- SURNAME
Rowlands
- FORENAME
John Samuel
- UNIT
T Arm 4 (Bomb Disposal),Air Ministry,Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
- RANK
Flight Lieutenant (A/Squadron Leader)
- NUMBER
73378
- AWARD
George Cross,Member of the Order of the British Empire
- PLACE
England 1942 (MBE) England 1942-43 (GC)
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 23.9.1915 Hawarden,Flintshire
educated Hawarden Grammar School
graduated University of Wales (B.Sc.)
R.A.F.V.R. 4.4.1939
Pilot Officer,Administation and Special Duties Branch
Flying Officer 8.9.1939
RAF Ternhill (pilot training)
RAF Manby (armament engineering training)
Technical Branch 7.10.1940
TArm 4 (Bomb Disposal),Air Ministry (Staff Officer,Deputy Directorate of Organisation (1)) 23.9.1940 - October 1943
Flight Lt 1.12.1941
A/Squadron Leader 2.11.1942
Flight Lt (WS) 2.4.1943
Bomb Disposall Officer,HQ N.W. African Air Force October 1943
Technical Officer,Ministry of Supply 1944
Squadron Leader (WS) 13.1.1944
A/Wing Commander 13.7.1944
permanent commission as F/Lt RAF 1.9.1945
RAF Staff College,Haifa 1946
Squadron Leader 3.12.1946
u/t pilot,No 28 EFTS 1947
Technical Officer,RAE Farnborough,attached Armament Research Establishment,
Fort Halstead December 1947
RAF Technical College,Henlow October 1949
Technical Officer,Armament Research Establishment,Fort Halstead May 1950
Wing Commander 1.1.1952
O.C. Bomber Command Armament School August 1953
appointed O.B.E. 1954
O.C. Technical Wing,RAF Binbrook December 1955
Senior RAF Advisor,Atomic Weapons Research Establishment 1957
Group Captain 1.1.1958
Staff Officer,British Defence Staff,Washington,D.C.,USA 1.1.1961
Air Commodore 1.7.1963
Imperial Defence College 1964
Assistant Commandant (Technical),RAF College,Cranwell June 1965
A/Air Vice Marshal 4.6.1968
Director General of Ground Training 4.6.1968
Air Vice Marshal 1.7.1968
A/Air Marshal 13.4.1970
A.O.C-inC.,Maintenance Command 13.4.1970
Air Marshal 1.7.1971
appointed K.B.E. 1971
retired 2.6.1973
administrative post,Queen Mary College,University of London 1973
Assistant Principal,Sheffield Polytechnic 1974-80
Consultant,Civil Aviation Administration 1981-86
honours and awards also CEng,FRAeS,MInstP (AInstP)
married Constance Wight 1942 (2 daughters)
died 4.6.2006 Sheffield,Yorkshire
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