Career
He transferred from the Army to the Royal Air Force in 1918 as a captain. He was promoted to squadron leader in 1925 and trained as a pilot with Number. 24 Squadron Royal Air Force in 1925.
He was posted to Iraq as commander of an armoured car wing.
He then commanded Number. 84 Squadron Royal Air Force, and Number.
33 Squadron Royal Air Force before a period of study at the Imperial Defence College. As a wing commander in 1935 he was attached to the Sudan Defence Force in Khartoum.
From 27 June 1940 he was appointed Air Officer Commanding 1 Group Royal Air Force Bomber Command and served in this post during the Battle of Britain, but in December 1940 he was moved to the Air Ministry on promotion to air commodore.
He later served as Director General of Personnel for the Royal Air Force and as Head of the Postwar Planning Executive before retiring as an air marshal on 2 May 1946. He died in 1964 aged 68.
