Air Marshal O T Boyd
Owen Tudor b: 30 Aug 1889 d: 5 Aug 1944
Commanded Old Sarum 15th February 1923
CB - 8 Jun 1939, OBE - 10 Oct 1919, MC - 19 Aug 1916, AFC - 10 Oct 1919, MiD - 12 Jan 1920, MiD - 8 Jun 1944.
(Army): - 2 Lt: 11 Mar 1910 [20 Jan 1909], Lt: 20 Apr 1911, (T) Capt: xx xxx xxxx, Capt: 1 Sep 1915, (T) Maj: 26 Oct 1916,
(RAF): - (T) Maj [Capt]: 1 Apr 1918, Act Lt Col: 18 Jan 1919, Sqn Ldr: 1 Aug 1919 [1 Apr 1918], Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1923, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1930, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1934, AVM: 1 Jul 1937, Act AM: 8 Nov 1940 - 25 Dec 1943.
Attended RMC Sandhurst.
20 Jan 1909: Appointed to a Commission on the Unattached List.
1909: Officer, 5th Cavalry, Indian Army.
25 Apr 1916: Flying Officer, RFC.
1916: Pilot, No 27 Sqn RFC. (G100 Elephant – Western Front)
9 Jul 1916: Flight Commander, No 27 Sqn RFC. (G100 Elephant – Western Front)
26 Oct 1916: Officer Commanding, No ? Sqn RFC.
19 Jan 1917: Officer Commanding, No 66 Sqn RFC. (Pup – Western Front)
Jun 1917: Staff Officer.
2 Dec 1917: Staff Officer, 2nd Class, RFC (Captain - graded as Brigade Major)
1 Apr 1918: Staff Officer 2nd Class.
7 Jul 1918: Officer Commanding, No 72 Sqn. (DH4, SE5, Spad, G100 Elephant, Bristol M1C – Mesopotamia)
18 Jan 1919: Officer Commanding, No ? Wing/Staff Officer (Act Lt Col)
1 Aug 1919: Awarded Permanent Commission as a Major
21 Jan 1920: Staff Officer, HQ Mesopotamian Wing
Staff Officer, Directorate of Operations and Intelligence
23 Oct 1922: Officer Commanding, No 24 Sqn.
26 Feb 1923: Commandant, School of Army Co-operation.
21 Jan 1926: Attended Army Staff College, Camberley
21 Jan 1928: Directing Staff, Army Staff College, Camberley.
4 Jan 1930: Deputy Director of Staff Duties.
7 Aug 1931: Officer Commanding, RAF Aden.
16 Apr 1934: SASO, HQ Fighting Area.
24 Oct 1935: AOC, Central Area.
1 May 1936: AOC, No 1 (Bomber) Group.
21 Dec 1936: Director of Personal Services.
7 Nov 1938: AOC, Balloon Command.
8 Nov 1940: Deputy AOC in C, HQ RAF Middle East (designate)
20 Nov 1940: P.O.W.
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