Military Service Timeline
| Date | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Soldier/Officer, South African Defence Force | |
| 15 March 1916 | U/T (Under Training) Pilot, Special Reserve RFC, rank: Second Lieutenant (P) | |
| 14 May 1916 | Pilot, No 1 Squadron, RFC. (Nieuport 17 – Western Front) | |
| 1 June 1916 | Promoted to Second Lieutenant | |
| 15 February 1917 | Flight Commander, No 1 Squadron, RFC, rank: Captain (T) | |
| 1 April 1917 | Rank: Lieutenant | |
| 26 April 1917 | Military Cross (MC) | |
| 1 May 1917 | Posted to England | |
| 30 July 1917 | Flight Commander, No 112 Squadron, RFC, (Sopwith Pup, Sopwith Camel - Throwley, UK) | |
| 13 February 1918 | Promoted to Major (T), Officer Commanding, No 112 Squadron RFC/RAF | |
| 9 July 1918 | Officer Commanding, No 151 Squadron RAF. (Sopwith Camel – Western Front) | |
| 1 April 1918 | Rank: (T) Captain (Lieutenant) | |
| 19 April 1918 | Rank: (T) Major | |
| 31 May 1918 | Distinguished Service Order (DSO) | |
| 3 December 1918 | Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) | |
| March 1919 | Officer Commanding, No 44 Squadron RAF. (Sopwith Camel – Hainault Farm/North Weald, UK) | |
| 1 May 1919 | Graded as Major (A) | |
| 1 August 1919 | Awarded Permanent RAF Commission as a Captain | |
| 4 February 1920 | Attached to South African Defence Force for "Flight to South Africa" | |
| 7 May 1920 | Qualified Flight Instructor (QFI) rating, Royal Air Force Flying Training School (FTS) | |
| 14 May 1920 | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) | |
| 30 September 1920 | Attended Cambridge University | |
| 1 January 1922 | Rank: Squadron Leader | |
| 20 April 1923 | Staff, HQ No 5 Wing, Inland Area (Middle East) | |
| 24 September 1923 | Officer Commanding, No 56 Squadron RAF. (Sopwith Snipe/Gloster Grebe) | |
| 22 September 1925 | Senior Technical Officer, Royal Aircraft Establishment | |
| 1927 | Principal Technical Officer, Royal Aircraft Establishment | |
| 29 January 1929 | Engineering Officer, Aircraft Depot, Iraq | |
| 1 July 1929 | Rank: Wing Commander | |
| 9 August 1929 | Senior Engineering Officer, RAF Depot, Middle East | |
| 1 August 1932 | Seconded to Egyptian Government as Director-General of Aviation | |
| 1 July 1935 | Rank: Group Captain | |
| 30 March 1936 | Order of Ismail, Egypt (OI) | |
| 10 April 1936 | Supernumerary, HQ No 6 (Auxiliary) Group | |
| 11 July 1936 | Director of Repair and Maintenance | |
| 1 November 1938 | Rank: Air Commodore | |
| 15 June 1940 | Air Officer Commander (AOC), No 10 (Fighter) Group, rank: Acting Air Vice-Marshal | |
| 1 July 1940 | Rank: (T) Air Vice-Marshal | |
| 25 July 1941 | AOC, No 20 (Training) Group | |
| 6 November 1943 | Retired: Air Vice-Marshal (Retained) |
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