RAF Senior Officers during WW2 - Service Numbers needed

[paulmcmillan]

Can anyone explain Foster and Hawkins I this list?

Army numbers ?
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/...upplement/3431

[Ross_McNeill]

Now you have done it!

Say Met three times and the spell will release them.

Yes Army numbers

73940 RAF is Meredith Wayland Brown of the Met Branch.

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/...t/382/data.pdf

Foster is a bit more involved
Army number but
SUPPLEMENTARY RESERVE OF OFFICERS.CORPS OF ROYAL (ENGINEERS.Lt. (War Subs. Maj.) C. E. Foster (69329) relinquisheshis comma., 5th Apr. 1944, on appt. to acommn. in the R.A.F.V.R.
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/.../4107/data.pdf

Probably
Clarence Edwin Foster 173529
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/.../2697/data.pdf



Ross

[vrajm]

Bowhill, Frederick William Rank: Lieutenant Number: 01571

Is it alright?

https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ils/r/D8289063

Mojmir

[Ross_McNeill]

Bowhill, Frederick William Rank: Lieutenant Number: 01571

Is it alright?

https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ils/r/D8289063

Yes but it's also one of his Admiralty reference numbers.

If you download this record and look on the last page it's updated to include his CB CMG post nomials
Midshipman 1100
Sub Lt 001886 - confirmed by first page
Lt 01571

RN used different record systems between regular/reserve and changed record number when transferred.


Ross

[vrajm]

Griffith James POWELL (C1227)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...#gid=147180334

http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/sho...t-by-marioso98

From RAF: 1930

The undermentioned Flying Officers are transferred to the Reserve: - CLASS A.

16th Sept. 1930. Griffith James POWELL.

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/...3646/page/5815

To IMPERIAL AIRWAYS and then to RCAF:

To be Pilot Officer (Temporary Squadron Leader): Griffith James Powell,23rd October, 1939

https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/...danrvjiv629gl2

https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/...danrvjiv629gl2

SPECIAL RESERVE GENERAL LIST To be Temporary Wing Commander: - Pilot Officer (Temporary Squadron Leader) G. J. Powell (C1227). 1st March, 1941

... my application to be seconded from the RCAF was approved on September 18, 1940. ... The war was to last another 4 1/2 years, and my personal story becomes concerned with the entire life of the ferry aircraft organisation.

(Aeroplane Monthly, August 1995, VOL 23 p. 72, "A Life Aloft" by A/C G. J. "Taffy" Powell)

1946 to Silver City Airways and British Aviation Services.



Philip Clermont LIVINGSTON (14106) Air Marshal


https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/...4844/page/2725

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/...8650/page/3132

Mojmir

[paulmcmillan]

Added all the ones I can find from my copy of 1919 Perm Commission list

[Jagan]

Brilliant - Thank you every one!

The list has been whittled down to about a 100 odd - True Crowd Sourcing at work! Many many thanks!