No 1 Armoured Car Wing 1927 (1)
Hinadi 1/4/27 Prior to this date Armoured Cars in Iraq consisted of Nos 4, 5 and 6 Companies.
No 4, commanded by S/L G E Godsave at Hinaidi, 1 Section at Basra
No 5 Company, commanded by S/L A S Morris at Hinaidi, 1 Section at Mosul
No 6 Company, commanded by S/L A H Peck at Kirkuk, 1 Section at Hinaidi
On 1st April 1927 the Armoured Car Wing was formed with Headquarters and 4 Sections at Hinaidi, 1 Section at Mosul, 1 Section at Basra and 2 Sections at Kirkuk.
Personnel on formation:
No 4, commanded by S/L G E Godsave at Hinaidi, 1 Section at Basra
No 5 Company, commanded by S/L A S Morris at Hinaidi, 1 Section at Mosul
No 6 Company, commanded by S/L A H Peck at Kirkuk, 1 Section at Hinaidi
On 1st April 1927 the Armoured Car Wing was formed with Headquarters and 4 Sections at Hinaidi, 1 Section at Mosul, 1 Section at Basra and 2 Sections at Kirkuk.
Personnel on formation:
S/L A H Peek DSO MC
S/L G E Godsave F/Lt A S Ellerton F/Lt T Henderson MC AFC F/Lt W I Fenwick F/Lt J Cottle MBE DFC F/Lt N C Saward F/Lt G F Moody F/Lt F E C Benstead F/Lt J S Harrison F/Lt R de L Stedman F/Lt C H Flinn F/O G A Kysh F/O A P Marchant MBE DSM F/O F L Kingham F/O E D Barnes F/O M W C Ridgeway F/O V Harris F/O R A Ford F/O R W Steele F/O P B Chubb F/Lt J R Gardiner F/O R T Carter F/O H J Titherington |
Commanding Wing
2nd in Command Cmdg No 6 Section Cmdg HQ’s Section & Workshops Cmdg No 5 Section Cmdg No 1 Section Cmdg No 4 Section Wing Adjutant Cmdg No 2 Section Cmdg late No 6 Coy Details Cmdg No 8 Section Cmdg No 3 Section Cmdg No 7 Section Wing Armament Officer No 2 Section No 4 Section No 6 Section No 5 Section No 5 Section No 1 Section No 3 Section Wings Stores Officer Accountant Officer (Pay) Accountant Officer (Stores) |
Attached Officers supernumery to Establishment
F/Lt L N Sargent F/O B T Crook F/O W R Denkin |
Stores Officer Acting Stores Officer, Kirkuk Accountant Officer |
Sections were stationed as under:-
No 1 Section Basra No 6 Section, Kirkuk
No 2 Section Hinaidi No 7 Section Kirkuk
No 3 Section Hinaidi No 8 Section Mosul
No 4 Section Hinaidi HQ Section Hinaidi
No 5 Section Hinaidi
Establishment of the Wing
Officers
Wing Cmdrs S/L F/Lt F/O
General Duties 1 (?) 10 9
Stores Accountants 1 1 1
Airmen SM1 SM2 F/Sgt Sgt Cpls ACs Total
1 1 1 22 52 306 383
No 1 Section Basra No 6 Section, Kirkuk
No 2 Section Hinaidi No 7 Section Kirkuk
No 3 Section Hinaidi No 8 Section Mosul
No 4 Section Hinaidi HQ Section Hinaidi
No 5 Section Hinaidi
Establishment of the Wing
Officers
Wing Cmdrs S/L F/Lt F/O
General Duties 1 (?) 10 9
Stores Accountants 1 1 1
Airmen SM1 SM2 F/Sgt Sgt Cpls ACs Total
1 1 1 22 52 306 383