8 Dec 1922 OBE, MA
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Flt Lt George R A Deacon 25 Sep 1922  
Flt Lt Douglas R W Thompson 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Edgar T Carpenter 25 Sep 1922 AFC
Fg Off Maxwell H Coote 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James G Western 25 Sep 1922 MBE
Fg Off Adrian H Paull 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James I T Jones 25 Sep 1922 DSO, MC, DFC, MM
Fg Off Leopold H Stewart 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Harold J Saker 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James F H Stevens 25 Sep 1922  

Source - January 1923 Air Force List

February 1923

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Reginald L G Marix  2 Oct 1922 DSO; later AVM
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister 18 Jul 1921
Sqn Ldr

Arthur L Gregory

 9 Aug 1921 MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Leicester E Taylor  1 Nov 1922 MBE
Flt Lt

Francis H Coleman

 8 Dec1922 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Flt Lt

John R Cassidy

29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off Hubert J Adkins  8 Jun 1920  
Obs Off William Smith 23 Jul 1922  
Fg Off Charles H Paget  1 Nov 1922  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Thomas W Hayes 16 Oct 1922  
Fg Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Gut P W Chandler  6 Jan 1923  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Fg Off Walter F McManus  1 Sep 1921  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Daniel Barron 23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Albert T Wells  6 Jan 1922  
Accountants
Sqn Ldr Arthur G N Belfield 25 Oct 1921  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott 25 Apr 1921  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Dental
Flt Lt Henry E Flavelle 31 Oct 1922  
Chaplain
Rev Robert E V Hanson  8 Dec 1922 OBE, MA
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Flt Lt George R A Deacon 25 Sep 1922  
Flt Lt Douglas R W Thompson 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Edgar T Carpenter 25 Sep 1922 AFC
Fg Off Maxwell H Coote 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James G Western 25 Sep 1922 MBE
Fg Off Adrian H Paull 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James I T Jones 25 Sep 1922 DSO, MC, DFC, MM
Fg Off Leopold H Stewart 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Harold J Saker 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James F H Stevens 25 Sep 1922  

Source - February 1923 Air Force List

March 1923

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Reginald L G Marix  2 Oct 1922 DSO; later AVM
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister 18 Jul 1921
Flt Lt Leicester E Taylor  1 Nov 1922 MBE
Flt Lt

Francis H Coleman

 8 Dec1922 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Flt Lt

John R Cassidy

29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Fg Off George V Howard  1 Jul 1922 DFC
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off Hubert J Adkins  8 Jun 1920  
Obs Off William Smith 23 Jul 1922  
Fg Off Charles H Paget  1 Nov 1922  
Fg Off Thomas W Hayes 16 Oct 1922  
Fg Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Fg Off Walter F McManus  1 Sep 1921  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Daniel Barron 23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Albert T Wells  6 Jan 1922  
Accountants
Sqn Ldr Arthur G N Belfield 25 Oct 1921  
Flt Lt Ralf H Cleverley 22 Jan 1923  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott 25 Apr 1921  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Dental
Flt Lt Henry H Mallet 29 Jan 1923  
Chaplain
Rev Robert E V Hanson  8 Dec 1922 OBE, MA
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Sqn Ldr

Arthur L Gregory

22 Jan 1923 MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt George R A Deacon 25 Sep 1922  
Flt Lt Douglas R W Thompson 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Edgar T Carpenter 25 Sep 1922 AFC
Fg Off Maxwell H Coote 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James G Western 25 Sep 1922 MBE
Fg Off Adrian H Paull 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James I T Jones 25 Sep 1922 DSO, MC, DFC, MM
Fg Off Leopold H Stewart 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Harold J Saker 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James F H Stevens 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 22 Jan 1923  

Source - March 1923 Air Force List

April 1923

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Reginald L G Marix  2 Oct 1922 DSO; later AVM
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister 18 Jul 1921
Sqn Ldr

Arthur L Gregory

18 Feb 1923 MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt

Francis H Coleman

 8 Dec1922 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Flt Lt

John R Cassidy

29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Fg Off George V Howard  1 Jul 1922 DFC
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off Hubert J Adkins  8 Jun 1920  
Obs Off William Smith 23 Jul 1922  
Fg Off Charles H Paget  1 Nov 1922  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Thomas W Hayes 16 Oct 1922  
Fg Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Fg Off Walter F McManus  1 Sep 1921  
Stores Officers
Flt Lt Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Daniel Barron 23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Albert T Wells  6 Jan 1922  
Accountants
Flt Lt Ralf H Cleverley 22 Jan 1923  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott 25 Apr 1921  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Dental
Flt Lt Henry H Mallet 29 Jan 1923  
Chaplain
Rev Robert E V Hanson  8 Dec 1922 OBE, MA
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Flt Lt George R A Deacon 25 Sep 1922  
Flt Lt Douglas R W Thompson 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Edgar T Carpenter 25 Sep 1922 AFC
Fg Off Maxwell H Coote 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James G Western 25 Sep 1922 MBE
Fg Off Adrian H Paull 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James I T Jones 25 Sep 1922 DSO, MC, DFC, MM
Fg Off Leopold H Stewart 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Harold J Saker 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James F H Stevens 25 Sep 1922  

Source - April 1923 Air Force List

May 1923

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr

Reginald L G Marix

 2 Oct 1922 DSO; later AVM
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister 18 Jul 1921
Sqn Ldr

Arthur L Gregory

18 Feb 1923 MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt

Francis H Coleman

 8 Dec1922 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Flt Lt

John R Cassidy

29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Fg Off George V Howard  1 Jul 1922 DFC
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off Hubert J Adkins  8 Jun 1920  
Obs Off William Smith 23 Jul 1922  
Fg Off Charles H Paget  1 Nov 1922  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Thomas W Hayes 16 Oct 1922  
Fg Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Daniel Barron 23 Dec 1919  
Fg Off Albert T Wells  6 Jan 1922  
Stores Branch - Accountants
Flt Lt Ralf H Cleverley 22 Jan 1923  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott 25 Apr 1921  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Dental
Flt Lt Henry H Mallet 29 Jan 1923  
Chaplains Branch
Rev Robert E V Hanson  8 Dec 1922 OBE, MA
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Flt Lt George R A Deacon 25 Sep 1922 MC
Flt Lt Douglas R W Thompson 25 Sep 1922  
Flt Lt Edgar T Carpenter 25 Sep 1922 AFC
Fg Off James G Western 25 Sep 1922 MBE
Fg Off Adrian H Paull 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James I T Jones 25 Sep 1922 DSO, MC, DFC, MM
Fg Off Leopold H Stewart 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Harold J Saker 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James F H Stevens 25 Sep 1922  

Source - May 1923 Air Force List

June 1923

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr

Reginald L G Marix

 2 Oct 1922 DSO; later AVM
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister 18 Jul 1921
Sqn Ldr

Arthur L Gregory

18 Feb 1923 MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt

Francis H Coleman

 8 Dec1922 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Flt Lt

John R Cassidy

29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Fg Off George V Howard  1 Jul 1922 DFC
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off Hubert J Adkins  8 Jun 1920  
Obs Off William Smith 23 Jul 1922  
Fg Off Charles H Paget  1 Nov 1922  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Thomas W Hayes 16 Oct 1922  
Fg Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Albert T Wells  6 Jan 1922  
Stores Branch - Accountants
Flt Lt Ralf H Cleverley 22 Jan 1923  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott 25 Apr 1921  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Dental
Flt Lt Henry H Mallet 29 Jan 1923  
Chaplains Branch
Rev Robert E V Hanson  8 Dec 1922 OBE, MA
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Flt Lt George R A Deacon 25 Sep 1922 MC
Flt Lt Douglas R W Thompson 25 Sep 1922  
Flt Lt Edgar T Carpenter 25 Sep 1922 AFC
Fg Off James G Western 25 Sep 1922 MBE
Fg Off Adrian H Paull 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James I T Jones 25 Sep 1922 DSO, MC, DFC, MM
Fg Off Leopold H Stewart 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Harold J Saker 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James F H Stevens 25 Sep 1922  

Source - June 1923 Air Force List

July 1923

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr

Reginald L G Marix

 2 Oct 1922 DSO; later AVM
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister 18 Jul 1921
Sqn Ldr

Arthur L Gregory

18 Feb 1923 MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt

Francis H Coleman

 8 Dec1922 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Flt Lt

John R Cassidy

29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Fg Off George V Howard  1 Jul 1922 DFC
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off Hubert J Adkins  8 Jun 1920  
Obs Off William Smith 23 Jul 1922  
Fg Off Charles H Paget  1 Nov 1922  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Thomas W Hayes 16 Oct 1922  
Fg Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Albert T Wells  6 Jan 1922  
Stores Branch - Accountants
Flt Lt Ralf H Cleverley 22 Jan 1923  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott 25 Apr 1921  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Dental
Flt Lt Henry H Mallet 29 Jan 1923  
Chaplains Branch
Rev Robert E V Hanson  8 Dec 1922 OBE, MA
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Flt Lt George R A Deacon 25 Sep 1922 MC
Flt Lt Douglas R W Thompson 25 Sep 1922  
Flt Lt Edgar T Carpenter 25 Sep 1922 AFC
Fg Off Maxwell H Coote 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James G Western 25 Sep 1922 MBE
Fg Off Adrian H Paull 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James I T Jones 25 Sep 1922 DSO, MC, DFC, MM
Fg Off Leopold H Stewart 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Harold J Saker 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James F H Stevens 25 Sep 1922  

Source - July 1923 Air Force List

August 1923

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr

Reginald L G Marix

 2 Oct 1922 DSO; later AVM
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister 18 Jul 1921
Sqn Ldr

Arthur L Gregory

18 Feb 1923 MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Edward R Pretyman  8 Jul 1923
Flt Lt

Francis H Coleman

 8 Dec1922 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Flt Lt

John R Cassidy

29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Fg Off George V Howard  1 Jul 1922 DFC
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off Hubert J Adkins  8 Jun 1920  
Obs Off William Smith 23 Jul 1922  
Fg Off Charles H Paget  1 Nov 1922  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Thomas W Hayes 16 Oct 1922  
Fg Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Albert T Wells  6 Jan 1922  
Stores Branch - Accountants
Flt Lt Ralf H Cleverley 22 Jan 1923  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott 25 Apr 1921  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Dental
Flt Lt Henry H Mallet 29 Jan 1923  
Chaplains Branch
Rev Robert E V Hanson  8 Dec 1922 OBE, MA
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Flt Lt George R A Deacon 25 Sep 1922 MC
Flt Lt Douglas R W Thompson 25 Sep 1922  
Flt Lt Edgar T Carpenter 25 Sep 1922 AFC
Flt Lt Maxwell H Coote 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James G Western 25 Sep 1922 MBE
Fg Off Adrian H Paull 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James I T Jones 25 Sep 1922 DSO, MC, DFC, MM
Fg Off Leopold H Stewart 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Harold J Saker 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James F H Stevens 25 Sep 1922  

Source - August 1923 Air Force List

September 1923

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr

Reginald L G Marix

 2 Oct 1922 DSO; later AVM
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister 18 Jul 1921
Sqn Ldr

Arthur L Gregory

18 Feb 1923 MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr James Everidge 15 Aug 1923 MC
Flt Lt Albert L Neale  1 Sep 1923 MC
Flt Lt

Francis H Coleman

 8 Dec1922 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Flt Lt

John R Cassidy

29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Fg Off George V Howard  1 Jul 1922 DFC
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off Hubert J Adkins  8 Jun 1920  
Obs Off William Smith 23 Jul 1922  
Fg Off Charles H Paget  1 Nov 1922  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Thomas W Hayes 16 Oct 1922  
Fg Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Albert T Wells  6 Jan 1922  
Stores Branch - Accountants
Flt Lt Ralf H Cleverley 22 Jan 1923  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott 25 Apr 1921  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Dental
Flt Lt Henry H Mallet 29 Jan 1923  
Chaplains Branch
Rev Robert E V Hanson  8 Dec 1922 OBE, MA
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Flt Lt George R A Deacon 25 Sep 1922 MC
Flt Lt Douglas R W Thompson 25 Sep 1922  
Flt Lt Edgar T Carpenter 25 Sep 1922 AFC
Flt Lt Maxwell H Coote 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James G Western 25 Sep 1922 MBE
Fg Off Adrian H Paull 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James I T Jones 25 Sep 1922 DSO, MC, DFC, MM
Fg Off Leopold H Stewart 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Harold J Saker 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off James F H Stevens 25 Sep 1922  

Source - September 1923 Air Force List

October 1923

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr

Reginald L G Marix

 2 Oct 1922 DSO; later AVM
Sqn Ldr

Arthur L Gregory

18 Feb 1923 MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr James Everidge 15 Aug 1923 MC
Flt Lt Albert L Neale  1 Sep 1923 MC
Flt Lt

Francis H Coleman

 8 Dec1922 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William A Skeate  1 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

 1 Sep 1923 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Flt Lt

John R Cassidy

29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Flt Lt Edgar T Carpenter  1 Sep 1923 AFC
Fg Off George V Howard  1 Jul 1922 DFC
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off Hubert J Adkins  8 Jun 1920  
Obs Off William Smith 23 Jul 1922  
Fg Off Charles H Paget  1 Nov 1922  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Thomas W Hayes 16 Oct 1922  
Fg Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Albert T Wells  6 Jan 1922  
Stores Branch - Accountants
Flt Lt Ralf H Cleverley 22 Jan 1923  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott 25 Apr 1921  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Dental
Flt Lt Henry H Mallet 29 Jan 1923  
Chaplains Branch
Rev Robert E V Hanson  8 Dec 1922 OBE, MA
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Sqn Ldr John V Steel  1 Sep 1923 OBE
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister  1 Sep 1923  
Flt Lt George R A Deacon 25 Sep 1922 MC
Flt Lt Frank O Soden  1 Sep 1922 DFC
Flt Lt Douglas R W Thompson 25 Sep 1922  
Fg/Obs Off Horace G P Ovenden  1 Sep 1923  
Fg/Obs Off Thomas Humble  1 Sep 1923  
Fg/Obs Off

Cyril N Ellen

 1 Sep 1923 later A/Cdre
Fg/Obs Off

Colin P Brown

 1 Sep 1923 DFC; later AVM
Fg/Obs Off Dudley d'H Humphreys  1 Sep 1923  
Fg/Obs Off Maurice M Freehill 23 Aug 1923  
Fg Off James I T Jones 25 Sep 1922 DSO, MC, DFC, MM
Fg Off Leopold H Stewart 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Harold J Saker 25 Sep 1922  
Fg/Obs Off Harold A L Pattison  1 Sep 1923  
Fg/Obs Off Reginald Jones  1 Sep 1923  
Fg/Obs Off

Gerald P H Carter

 1 Sep 1923 later A/Cdre
Fg/Obs Off Sidney C Black  1 Sep 1923 MM
Fg Off James F H Stevens 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Eric R C Hobson  1 Sep 1923 DFC

Source - October 1923 Air Force List

November 1923

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr

Reginald L G Marix

 2 Oct 1922 DSO; later AVM
Sqn Ldr James Everidge 15 Aug 1923 MC
Flt Lt Albert L Neale  1 Sep 1923 MC
Flt Lt

Francis H Coleman

 8 Dec1922 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

 1 Sep 1923 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Flt Lt

John R Cassidy

29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Flt Lt Edgar T Carpenter  1 Sep 1923 AFC
Fg Off George V Howard  1 Jul 1922 DFC
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off Hubert J Adkins  8 Jun 1920  
Obs Off William Smith 23 Jul 1922  
Fg Off Charles H Paget  1 Nov 1922  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Thomas W Hayes 16 Oct 1922  
Fg Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Albert T Wells  6 Jan 1922  
Stores Branch - Accountants
Flt Lt Ralf H Cleverley 22 Jan 1923  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott 25 Apr 1921  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Dental
Flt Lt Henry H Mallet 29 Jan 1923  
Chaplains Branch
Rev Robert E V Hanson  8 Dec 1922 OBE, MA
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Sqn Ldr John V Steel  1 Sep 1923 OBE
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister  1 Sep 1923  
Flt Lt George R A Deacon 25 Sep 1922 MC
Flt Lt Frank O Soden  1 Sep 1922 DFC
Fg/Obs Off Horace G P Ovenden  1 Sep 1923  
Fg/Obs Off Thomas Humble  1 Sep 1923  
Fg/Obs Off

Cyril N Ellen

 1 Sep 1923 later A/Cdre
Fg/Obs Off

Colin P Brown

 1 Sep 1923 DFC; later AVM
Fg/Obs Off Dudley d'H Humphreys  1 Sep 1923  
Fg/Obs Off Maurice M Freehill 23 Aug 1923  
Fg/Obs Off Arthur R Jones  1 Sep 1923  
Fg Off Leopold H Stewart 25 Sep 1922  
Fg/Obs Off Harold A L Pattison  1 Sep 1923  
Fg/Obs Off Reginald Jones  1 Sep 1923  
Fg/Obs Off

Gerald P H Carter

 1 Sep 1923 later A/Cdre
Fg/Obs Off Sidney C Black  1 Sep 1923 MM
Fg Off James F H Stevens 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Eric R C Hobson  1 Sep 1923 DFC

Source - November 1923 Air Force List

December 1923

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr

Reginald L G Marix

 2 Oct 1922 DSO; later AVM
Sqn Ldr James Everidge 15 Aug 1923 MC
Flt Lt Albert L Neale  1 Sep 1923 MC
Flt Lt

Francis H Coleman

 8 Dec1922 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Alfred G Taylor 11 Oct 1923 AFC
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

 1 Sep 1923 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Flt Lt

John R Cassidy

29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Flt Lt Edgar T Carpenter  1 Sep 1923 AFC
Fg Off George V Howard  1 Jul 1922 DFC
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off Hubert J Adkins  8 Jun 1920  
Obs Off William Smith 23 Jul 1922  
Fg Off Charles H Paget  1 Nov 1922  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Thomas W Hayes 16 Oct 1922  
Fg Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Charles E Whinney  7 Nov 1923  
Fg Off Albert T Wells  6 Jan 1922  
Stores Branch - Accountants
Flt Lt Ralf H Cleverley 22 Jan 1923  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott 25 Apr 1921  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Dental
Flt Lt Henry H Mallet 29 Jan 1923  
Chaplains Branch
Rev Robert E V Hanson  8 Dec 1922 OBE, MA
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Sqn Ldr John V Steel  1 Sep 1923 OBE
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister  1 Sep 1923  
Flt Lt George R A Deacon 25 Sep 1922 MC
Flt Lt Frank O Soden  1 Sep 1922 DFC
Fg/Obs Off Horace G P Ovenden  1 Sep 1923  
Fg/Obs Off Thomas Humble  1 Sep 1923  
Fg/Obs Off

Cyril N Ellen

 1 Sep 1923 later A/Cdre
Fg/Obs Off

Colin P Brown

 1 Sep 1923 DFC; later AVM
Fg/Obs Off Dudley d'H Humphreys  1 Sep 1923  
Fg/Obs Off Maurice M Freehill 23 Aug 1923  
Fg/Obs Off Arthur R Jones  1 Sep 1923  
Fg Off Leopold H Stewart 25 Sep 1922  
Fg/Obs Off Harold A L Pattison  1 Sep 1923  
Fg/Obs Off Reginald Jones  1 Sep 1923  
Fg/Obs Off

Gerald P H Carter

 1 Sep 1923 later A/Cdre
Fg/Obs Off Sidney C Black  1 Sep 1923 MM
Fg Off James F H Stevens 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Eric R C Hobson  1 Sep 1923 DFC

Source - December 1923 Air Force List

January 1924

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr

Reginald L G Marix

 2 Oct 1922 DSO; later AVM
Sqn Ldr James Everidge 15 Aug 1923 MC
Flt Lt

Francis H Coleman

 8 Dec1922 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Alfred G Taylor 11 Oct 1923 AFC
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

 1 Sep 1923 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Flt Lt

John R Cassidy

29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Flt Lt Edgar T Carpenter  1 Sep 1923 DFC
Fg Off George V Howard  1 Jul 1922  
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off Hubert J Adkins  8 Jun 1920  
Fg Off William Smith 23 Jul 1922  
Fg Off Charles H Paget  1 Nov 1922  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Thomas W Hayes 16 Oct 1922  
Fg Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Charles E Whinney  7 Nov 1923  
Stores Branch - Accountants
Flt Lt Ralf H Cleverley 22 Jan 1923  
Fg Off Edward C M Knott 25 Apr 1921  
Plt Off Charles P Puckeridge 11 Dec 1923  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Dental
Flt Lt Henry H Mallet 29 Jan 1923  
Chaplains Branch
Rev Robert E V Hanson  8 Dec 1922 OBE, MA
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Sqn Ldr John V Steel  1 Sep 1923 OBE
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister  1 Sep 1923  
Flt Lt George R A Deacon 25 Sep 1922 MC
Flt Lt Frank O Soden  1 Sep 1922 DFC
Fg/Obs Off Horace G P Ovenden  1 Sep 1923  
Fg/Obs Off

Cyril N Ellen

 1 Sep 1923 later A/Cdre
Fg/Obs Off

Colin P Brown

 1 Sep 1923 DFC; later AVM
Fg/Obs Off Dudley d'H Humphreys  1 Sep 1923  
Fg/Obs Off Arthur R Jones  1 Sep 1923  
Fg/Obs Off Harold A L Pattison  1 Sep 1923  
Fg/Obs Off Reginald Jones  1 Sep 1923  
Fg/Obs Off

Gerald P H Carter

 1 Sep 1923 later A/Cdre
Fg/Obs Off Sidney C Black  1 Sep 1923 MM
Fg Off James F H Stevens 25 Sep 1922  
Fg Off Eric R C Hobson  1 Sep 1923 DFC

Source - January 1924 Air Force List

May 1924

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Alfred D Warrington-Morris

 1 Aug 1921 Officer Commanding, CMG, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr James Everidge 15 Aug 1923 MC
Flt Lt

Francis H Coleman

 8 Dec1922 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Alfred G Taylor 11 Oct 1923 AFC
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

 1 Sep 1923 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Arthur J Osborn 22 Aug 1921  
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Flt Lt

John R Cassidy

29 Jun 1921 later AVM
Flt Lt Edgar T Carpenter  1 Sep 1923 DFC
Flt Lt George V Howard  1 Jul 1922  
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Hugh C McDonald  1 Mar 1921  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off Hubert J Adkins  8 Jun 1920  
Fg Off William Smith 23 Jul 1922  
Fg Off Charles H Paget  1 Nov 1922  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Thomas W Hayes 16 Oct 1922  
Fg Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Colin W S Chalmers 11 Apr 1921  
Fg Off James F H Stevens 29 Jun 1921  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Edward E Porter 23 Dec 1919 MBE, DCM
Fg Off Charles E Whinney  7 Nov 1923  
Stores Branch - Accountants
Flt Lt Ralf H Cleverley 22 Jan 1923  
Fg Off Charles P Puckeridge 11 Dec 1923  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Flt Lt John C Johnson  4 Mar 1921  
Dental
Flt Lt Henry H Mallet 29 Jan 1923  
Chaplains Branch
Rev Robert E V Hanson  8 Dec 1922 OBE, MA
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Sqn Ldr John V Steel  1 Sep 1923 OBE
Sqn Ldr Thomas V Lister  1 Sep 1923  
Fg/Obs Off Horace G P Ovenden  1 Sep 1923  
Fg/Obs Off

Cyril N Ellen

 1 Sep 1923 later A/Cdre
Fg/Obs Off

Colin P Brown

 1 Sep 1923 DFC; later AVM
Fg/Obs Off Arthur R Jones  1 Sep 1923  
Fg/Obs Off Harold A L Pattison  1 Sep 1923  
Fg/Obs Off Reginald Jones  1 Sep 1923  
Fg/Obs Off

Gerald P H Carter

 1 Sep 1923 later A/Cdre
Fg/Obs Off Sidney C Black  1 Sep 1923 MM

Source - May 1924 Air Force List

January 1925

Source - January 1925 Air Force List

February 1925

Source - February 1925 Air Force List

March 1925

Source - March 1925 Air Force List

April 1925

Source - April 1925 Air Force List

May 1925

Source - May 1925 Air Force List

June 1925

Source - June 1925 Air Force List

July 1925

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Robert P Ross

15 Dec 1924 Officer Commanding, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr James Everidge 15 Aug 1923 MC
Flt Lt Leonard J St G Bayly 24 Oct 1924 MC
Flt Lt Alfred G Taylor 11 Oct 1923 AFC
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

 1 Sep 1923 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt James P H Hayes 17 May 1920  
Flt Lt Arthur L Russell 24 Jul 1924  
Flt Lt Edgar T Carpenter  1 Sep 1923 DFC
Flt Lt George V Howard  1 Jul 1922  
Fg Off George E Oliver 26 Mar 1925  
Fg Off Gilbert L Ormerod 12 Oct 1919  
Fg Off Vincent P Feather  1 Sep 1924  
Fg Off Sidney C Black  1 Sep 1923 MM
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off William Smith 21 Jan 1925  
Fg Off Patrick J Hayes 16 Oct 1922 DFC, AFC
Fg Off Frank G Barclay 27 Oct 1924  
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Wilfred E Cowan 27 Oct 1924  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt

James S Browne

 5 Aug 1924 AFC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Frank W van Blommestein 23 Mar 1925  
Accountant Branch
Flt Lt Ralf H Cleverley 22 Jan 1923  
Fg Off Sidney C Wyatt 28 Jun 1924  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Dental
Flt Lt Henry H Mallet 29 Jan 1923  
Chaplains Branch
Rev Charles A E Wormold 18 Sep 1924 MA
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Sqn Ldr William W East  2 May 1925 MBE
Flt Lt Kenneth H Riversdale-Elliot  1 Dec 1924  
Flt Lt Leslie A K Butt  1 Dec 1924  
Flt Lt Bertrand A Malet  1 Dec 1924 DFC
Flt Lt James W Young  1 Dec 1924 MBE
Hon Flt Lt (Fg/Obs Off) Robert St Iven  1 Dec 1924  
Hon Flt Lt (Fg/Obs Off) John C E A Johnson  1 Dec 1924  
Fg/Obs Off Frank Porter  1 Dec 1924  
Fg/Obs Off Joseph S Nichol  1 Dec 1924  
Fg/Obs Off Frank W Fisher  1 Dec 1924 DFC, DSM
Fg/Obs Off John E Brown  1 Dec 1924 DFC
Education Officers
Capt Alexander W F McEwen   Grade II, BSc
Mr Harold Ashman   Grade III, BSc
2  Lt Charles W Averill   Grade III, BSc
2 Lt Herbert R Davies   Grade III, MC, BA
Capt Harry W Lane   Grade III, BA
Lt Herbert G Morcom   Grade III, BEng, AMIEE
Lt John Mutch   Grade III, MC, MA
Mr William T Matthews   Grade IV, AMIEE
Lt Arthur Prescott   Grade IV,
Capt Henry A Stokes   Grade IV, BA

Source - July 1925 Air Force List

March 1926

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 7 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Robert P Ross

15 Dec 1924 Officer Commanding, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr James Everidge 15 Aug 1923 MC
Sqn Ldr Francis W Trott  2 Feb 1926 OBE, MC
Flt Lt Alfred G Taylor 11 Oct 1923 AFC
Flt Lt Noel Keeble 20 Aug 1925 DSC, DFC
Flt Lt Vincent Buxton 20 Jul 1925 OBE
Flt Lt Archibald S Cheshire 28 Sep 1925 MBE
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

 1 Sep 1923 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Arthur L Russell 24 Jul 1924  
Flt Lt Douglas R W Thompson 19 Feb 1926  
Flt Lt Edgar T Carpenter  1 Sep 1923 DFC
Flt Lt George V Howard  1 Jul 1922  
Flt Lt George E Oliver 26 Mar 1925  
Flt Lt Vincent P Feather  1 Sep 1924  
Fg Off Sidney C Black  1 Sep 1923 MM
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off William Smith 21 Jan 1925  
Fg Off Patrick J Hayes 16 Oct 1922 DFC, AFC
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Eric H Alliott 25 Jan 1926  
Fg Off Arthur F Scroggs  1 Jan 1926  
Fg Off John F Bythell 27 Jan 1926  
Fg Off Wilfred E Cowan 27 Oct 1924  
Fg Off Rodney Beresford 25 Jan 1926  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt James S Browne  5 Aug 1924 AFC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Cecil P Wingfield 27 Jul 1925  
Accountant Branch
Fg Off Sidney C Wyatt 28 Jun 1924  
Plt Off Ronald J Wishlade 11 Oct 1925  
Plt Off Kenneth A Jackman 21 Jan 1926  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Fg Off William D McKeown 16 Dec 1925 MB
Dental
Fg Off Neville F Smith 18 Sep 1924  
Chaplains Branch
Rev Charles A E Wormold 18 Sep 1924 MA
Education Officers
Capt Alexander W F McEwen  1 Sep 1924 Grade II, BSc
Mr Harold Ashman  7 Mar 1925 Grade III, BSc
2  Lt Charles W Averill 18 Jan 1924 Grade III, BSc
Capt Harry W Lane 18 Aug 1922 Grade III, BA
Mr William T Matthews  1 Sep 1925 Grade IV, AMIEE
Lt Herbert G Morcom  1 Sep 1922 Grade III, BEng, AMIEE
Lt John Mutch  5 Feb 1922 Grade III, MC, MA
Lt Arthur Prescott 18 Jan 1924 Grade IV,
Capt Henry A Stokes  1 Sep 1924 Grade IV, BA
Mr Cyril J Whittle 13 Jul 1925 Grade IV, MSc
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Flt Lt

William E G Mann

10 Jan 1926 DFC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt James T Paine 10 Jan 1926  
Flt Lt Brian A S Lewin 10 Jan 1926  
Fg Off William C Yale 10 Jan 1926  
Fg Off Cyril F Caunter 10 Jan 1926  
Fg Off Cyril G C Sullivan 10 Jan 1926  
Fg Off John E G H Thomas 10 Jan 1926  
Fg Off Robert R Bennett 10 Jan 1926  
Fg Off Reginald H Holmes 10 Jan 1926  
Royal Australian Air Force
Fg Off Thomas A Swinbourne 10 Jan 1926  

Source - March 1926 Air Force List

It was transferred to the control of No 3 Group on 1 April 1926, which was redesignated No 23 Group on 12 April

July 1926

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 23 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Robert P Ross

15 Dec 1924 Officer Commanding, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr James Everidge 15 Aug 1923 MC
Sqn Ldr George S Trewin 19 May 1926 AFC
Sqn Ldr Francis W Trott  2 Feb 1926 OBE, MC
Flt Lt Alfred G Taylor 11 Oct 1923 AFC
Flt Lt Noel Keeble 20 Aug 1925 DSC, DFC
Flt Lt Vincent Buxton 20 Jul 1925 OBE
Flt Lt Harold W Evens 14 May 1926  
Flt Lt Archibald S Cheshire 28 Sep 1925 MBE
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

 1 Sep 1923 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Arthur L Russell 24 Jul 1924  
Flt Lt Douglas R W Thompson 19 Feb 1926  
Flt Lt Reginald F Durrant 26 Apr 1926  
Flt Lt Vincent P Feather  1 Sep 1924  
Fg Off Robert Menzies 29 May 1926  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off William Smith 21 Jan 1925  
Fg Off Patrick J Hayes 16 Oct 1922 DFC, AFC
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921  
Fg Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off John F Bythell 27 Jan 1926  
Fg Off Wilfred E Cowan 27 Oct 1924  
Fg Off Rodney Beresford 25 Jan 1926  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt James S Browne  5 Aug 1924 AFC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Cecil P Wingfield 27 Jul 1925  
Accountant Branch
Fg Off Sidney C Wyatt 28 Jun 1924  
Plt Off Ronald J Wishlade 11 Oct 1925  
Plt Off Kenneth A Jackman 21 Jan 1926  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Fg Off William D McKeown 16 Dec 1925 MB
Dental
Fg Off Neville F Smith 18 Sep 1924  
Chaplains Branch
Rev Charles A E Wormold 18 Sep 1924 MA
Education Officers
Capt Alexander W F McEwen  1 Sep 1924 Grade II, BSc
Mr Harold Ashman  7 Mar 1925 Grade III, BSc
2  Lt Charles W Averill 18 Jan 1924 Grade III, BSc
Capt Harry W Lane 18 Aug 1922 Grade III, BA
Mr William T Matthews  1 Sep 1925 Grade IV, AMIEE
Lt Herbert G Morcom  1 Sep 1922 Grade III, BEng, AMIEE
Lt John Mutch  5 Feb 1922 Grade III, MC, MA
Lt Arthur Prescott 18 Jan 1924 Grade IV,
Capt Henry A Stokes  1 Sep 1924 Grade IV, BA
Mr Cyril J Whittle 13 Jul 1925 Grade IV, MSc
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Flt Lt

William E G Mann

10 Jan 1926 DFC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt James T Paine 10 Jan 1926  
Flt Lt Brian A S Lewin 10 Jan 1926  
Fg Off William C Yale 10 Jan 1926  
Fg Off Cyril F Caunter 10 Jan 1926  
Fg Off Cyril G C Sullivan 10 Jan 1926  
Fg Off John E G H Thomas 10 Jan 1926  
Fg Off Robert R Bennett 10 Jan 1926  
Fg Off Reginald H Holmes 10 Jan 1926  
Royal Australian Air Force
Fg Off Thomas A Swinbourne 10 Jan 1926  

Source - July 1926 Air Force List

December 1926

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 23 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Robert P Ross

15 Dec 1924 Officer Commanding, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr George S Trewin 19 May 1926 AFC
Sqn Ldr Francis W Trott  2 Feb 1926 OBE, MC
Flt Lt Alfred G Taylor 11 Oct 1923 AFC
Flt Lt Noel Keeble 20 Aug 1925 DSC, DFC
Flt Lt Vincent Buxton 20 Jul 1925 OBE
Flt Lt Archibald S Cheshire 28 Sep 1925 MBE
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

 1 Sep 1923 Signals duties; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Arthur L Russell 24 Jul 1924  
Flt Lt Douglas R W Thompson 19 Feb 1926 Signals duties
Flt Lt Reginald F Durrant 26 Apr 1926  
Flt Lt George R Oliver 15 Nov 1926  
Flt Lt Vincent P Feather  1 Sep 1924 Engineer duties
Fg Off Charles A C Fidler 11 Oct 1926 Engineer duties, DCM
Fg Off Francis S Wainscot 13 Jul 1926  
Fg Off Charles S Gissing 11 Feb 1921  
Fg Off William Smith 21 Jan 1925 Signals duties
Fg Off Patrick J Hayes 16 Oct 1922 Signals duties, DFC, AFC
Fg Off Frank C Jenner 25 Aug 1921  
Fg Off Rodney Beresford 25 Jan 1926  
Fg Off James A Mollison 13 Oct 1926  
Fg Off George J Gaynor  8 Oct 1926  
Fg Off Reginald H Holmes 10 Jan 1926  
Plt Off Clarence R McEvoy 27 Sep 1926  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt James S Browne  5 Aug 1924 AFC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Clifford Hanson-Abbott 28 Aug 1926  
Accountant Branch
Fg Off Sidney C Wyatt 28 Jun 1924  
Fg Off Kenneth A Jackman 21 Jan 1926  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) Francis R Humphreys  4 Apr 1921  
Fg Off William D McKeown 16 Dec 1925 MB
Dental
Fg Off Neville F Smith 18 Sep 1924  
Education Officers
Capt Alexander W F McEwen  1 Sep 1924 Grade II, BSc
Mr Harold Ashman  7 Mar 1925 Grade III, BSc
2  Lt Charles W Averill 18 Jan 1924 Grade III, BSc
Mr William T Matthews  1 Sep 1925 Grade IV, AMIEE
Lt Herbert G Morcom  1 Sep 1922 Grade III, BEng, AMIEE
Lt John Mutch  5 Feb 1922 Grade III, MC, MA
Capt Herbert Walton 29 May 1926 Grade III, BA
Lt Arthur Prescott 18 Jan 1924 Grade IV,
Capt Henry A Stokes  1 Sep 1924 Grade IV, BA
Mr Cyril J Whittle 13 Jul 1925 Grade IV, MSc
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Flt Lt Harold W Evens 28 Sep 1926  
Flt Lt John A MacNab 27 Sep 1926  
Flt Lt Ralph A Meek 27 Sep 1926  
Flt Lt William J Daddo-Langlois 27 Sep 1926  
Flt Lt Aleth T S Leguen de Lacroix 27 Sep 1926  
Fg Off Robert Menzies 28 Sep 1926  
Fg Off Kenneth C McKenzie 28 Jun 1926 MBE
Fg Off

Robert C Wansbrough

27 Sep 1926 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Maxwell C W C Flint 27 Sep 1926 MC

Source - December 1926 Air Force List

July 1927

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 23 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Robert P Ross

15 Dec 1924 Officer Commanding, DSO, AFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr George S Trewin 19 May 1926 AFC
Sqn Ldr Francis W Trott  2 Feb 1926 OBE, MC
Flt Lt Archibald S Cheshire 28 Sep 1925 MBE
Flt Lt

Hugh Leedham

 1 Sep 1923 Signals duties; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Arthur L Russell 24 Jul 1924 Signals duties
Flt Lt Douglas R W Thompson 19 Feb 1926 Signals duties
Flt Lt

Francis H E Reeve

19 Apr 1927 Signals duties; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Henry M Moody 11 May 1927 MC
Flt Lt George R Oliver 15 Nov 1926  
Flt Lt Vincent P Feather  1 Sep 1924 Engineer duties
Fg Off Charles A C Fidler 11 Oct 1926 Engineer duties, DCM
Fg Off Francis S Wainscot 13 Jul 1926  
Fg Off William Smith 21 Jan 1925 Signals duties
Fg Off Patrick J Hayes 16 Oct 1922 Signals duties, DFC, AFC
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921 Signals duties
Fg Off George W Gay 24 Jan 1927  
Fg Off George H Huxham  4 Nov 1926  
Fg Off Rodney Beresford 25 Jan 1926  
Stores Branch
Fg Off Douglas A W Sugden  1 Apr 1927  
Fg Off Clifford Hanson-Abbott 28 Aug 1926  
Accountant Branch
Fg Off Sidney C Wyatt 28 Jun 1924  
Fg Off Kenneth A Jackman 21 Jan 1926  
Medical Branch
Flt Lt George H H Maxwell 18 Jan 1927 MB
Fg Off Henry Penman 22 Feb 1927 MB
Dental
Fg Off Neville F Smith 18 Sep 1924  
Chaplains Branch
Rev James R Walkey  4 Nov 1926 MA
Education Officers
Capt Alexander W F McEwen  1 Sep 1924 Grade II, BSc
Mr Harold Ashman  7 Mar 1925 Grade III, BSc
2  Lt Charles W Averill 18 Jan 1924 Grade III, BSc
Mr William T Matthews  1 Sep 1925 Grade IV, AMIEE
Lt Herbert G Morcom  1 Sep 1922 Grade III, BEng, AMIEE
Lt John Mutch  5 Feb 1922 Grade III, MC, MA
Capt Herbert Walton 29 May 1926 Grade III, BA
Lt Arthur Prescott 18 Jan 1924 Grade IV,
Capt Henry A Stokes  1 Sep 1924 Grade IV, BA
Mr Cyril J Whittle 13 Jul 1925 Grade IV, MSc
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Flt Lt Harold W Evens 28 Sep 1926  
Flt Lt Colin S Richardson  2 May 1927  
Flt Lt John A MacNab 27 Sep 1926  
Flt Lt Ralph A Meek 27 Sep 1926  
Flt Lt William J Daddo-Langlois 27 Sep 1926  
Fg Off Robert Menzies 28 Sep 1926  
Fg Off Kenneth C McKenzie 28 Jun 1926 MBE
Fg Off

Robert C Wansbrough

27 Sep 1926 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Maxwell C W C Flint 27 Sep 1926 MC
Fg Off

Robert S Blucke

10 Jan 1927 later AVM
Fg Off Cyril R Mason 10 Jan 1927  
Fg Off Edgar C G Badcock 10 Jan 1927  

Source - July 1927 Air Force List

July 1928

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 23 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Arthur L Godman

25 Feb 1928 Officer Commanding, later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr George S Trewin 19 May 1926 AFC
Sqn Ldr Francis W Trott  2 Feb 1926 OBE, MC
Sqn Ldr

Hugh Leedham

 1 Sep 1923 Signals duties; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Guy M Moore 20 Feb 1928 MC
Flt Lt Charles Findlay 30 Dec 1927 DFC
Flt Lt George R Oliver 15 Nov 1926  
Flt Lt Francis S Wainscot 13 Jul 1926  
Flt Lt Maurice Ballard  1 Nov 1927  
Flt Lt Charles A C Fidler 11 Oct 1926 Engineer duties, DCM
Flt Lt Dennis C Prance  5 Apr 1928  
Fg Off William Smith 21 Jan 1925 Signals duties
Fg Off Patrick J Hayes 16 Oct 1922 Signals duties, DFC, AFC
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921 Signals duties
Fg Off George W Gay 24 Jan 1927  
Fg Off Rodney Beresford 25 Jan 1926  
Fg Off George R A Pallin  9 Dec 1927  
Fg Off William A Shorten 10 Mar 1928  
Fg Off Gerald B Collet  3 Jan 1928  
Plt Off Lionel H Smith 25 Jul 1927  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Leonard N Sargent  1 Feb 1928  
Fg Off Douglas A W Sugden  1 Apr 1927  
Accountant Branch
Sqn Ldr Cecil C J Croydon  2 May 1928  
Fg Off Sidney C Wyatt 28 Jun 1924  
Medical Branch
Flt Lt George H H Maxwell 18 Jan 1927 MB
Fg Off Sydney B S Smith 23 Jan 1928  
Dental
Fg Off Paul M Margand 14 Jul 1927  
Chaplains Branch
Rev John H P Still  1 Nov 1927 BA
Education Officers
Capt Alexander W F McEwen  1 Sep 1924 Grade II, BSc
Mr Harold Ashman  7 Mar 1925 Grade III, BSc
2  Lt Charles W Averill 18 Jan 1924 Grade III, BSc
Lt William H Jones   1 Sep 1927 Grade III, BA
Mr William T Matthews  1 Sep 1925 Grade IV, AMIEE
Lt Herbert G Morcom  1 Sep 1922 Grade III, BEng, AMIEE
Lt Reginald C Richards  1 Sep 1927 Grade III, BA, MSc, F Inst P
Capt Hubert C Biles  1 Sep 1927 Grade IV, Reserve of Officers
Capt Herbert Manley 16 Apr 1928 Grade IV, MA
Lt Arthur Prescott 18 Jan 1924 Grade IV,
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Flt Lt Colin S Richardson  2 May 1927  
Flt Lt

Francis H E Reeve

 6 Dec 1927 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Henry M Moody 16 Aug 1927 MC
Flt Lt Edward M Drummond 15 Aug 1927  
Fg Off Ernest V S Lacey 16 Aug 1927  
Fg Off George H Huxham  6 Dec 1927  
Fg Off Anthony C Evans-Evans 26 Jul 1927  
Fg Off

Raymond G Hart

 6 Dec 1927 MC; later AM

Source - July 1928 Air Force List

September 1928

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 23 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Arthur L Godman

25 Feb 1928 Officer Commanding, later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr George S Trewin 19 May 1926 AFC
Sqn Ldr Francis W Trott  2 Feb 1926 OBE, MC
Sqn Ldr

Hugh Leedham

 1 Sep 1923 Signals duties; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Guy M Moore 20 Feb 1928 MC
Flt Lt Charles Findlay 30 Dec 1927 DFC
Flt Lt William E Knowlden  8 Jun 1928  
Flt Lt George R Oliver 15 Nov 1926  
Flt Lt Francis S Wainscot 13 Jul 1926  
Flt Lt Maurice Ballard  1 Nov 1927  
Flt Lt Charles A C Fidler 11 Oct 1926 Engineer duties, DCM
Fg Off William Smith 21 Jan 1925 Signals duties
Fg Off Patrick J Hayes 16 Oct 1922 Signals duties, DFC, AFC
Fg Off Augustus A Jones 14 Aug 1928 Engineer duties
Fg Off Edgar A Turnbull 15 Jul 1921 Signals duties
Fg Off George W Gay 24 Jan 1927 Signals Duties
Fg Off Rodney Beresford 25 Jan 1926  
Fg Off George R A Pallin  9 Dec 1927  
Fg Off William T Holmes 23 Jun 1928  
Fg Off William A Shorten 10 Mar 1928  
Fg Off Gerald B Collet  3 Jan 1928  
Plt Off Lionel H Smith 25 Jul 1927  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Leonard N Sargent  1 Feb 1928  
Fg Off George G C Pigott 13 Aug 1928  
Accountant Branch
Sqn Ldr Cecil C J Croydon  2 May 1928  
Fg Off Sidney C Wyatt 28 Jun 1924  
Medical Branch
Flt Lt George H H Maxwell 18 Jan 1927 MB
Fg Off Sydney B S Smith 23 Jan 1928  
Dental
Fg Off Paul M Margand 14 Jul 1927  
Chaplains Branch
Rev John H P Still  1 Nov 1927 BA
Education Officers
Capt Alexander W F McEwen  1 Sep 1924 Grade II, BSc
Mr Harold Ashman  7 Mar 1925 Grade III, BSc
2  Lt Charles W Averill 18 Jan 1924 Grade III, BSc
Lt William H Jones   1 Sep 1927 Grade III, BA
Mr William T Matthews  1 Sep 1925 Grade III, AMIEE
Lt Herbert G Morcom  1 Sep 1922 Grade III, BEng, AMIEE
Lt Reginald C Richards  1 Sep 1927 Grade III, BA, MSc, F Inst P
Capt Hubert C Biles  1 Sep 1927 Grade IV, Reserve of Officers
Capt Herbert Manley 16 Apr 1928 Grade IV, MA
Lt George H Whitaker  1 Sep 1928 Grade IV, BA, AMICE
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Flt Lt Colin S Richardson  2 May 1927  
Flt Lt

Francis H E Reeve

 6 Dec 1927 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Henry M Moody 16 Aug 1927 MC
Flt Lt Edward M Drummond 15 Aug 1927  
Fg Off Ernest V S Lacey 16 Aug 1927  
Fg Off George H Huxham  6 Dec 1927  
Fg Off Anthony C Evans-Evans 26 Jul 1927  
Fg Off

Raymond G Hart

 6 Dec 1927 MC; later AM

Source - September 1928 Air Force List

July 1929

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Flowerdown (Det Flt - Worthy Down) Inland Area/No 23 Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Arthur L Godman

25 Feb 1928 Officer Commanding, later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr George S Trewin 19 May 1926 AFC
Sqn Ldr Francis W Trott  2 Feb 1926 OBE, MC
Sqn Ldr

Hugh Leedham

 1 Sep 1923 Signals duties; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Ernest Drudge 13 May 1929 MBE
Flt Lt Charles Findlay 30 Dec 1927 DFC
Flt Lt Henry M Moody 11 May 1927 Signals duties
Flt Lt George R Oliver 15 Nov 1926  
Flt Lt Francis S Wainscot 13 Jul 1926  
Flt Lt Joseph S Nichol 17 Sep 1928 Signals duties
Fg Off Graham N Coward 17 Dec 1929 Signals duties
Fg Off William Smith 21 Jan 1925 Signals duties
Fg Off Patrick J Hayes 16 Oct 1922 Signals duties, DFC, AFC
Fg Off Augustus A Jones 14 Aug 1928 Engineer duties
Fg Off Cecil J Stone 23 Dec 1928  
Fg Off William A Shorten 10 Mar 1928  
Fg Off Gerald B Collet  3 Jan 1928  
Fg Off James E McC Henderson  5 Feb 1929  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Leonard N Sargent  1 Feb 1928  
Fg Off George G C Pigott 13 Aug 1928  
Accountant Branch
Sqn Ldr Cecil C J Croydon  2 May 1928  
Fg Off Harry H Frost  1 Sep 1928  
Medical Branch
Flt Lt George H H Maxwell 18 Jan 1927 MB
Dental
Fg Off Paul M Margand 14 Jul 1927  
Chaplains Branch
Rev John H P Still  1 Nov 1927 BA
Education Officers
Capt Alexander W F McEwen  1 Sep 1924 Grade II, BSc
Mr Harold Ashman  7 Mar 1925 Grade III, BSc
Mr Alfred Craven  1 Jan 1929 Grade III, BSc, MIMechE, AMIEE
Lt William H Jones   1 Sep 1927 Grade III, BA
Mr William T Matthews  1 Sep 1925 Grade IV, AMIEE
Lt Herbert G Morcom  1 Sep 1922 Grade III, BEng, AMIEE
Lt Reginald C Richards  1 Sep 1927 Grade III, BA, MSc, F Inst P
Capt Hubert C Biles  1 Sep 1927 Grade IV, Reserve of Officers
Capt Herbert Manley 16 Apr 1928 Grade IV, MA
Lt George H Whitaker  1 Sep 1928 Grade IV, BA, AMICE
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Flt Lt

William E Theak

19 Aug 1928 later AVM
Flt Lt William E Knowlden 20 Aug 1928  
Flt Lt Maurice H Ely 19 Aug 1928  
Flt Lt Patrick J R King 19 Aug 1928  
Flt Lt George H Randle 13 May 1929 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt

Philip Jones

13 May 1929 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt

Norman A P Pritchett

11 May 1929 later A/Cdre
Fg Off George W Gay 10 Dec 1928  
Fg Off William T Holmes 19 Aug 1928  
Fg Off

Thomas P P F Fagan

19 Aug 1928 later A/Cdre
Fg Off

Cedric A Bell

19 Aug 1928 later A/Cdre
Fg Off

Leslie Dalton-Morris

13 May 1929 later AM
Fg Off Howard A Evans-Evans 27 Apr 1928  
Fg Off

Frederick G H Ewens

23 Apr 1929 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Joseph H Pool 13 May 1929  

Source - July 1929 Air Force List

Movement Date Location
7 Aug 1929 RAF Cranwell

July 1930

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Cranwell RAF Cranwell

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Arthur L Godman

25 Feb 1928 Officer Commanding, later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr George S Trewin 19 May 1926 AFC
Sqn Ldr Evelyn R Whitehouse 16 Feb 1930 OBE, AFC
Sqn Ldr

Alan G Bishop

 7 Jan 1930 AFC, later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr

John R Cassidy

 9 Mar 1930 later AVM
Flt Lt Bertrand A Malet  7 Jun 1929 Signals duties, DFC
Flt Lt Henry M Moody 11 May 1927 Signals duties
Flt Lt

Cyril N Ellen

24 Sep 1929 DFC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt George R Oliver 15 Nov 1926  
Flt Lt Francis S Wainscot 13 Jul 1926  
Flt Lt Joseph S Nichol 17 Sep 1928 Signals duties
Fg Off William Smith 21 Jan 1925 Signals duties
Fg Off William J Coadwell 13 Sep 1929 DSM
Fg Off Augustus A Jones 14 Aug 1928 Engineer duties
Fg Off Frank W Wrench 10 Apr 1930 Signals duties
Fg Off Terence O'N East 29 Sep 1929  
Fg Off Robert T Read  9 Sep 1929  
Fg Off Anthony W H Nelson  5 Feb 1929  
Fg Off James E McC Henderson  5 Feb 1929  
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1 Airman Pilot
Stores Branch
Flt Lt George G C Pigott 13 Aug 1928  
Chaplains Branch
Rev Arthur R A Watson  1 May 1930  
Education Officers
Capt Alexander W F McEwen  1 Sep 1924 Act Grade I (Grade II), BSc
Capt Edwin G R Wingham  1 Sep 1929 Grade II, BSc
Mr Albert Adderley  1 May 1930 Grade III, BSc, ARCS, FInstP
Mr Harold Ashman  7 Mar 1925 Grade III, BSc
Lt Maurice G Lloyd-Jones  1 Sep 1929 Grade III, BSc
Lt Reginald C Richards  1 Sep 1927 Grade III, BA, MSc, F Inst P
Mr Leslie F Stanley 17 Sep 1929 Grade III, MSc, ARCS
Capt Henry A Stokes  1 Sep 1929 Grade III,BA
Maj Frank C W Taylor  1 Sep 1929 Grade III
Lt George H Whitaker  1 Sep 1928 Act Grade III (Grade IV), BA, AMICE
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Flt Lt George H Randle 13 May 1929 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt

Philip Jones

13 May 1929 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Adrian H W J Cocks  9 Sep 1929  
Flt Lt

Leslie Dalton-Morris

13 May 1929 later AM
Fg Off

Frederick G H Ewens

23 Apr 1929 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Thomas F Moloney  9 Sep 1929  
Fg Off

Harold F G Southey

28 Apr 1930 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Edgar G C Stokes  9 Sep 1929  
Fg Off

Victor G A Hatcher

28 Apr 1930 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Isaac J Fitch 25 May 1930 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Leonard T Keens 28 Apr 1930  
Fg Off

Richard K Hamblin

28 Apr 1930 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Alexander K K Caldwell 28 Apr 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

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Cranwell RAF Cranwell

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Reynell H Verney

21 Feb 1931 Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Alfred H Stradling 20 Apr 1931 OBE
Sqn Ldr

John R Cassidy

 9 Mar 1930 later AVM
Sqn Ldr Albert W Fletcher 15 Dec 1930 OBE, DFC, AFC
Flt Lt Douglas R W Thompson  3 Mar 1931 Signals duties
Flt Lt Eric Brewerton  8 Jan 1931 DFC
Flt Lt Francis S Wainscot 13 Jul 1926  
Flt Lt Joseph S Nichol 17 Sep 1928 Signals duties
Flt Lt Hubert J Adkins 22 Oct 1930 Signals duties
Flt Lt

Edward B Addison

16 Feb 1931 Signals duties; later AVM
Flt Lt William Smith 21 Jan 1925 Signals duties
Fg Off William J Coadwell 13 Sep 1929 DSM
Fg Off Augustus A Jones 14 Aug 1928 Engineer duties
Fg Off Frank W Wrench 10 Apr 1930 Signals duties
Fg Off Hector S Martin 21 Jan 1931  
-
1 Airman Pilot
Chaplains Branch
Rev Arthur R A Watson  1 May 1930  
Education Officers
Mr Ivor R Hart  1 Sep 1930 Grade I, OBE, BSc, PhD, AFRAeS
Capt Edwin G R Wingham  1 Sep 1929 Grade II, BSc
Mr Albert Adderley  1 May 1930 Grade III, BSc, ARCS, FInstP
Mr Harold Ashman  7 Mar 1925 Grade III, BSc
Lt Alfred J Fisher  1 Jan 1931 Grade III, BA
Mr Alan Lee  1 Jan 1931 Grade III, BA
Lt Maurice G Lloyd-Jones  1 Sep 1929 Grade III, BSc
Lt Reginald C Richards  1 Sep 1927 Grade III, BA, MSc, F Inst P
Mr Leslie F Stanley 17 Sep 1929 Grade III, MSc, ARCS
Maj Frank C W Taylor  1 Sep 1929 Grade III
Lt George H Whitaker  1 Sep 1928 Act Grade III (Grade IV), BA, AMICE
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Flt Lt

George P Chamberlain

 1 Sep 1930 later AVM
Flt Lt

Colin S Cadell

13 Apr 1931 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt

Harold F G Southey

28 Apr 1930 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt

Victor G A Hatcher

28 Apr 1930 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Leonard T Keens 28 Apr 1930  
Fg Off Bernard G Farrow 13 Apr 1931  
Fg Off

Richard K Hamblin

28 Apr 1930 later A/Cdre
Fg Off

William C Cooper

 1 Sep 1930 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Terence J Arbuthnot  1 Sep 1930  
Fg Off

Bryan D Nicholas

 1 Sep 1930 later A/Cdre
Fg Off

Lawrence P Moore

12 Apr 1931 later A/Cdre
Fg Off John W Gillan 12 Apr 1931  
Fg Off Walter D Butler 13 Apr 1931  
Fg Off Percy Kinsey 13 Apr 1931  
Fg Off

William J Crisham

12 Apr 1931 later AVM

Source - July 1931 Air Force List

July 1932

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Cranwell RAF Cranwell

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Reynell H Verney

21 Feb 1931 Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Alfred H Stradling 20 Apr 1931 OBE
Sqn Ldr Kenneth H Riversdale-Elliot 15 Sep 1931
Sqn Ldr

John R Cassidy

 9 Mar 1930 later AVM
Sqn Ldr Douglas R W Thompson  3 Mar 1931 Signals duties
Flt Lt Francis S Wainscot 13 Jul 1926  
Flt Lt Joseph S Nichol 17 Sep 1928 Signals duties
Flt Lt Hubert J Adkins 22 Oct 1930 Signals duties
Flt Lt

Walter J M Akerman

14 Nov 1931 Adjutant, later AVM
Flt Lt

Edward B Addison

16 Feb 1931 Signals duties; later AVM
Flt Lt William Smith 21 Jan 1925 Signals duties
Flt Lt Nicholas A Pearce  5 Aug 1931  
Fg Off William J Coadwell 13 Sep 1929 DSM
Fg Off Frank W Wrench 10 Apr 1930 Signals duties
Fg Off Hector S Martin 21 Jan 1931  
Fg Off Robert L Bennet 17 Jun 1931  
Fg Off Harry C Friday 22 Jun 1931  
-
1 Airman Pilot
Education Officers
Mr Ivor R Hart  1 Sep 1930 Grade I, OBE, BSc, PhD
Capt Edwin G R Wingham  1 Sep 1929 Grade II, BSc
Mr Albert Adderley  1 May 1930 Grade III, BSc, ARCS, FInstP
Maj Ruben W Allen 31 Aug 1931 Act Grade III, MA
Mr Thomas J D Craig  1 Jan 1932 Grade III, BA
Lt Alfred J Fisher  1 Jan 1931 Grade III, BA
Mr Alan Lee  1 Jan 1931 Grade III, BA
Lt Maurice G Lloyd-Jones  1 Sep 1929 Grade III, BSc
Maj Charles I Morris  1 Jan 1932 Grade III, AMIEE AFRAeS
Lt Reginald C Richards  1 Sep 1927 Grade III, BA, MSc, F Inst P
Mr Leslie F Stanley 17 Sep 1929 Grade III, MSc, ARCS
Maj Frank C W Taylor  1 Sep 1929 Grade III
Lt George H Whitaker  1 Sep 1928 Act Grade III (Grade IV), BA, AMICE
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Flt Lt

Colin S Cadell

13 Apr 1931 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Frank W Foster  2 May 1931 DFC, DSM
Flt Lt Bernard G Farrow 13 Apr 1931  
Flt Lt John W Gillan 12 Apr 1931  
Fg Off

Lawrence P Moore

12 Apr 1931 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Walter D Butler 13 Apr 1931  
Fg Off Percy Kinsey 13 Apr 1931  
Fg Off Clifton Stephenson  7 Sep 1931  
Fg Off

William J Crisham

12 Apr 1931 later AVM
Fg Off

Hubert H Chapman

 7 Sep 1931 later AVM
Fg Off Eric C Passmore 25 Apr 1932  
Fg Off Cedric B Hughes 25 Apr 1932  
Fg Off

Edouard M F Grundy

25 Apr 1932 later AM
Fg Off

Alfred G Adnams

25 Apr 1932 later A/Cdre
Fg Off John Cherrill 25 Apr 1932  
Fg Off Guy P Charles 25 Apr 1932  
Fg Off Bryant T Shelley 25 Apr 1932  
Fg Off

John G W Weston

25 Apr 1932 later AVM
Fg Off Thomas W Hodgson 25 Apr 1932  

Source - July 1932 Air Force List

July 1933

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Cranwell RAF Cranwell

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Reynell H Verney

21 Feb 1931 Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Alfred H Stradling 20 Apr 1931 OBE
Sqn Ldr Harry A Smith 16 Jan 1932 MC
Sqn Ldr

John R Cassidy

 9 Mar 1930 later AVM
Sqn Ldr Douglas R W Thompson  3 Mar 1931 Signals duties
Flt Lt Alfred E Lindon  9 Jun 1933 Signals duties, MBE
Flt Lt Reginald Jones  3 Nov 1932 Signals duties
Flt Lt Cuthbert C Bazell 11 Aug 1932 Signals duties
Flt Lt Francis S Wainscot 13 Jul 1926  
Flt Lt

Walter J M Akerman

14 Nov 1931 Adjutant; later AVM
Flt Lt William Smith 21 Jan 1925 Signals duties
Flt Lt

Cedric A Bell

29 Dec 1932 Signals duties; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Hector S Martin 21 Jan 1931  
Fg Off Robert L Bennet 17 Jun 1931  
Fg Off Geoffrey D Emms 30 Jan 1933  
Fg Off Clement W W S Conway  15 May 1933  
Plt Off Anthony N Bray  6 Jun 1933  
-
1 Airman Pilot
Education Officers
Mr Ivor R Hart  1 Sep 1930 Grade I, OBE, BSc, PhD
Capt Edwin G R Wingham  1 Sep 1929 Grade II, BSc
Maj Ruben W Allen 31 Aug 1931 Act Grade III, MA
Mr Thomas J D Craig  1 Jan 1932 Grade III, BA
Lt Alfred J Fisher  1 Jan 1931 Grade III, BA
Mr Alan Lee  1 Jan 1931 Grade III, BA
Lt Maurice G Lloyd-Jones  1 Sep 1929 Grade III, BSc
Maj Charles I Morris  1 Jan 1932 Grade III, AMIEE AFRAeS
Lt Reginald C Richards  1 Sep 1927 Grade III, BA, MSc, F Inst P
Mr Leslie F Stanley 17 Sep 1929 Grade III, MSc, ARCS
Lt John A G Stuart 10 Jan 1933 Grade III,
Maj Frank C W Taylor  1 Sep 1929 Grade III
Lt George H Whitaker  1 Sep 1928 Act Grade III (Grade IV), BA, AMICE
Civilian Technical Officers
Mr J S W Graham   BEng
Mr W Kidd    
Civilian Assistant
Flt Lt (Ret) W R Castings   MBE
Civilian Stores Officer
Fg Off (Ret) R D Lambert    
Warrant Officers
WO Thomas H C Hinds 12 Mar 1931  
WO Frederic Ribbons  8 Jan 1929  
WO Roy B Cleaver 18 Dec 1931  

Warrant Officers - 2nd Class

WO II Thomas Kelly  9 Jul 1930  
WO II Herbert A Lyon 10 Nov 1923  
WO II Frederick R Gray  9 Jan 1933  
WO II Joseph E Hatfield  9 Sep 1930  
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Fg Off Eric C Passmore 25 Apr 1932  
Fg Off Cedric B Hughes 25 Apr 1932  
Fg Off

Edouard M F Grundy

25 Apr 1932 later AM
Fg Off

Alfred G Adnams

25 Apr 1932 later A/Cdre
Fg Off John Cherrill 25 Apr 1932  
Fg Off Guy P Charles 25 Apr 1932  
Fg Off Bryant T Shelley 25 Apr 1932  
Fg Off

John G W Weston

25 Apr 1932 later AVM
Fg Off Arthur C Watson 24 Apr 1933  
Fg Off Thomas W Hodgson 25 Apr 1932  
Fg Off Edmund H Bellairs 23 Apr 1933  
Fg Off

Michael Watson

23 Apr 1933 later A/Cdre
Fg Off

Ronald L Phillips

23 Apr 1933 later A/Cdre
Fg Off

William S Hebden

23 Apr 1933 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Ian B Newbigging 23 Apr 1933  
Fg Off Harold G Adams 23 Apr 1933  
Fg Off George Nelson 23 Apr 1933  
Fg Off Frederick F Wicks 23 Apr 1933 DFC

Source - July 1933 Air Force List

January 1934

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Cranwell RAF Cranwell

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre

Reynell H Verney

21 Feb 1931 Air Officer Commanding, OBE
Wg Cdr

Arthur L Gregory

 1 Nov 1933 Signals duties, MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Alfred H Stradling 20 Apr 1931 OBE
Sqn Ldr Harry A Smith 16 Jan 1932 MC
Sqn Ldr Douglas R W Thompson  3 Mar 1931 Signals duties
Flt Lt Reginald Jones  3 Nov 1932 Signals duties
Flt Lt Cuthbert C Bazell 11 Aug 1932 Signals duties
Flt Lt Francis S Wainscot 13 Jul 1926  
Flt Lt

Walter J M Akerman

14 Nov 1931 Adjutant; later AVM
Flt Lt William Badley 14 Oct 1933 Signals duties
Flt Lt William Smith 21 Jan 1925 Signals duties
Flt Lt

Cedric A Bell

29 Dec 1932 Signals duties; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Hector S Martin 21 Jan 1931  
Fg Off Geoffrey D Emms 30 Jan 1933  
Fg Off Ivor A Critchley 23 Aug 1933  
Fg Off Richard A McMurtie 18 Sep 1933  
Fg Off Clement W W S Conway  15 May 1933  
-
1 Airman Pilot
Education Officers
Mr Ivor R Hart  1 Sep 1930 Grade I, OBE, BSc, PhD
Capt Edwin G R Wingham  1 Sep 1929 Grade II, BSc
Maj Ruben W Allen 31 Aug 1931 Grade III, MA
Mr Thomas J D Craig  1 Jan 1932 Grade III, BA
Lt Alfred J Fisher  1 Jan 1931 Grade III, BA
Mr Alan Lee  1 Jan 1931 Grade III, BA
Lt Maurice G Lloyd-Jones  1 Sep 1929 Grade III, BSc
Maj Charles I Morris  1 Jan 1932 Grade III, AMIEE AFRAeS
Lt Reginald C Richards  1 Sep 1927 Grade III, BA, MSc, F Inst P
Mr Leslie F Stanley 17 Sep 1929 Grade III, MSc, ARCS
Lt George H Whitaker  1 Sep 1928 Grade III (Grade IV), BA, AMICE
Civilian Technical Officers
Mr J S W Graham   BEng
Mr W Kidd    
Civilian Assistant
Flt Lt (Ret) W R Castings   MBE
Civilian Stores Officer
Fg Off (Ret) R D Lambert    
Warrant Officers
WO Thomas H C Hinds 12 Mar 1931  
WO Frederic Ribbons  8 Jan 1929  
WO Roy B Cleaver 18 Dec 1931  
WO Herbert A Lyon 10 Nov 1923  

Warrant Officers - 2nd Class

WO II Frederick R Gray  9 Jan 1933  
WO II Joseph E Hatfield  9 Sep 1930  
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Fg Off Arthur C Watson 24 Apr 1933  
Fg Off Edmund H Bellairs 23 Apr 1933  
Fg Off

Michael Watson

23 Apr 1933 later A/Cdre
Fg Off

Ronald L Phillips

23 Apr 1933 later A/Cdre
Fg Off

William S Hebden

23 Apr 1933 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Ian B Newbigging 23 Apr 1933  
Fg Off Harold G Adams 23 Apr 1933  
Fg Off George Nelson 23 Apr 1933  
Fg Off Frederick F Wicks 23 Apr 1933 DFC

Source - January 1934 Air Force List

July 1934

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Cranwell RAF Cranwell

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Horace Gordon-Dean

 8 Apr 1934 Officer Commanding, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr

Arthur L Gregory

 1 Nov 1933 Signals duties, MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Alfred H Stradling 20 Apr 1931 OBE
Sqn Ldr Harry A Smith 16 Jan 1932 MC
Sqn Ldr Douglas R W Thompson  3 Mar 1931 Signals duties
Flt Lt Cuthbert C Bazell 11 Aug 1932 Signals duties
Flt Lt Francis S Wainscot 13 Jul 1926  
Flt Lt Joseph S Nichol  8 Jan 1934 Signals duties,
Flt Lt

Walter J M Akerman

14 Nov 1931 Adjutant; later AVM
Flt Lt William Badley 14 Oct 1933 Signals duties
Flt Lt William Smith 21 Jan 1925 Signals duties
Flt Lt

Cedric A Bell

29 Dec 1932 Signals duties; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Noel Foster-Packer 29 Jan 1934  
Fg Off Richard A McMurtie 18 Sep 1933  
Fg Off William B Bailey 13 Jun 1934  
Fg Off Clement W W S Conway  15 May 1933  
Fg Off Bruce W E R Bonsey 17 Dec 1933  
-
1 Airman Pilot
Education Officers
Mr Ivor R Hart  1 Sep 1930 Grade I, OBE, BSc, PhD
Capt Edwin G R Wingham  1 Sep 1929 Grade II, BSc
Maj Ruben W Allen 31 Aug 1931 Grade III, MA
Lt Alfred J Fisher  1 Jan 1931 Grade III, BA
Mr Alan Lee  1 Jan 1931 Grade III, BA
Lt Maurice G Lloyd-Jones  1 Sep 1929 Grade III, BSc
Maj Charles I Morris  1 Jan 1932 Grade III, AMIEE AFRAeS
Lt Reginald C Richards  1 Sep 1927 Grade III, BA, MSc, F Inst P
Mr Leslie F Stanley 17 Sep 1929 Grade III, MSc, ARCS
Lt George H Whitaker  1 Sep 1928 Grade III, BA, AMICE
Civilian Technical Officers
Mr J S W Graham   BEng
Mr W Kidd    
Civilian Assistant
Flt Lt (Ret) W R Castings   MBE
Civilian Stores Officer
Fg Off (Ret) R D Lambert    
Warrant Officers
WO Thomas H C Hinds 12 Mar 1931  
WO Roy B Cleaver 18 Dec 1931  

Warrant Officers - 2nd Class

WO II Frederick R Gray  9 Jan 1933  
WO II Joseph E Hatfield  9 Sep 1930  
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Fg Off Arthur C Watson 24 Apr 1933  
Fg Off Edmund H Bellairs 23 Apr 1933  
Fg Off

Michael Watson

23 Apr 1933 later A/Cdre
Fg Off

Ronald L Phillips

23 Apr 1933 later A/Cdre
Fg Off

William S Hebden

23 Apr 1933 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Ian B Newbigging 23 Apr 1933  
Fg Off Harold G Adams 23 Apr 1933  
Fg Off George Nelson 23 Apr 1933  
Fg Off Frederick F Wicks 23 Apr 1933 DFC
Fg Off Leonard J Crosbie 23 Apr 1934  
Fg Off

Thomas U C Shirley

23 Apr 1934 later AVM
Fg Off

Henry B Wrigley

23 Apr 1934 later AVM
Fg Off

Walter P G Pretty 

23 Apr 1934  later AM
Fg Off

John A Tester

23 Apr 1934 later A/Cdre
Fg Off

Alexander M Rodgers

23 Apr 1934 later A/Cdre
Fg Off William T H Nichols 23 Apr 1934  
Fg Off Robert C Richmond 23 Apr 1934  
Fg Off

Alfred T Monks

23 Apr 1934 later AVM

Source - July 1934 Air Force List

July 1935

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Cranwell RAF Cranwell

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Horace Gordon-Dean

 8 Apr 1934 Officer Commanding, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr

Arthur L Gregory

 1 Nov 1933 Signals duties, MBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Alfred G Bond 11 Nov 1934 AFC
Sqn Ldr Clement F Horsley  1 Apr 1935 MC
Sqn Ldr Douglas R W Thompson  3 Mar 1931 Signals duties
Flt Lt Cuthbert C Bazell 11 Aug 1932 Signals duties
Flt Lt Francis S Wainscot 13 Jul 1926 Signals duties
Flt Lt Joseph S Nichol  8 Jan 1934 Signals duties,
Flt Lt

Walter J M Akerman

14 Nov 1931 Adjutant; later AVM
Flt Lt William Badley 14 Oct 1933 Signals duties
Flt Lt William Smith 21 Jan 1925 Signals duties
Flt Lt

Cedric A Bell

29 Dec 1932 Signals duties; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Raymond W P Collings  4 Dec 1934  
Fg Off Richard A McMurtie 18 Sep 1933  
Fg Off Paul R J Leborgne  1 Nov 1934  
Fg Off Richard C M Collard 23 Oct 1934  
-
2 Airman Pilots
Education Officers
Mr Ivor R Hart  1 Sep 1930 Grade I, OBE, BSc, PhD
Capt Edwin G R Wingham  1 Sep 1929 Grade II, BSc
Maj Ruben W Allen 31 Aug 1931 Grade III, MA
Lt Alfred J Fisher  1 Jan 1931 Grade III, BA
Mr Aydon Hall  1 Jan 1935 Grade III, BEng
Mr Edgar J Harrington  1 Jan 1935 Grade III, BSc, ARCS, DIC
Mr Alan Lee  1 Jan 1931 Grade III, BA
Lt Maurice G Lloyd-Jones  1 Sep 1929 Grade III, BSc
Maj Charles I Morris  1 Jan 1932 Grade III, AMIEE AFRAeS
Lt Reginald C Richards  1 Sep 1927 Grade III, BA, MSc, F Inst P
Mr Edmund A Stockwell  1 Jan 1935 Grade III, BA
Lt George H Whitaker  1 Sep 1928 Grade III, BA, AMICE
Mr Philip H Wood  3 Sep 1934 Grade III,
Civilian Technical Officers
Mr J S W Graham   BEng
Mr W Kidd   AMIEE
Civilian Assistant
Flt Lt (Ret) W R Castings   MBE
Civilian Stores Officer
Fg Off (Ret) R D Lambert    
Warrant Officers
WO William C Billing  3 May 1935  
WO Arthur Hibbins  4 Dec 1934 MM
WO Alfred Clifton 31 Jan 1935  
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Flt Lt Ralph E McBurney 29 Apr 1935 RCAF
Fg Off Leonard J Crosbie 23 Apr 1934  
Fg Off

Thomas U C Shirley

23 Apr 1934 later AVM
Fg Off

Henry B Wrigley

23 Apr 1934 later AVM
Fg Off

Walter P G Pretty 

23 Apr 1934  later AM
Fg Off

John A Tester

23 Apr 1934 later A/Cdre
Fg Off

Alexander M Rodgers

23 Apr 1934 later A/Cdre
Fg Off William T H Nichols 23 Apr 1934  
Fg Off Robert C Richmond 23 Apr 1934  
Fg Off

Alfred T Monks

22 Apr 1934 later AVM
Fg Off Jasper G Cardale 29 Apr 1935  
Fg Off Andrew McIlwaine 29 Apr 1935  
Fg Off Frederick C Daubney 29 Apr 1935  
Fg Off

Arthur D Messenger

29 Apr 1935 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Quentin W A Ross 29 Apr 1935  
Fg Off

Colin C McMullen

29 Apr 1935 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Reginald Monks 29 Apr 1935  
Fg Off Geoffrey H O Mills 29 Apr 1935  
Fg Off Norman G Goodman 29 Apr 1935  

Source - July 1935 Air Force List

July 1936

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Cranwell RAF Cranwell

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt

Horace Gordon-Dean

 8 Apr 1934 Officer Commanding, AFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Clement F Horsley  1 Apr 1935 MC
Sqn Ldr

John R Cassidy

 6 Jan 1936 Signals duties; later AVM
Sqn Ldr C Chapman  2 Mar 1936
Sqn Ldr George H Russell  5 Nov 1935
Sqn Ldr A F James 22 Jan 1936
Sqn Ldr

Gerald P H Carter

 4 Jan 1936 Signals duties; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Joseph S Nichol  8 Jan 1934 Signals duties
Flt Lt

Thomas P P F Fagan

30 Sep 1935 Signals duties; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt

Leslie Dalton-Morris

16 Aug 1935 Signals duties; later AM
Flt Lt William Smith 21 Jan 1925 Signals duties
Flt Lt E G C Stokes 24Feb 1936  
Flt Lt

Harold F G Southey

15 Aug 1935 Signals duties; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt F D Briggs 17 Jan 1936  
Flt Lt Percy Kinsey 29 Jul 1925 Signals duties
Flt Lt Paul R J Leborgne  1 Nov 1934  
Flt Lt R K Brougham 25 May 1936  
Fg Off Richard C M Collard 23 Oct 1934  
Fg Off G W Golledge 27 Jan 1936  
Fg Off R G R Buckley 24 May 1936  
Plt Off D J North-Bomford 27 Jan 1936  
Plt Off A J F Churchill 24 May 1936  
Plt Off H C Sawyer 20 May 1936  
-
6 Airman Pilots
Education Officers
Capt Brian A Smith  2 Sep 1935 Grade I, BA
Capt Edwin G R Wingham  1 Sep 1929 Grade II, BSc
Lt Reginald C Richards  1 Sep 1927 Act Grade II, MA, MSc, FInstP
Lt Alfred J Fisher  1 Jan 1931 Grade III, BA
Lt H G Morcom  1 Jan 1936 Grade III,
Maj Ruben W Allen 31 Aug 1931 Grade III, MA
Mr Harold Ashman  2 Sep 1935 Grade III,
Mr F J Balcombe  1 Jan 1936 Grade III, BSc
Mr R J C Farrell  1 Jan 1936 Grade III, BSc
Mr Aydon Hall  1 Jan 1935 Grade III, BEng
Mr Edgar J Harrington  1 Jan 1935 Grade III, BSc, ARCS, DIC
Mr David Hay  2 Sep 1935 Grade III,
Mr Arthur H C Lee  2 Sep 1935 Grade III, BA
Mr John Macdonald  2 Sep 1935 Grade III,
Mr E I R MacGregor  6 Jan 1936 Grade III, MSc
Mr R S Mathieson  1 Jan 1936  Grade III, MA
Mr John H Stevens  2 Sep 1935 Grade III, BSc
Mr Charles E P Suttle  2 Sep 1935 Grade III, BSc
Mr Ernest J Tippett  2 Sep 1935 Grade III, BSc, PhD
Mr D Weighton  1 Jan 1936 Grade III, BA
Lt George H Whitaker  1 Sep 1928 Grade III, BA, AMICE
Mr John W W Whitehead  2 Sep 1935 Grade III, BSc
Mr K C Willett 13 Jan 1936 Grade III,
Mr Philip H Wood  3 Sep 1934 Grade III,
Civilian Technical Officers
Mr W Kidd   AMIEE
Flt Lt (Ret) H J Adkins    
Flt Lt (Ret) F Wainscot    
Civilian Assistants
Flt Lt (Ret) W R Castings   MBE
Fg Off H F Game   AFC, late RAF
Flt Lt R Jones   RAFO
Flt Lt C J Farrell   RAFO
Flt Lt F V Gauntlett   RAFO
Flt Lt R S Hellier   DFC, RAFO
Flt Lt E C Durbin   RAFO
Civilian Stores Officer
Fg Off (Ret) R D Lambert    
Warrant Officers
WO William C Billing  3 May 1935  
WO Arthur Hibbins  4 Dec 1934 MM
WO Alfred Clifton 31 Jan 1935  
WO G F Dell    
WO James S Smith 21 Jul 1935  
WO E E Holmes  4 Dec 1935  
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Flt Lt A W Vincent 28 Apr 1936  
Flt Lt

Henry G Blair

26 Apr 1936 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Jasper G Cardale 29 Apr 1935  
Flt Lt Andrew McIlwaine 29 Apr 1935  
Flt Lt Frederick C Daubney 29 Apr 1935  
Flt Lt

Arthur D Messenger

29 Apr 1935 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Quentin W A Ross 29 Apr 1935  
Flt Lt

Colin C McMullen

29 Apr 1935 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Reginald Monks 29 Apr 1935  
Fg Off Geoffrey H O Mills 29 Apr 1935  
Fg Off Norman G Goodman 29 Apr 1935  
Fg Off G L S Griffith-Jones 27 Apr 1936  
Fg Off

Harold G Leonard-Williams;

27 Apr 1936 later AVM
Fg Off Crichton C Morton 27 Apr 1936 later A/Cdre
Fg Off

Donald R Evans

27 Apr 1936 later ACM
Fg Off

Melvin K D Porter

27 Apr 1936 later AM
Fg Off Anthony G Powell 27 Apr 1936 later A/Cdre
Fg Off P R Robinson 27 Apr 1936  
Fg Off

Colin M Stewart

27 Apr 1936 later AVM
Fg Off Peter H Holmes 27 Apr 1936 later AVM
Fg Off I A Scott 27 Apr 1936  
Royal Canadian Air Force
Flt Lt Ralph E McBurney 29 Apr 1935  
Fg Off W A Orr 27 Apr 1936  
Royal Australian Air Force
Flt Lt A G Pither 27 Apr 1936  

Source - July 1936 Air Force List

August 1936

Source - August 1936 Air Force List

July 1937

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Cranwell Training Command/RAF Cranwell

 

Rank Name Date Notes
HQ
Gp Capt

John H Simpson 

12 Apr 1937 Officer Commanding; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr

Owen W de Putron

 1 Oct 1036 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt A N Luxmoore 24 Feb 1937 Adjutant
Flt Lt (Ret) W R Castings   MBE
Fg Off M V de Satge   RAFO
No 1 Wing
Sqn Ldr E S Borthwick-Clarke  5 Oct 1936
Flt Lt A T K Shipwright 26 Feb 1937  
Flt Lt F V Gauntlett   RAFO
Flt Lt R L Bennet   RAFO
Wg Cdr (Ret) S H B Harris   late RAF
No 2 Wing
Sqn Ldr F G A Robinson 14 Jan 1937
Flt Lt J B Altham 26 Apr 1937  
Flt Lt C J Farrell   RAFO
Flt Lt R S Hellier   DFC, RAFO
Fg Off G F E Harrison   Assistant Adjutant, late RAF
Flt Lt (Ret) H C Pyper   Adjutant
No 3 Wing
Sqn Ldr C Chapman  2 Mar 1936 DSC
Flt Lt R Jones   RAFO
Flt Lt E C Durbin   RAFO
Instructional Section
Wg Cdr

John R Cassidy

 6 Jan 1936 Signals duties; later AVM
Sqn Ldr

Gerald P H Carter

 4 Jan 1936 Signals duties; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Joseph S Nichol  8 Jan 1934 Signals duties
Sqn Ldr

Colin S Cadell

 8 Dec 1936 Signals duties; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A H W J Cocks  1 Mar 1937 Signals duties
Sqn Ldr

Thomas P P F Fagan

30 Sep 1935 Signals duties; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W A Thompson 30 Nov 1936 Signals duties
Sqn Ldr L T Keens 20 Jun 1936 Signals duties
Flt Lt S C Black   Signals duties, RAFO
Mr W Kidd   AMIEE
Flt Lt (Ret) H J Adkins   Engineer duties
Flt Lt (Ret) F Wainscot    
Flt Lt S H Reynolds   RAFO
Equipment Officers
Fg Off (Ret) R D Lambert    
Maj (Ret) B S Stone    
Signals Section
Sqn Ldr A F James 22 Jan 1936
Flt Lt F D Briggs 17 Jan 1936  
Flt Lt F B Bristow  9 Oct 1936  
Flt Lt R G R Buckley 24 May 1936  
Fg Off G W Golledge 27 Jan 1936  
Fg Off H C Sawyer 20 May 1936  
Fg Off A J F Churchill 24 May 1936  
Plt Off M N McF Kennedy 19 Jan 1937  
Plt Off R A Weeks 31 Jan 1937  
Plt Off W Riley  9 Feb 1937  
-
11 Airman Pilots
Education Officers
Mr I B Hart 22 Mar 1937 Principal Education Officer, OBE, BSc, PhD
Capt A W F McEwen  1 Jan 1937 Grade I, BSc
Capt N Wood  1 Jan 1937 Grade I, MA, PhD, FRHistS
Lt Reginald C Richards  1 Sep 1927 Grade II, MA, MSc, FInstP
Capt Edwin G R Wingham  1 Sep 1929 Grade II, BSc
Lt H Woffenden  1 Jan 1937 Grade II, MEng, AMIMechE
Mr W T Matthews 25 Aug 1936 Act Grade II, AMIEE
Lt Alfred J Fisher  1 Jan 1931 Grade III, BA
Maj Ruben W Allen 31 Aug 1931 Grade III, MA
Mr F J Balcombe  1 Jan 1936 Grade III, BSc
Mr J E Clegg  1 Sep 1936 Grade III, MSc
Mr G G Edwards 25 Aug 1936 Grade III, MA
Mr R J C Farrell  1 Jan 1936 Grade III, BSc
Mr N Gibson 25 Aug 1936 Grade III, BEng
Mr Edgar J Harrington  1 Jan 1935 Grade III, BSc, ARCS, DIC
Mr H M Hughes 25 Aug 1936 Grade III, MSc
Mr John Macdonald  2 Sep 1935 Grade III, MA
Mr E I R MacGregor  6 Jan 1936 Grade III, MSc
Mr W Makinson 25 Aug 1936 Grade III, BA
Mr R S Mathieson  1 Jan 1936  Grade III, MA
Mr R W Nicholson 25 Aug 1936 Grade III, BA
Mr John H Stevens  2 Sep 1935 Grade III, BSc
Mr Charles E P Suttle  2 Sep 1935 Grade III, BSc
Mr C W Thompson 25 Aug 1936 Grade III, MSc
Mr G H Thorndike 25 Aug 1936 Grade III, BSc
Mr Ernest J Tippett  2 Sep 1935 Grade III, BSc, PhD
Mr D Weighton  1 Jan 1936 Grade III, BA
Lt George H Whitaker  1 Sep 1928 Grade III, BA, AMICE
Mr John W W Whitehead  2 Sep 1935 Grade III, BSc
Mr T Willcox  1 Jun 1937 Grade III, MSc
Warrant Officers
WO William C Billing  3 May 1935  
WO Arthur Hibbins  4 Dec 1934 MM
WO S E Catt  1 Oct 1936  
WO James S Smith 21 Jul 1935 MBE
WO E S McQuillan 25 Feb 1937  
WO A Houghton 14 Sep 1936  
WO E W Hoy 10 Oct 1936  
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Flt Lt

Henry G Blair

26 Apr 1936 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt G L S Griffith-Jones 27 Apr 1936  
Flt Lt Crichton C Morton 27 Apr 1936 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt

Donald R Evans

27 Apr 1936 later ACM
Flt Lt

Harold G Leonard-Williams;

27 Apr 1936 later AVM
Flt Lt P R Robinson 27 Apr 1936  
Flt Lt

Melvin K D Porter

27 Apr 1936 later AM
Flt Lt Anthony G Powell 27 Apr 1936 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt

Colin M Stewart

27 Apr 1936 later AVM
Flt Lt Peter H Holmes 27 Apr 1936 later AVM
Flt Lt I A Scott 27 Apr 1936  
Flt Lt C F Pearcwe 16 Apr 1937  
Flt Lt

Benjamin Ball

26 Apr 1937 later AVM
Flt Lt John A Robinson 26 Apr 1937 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt G N Hancock 26 Apr 1937  
Flt Lt R R Fairweather 26 Apr 1937  
Flt Lt M F B Read 26 Apr 1937  
Fg Off N D Gilbert-Smith 26 Apr 1937  
Fg Off G H Foss 26 Apr 1937  
Fg Off J Thompson 26 Apr 1937  
Fg Off J P Ussher 26 Apr 1937  
Fg Off M Dawnay 26 Apr 1937  
Fg Off O H D Blomfield 26 Apr 1937  
Fg Off K G Stodart 26 Apr 1937 AFC
Fg Off N F Simpson 26 Apr 1937  
Fg Off G Thripp 26 Apr 1937  
Fg Off D P Barclay 26 Apr 1937  
Royal Canadian Air Force
Fg Off W A Orr 27 Apr 1936  
Fg Off M M Hendrick 27 Apr 1937  
Royal Australian Air Force
Flt Lt A G Pither 27 Apr 1936  
Fg Off G Laming 26 Apr 1937  
South African Air Force
2 Lt G N Robertson 26 Apr 1937  

Source - July 1937 Air Force List

July 1938

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Cranwell Training Command/RAF Cranwell

 

Rank Name Date Notes
HQ
Gp Capt

John H Simpson 

12 Apr 1937 Officer Commanding; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr

John R Cassidy

 6 Jan 1936 Signals duties; later AVM
Sqn Ldr W A Thompson 30 Nov 1936 Signals duties
Flt Lt A N Luxmoore 24 Feb 1937 Adjutant
Commissioned Physical Training Officer
Fg Off A W Taylor    

-

Fg Off M V de Satge   RAFO
Mr W Kidd   AMIEE
Flt Lt P D Baker   late RAF
Maj (Ret) A P Faris    
Equipment Officers
Fg Off (Ret) R D Lambert    
Maj (Ret) B S Stone    
School Warrant Officer
WO William C Billing  3 May 1935 MBE
No 1 Wing
Wg Cdr E C Emmett 31 Jan 1938 MC, DFC
Flt Lt (Ret) G G Mobsby    
Flt Lt F V Gauntlett   RAFO
Flt Lt R L Bennet   RAFO
Fg Off H de M Middleton   RAFO
Warrant Officer
WO T R Lawson 26 Mar 1938  
No 2 Wing
Wg Cdr P J Barnett 21 Feb 1938
Sqn Ldr F G A Robinson 14 Jan 1937
Flt Lt J B Altham 26 Apr 1937  
Flt Lt R S Hellier   DFC, RAFO
Flt Lt C J Farrell   RAFO
Flt Lt R E Hall   RAFO
Fg Off H A Sawyer   RAFO
Warrant Officer
WO A Houghton 14 Sep 1936  
No 3 Wing
Wg Cdr

Owen W de Putron

 1 Oct 1036 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt R Jones   RAFO
Flt Lt E C Durbin   RAFO
Fg Off G F E Harrison   Assistant Adjutant, late RAF
Flt Lt H F Martin
Warrant Officer
WO E W Hoy 10 Oct 1936  
No 4 Wing
Sqn Ldr E S Borthwick-Clarke  5 Oct 1936
Flt Lt J Y Humphreys 21 Mar 1938
Warrant Officers
WO Arthur Hibbins 26 Mar 1938 MM
WO F W Harris 26 Mar 1938  
WO H J Brown 26 Mar 1938  
WO G Prigmore 26 Mar 1938  
WO H P Johnston 26 Mar 1938  
WO S V Vaisey 26 Mar 1938  
WO E Monk 26 Mar 1938  
WO A S C Jukes 26 Mar 1938  
Wireless Operator Mechanic Sub School (A/As)
Sqn Ldr

Gerald P H Carter

 4 Jan 1936 Signals duties; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr G P Charles  7 Mar 1938 Signals duties
Flt Lt S C Black   Signals duties, RAFO
Flt Lt (Ret) F S Wainscot    
Flt Lt (Ret) H J Adkins   Engineer duties
Conversion Course (Wireless Operators to WOM)
Commissioned Signals Officer
Fg Off H J Maxted 29 Jul 1937  
Wireless Operators Sub School (Airmen)
Sqn Ldr A H W J Cocks  1 Mar 1937 Signals duties
Sqn Ldr

Thomas P P F Fagan

30 Sep 1935 Signals duties; later A/Cdre
Commissioned Signals Officer
Fg Off A D Rutherford 31 May 1937 DFM
Wireless Operators Sub School (Boy Entrants)
Sqn Ldr Joseph S Nichol  8 Jan 1934 Signals duties
Sqn Ldr

Bryan D Nicholas

10 Feb 1938 later A/Cdre
Commissioned Signals Officer
Fg Off E W Long 31 May 1937  
Flt Lt S H Reynolds   RAFO
Instrument Makers' Sub School (A/As)
Sqn Ldr V Rees 29 Dec1937 Engineer duties
Air Operating Section
Sqn Ldr L T Keens 20 Jun 1936 Signals duties
APO L H Eno  7 May 1938
APO F A Morant  7 May 1938
APO Wilfred J Burnett  7 May 1938 later A/Cdre
APO L C Deane  7 May 1938
Signals Squadron
Flt Lt F D Briggs 17 Jan 1936  
Flt Lt E U G Solbé 16 Nov 1937  
Fg Off A J F Churchill 24 May 1936  
Fg Off W Riley  9 Feb 1937  
Plt Off M N McF Kennedy 19 Jan 1937  
Plt Off R A Weeks 31 Jan 1937  
SUPERNUMERARY
Plt Off A R Putt 30 Aug 1937  
Plt Off W A Howell 20 Sep 1937  
Plt Off J F Sutton 23 Sep 1937  
-
8 Airman Pilots
Education Officers
Mr I B Hart 22 Mar 1937 Principal Education Officer, OBE, BSc, PhD
Capt A W F McEwen  1 Jan 1937 Grade I, BSc
Capt N Wood  1 Jan 1937 Grade I, MA, PhD, FRHistS
Lt Reginald C Richards  1 Sep 1927 Grade II, MA, MSc, FInstP
Capt Edwin G R Wingham  1 Sep 1929 Grade II, BSc
Lt H Woffenden  1 Jan 1937 Grade II, MEng, AMIMechE
Mr W T Matthews 25 Aug 1936 Grade II, AMIEE
Lt Alfred J Fisher  1 Jan 1931 Grade III, BA
Mr F J Balcombe  1 Jan 1936 Grade III, BSc
Mr W A Carmichael  1 Sep 1937 Grade III, MA
Mr P S Crowther  1 Sep 1937 Grade III, BSc
Mr R Duckett  2 Nov 1937 Grade III, BSc
Mr G G Edwards 25 Aug 1936 Grade III, MA
Mr R J C Farrell  1 Jan 1936 Grade III, BSc
Mr A Foden  1 Dec 1937 Grade III, BSc
Mr Edgar J Harrington  1 Jan 1935 Grade III, BSc, ARCS, DIC
Mr E Houghton  1 Dec 1937 Grade III, BSc
Mr H M Hughes 25 Aug 1936 Grade III, MSc
Mr E I R MacGregor  6 Jan 1936 Grade III, MSc
Mr W Makinson 25 Aug 1936 Grade III, BA
Mr R S Mathieson  1 Jan 1936  Grade III, MA
Mr R W Nicholson 25 Aug 1936 Grade III, BA
Mr D M B Pitt  1 Jul 1937 Grade III, MSc
Mr R J Rackham  1 Jan 1938 Grade III, BA
Mr E J Ryder  5 Jul 1937 Grade III, BSc
Mr A T Ryland 10 Jan 1938 Grade III, MA, BAI
Mr G R Sharp 22 Apr 1938 Grade III, MSc
Mr John H Stevens  2 Sep 1935 Grade III, BSc
Mr W J Thomas  1 Jul 1937 Grade III, BSc, PhD, AInstP
Mr C W Thompson 25 Aug 1936 Grade III, MSc
Mr G H Thorndike 25 Aug 1936 Grade III, BSc
Mr Ernest J Tippett  2 Sep 1935 Grade III, BSc, PhD
Mr D Weighton  1 Jan 1936 Grade III, BA
Lt George H Whitaker  1 Sep 1928 Grade III, BA, AMICE
Mr John W W Whitehead  2 Sep 1935 Grade III, BSc
Mr T Willcox  1 Jun 1937 Grade III, MSc
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Flt Lt J B Altham 26 Apr 1937  
Flt Lt C F Pearce 26 Apr 1937  
Flt Lt

Benjamin Ball

26 Apr 1937 later AVM
Flt Lt John A Robinson 26 Apr 1937 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt G N Hancock 26 Apr 1937  
Flt Lt R R Fairweather 26 Apr 1937  
Flt Lt M Dawnay 26 Apr 1937  
Flt Lt G Thripp 26 Apr 1937  
Flt Lt G H Foss 26 Apr 1937  
Flt Lt J P Ussher 26 Apr 1937  
Flt Lt N D Gilbert-Smith 26 Apr 1937  
Flt Lt O H D Blomfield 26 Apr 1937  
Fg Off K G Stodart 26 Apr 1937 AFC
Fg Off N F Simpson 26 Apr 1937  
Flt Lt J E Kirk 24 Apr 1938  
Flt Lt P D W Hackforth 24 Apr 1938  
Flt Lt D Saward 24 Apr 1938  
Flt Lt T R Vickers 24 Apr 1938  
Flt Lt

Benjamin H Boon

24 Apr 1938 later A/Cdre
Fg Off R C Crawford 24 Apr 1938  
Fg Off G S A Parnaby 24 Apr 1938  
Fg Off G A Richmond 24 Apr 1938  
Fg Off R D Welland 24 Apr 1938  
Fg Off

John C Millar

24 Apr 1938 later A/Cdre
Fg Off S R R Smith 24 Apr 1938  
Fg Off R J Kemsley 24 Apr 1938  
Fg Off S Lugg 24 Apr 1938  
Royal Australian Air Force
Flt Lt G Laming 26 Apr 1937  
Flt Lt R H Moran 24 Apr 1938  
Fg Off D J MacPherson 24 Apr 1938  
Royal Canadian Air Force
Fg Off M M Hendrick 27 Apr 1937  
Fg Off D G Williams  3 May 1938  
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Fg Off C C Hunter  4 Jun 1937  
Fg Off C A Turner 30 Apr 1938  
South African Air Force
2 Lt G N Robertson 26 Apr 1937  
EAAF
Capt Khalifa Mohamed Abdel    
Lt Hassan Mohamed Tewfik    
RIAF
2 Lt Yayha Thneyian    

Source - July 1938 Air Force List

Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1938

Rank Name Date Notes
Plt Off F A Morant  8 Aug 1938 Killed in a flying accident
Act Sgt W Waller  8 Aug 1938 Killed in a flying accident

Source - E & WS ORB (AIR 29/718)

Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1938

Date Notes
xx May 1938 Course for airmen u/t Wireless Operators reduced to 6 months
xx May 1938 Course for Boy Entrant u/t Wireless Operators reduced from 16 to 12 months
 1 Nov 1938 It was redesignated No 1 Electrical and Wireless School
 1 Nov 1938 Sub-Schools for Instrument Repairers and Electricians formed

 1 Dec 1938.

Transferred to the control of No 21 Group

 1 Dec 1938.

Fitting and Advance Parties of No 1 Wing proceeded to Yatesbury for the formation of No 2 Electrical and Wireless School

Source - E & WS ORB (AIR 29/718)

 January 1939

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Cranwell Training Command/RAF Cranwell

 

Rank Name Date Notes
HQ
Gp Capt

John H Simpson 

12 Apr 1937 Officer Commanding; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr

John R Cassidy

 6 Jan 1936 Signals duties; later AVM
Sqn Ldr W A Thompson 30 Nov 1936 Signals duties
Commissioned Physical Training Officer
Fg Off A W Taylor    

-

Fg Off M V de Satge   School Adjutant, RAFO
Mr W Kidd   AMIEE
Flt Lt P D Baker   late RAF
Maj (Ret) A P Faris    
Fg Off H A Sawyer   Adjutant, RAFO, from No 2 Wing
Equipment Officers
Fg Off (Ret) R D Lambert    
Maj (Ret) B S Stone    
School Warrant Officer
WO William C Billing  3 May 1935 MBE
No 1 Wing
Gp Capt E C Emmett 31 Jan 1938 MC, DFC
Wg Cdr

Owen W de Putron

 1 Oct 1036 later A/Cdre, from No 3 Wing
Flt Lt (Ret) G G Mobsby    
Flt Lt F V Gauntlett   RAFO
Fg Off H de M Middleton   RAFO
Warrant Officer
WO A F Whapshott  7 Nov 1938  
No 2 Wing
Wg Cdr P J Barnett 21 Feb 1938 MC
Sqn Ldr R A Whyte 18 Jul 1938  
Flt Lt J Y Humphreys 21 Mar 1938 from No 4 Wing
Flt Lt R S Hellier   DFC, RAFO
Flt Lt C J Farrell   RAFO
Flt Lt R E Hall   RAFO
Warrant Officer
WO V Egan 27 Sep 1938  
WO T Lennard 24 Oct 1938  
No 3 Wing
Wg Cdr F G A Robinson 14 Jan 1937 from No 2 Wing
Flt Lt R Jones   RAFO
Flt Lt E C Durbin   RAFO
Fg Off G F E Harrison   Assistant Adjutant, late RAF
Flt Lt H F Martin
Warrant Officer
WO E W Hoy 10 Oct 1936  
No 4 Wing
Sqn Ldr E S Borthwick-Clarke  5 Oct 1936
? (Ret) H M St J Carpendale MC
Warrant Officers
WO Arthur Hibbins 26 Mar 1938 MM
WO F W Harris 26 Mar 1938  
WO H J Brown 26 Mar 1938  
WO G Prigmore 26 Mar 1938  
WO S V Vaisey 26 Mar 1938  
WO E Monk 26 Mar 1938  
WO A S C Jukes 26 Mar 1938  
WO P H Wood    
WO C D Connerton    
Wireless Operator Mechanic Sub School (A/As)
Sqn Ldr

Gerald P H Carter

 4 Jan 1936 Signals duties; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr E M Drummond 29 Aug 1938 Signals duties
Flt Lt S C Black   Signals duties, RAFO
Flt Lt (Ret) F S Wainscot    
Flt Lt (Ret) H J Adkins   Engineer duties
Conversion Course (Wireless Operators to WOM)
Commissioned Signals Officer
Fg Off H J Maxted 29 Jul 1937  
Wireless Operators Sub School (Airmen)
Sqn Ldr A H W J Cocks  1 Mar 1937 Signals duties
Sqn Ldr

Thomas P P F Fagan

30 Sep 1935 Signals duties; later A/Cdre
Commissioned Signals Officer
Fg Off A D Rutherford 31 May 1937 DFM
Fg Off H P Johnston 30 Jun 1938  
Wireless Operators Sub School (Boy Entrants)
Sqn Ldr

Bryan D Nicholas

10 Feb 1938 later A/Cdre
Commissioned Signals Officer
Fg Off E W Long 31 May 1937  
Flt Lt S H Reynolds   RAFO
Instrument Makers' Sub School (A/As)
Sqn Ldr V Rees 29 Dec1937 Engineer duties
Air Operating Section
Sqn Ldr K C McKenzie 27 Jul 1938 Signals duties, MBE
Commissioned Signals Officer
Fg Off C M Williams 30 Jun 1938  
Signals Squadron
Sqn Ldr F D Briggs 17 Jan 1936  
Flt Lt E U G Solbé 16 Nov 1937  
Act Flt Lt A J F Churchill 24 May 1936  
Fg Off W Riley  9 Feb 1937  
Fg Off A R Putt 30 Aug 1937  
Fg Off M N McF Kennedy 19 Jan 1937  
Fg Off W A Howell 20 Sep 1937  
Fg Off R A Weeks 31 Jan 1937  
Fg Off J F Sutton 23 Sep 1937  
Plt Off L H Eno  7 May 1938  
Plt Off Wilfred J Burnett  7 May 1938 later A/Cdre
Plt Off L C Deane  7 May 1938  
Plt Off L H McFarlane  8 Oct 1938  
APO K V Wendel 29 Oct 1938  
APO R J B Renison 29 Oct 1938  
Education Officers
Mr I B Hart 22 Mar 1937 Principal Education Officer, OBE, BSc, PhD
Capt A W F McEwen  1 Jan 1937 Grade I, BSc
Capt N Wood  1 Jan 1937 Grade I, MA, PhD, FRHistS
Capt Edwin G R Wingham  1 Sep 1929 Grade I, BSc
Mr H Ashman  1 Sep 1938 Grade II, BSc
Mr L Cullis  1 Sep 1938 Grade II, MA, AFRAeS
Lt Alfred J Fisher  1 Jan 1931 Grade II, BA
Mr M G Lloyd-Jones  1 Sep 1938 Grade II, BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Lt H Woffenden  1 Jan 1937 Grade II, MEng, AMIMechE
Mr W T Matthews 25 Aug 1936 Grade II, AMIEE
Mr H R P Patterson  1 Sep 1938 Act Grade II, MA
Mr F J Balcombe  1 Jan 1936 Grade III, BSc
Mr A Foden  1 Dec 1937 Grade III, BSc
Mr E Houghton  1 Dec 1937 Grade III, BSc
Mr R W Nicholson 25 Aug 1936 Grade III, BA
Mr A T Ryland 10 Jan 1938 Grade III, MA, BAI
Mr C W Thompson 25 Aug 1936 Grade III, MSc
Mr G H Thorndike 25 Aug 1936 Grade III, BSc
Mr John W W Whitehead  2 Sep 1935 Grade III, BSc
Mr J S Bamford 18 Jul 1938 Grade III, AIC
Mr W A Carmichael  1 Sep 1937 Grade III, MA
Mr Edgar J Harrington  1 Jan 1935 Grade III, BSc, ARCS, DIC
Mr E I R MacGregor  6 Jan 1936 Grade III, MSc
Mr W Makinson 25 Aug 1936 Grade III, BA
Mr R S Mathieson  1 Jan 1936  Grade III, MA
Mr R J Rackham  1 Jan 1938 Grade III, BA
Mr E J Ryder  5 Jul 1937 Grade III, BSc
Mr G R Sharp 22 Apr 1938 Grade III, MSc
Mr John H Stevens  2 Sep 1935 Grade III, BSc
Mr W J Thomas  1 Jul 1937 Grade III, BSc, PhD, AInstP
Mr Ernest J Tippett  2 Sep 1935 Grade III, BSc, PhD
Lt George H Whitaker  1 Sep 1928 Grade III, BA, AMICE
Mr T Willcox  1 Jun 1937 Grade III, MSc
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Flt Lt J E Kirk 24 Apr 1938  
Flt Lt P D W Hackforth 24 Apr 1938  
Flt Lt D Saward 24 Apr 1938  
Flt Lt T R Vickers 24 Apr 1938  
Flt Lt

Benjamin H Boon

24 Apr 1938 later A/Cdre
Fg Off R C Crawford 24 Apr 1938  
Fg Off G S A Parnaby 24 Apr 1938  
Fg Off G A Richmond 24 Apr 1938  
Fg Off R D Welland 24 Apr 1938  
Fg Off

John C Millar

24 Apr 1938 later A/Cdre
Fg Off S R R Smith 24 Apr 1938  
Fg Off R J Kemsley 24 Apr 1938  
Fg Off S Lugg 24 Apr 1938  
Royal Canadian Air Force
Fg Off D G Williams  3 May 1938  
Royal Australian Air Force
Flt Lt R H Moran 24 Apr 1938  
Fg Off D J MacPherson 24 Apr 1938  
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Fg Off C A Turner 30 Apr 1938  
EAAF
Lt Hassan Mohamed Tewfik    
RIAF
2 Lt Yayha Thneyian    
SUPERNUMERARY
Gp Capt H I Hanmer 16 Nov 1938 DFC
Sqn Ldr C E W Foster 31 Oct 1938  
Plt Off S J Bryant 17 Oct 1938  

Source - January 1939 Air Force List

April 1939

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Cranwell Training Command/RAF Cranwell

 

Rank Name Date Notes
HQ
Gp Capt

John H Simpson 

12 Apr 1937 Officer Commanding; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr

John R Cassidy

 6 Jan 1936 Signals duties; later AVM
Sqn Ldr W A Thompson 30 Nov 1936 Signals duties
Commissioned Physical Training Officer
Fg Off A W Taylor    

-

Fg Off M V de Satge   School Adjutant, RAFO
Mr W Kidd   AMIEE
Flt Lt P D Baker   late RAF
Maj (Ret) A P Faris    
Fg Off H A Sawyer   Adjutant, RAFO, from No 2 Wing
Equipment Officers
Fg Off (Ret) R D Lambert    
Maj (Ret) B S Stone    
School Warrant Officer
WO William C Billing  3 May 1935 MBE
No 1 Wing
Sqn Ldr E S Borthwick-Clarke  5 Oct 1936 from No 4 Wing
? (Ret) H M St J Carpendale MC - from No 4 Wing
Flt Lt (Ret) G G Mobsby    
Flt Lt F V Gauntlett   RAFO
Fg Off H de M Middleton   RAFO
Warrant Officers
WO A W Cockram 16 Feb 1939  
WO W G Ahern 26 Mar 1938  
WO J H Woffindin  1 Feb 1939  
WO L Ottey 26 Mar 1938  
No 2 Wing
Wg Cdr P J Barnett 21 Feb 1938 MC
Sqn Ldr R A Whyte 18 Jul 1938  
Flt Lt J Y Humphreys 21 Mar 1938  
Flt Lt R S Hellier   DFC, RAFO
Flt Lt C J Farrell   RAFO
Flt Lt R E Hall   RAFO
Warrant Officer
WO V Egan 27 Sep 1938  
WO T Lennard 24 Oct 1938  
No 3 Wing
Wg Cdr F G A Robinson 14 Jan 1937
Flt Lt R Jones   RAFO
Flt Lt E C Durbin   RAFO
Flt Lt F J Sherman   RAFO
Flt Lt H F Martin
Warrant Officer
WO E W Hoy 10 Oct 1936  
Warrant Officers
WO G Prigmore 26 Mar 1938  
WO P H Wood 26 Mar 1938  
Wireless Operator Mechanic Sub School (A/As)
Wg Cdr

Gerald P H Carter

 4 Jan 1936 Signals duties; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E M Drummond 29 Aug 1938 Signals duties
Flt Lt S C Black   Signals duties, RAFO
Flt Lt (Ret) F S Wainscot    
Conversion Course (Wireless Operators to WOM)
Commissioned Signals Officer
Fg Off H J Maxted 29 Jul 1937  
Wireless Operators Sub School (Airmen)
Sqn Ldr A H W J Cocks  1 Mar 1937 Signals duties
Commissioned Signals Officer
Fg Off A D Rutherford 31 May 1937 DFM
Wireless Operators Sub School (Boy Entrants)
Sqn Ldr

Bryan D Nicholas

10 Feb 1938 later A/Cdre
Commissioned Signals Officer
Fg Off E W Long 31 May 1937  
Flt Lt S H Reynolds   RAFO
Warrant Officer
WO A S C Jukes 26 Mar 1938  
Instrument Makers' Sub School (A/As)
Sqn Ldr V Rees 29 Dec1937 Engineer duties
Warrant Officers
WO F W Harris 26 Mar 1938  
WO H J Brown 26 Mar 1938  
Electricians' Sub School (Boy Entrants)
Commissioned Signals Officer
Fg Off C M Wiliams 30 Jun 1938
Warrant Officers
WO P R S Gutteridge 26 Mar 1938  
Instrument Repairers' Sub School (Airmen and Boy Entrants)
Flt Lt (Ret) H J Adkins Engineer duties
Warrant Officers
WO E Monk 26 Mar 1938  
Air Operating Section
Sqn Ldr K C McKenzie 27 Jul 1938 Signals duties, MBE
Warrant Officers
WO Arthur Hibbins 26 Mar 1938 MM
Signals Squadron
Sqn Ldr F D Briggs 17 Jan 1936  
Fg Off A R Putt 30 Aug 1937  
Fg Off M N McF Kennedy 19 Jan 1937  
Fg Off R A Weeks 31 Jan 1937  
Fg Off J F Sutton 23 Sep 1937  
Plt Off Wilfred J Burnett  7 May 1938 later A/Cdre
Plt Off L C Deane  7 May 1938  
Plt Off L H Eno  7 May 1938  
Plt Off L H McFarlane  8 Oct 1938  
Plt Off K V Wendel 29 Oct 1938  
APO R J B Renison 29 Oct 1938  
APO M P Brown 14 Jan 1939  
Education Officers
Mr I B Hart 22 Mar 1937 Principal Education Officer, OBE, BSc, PhD
Capt A W F McEwen  1 Jan 1937 Grade I, BSc
Capt N Wood  1 Jan 1937 Grade I, MA, PhD, FRHistS
Capt Edwin G R Wingham  1 Sep 1929 Grade I, BSc
Mr L Cullis  1 Sep 1938 Grade II, MA, AFRAeS
Lt Alfred J Fisher  1 Jan 1931 Grade II, BA
Mr M G Lloyd-Jones  1 Sep 1938 Grade II, BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Lt H Woffenden  1 Jan 1937 Grade II, MEng, AMIMechE
Mr W T Matthews 25 Aug 1936 Grade II, AMIEE
Mr H R P Patterson  1 Sep 1938 Grade II, MA
Mr J S Bamford 18 Jul 1938 Grade III, AIC
Mr W A Carmichael  1 Sep 1937 Grade III, MA
Mr Edgar J Harrington  1 Jan 1935 Grade III, BSc, ARCS, DIC
Mr R J Rackham  1 Jan 1938 Grade III, BA
Mr E J Ryder  5 Jul 1937 Grade III, BSc
Mr G R Sharp 22 Apr 1938 Grade III, MSc
Mr Ernest J Tippett  2 Sep 1935 Grade III, BSc, PhD
Lt George H Whitaker  1 Sep 1928 Grade III, BA, AMICE
Mr T Willcox  1 Jun 1937 Grade III, MSc
Mr S W Beese  7 Nov 1938 Temporary, BSc
Mr L K Bradley  2 Jan 1939 Temporary, BA
Mr A H Brown  1 Nov 1938 Temporary, BSc
Mr F Butler 18 Nov 1935 Temporary, BSc
Mr J B R Carter 11 Jul 1938 Temporary, BSc
Mr K G Chapman 18 Jul 1938 Temporary, BSc
Mr C V G Coleman  1 Jul 1937 Temporary, BA
Mr A H Emmanuel 14 Dec 1938 Temporary, BSc
Mr M Griffiths  1 May 1937 Temporary, BSc
Mr T H Hooper 18 Jul 1938 Temporary, BSc
Mr H V James 15 Jul 1938 Temporary, BSc
Mr J Molyneux 23 Jan 1939 Temporary, BSc
Mr L E Newnham 15 Aug 1938 Temporary, BSc
Mr C McC Officer  1 Nov 1937 Temporary, MA
Mr J W Perry  1 Jul 1937 Temporary, BA
Mr W R J Phillips  1 May 1937 Temporary, BSc
Mr C St Q Playford  1 Nov 1938 Temporary, BSc
Mr R A Pomeroy  1 Jan 1938 Temporary, BSc
Mr G M Pryde  1 Dec 1938 Temporary, MA
Mr E Ratcliff  2 Jan 1939 Temporary, BSc
Mr G Roberts  1 Feb 1939 Temporary, BSc
Mr R P Sleeman  1 Jan 1936 Temporary
Mr K C Smith  2 Jan 1939 Temporary, BSc
Mr F E Tyndall  7 Jan 1936 Temporary, BSc
Mr W C Vaughan 18 Nov 1935 Temporary, BSc, PhD
Mr R R Vincent  6 Feb 1939 Temporary, BSc
Mr F J Wagg  1 Oct 1936 Temporary, BA
Mr A Young 10 Oct 1938 Temporary, BSc
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Flt Lt J E Kirk 24 Apr 1938  
Flt Lt P D W Hackforth 24 Apr 1938  
Flt Lt D Saward 24 Apr 1938  
Flt Lt T R Vickers 24 Apr 1938  
Flt Lt J C Bevan 31 Aug 1938  
Flt Lt

Benjamin H Boon

24 Apr 1938 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt R C Crawford 24 Apr 1938  
Flt Lt G S A Parnaby 24 Apr 1938  
Flt Lt G A Richmond 24 Apr 1938  
Fg Off R D Welland 24 Apr 1938  
Fg Off

John C Millar

24 Apr 1938 later A/Cdre
Fg Off S R R Smith 24 Apr 1938  
Fg Off R J Kemsley 24 Apr 1938  
Fg Off S Lugg 24 Apr 1938  
Royal Canadian Air Force
Fg Off D G Williams  3 May 1938  
Royal Australian Air Force
Flt Lt R H Moran 24 Apr 1938  
Fg Off D J MacPherson 24 Apr 1938  
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Fg Off C A Turner 30 Apr 1938  
EAAF
Lt Hassan Mohamed Tewfik    
RIAF
2 Lt Yayha Thneyian    

Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List

May 1939

Aircraft operated Location Command/Group
  RAF Cranwell Training Command/RAF Cranwell

 

Rank Name Date Notes
HQ
Gp Capt

John H Simpson 

12 Apr 1937 Officer Commanding; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr

John R Cassidy

 6 Jan 1936 Signals duties; later AVM
Sqn Ldr W A Thompson 30 Nov 1936 Signals duties
Sqn Ldr J S Sabine 27 Feb 1939
Commissioned Physical Training Officer
Fg Off A W Taylor    

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Flt Lt W Lee-Stewart   RAFO
Mr W Kidd   AMIEE
Flt Lt P D Baker   late RAF
Maj (Ret) A P Faris    
Fg Off H A Sawyer   Adjutant, RAFO, from No 2 Wing
Equipment Officers
Fg Off (Ret) R D Lambert    
Maj (Ret) B S Stone    
School Warrant Officer
WO William C Billing  3 May 1935 MBE
No 1 Wing
Sqn Ldr E S Borthwick-Clarke  5 Oct 1936 from No 4 Wing
? (Ret) H M St J Carpendale MC - from No 4 Wing
No 2 Wing
Wg Cdr P J Barnett 21 Feb 1938 MC
Sqn Ldr R A Whyte 18 Jul 1938  
Flt Lt J S Wilson   Adjutant, RAFO
Flt Lt R S Hellier   DFC, RAFO
Flt Lt C J Farrell   RAFO
Flt Lt R E Hall   RAFO
Warrant Officer
WO V Egan 27 Sep 1938  
WO T Lennard 24 Oct 1938  
No 3 Wing
Wg Cdr F G A Robinson 14 Jan 1937
Flt Lt R Jones   RAFO
Flt Lt E C Durbin   RAFO
Flt Lt H F Martin RAFO
Warrant Officer
WO E W Hoy 10 Oct 1936  
Wireless Operator Mechanic Sub School (A/As)
Wg Cdr

Gerald P H Carter

 4 Jan 1936 Signals duties; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt S C Black   Signals duties, RAFO
Warrant Officers
WO G Prigmore 26 Mar 1938  
WO P H Wood 26 Mar 1938  
WO A W Cockram 16 Feb 1939  
WO W G Ahern 26 Mar 1938  
Conversion Course (Wireless Operators to WOM)
Commissioned Signals Officer
Fg Off H J Maxted 29 Jul 1937  
Wireless Operators Sub School (Boy Entrants)
Sqn Ldr

Bryan D Nicholas

10 Feb 1938 later A/Cdre
Commissioned Signals Officer
Fg Off E W Long 31 May 1937  
Flt Lt S H Reynolds   RAFO
Warrant Officer
WO A S C Jukes 26 Mar 1938  
Instrument Makers' Sub School (A/As)
Sqn Ldr V Rees 29 Dec1937 Engineer duties
Warrant Officers
WO F W Harris 26 Mar 1938  
WO H J Brown 26 Mar 1938  
Electricians' Sub School (Boy Entrants)
Flt Lt (Ret) F S Wainscot AMIEE
Warrant Officers
WO P R S Gutteridge 26 Mar 1938  
Instrument Repairers' Sub School (Airmen and Boy Entrants)
Flt Lt (Ret) H J Adkins Engineer duties
Warrant Officers
WO E Monk 26 Mar 1938  
Air Operating Section
Sqn Ldr K C McKenzie 27 Jul 1938 Signals duties, MBE
Warrant Officers
WO Arthur Hibbins 26 Mar 1938 MM
Signals Squadron
Sqn Ldr F D Briggs 17 Jan 1936  
Fg Off A R Putt 30 Aug 1937  
Fg Off M N McF Kennedy 19 Jan 1937  
Fg Off R A Weeks 31 Jan 1937  
Fg Off J F Sutton 23 Sep 1937  
Fg Off J F H Booth 31 Mar 1939  
Plt Off Wilfred J Burnett  7 May 1938 later A/Cdre
Plt Off L C Deane  7 May 1938  
Plt Off L H Eno  7 May 1938  
Plt Off L H McFarlane  8 Oct 1938  
Plt Off K V Wendel 29 Oct 1938  
Plt Off R J B Renison 29 Oct 1938  
APO M P Brown 14 Jan 1939  
Education Officers
Mr I B Hart 22 Mar 1937 Principal Education Officer, OBE, BSc, PhD
Capt A W F McEwen  1 Jan 1937 Grade I, BSc
Capt N Wood  1 Jan 1937 Grade I, MA, PhD, FRHistS
Capt Edwin G R Wingham  1 Sep 1929 Grade I, BSc
Mr L Cullis  1 Sep 1938 Grade II, MA, AFRAeS
Lt Alfred J Fisher  1 Jan 1931 Grade II, BA
Mr M G Lloyd-Jones  1 Sep 1938 Grade II, BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Lt H Woffenden  1 Jan 1937 Grade II, MEng, AMIMechE
Mr W T Matthews 25 Aug 1936 Grade II, AMIEE
Mr H R P Patterson  1 Sep 1938 Grade II, MA
Mr J S Bamford 18 Jul 1938 Grade III, AIC
Mr W A Carmichael  1 Sep 1937 Grade III, MA
Mr Edgar J Harrington  1 Jan 1935 Grade III, BSc, ARCS, DIC
Mr R J Rackham  1 Jan 1938 Grade III, BA
Mr E J Ryder  5 Jul 1937 Grade III, BSc
Mr G R Sharp 22 Apr 1938 Grade III, MSc
Mr Ernest J Tippett  2 Sep 1935 Grade III, BSc, PhD
Lt George H Whitaker  1 Sep 1928 Grade III, BA, AMICE
Mr T Willcox  1 Jun 1937 Grade III, MSc
Mr S W Beese  7 Nov 1938 Temporary, BSc
Mr L K Bradley  2 Jan 1939 Temporary, BA
Mr A H Brown  1 Nov 1938 Temporary, BSc
Mr F Butler 18 Nov 1935 Temporary, BSc
Mr J B R Carter 11 Jul 1938 Temporary, BSc
Mr K G Chapman 18 Jul 1938 Temporary, BSc
Mr C V G Coleman  1 Jul 1937 Temporary, BA
Mr A H Emmanuel 14 Dec 1938 Temporary, BSc
Mr M Griffiths  1 May 1937 Temporary, BSc
Mr T H Hooper 18 Jul 1938 Temporary, BSc
Mr H V James 15 Jul 1938 Temporary, BSc
Mr J Molyneux 23 Jan 1939 Temporary, BSc
Mr L E Newnham 15 Aug 1938 Temporary, BSc
Mr C McC Officer  1 Nov 1937 Temporary, MA
Mr J W Perry  1 Jul 1937 Temporary, BA
Mr W R J Phillips  1 May 1937 Temporary, BSc
Mr C St Q Playford  1 Nov 1938 Temporary, BSc
Mr R A Pomeroy  1 Jan 1938 Temporary, BSc
Mr G M Pryde  1 Dec 1938 Temporary, MA
Mr E Ratcliff  2 Jan 1939 Temporary, BSc
Mr G Roberts  1 Feb 1939 Temporary, BSc
Mr R P Sleeman  1 Jan 1936 Temporary
Mr K C Smith  2 Jan 1939 Temporary, BSc
Mr F E Tyndall  7 Jan 1936 Temporary, BSc
Mr W C Vaughan 18 Nov 1935 Temporary, BSc, PhD
Mr R R Vincent  6 Feb 1939 Temporary, BSc
Mr F J Wagg  1 Oct 1936 Temporary, BA
Mr A Young 10 Oct 1938 Temporary, BSc
UNDER INSTRUCTION
Flt Lt J E Kirk 24 Apr 1938  
Flt Lt P D W Hackforth 24 Apr 1938  
Flt Lt D Saward 24 Apr 1938  
Flt Lt T R Vickers 24 Apr 1938  
Flt Lt J C Bevan 31 Aug 1938  
Flt Lt

Benjamin H Boon

24 Apr 1938 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt R C Crawford 24 Apr 1938  
Flt Lt G S A Parnaby 24 Apr 1938  
Flt Lt G A Richmond 24 Apr 1938  
Fg Off R D Welland 24 Apr 1938  
Fg Off

John C Millar

24 Apr 1938 later A/Cdre
Fg Off S R R Smith 24 Apr 1938  
Fg Off R J Kemsley 24 Apr 1938  
Fg Off S Lugg 24 Apr 1938  
Royal Canadian Air Force
Fg Off D G Williams  3 May 1938  
Royal Australian Air Force
Flt Lt R H Moran 24 Apr 1938  
Fg Off D J MacPherson 24 Apr 1938  
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Fg Off C A Turner 30 Apr 1938  
EAAF
Lt Hassan Mohamed Tewfik    
RIAF
2 Lt Yayha Thneyian    
ROYAL AIR FORCE AUXILIARY COMMUNICATION CORPS
Sqn Ldr (Ret) H W St John   Chief Instructor
Flt Lt J R Brown   Instructor, RAFO

Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List

Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1939

Rank Name Date Notes
Sqn Ldr E S Borthwick-Clarke  1 Feb 1939 Assumed command of No 1 Wing (Airmen)
Wg Cdr H E King 22 Aug 1939 Assumed command of No 1 Wing (Airmen)
Sqn Ldr E S Borthwick-Clarke 22 Aug 1939 Relinquished command of No 1 Wing (Airmen) on posting to HQ No 17 Group
Sqn Ldr F D Biggs 27 Aug 1939 Relinquished command of Signal Sqn on posting to RAF Hornchurch
Flt Lt G R H Black 27 Aug 1939 Assumed command of Signal Sqn
Wg Cdr John R Cassidy 16 Oct 1939 Chief Instructor of School, posted to HQ Fighter Command
Sqn Ldr W A Thompson 16 Oct 1939 Promoted to Act Wg Cdr and assumed duties of Chief Instructor of School
Plt Off (Hon Wg Cdr) E G R Winghan 16 Oct 1939 Assumed  duties of Technical Adjutant

Source - E & WS ORB (AIR 29/718)

Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1939

Date Notes
 6 Jan 1939 The training of Teleprinter Operators commenced with two classes of Boys u/t Wireless Operators being withdrawn from training
 1 Feb 1939 No 4 (Administrative) Wing ceased to exist
 1 Feb 1939 No 1 Wing (Airmen) was formed
11 Sep 1939 Education School was closed and war syllabi of training Technical Education implemented

Source - E & WS ORB (AIR 29/718)

Personnel Movements: Jan - Aug 1940

Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr F G A Robinson xx Jan 1940 OC, No 3 Wing, assumed duties of Wg Cdr (Administrative), HQ No 1 E & WS
Sqn Ldr F V Gauntlett xx Jan 1940 Assumed commands of No 3 Wing
Wg Cdr H E King xx Feb 1940 Relinquished command of No 1 Wing
Sqn Ldr F H Maynard xx Feb 1940 Assumed command of No 1 Wing
Wg Cdr W Sanderson 29 Feb 1940 Assumed duties of Wg Cdr (Administrative), HQ No 1 E & WS
Wg Cdr F G A Robinson 29 Feb 1940 Reliquished duties of Wg Cdr (Administrative), HQ No 1 E & WS
The pages covering March - May 1940 and July - August 1940 appear to be missing
A/Cdre C R Cox  5 Jun 1940 Relinquished command of No 1 E & WS
Gp Capt L T N Gould  5 Jun 1940 Assumed command of No 1 E & WS

Source - E & WS ORB (AIR 29/718)

Organisational Movements: Jan - Aug 1940

Date Notes
The pages covering March - May 1940 and July - August 1940 appear to be missing
26 Aug 1940 No 1 E & WS was redesignated No 1 Signals School

Source - RAF Flying Training and Support Units - Air Britain

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