Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
RAF Singapore/Seletar Personnel
[Jul 1935 | Jul 1936 | Jul 1937 | Jul 1938 | Jan 1939 | Apr 1939 | May 1939]
Date | Unit | To/From/Formed |
8 Jan 1929 | No 205 Sqn | Formed |
14 Nov 1930 | No 36 Sqn | From Donibristle |
6 Jun 193 | No 100 Sqn | From Donibristle |
Aug 1936 |
Source - August 1936 Air Force List
Country | Command/Group | Units |
Straits Settlement, Singapore | RAF Far East |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Station HQ |
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Wg Cdr | Edward J P Burling | 1 Dec 1933 | Officer Commanding, DSC, DFC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Charles E Maitland | 19 Jan 1935 | Engineer duties, DFC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Vivian S Parker | 16 Oct 1934 | DFC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Joseph H Hargroves | 3 Jan 1933 | |
Flt Lt | George A R Muschamp | 10 Jun 1933 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | 23 Sep 1932 | Engineer duties; later AM | |
Flt Lt | Horace Waring | 2 Feb 1935 | Engineer duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | 6 Jan 1934 | Signals duties; later AVM | |
Stores Branch |
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Flt Lt | Joe Davison | 6 Jan 1934 | |
Flt Lt | Edward N A Crowe-Browne | 15 Mar 1935 | |
Accountant Branch |
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Flt Lt | Claude F Goatcher | 6 Jan 1934 | |
Flt Lt | Vernon H Lewis | 22 Sep 1933 | |
Medical Branch |
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Flt Lt | Thomas D L Bolan | 9 Feb 1933 | LRCP & S |
Commissioned Armament Officer |
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Fg Off | Robert H Garner | 1 Mar 1935 | |
Education Officer |
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Mr | Reginald H Bennett | 18 Aug 1933 | MA |
Warrant Officer |
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WO I | Hubert G J Acfield | 16 Nov 1934 | |
WO I | Leonard Spencer | 4 Feb 1934 | |
WO I | George B Lewis | 4 Feb 1934 | |
WO I | Alfred W Coe | 4 Feb 1934 | |
WO I | Arthur A Simpson | 18 Feb 1935 | |
WO I | Harold Stanway | 5 Jan 1934 |
Source - July 1935 Air Force List
Country | Command/Group | Units |
Straits Settlement, Singapore | RAF Far East |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Station HQ |
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Wg Cdr | C L Scott | 11 Mar 1936 | Officer Commanding, DSC |
Sqn Ldr | Charles E Maitland | 19 Jan 1935 | Engineer duties, DFC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Vivian S Parker | 16 Oct 1934 | DFC, AFC |
Flt Lt | M S Keogh | 21 Feb 1936 | Engineer duties, AM |
Flt Lt | Horace Waring | 2 Feb 1935 | Engineer duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | 6 Jan 1934 | Signals duties; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | C A Watt | 6 Mar 1936 | |
Flt Lt | Thomas B Cooper | 27 Sep 1935 | Engineer duties |
Stores Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | Lawrence H Hillier | 15 Jun 1935 | |
Flt Lt | Joe Davison | 6 Jan 1934 | |
Flt Lt | G G C Pigott | 29 Dec 1935 | |
Accountant Branch |
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Flt Lt | Claude F Goatcher | 6 Jan 1934 | |
Flt Lt | Vernon H Lewis | 22 Sep 1933 | |
Medical Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | J Hill | 23 Nov 1935 | MB, ChB, DPH |
Flt Lt | Gordon H Stuart | 27 Sep 1935 | MB, BS, MRCS, LRCP |
Commissioned Armament Officer |
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Fg Off | Robert H Garner | 1 Mar 1935 | |
Education Officer |
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Mr | Reginald H Bennett | 18 Aug 1933 | MA |
Warrant Officer |
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WO I | Arthur A Simpson | 18 Feb 1935 | |
WO I | H J Beard | 25 Nov 1935 | |
WO I | A H Ottaway | 21 Mar 1936 | |
WO I | J A C Pride | 27 Apr 1936 | |
WO I | Albert F Johnson | 5 Jan 1936 | |
WO I | R E W Scarlett | 21 Mar 1936 |
Source - July 1936 Air Force List
The name of the station was changed to Seletar on ?
Date | Unit | To/From/Formed |
8 Jan 1937 | No 230 Sqn | From Pembroke Dock |
Country | Command/Group | Units |
Straits Settlement, Singapore | RAF Far East |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Station HQ |
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Wg Cdr | 9 Oct 1936 | Officer Commanding, OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Charles E Maitland | 19 Jan 1935 | Engineer duties, DFC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | Charles E H Allen | 1 Oct 1936 | Engineer duties, DFC; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | T G Bird | 1 Oct 1936 | Engineer duties |
Sqn Ldr | J N D Anderson | 25 Oct 1936 | |
Sqn Ldr | M S Keogh | 21 Feb 1936 | Engineer duties, AM |
Sqn Ldr | Horace Waring | 2 Feb 1935 | Engineer duties; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | R A Chignell | 25 Mar 1937 | Detachment, Trincomalee |
Flt Lt | C A Watt | 6 Mar 1936 | |
Flt Lt | Thomas B Cooper | 27 Sep 1935 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | F G L Smith | 23 Feb 1937 | |
Flt Lt | 10 Sep 1936 | Signals duties; later A/Cdre | |
Stores Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | Lawrence H Hillier | 15 Jun 1935 | |
Sqn Ldr | G G C Pigott | 29 Dec 1935 | |
Fg Off | R W Wallace | 9 Oct 1936 | |
Fg Off | B H Alder | 1 Oct 1936 | |
Accountant Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | W E Fisher | 1 Oct 1936 | MC |
Flt Lt | K A Jackman | 17 Jul 1936 | |
Fg Off | G A Linn | 1 Oct 1936 | |
Medical Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | J Hill | 23 Nov 1935 | MB, ChB, DPH |
Flt Lt | Gordon H Stuart | 27 Sep 1935 | MB, BS, MRCS, LRCP |
Dental Branch |
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Flt Lt | W D Guyler | 25 Mar 1937 | LDS |
Commissioned Armament Officer |
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Fg Off | Robert H Garner | 1 Mar 1935 | |
Education Officer |
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Flt Lt | W C Venmore | 16 Sep 1936 | RAFO |
Warrant Officer |
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WO I | E W Allen | 25 Nov 1936 | |
WO I | A H Ottaway | 21 Mar 1936 | |
WO I | J A C Pride | 27 Apr 1936 | |
WO I | R E W Scarlett | 21 Mar 1936 | |
WO I | G H Hatch | 23 May 1936 | |
WO I | P R Pike | 28 Oct 1936 | DCM |
WO I | F C Lewis | 8 Oct 1936 | |
WO I | H A May | 16 Nov 1936 | MBE |
WO I | S T Towns | 21 Mar 1936 | |
WO I | L Davey | 23 May 1936 | |
WO I | H V Hughes | 23 May 1936 | AFM |
WO I | G H L May | 23 May 1936 |
Source - July 1937 Air Force List
Country | Command/Group | Units |
Straits Settlement, Singapore | RAF Far East |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Station HQ |
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Gp Capt | 9 Oct 1936 | Officer Commanding, OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | 4 Dec 1937 | Engineer duties, OBE, AFC; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | Charles E H Allen | 1 Oct 1936 | Engineer duties, DFC; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | T G Bird | 1 Oct 1936 | Engineer duties |
Sqn Ldr | M S Keogh | 21 Feb 1936 | Engineer duties, AM |
Sqn Ldr | Horace Waring | 2 Feb 1935 | Engineer duties; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | J E M MacCallum | 15 Jan 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas B Cooper | 27 Sep 1935 | Engineer duties |
Sqn Ldr | G F Alexander | 14 May 1938 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | F G L Smith | 23 Feb 1937 | |
Flt Lt | 10 Sep 1936 | Signals duties; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Ronald A R Rae | 31 Dec 1937 | Armament duties; later AVM |
Flt Lt | A P S Wills | 12 Feb 1938 | |
Fg Off | E W Thornewill | 21 Mar 1938 | |
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1 Airman Pilot | |||
Equipment Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | H Seidenberg | 5 Feb 1938 | |
Flt Lt | H A Wrigley | 4 Dec 1937 | |
Flt Lt | J E Reynolds | 4 Dec 1937 | |
Act Flt Lt (Fg Off) | R W Wallace | 9 Oct 1936 | |
Fg Off | B H Alder | 1 Oct 1936 | |
Fg Off | A H Brown | 12 Feb 1938 | |
Accountant Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | W E Fisher | 1 Oct 1936 | MC |
Flt Lt | K A Jackman | 17 Jul 1936 | |
Fg Off | G A Linn | 1 Oct 1936 | |
Medical Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | C W Coffey | 12 Feb 1938 | LRCP & S |
Flt Lt | Gordon H Stuart | 27 Sep 1935 | MB, BS, MRCS, LRCP |
Dental Branch |
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Flt Lt | W D Guyler | 25 Mar 1937 | LDS |
Commissioned Engineer Officers |
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Fg Off | J H Tuckey | 11 Sep 1937 | |
Fg Off | E T McKeown | 4 Dec 1937 | |
Education Officer |
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Mr | A T Matthews | 14 Jan 1938 | BSc |
Barrack Officer |
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Mr | A A Godfrey | ||
Warrant Officer |
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WO I | A H Bushell | 3 Oct 1937 | |
WO I | J Y Round | 3 Oct 1937 | |
WO I | E S Brown | 4 Apr 1938 |
Source - July 1938 Air Force List
Country | Command/Group | Units |
Straits Settlement, Singapore | RAF Far East |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Station HQ |
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Gp Capt | 9 Oct 1936 | Officer Commanding, OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | 4 Dec 1937 | Engineer duties, OBE, AFC; later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | Charles E H Allen | 1 Oct 1936 | Engineer duties, DFC; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | T G Bird | 1 Oct 1936 | Engineer duties |
Sqn Ldr | Thomas B Cooper | 27 Sep 1935 | Engineer duties |
Sqn Ldr | G F Alexander | 14 May 1938 | Engineer duties |
Sqn Ldr | P Heath | 1 Oct 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | 10 Sep 1936 | Signals duties; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Ronald A R Rae | 31 Dec 1937 | Armament duties; later AVM |
Flt Lt | A P S Wills | 12 Feb 1938 | |
Flt Lt | L W Wakelin | 18 Nov 1938 | Engineer duties |
Fg Off | E W Thornewill | 21 Mar 1938 | |
? | D M B Fitzgerald-Lombard | Marine Craft Officer, RAFO | |
Capt (Ret) | R A Pinkney | ||
Equipment Branch |
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Wg Cdr | H E Tansley | 22 Oct 1938 | MC |
Sqn Ldr | H Seidenberg | 5 Feb 1938 | |
Flt Lt | H A Wrigley | 4 Dec 1937 | |
Flt Lt | J E Reynolds | 4 Dec 1937 | |
Act Flt Lt (Fg Off) | R W Wallace | 9 Oct 1936 | |
Fg Off | B H Alder | 1 Oct 1936 | |
Fg Off | A H Brown | 12 Feb 1938 | |
Accountant Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | W E Fisher | 1 Oct 1936 | MC |
Flt Lt | K A Jackman | 17 Jul 1936 | |
Fg Off | G A Linn | 1 Oct 1936 | |
Medical Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | C W Coffey | 12 Feb 1938 | LRCP & S |
Flt Lt | Gordon H Stuart | 27 Sep 1935 | MB, BS, MRCS, LRCP |
Dental Branch |
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Flt Lt | W D Guyler | 25 Mar 1937 | LDS |
Commissioned Engineer Officers |
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Fg Off | J H Tuckey | 11 Sep 1937 | |
Fg Off | E T McKeown | 4 Dec 1937 | |
Education Officer |
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Mr | A T Matthews | 14 Jan 1938 | BSc |
Warrant Officer |
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WO | J Y Round | 3 Oct 1937 | |
WO | E S Brown | 4 Apr 1938 | |
WO | H R Evans | 14 Mar 1938 | |
WO | L T Card | 24 Feb 1938 | |
WO | G A Cardwell | 4 Jul 1938 |
Source - January 1939 Air Force List
Country | Command/Group | Units |
Straits Settlement, Singapore | RAF Far East |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Station HQ |
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Gp Capt | 9 Oct 1936 | Officer Commanding, OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | 4 Dec 1937 | Engineer duties, OBE, AFC; later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | Charles E H Allen | 1 Oct 1936 | Engineer duties, DFC; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | E B Steadman | 24 Feb 1939 | Engineer duties |
Sqn Ldr | G F Alexander | 14 May 1938 | Engineer duties |
Sqn Ldr | P Heath | 1 Oct 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | 10 Sep 1936 | Signals duties; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | 28 Nov 1938 | later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | Ronald A R Rae | 31 Dec 1937 | Armament duties; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | K P Lewis | 23 Jan 1939 | Engineer duties |
Sqn Ldr | A A Saw | 28 Dec 1938 | Engineer duties |
Sqn Ldr | R C Gaskell | 7 Jan 1939 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | A P S Wills | 12 Feb 1938 | |
Flt Lt | L W Wakelin | 18 Nov 1938 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | E W Thornewill | 21 Mar 1938 | |
Fg Off | J S Tupholme | 24 Feb 1939 | |
Plt Off | J O Lalor | 19 Sep 1938 | |
? | D M B Fitzgerald-Lombard | Marine Craft Officer, RAFO | |
Capt (Ret) | R A Pinkney | ||
Equipment Branch |
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Wg Cdr | H E Tansley | 22 Oct 1938 | MC |
Sqn Ldr | E H Walker | 3 Jan 1939 | |
Flt Lt | H A Wrigley | 4 Dec 1937 | |
Flt Lt | J E Reynolds | 4 Dec 1937 | |
Fg Off | B H Alder | 1 Oct 1936 | |
Fg Off | W P Williams | 17 Dec 1938 | AFM |
Plt Off | J H Nancarrow | 21 Jan 1939 | |
Accountant Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | W E Fisher | 1 Oct 1936 | MC |
Sqn Ldr | S C George | 24 Feb 1939 | |
Flt Lt | K A Jackman | 17 Jul 1936 | |
Flt Lt | R Trippett | 16 Feb 1939 | |
Fg Off | G A Linn | 1 Oct 1936 | |
Medical Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | C W Coffey | 12 Feb 1938 | LRCP & S |
Fg Off | J C Groves | 21 Oct 1938 | MB, ChB |
Fg Off | C N Young | 21 Oct 1938 | MB, ChB |
Dental Branch |
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Flt Lt | W D Guyler | 25 Mar 1937 | LDS |
Chaplains Branch |
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Rev | A A O'Connor | 3 Jan 1939 | |
Rev | D M Rowlands | 3 Jan 1939 | |
Commissioned Signals Officers |
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Fg Off | J Farmer | 30 Dec 1938 | |
Education Officer |
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Mr | A T Matthews | 14 Jan 1938 | BSc |
Warrant Officer |
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WO | C H Lucas | 19 Dec 1938 | |
WO | E S Brown | 4 Apr 1938 | |
WO | G A Cardwell | 4 Jul 1938 | |
WO | A Rossner | 28 Nov 1938 |
Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Country | Command/Group | Units |
Straits Settlement, Singapore | RAF Far East |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Station HQ |
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Gp Capt | 9 Oct 1936 | Officer Commanding, OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Gp Capt | 4 Dec 1937 | Engineer duties, OBE, AFC; later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | Charles E H Allen | 1 Oct 1936 | Engineer duties, DFC; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | E B Steadman | 24 Feb 1939 | Engineer duties |
Sqn Ldr | G F Alexander | 14 May 1938 | Engineer duties |
Sqn Ldr | 10 Sep 1936 | Signals duties; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | 28 Nov 1938 | later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | Ronald A R Rae | 31 Dec 1937 | Armament duties; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | K P Lewis | 23 Jan 1939 | Engineer duties |
Sqn Ldr | A A Saw | 28 Dec 1938 | Engineer duties |
Sqn Ldr | R C Gaskell | 7 Jan 1939 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | A P S Wills | 12 Feb 1938 | |
Flt Lt | L W Wakelin | 18 Nov 1938 | Engineer duties |
Flt Lt | E W Thornewill | 21 Mar 1938 | |
Fg Off | J S Tupholme | 24 Feb 1939 | |
Plt Off | J O Lalor | 19 Sep 1938 | |
? | D M B Fitzgerald-Lombard | Marine Craft Officer, RAFO | |
Capt (Ret) | R A Pinkney | ||
Equipment Branch |
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Wg Cdr | H E Tansley | 22 Oct 1938 | MC |
Sqn Ldr | E H Walker | 3 Jan 1939 | |
Flt Lt | H A Wrigley | 4 Dec 1937 | |
Flt Lt | J E Reynolds | 4 Dec 1937 | |
Fg Off | B H Alder | 1 Oct 1936 | |
Fg Off | W P Williams | 17 Dec 1938 | AFM |
Plt Off | J H Nancarrow | 21 Jan 1939 | |
Accountant Branch |
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Wg Cdr | W E Fisher | 1 Oct 1936 | MC |
Sqn Ldr | S C George | 24 Feb 1939 | |
Sqn Ldr | K A Jackman | 17 Jul 1936 | |
Flt Lt | R Trippett | 16 Feb 1939 | |
Fg Off | G A Linn | 1 Oct 1936 | |
Medical Branch |
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Sqn Ldr | C W Coffey | 12 Feb 1938 | LRCP & S |
Fg Off | J C Groves | 21 Oct 1938 | MB, ChB |
Fg Off | C N Young | 21 Oct 1938 | MB, ChB |
Dental Branch |
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Flt Lt | W D Guyler | 25 Mar 1937 | LDS |
Chaplains Branch |
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Rev | A A O'Connor | 3 Jan 1939 | |
Rev | D M Rowlands | 3 Jan 1939 | |
Commissioned Signals Officers |
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Fg Off | J Farmer | 30 Dec 1938 | |
Education Officer |
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Mr | A T Matthews | 14 Jan 1938 | BSc |
Warrant Officer |
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WO | C H Lucas | 19 Dec 1938 | |
WO | E S Brown | 4 Apr 1938 | |
WO | G A Cardwell | 4 Jul 1938 | |
WO | C Kershaw | 3 Oct 1937 |
Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List
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