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Armoured Car Wing Personnel, units and locations

[May 1923 | Jul 1923 | Jan 1924 | May 1924 | Jul 1927 | Jul 1928 | Sep 1928 | Jul 1929]

This was formed on 3 November 1922 to control Nos 3, 4, 5 and 6 Armoured Car Companies in Iraq.

May 1923

Location Command Controlled
Baghdad Iraq Command

  • No 3 Armoured Car Company - Makina, Basrah

  • No 4 Armoured Car Company - Baghdad

  • No 5 Armoured Car Company - Mosul

  • No 6 Armoured Car Company - Baghdad

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr William H Primrose  3 Nov 1922 Officer Commanding, DFC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off John D S Denholm  3 Nov 1922  
Fg Off Rupert H S Mealing  3 Nov 1922

Source - May 1923 Air Force List

July 1923

Location Command Controlled
Baghdad Iraq Command

  • No 3 Armoured Car Company - Makina, Basrah

  • No 4 Armoured Car Company - Baghdad

  • No 5 Armoured Car Company - Mosul

  • No 6 Armoured Car Company - Baghdad

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr William H Primrose  3 Nov 1922 Officer Commanding, DFC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off John D S Denholm  3 Nov 1922  
Fg Off Rupert H S Mealing  3 Nov 1922

Source - July 1923 Air Force List

January 1924

Location Command Controlled
Baghdad Iraq Command

  • No 3 Armoured Car Company - Makina, Basrah

  • No 4 Armoured Car Company - Hinaidi

  • No 5 Armoured Car Company - Mosul

  • No 6 Armoured Car Company - Hinaidi

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr William H Primrose  3 Nov 1922 Officer Commanding, DFC; later A/Cdre
Fg Off John D S Denholm  3 Nov 1922  
Fg Off Leopold H Stewart 23 Nov 1923  
Fg Off Rupert H S Mealing  3 Nov 1922  

Source - January 1924 Air Force List

May 1924

Location Command Controlled
Baghdad Iraq Command

  • No 3 Armoured Car Company - Makina, Basrah

  • No 4 Armoured Car Company - Baghdad

  • No 5 Armoured Car Company - Mosul

  • No 6 Armoured Car Company - Baghdad

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr William H Primrose  3 Nov 1922 Officer Commanding, DFC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Robert Jope-Slade 24 Apr 1923 DSC
Fg Off John D S Denholm  3 Nov 1922  
Fg Off Leopold H Stewart 23 Nov 1923  
Fg Off Rupert H S Mealing  3 Nov 1922  

Source - May 1924 Air Force List

It was disbanded on 10 November 1924.

It reformed on 1 April 1927 to control the Armoured Car Sections in Iraq.

July 1927

Location Command/Group Controlled
RAF Hinidai, Iraq Iraq Command

  • No 1 Section - Basrah

  • No 2 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 3 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 4 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 5 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 6 Section - Kirkuk

  • No 7 Section - Kirkuk

  • No 8 Section - Mosul

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Sqn Ldr Arthur H Peck  1 Apr 1927 Officer Commanding, DSO, MC
Sqn Ldr Alfred S Morris  1 Apr 1927 OBE; later AVM
Sqn Ldr George E Godsave  1 Apr 1927
Flt Lt Alban S Ellerton  1 Apr 1927 OBE; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Thomas Henderson  1 Apr 1927 MC, AFC
Flt Lt William L Fenwick  1 Apr 1927  
Flt Lt Jack Cottle  1 Apr 1927 MBE, DFC
Flt Lt Norman C Saward  1 Apr 1927  
Flt Lt George F Moody  1 Apr 1927  
Flt Lt Frederick E C Benstead  1 Apr 1927  
Flt Lt John S Harrison  1 Apr 1927  
Flt Lt Raymond de L Stedman  1 Apr 1927  
Flt Lt Charles H Flinn  1 Apr 1927 later A/Cdre
Fg Off George A Kysh  1 Apr 1927  
Fg Off Alfred P Marchant  1 Apr 1927 Armament duties, MBE, DSM
Fg Off Frank L Kingham  1 Apr 1927  
Fg Off Benjamin T Crook  1 Apr 1927  
Fg Off Eric D Barnes  1 Apr 1927 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Michael W C Ridgway  1 Apr 1927  
Fg Off Edward T St M Brett  1 Apr 1927  
Fg Off Vorley Harris  1 Apr 1927  
Fg Off Ronald A Ford  1 Apr 1927  
Fg Off Robert W Steele  1 Apr 1927  
Fg Off Philip B Chubb  1 Apr 1927  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt John R Gardiner  1 Apr 1927  
Fg Off Leonard N Sargent  1 Apr 1927  
Accountant Branch
Fg Off Rodney T Carter  1 Apr 1927  
Fg Off William R Dnkin  1 Apr 1927  
Fg Off Harold J Titherington  1 Apr 1927  

Source - July 1927 Air Force List

July 1928

Location Command/Group Controlled
RAF Hinidai, Iraq Iraq Command

  • No 1 Section - Basrah

  • No 2 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 3 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 4 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 5 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 8 Section - Mosul

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Sqn Ldr John J Breen  9 Apr 1928 Officer Commanding; later AM
Sqn Ldr George E Godsave  1 Apr 1927
Flt Lt Harold J Roach  2 Dec 1927 Engineer duties, AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt John H Hagon 20 Sep 1927  
Flt Lt Jack Cottle  1 Apr 1927 MBE, DFC
Flt Lt George V Howard  9 Mar 1928 DFC
Flt Lt Norman C Saward  1 Apr 1927  
Flt Lt Charles F Toogood 20 Sep 1927  
Flt Lt George F Moody  1 Apr 1927  
Flt Lt Raymond de L Stedman  1 Apr 1927  
Flt Lt David Craik 30 Mar 1928 DFC
Fg Off Alfred P Marchant  1 Apr 1927 Armament duties, MBE, DSM
Fg Off Alexander Lees 24 Feb 1928  
Fg Off Frank L Kingham  1 Apr 1927  
Fg Off Benjamin T Crook  1 Apr 1927  
Fg Off Norman J Wiltshire  8 Mar 1928  
Fg Off Norman A West  1 Nov 1927  
Fg Off Ronald A Ford  1 Apr 1927  
Fg Off Colin Heard-White 30 Sep 1927  
Fg Off Reginald J Stone 20 Sep 1927  
Fg Off James C Jeffrey 27 Apr 1928 MC
Plt Off Bertram A J Crummy  1 May 1928  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Harry L Woolveridge  2 Dec 1927 later A/Cdre

Source - July 1928 Air Force List

September 1928

Location Command/Group Controlled
RAF Hinidai, Iraq Iraq Command

  • No 1 Section - Basrah

  • No 2 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 3 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 4 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 5 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 8 Section - Mosul

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Sqn Ldr John J Breen  9 Apr 1928 Officer Commanding; later AM
Sqn Ldr George E Godsave  1 Apr 1927
Flt Lt Harold J Roach  2 Dec 1927 Engineer duties, AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt John H Hagon 20 Sep 1927  
Flt Lt George V Howard  9 Mar 1928 DFC
Flt Lt Charles F Toogood 20 Sep 1927  
Flt Lt George F Moody  1 Apr 1927  
Flt Lt David Craik 30 Mar 1928 DFC
Fg Off Alfred P Marchant  1 Apr 1927 Armament duties, MBE, DSM
Fg Off Alexander Lees 24 Feb 1928  
Fg Off Frank L Kingham  1 Apr 1927  
Fg Off Benjamin T Crook  1 Apr 1927  
Fg Off Norman A West  1 Nov 1927  
Fg Off Ronald A Ford  1 Apr 1927  
Fg Off Colin Heard-White 30 Sep 1927  
Fg Off Reginald J Stone 20 Sep 1927  
Fg Off James C Jeffrey 27 Apr 1928 MC
Plt Off Bertram A J Crummy  1 May 1928  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Harry L Woolveridge  2 Dec 1927 later A/Cdre

Source - September 1928 Air Force List

July 1929

Location Command/Group Controlled
RAF Hinidai, Iraq Iraq Command

  • No 1 Section - Basrah

  • No 2 Section - Basrah

  • No 3 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 4 Section - Hinaidi

  • No 5 Section - Mosul

  • No 6 Section - Basrah

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Sqn Ldr David E Stodart 20 Oct 1928 Officer Commanding, DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr John W Woodhouse 22 Nov 1928 DSO, DFC
Flt Lt Harold J Roach  2 Dec 1927 Engineer duties, AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt John H Hagon 20 Sep 1927  
Flt Lt William A Harvey 19 Apr 1929 Engineer duties
Flt Lt Bruce B Caswell 20 Oct 1928  
Flt Lt Charles F Toogood 20 Sep 1927  
Flt Lt Robert R Greenlaw  7 Jun 1929 MBE
Flt Lt Maurice Ballard 27 Nov 1928  
Flt Lt David Craik 30 Mar 1928 DFC
Fg Off Alexander Lees 24 Feb 1928  
Fg Off Colin A Anderson  1 Feb 1929  
Fg Off Robert H C Taylor 23 Apr 1929  
Fg Off Reginald J Stone 20 Sep 1927  
Fg Off Robert C Greenhaigh 12 Mar 1929  
Fg Off Bertram A J Crummy  1 May 1928  
Fg Off James C Jeffrey 27 Apr 1928 MC
Stores Branch
Flt Lt John K McDonald 18 Jan 1929  

Source - July 1929 Air Force List

It was disbanded on 1 April 1930.

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