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RAF Trans-Jordania/Transjordan Personnel, units and locations

[Jul 1922 | May 1923 | Jul 1923 | Jan 1924 | May 1924 | Jan 1925 | Feb 1925 | Mar 1925 | Apr 1925 | May 1925 | Jun 1925 | Jul 1925 | Jul 1926]

Formed at Amman on 1 April 1922

July 1922

Location Command Controlled
Amman RAF Middle East

  • HQ - Amman

  • Flying Section - Amman

  • No 1 Section, No 2 Armoured Car Company - Amman

  • Meteorological Station - Amman

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt Robert Gordon  1 Apr 1922 Officer Commanding, CB, CMG, DSO; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr Thomas O'B Hubbard 10 Apr 1922 MC, AFC
Flt Lt John H D'Albiac  1 Apr 1922 DSO, later AM
Fg Off Ernest H Rundle  1 Apr 1922  
Fg Off Robert H Rose  6 May 1922  
Stores Officer
Fg Off Oliver T Stone  10 Apr 1922

Source - July 1922 Air Force List

May 1923

 

Location Command Controlled
Amman Palestine Command

  • HQ - Amman

  • Flying Section - Amman

  • No 1 Section, No 2 Armoured Car Company - Amman

  • Meteorological Station - Amman

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt Robert Gordon  1 Apr 1922 Officer Commanding, CB, CMG, DSO; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr John H D'Albiac  1 Mar 1923 DSO, later AM
Flt Lt Walter S Magrath  1 Mar 1923  
Fg Off John R Bell 13 Nov 1922  
Fg Off Stanley H Wallage 24 Jul 1922 MC
Fg Off Reginald C Creamer  3 Jun 1922  
Fg Off Ernest R Stafford  1 Jan 1923  
Fg Off Ira M Morris  6 Mar 1923  
Fg Off Guy Horsfield 31 Dec 1922  
Plt Off Frank C T Rowe 12 Mar 1923  
Stores Branch
Fg Off Robert Q Bamber 13 Dec 1922
Accountant
Fg Off Cecil G Prior  1 May 1922
Medical Branch
Flt Lt John R Crollus  3 Jan 1923 MB

Source - May 1923 Air Force List

July 1923

Location Command Controlled
Amman Palestine Command

  • HQ - Amman

  • Flying Section - Amman

  • No 1 Section, No 2 Armoured Car Company - Amman

  • Meteorological Station - Amman

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt Norman D K MacEwan  1 Apr 1922 Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO; later AVM
Sqn Ldr John H D'Albiac  1 Mar 1923 DSO, later AM
Flt Lt Walter S Magrath  1 Mar 1923  
Fg Off John R Bell 13 Nov 1922  
Fg Off Stanley H Wallage 24 Jul 1922 MC
Fg Off Reginald C Creamer  3 Jun 1922  
Fg Off Ernest R Stafford  1 Jan 1923  
Fg Off Ira M Morris  6 Mar 1923  
Fg Off Guy Horsfield 31 Dec 1922  
Plt Off Frank C T Rowe 12 Mar 1923  
Stores Branch
Fg Off Robert Q Bamber 13 Dec 1922
Accountant
Fg Off Cecil G Prior  1 May 1922
Medical Branch
Flt Lt John R Crollus  3 Jan 1923 MB

Source - July 1923 Air Force List

January 1924

Location Command Controlled
Amman Palestine Command

  • HQ - Amman

  • Flying Section - Amman

  • No 1 Section, No 2 Armoured Car Company - Amman

  • Meteorological Station - Amman

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt Norman D K MacEwan  1 Apr 1922 Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO; later AVM
Sqn Ldr John H D'Albiac  1 Mar1923 DSO, later AM
Fg Off John R Bell 13 Nov 1922  
Fg Off Stanley H Wallage 24 Jul 1922 MC
Fg Off Reginald C Creamer  3 Jun 1922  
Fg Off Ernest R Stafford  1 Jan 1923  
Fg Off Ira M Morris  6 Mar 1923  
Fg Off Frank C T Rowe 12 Mar 1923  
Stores Branch
Fg Off Robert Q Bamber 13 Dec 1922
Accountant
Fg Off Cecil G Prior  1 May 1922
Medical Branch
Flt Lt Thomas M Walker 20 Aug 1923
Flt Lt William B Stott 12 Oct 1923

Source - January 1924 Air Force List

May 1924

Location Command Controlled
Amman Palestine Command

  • HQ - Amman

  • Flying Section - Amman

  • 'C' Section, No 2 Armoured Car Company - Amman

  • Meteorological Station - Amman

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt Norman D K MacEwan  1 Apr 1922 Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO; later AVM
Sqn Ldr John H D'Albiac  1 Mar 1923 DSO, later AM
Flt Lt Stanley H Wallage 24 Jul 1922 MC
Fg Off Reginald C Creamer  3 Jun 1922  
Fg Off Ernest R Stafford  1 Jan 1923  
Fg Off Ira M Morris  6 Mar 1923  
Fg Off Erwin C Ridlington 10 Mar 1924  
Fg Off Lawrence C Mercer  1 Feb 1924  
Fg Off Frank C T Rowe 12 Mar 1923  
Stores Branch
Fg Off Robert Q Bamber 13 Dec 1922
Accountant
Fg Off Cecil G Prior  1 May 1922
Medical Branch
Flt Lt William B Stott 12 Oct 1923

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

This HQ was redesignated RAF Transjordan in March/April 1925

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

Location Command Controlled
Amman Palestine Command

  • HQ - Amman

  • No 14 (Army Co-operation) Squadron (1 flight)- Amman

  • 'C' Section, No 2 Armoured Car Company - Amman

  • Meteorological Station - Amman

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt Norman D K MacEwan  1 Apr 1922 Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO; later AVM
Sqn Ldr John H D'Albiac  1 Mar 1923 DSO, later AM
Flt Lt Stanley H Wallage 24 Jul 1922 MC
Fg Off Harold A L Pattison 16 Jan 1925  
Stores Branch
Fg Off Robert Q Bamber 13 Dec 1922
Accountant Branch
Fg Off Alick J Moore 22 Sep 1924
Medical Branch
Flt Lt Reginald B MacLatchy 17 Dec 1924

Source - July 1925 Air Force List

March 1926

Location Command Controlled
Amman Palestine Command

  • HQ - Amman

  • No 14 (Army Co-operation) Squadron (1 flight)- Amman

  • 'C' Section, No 2 Armoured Car Company - Amman

  • Meteorological Station - Amman

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt Norman D K MacEwan  1 Apr 1922 Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO; later AVM
Sqn Ldr John H D'Albiac  1 Mar 1923 DSO, later AM
Flt Lt Stanley H Wallage 24 Jul 1922 MC
Fg Off Harold A L Pattison 16 Jan 1925  
Stores Branch
Fg Off Robert Q Bamber 13 Dec 1922
Accountant Branch
Fg Off Robert C Clayton 22 Sep 1925
Medical Branch
Flt Lt Reginald B MacLatchy 17 Dec 1924

Source - March 1926 Air Force List

July 1926

Location Command Controlled
Amman Palestine Command

  • HQ - Amman

  • No 14 (Army Co-operation) Squadron (1 flight)- Amman

  • 'C' Section, No 2 Armoured Car Company - Amman

  • Meteorological Station - Amman

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt Lionel W B Rees  6 May 1926 Officer Commanding, VC, OBE, MC, AFC
Fg Off Harold A L Pattison 16 Jan 1925  
Stores Branch
Fg Off Robert Q Bamber 13 Dec 1922
Accountant Branch
Fg Off Robert C Clayton 22 Sep 1925
Medical Branch
Flt Lt Reginald B MacLatchy 17 Dec 1924

Source - July 1926 Air Force List

This HQ was raised to Group status and redesignated RAF Transjordan and Palestine on 1 October 1926.

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