Commissioning letter to AOC 5 Group
Title
Commissioning letter to AOC 5 Group
Description
Letter informing AOC 5 Group that Sgt William Roy Peter Perry was commissioned in rank of pilot officer. Issues new service number.
Creator
Date
1943-06-21
Format
Two page typewritten letter
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Contributor
Identifier
SPerryWRP1317696v10009
Transcription
[crest]
[inserted] 8A [/inserted]
AIR MINISTRY,
LONDON, W.C.2.
TELEPHONE: HOLBORN 3434 [indecipherable number]
Extn. [indecipherable number]
Any communications on the subject of this letter should be addressed to:-
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,
and the following number quoted:-
A.547457 / 43 /S.7.(e).3.
Your Ref.
21st June, 1943.
Sir,
I am commanded by the Air Council to inform you that they have approved the appointment of the under-mentioned airman to a commission as a Pilot Officer on probation in the General Duties Branch, with effect from 19.5.43. under the conditions of Air Ministry Order A.366/40, as amended.
Pilot G.D. Branch R.A.F.V.R.
1317696 Sgt. PERRY, William Roy Peter.
No. 1654 Conversion Unit, Wigsley, Newark, Notts.
2. Officers No. 146323 has been allocated to this airman and should be quoted when rendering Form 1443 and on all official correspondence and documents.
3. Memoranda dealing with uniform and outfit required, and the issue of pay, allowances, and outfit grant are enclosed, together with a copy of the message from the Chief of the Air Staff. Immediate steps should be taken to obtain uniform and other outfit in accordance with the particulars stated in the memorandum, and for this purpose the authorised coupons and an authority to purchase officers' uniform, which must be produced to the tailor, are enclosed.
Air Officer Commanding,
No. 5 Group,
Royal Air Force.
[crest]
R. 2104
/4. [indecipherable letters]
Copy to:- Bomber Command
[inserted] A 156/43
ZC237909
ZC035816 [/inserted]
[page break]
– 2 –
4. Action should be taken to effect his discharge under paragraph 652(14) of King's Regulations and Air Council Instructions as from the day preceding appointment to commissioned rank and to dispose of his documents in accordance with paragraph 2117(1) of those regulations.
5. Form 1443, showing the effective date of the commission as the date stated above, should be completed and distributed in accordance with standing instructions as soon as possible.
6. A copy of this letter has been sent to the Commanding Officer of the airman's unit, with the memoranda, etc., mentioned in paragraph 3, and to the Air Officer-in-Charge of Records.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
[signature]
R.2104.
[inserted] 8A [/inserted]
AIR MINISTRY,
LONDON, W.C.2.
TELEPHONE: HOLBORN 3434 [indecipherable number]
Extn. [indecipherable number]
Any communications on the subject of this letter should be addressed to:-
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,
and the following number quoted:-
A.547457 / 43 /S.7.(e).3.
Your Ref.
21st June, 1943.
Sir,
I am commanded by the Air Council to inform you that they have approved the appointment of the under-mentioned airman to a commission as a Pilot Officer on probation in the General Duties Branch, with effect from 19.5.43. under the conditions of Air Ministry Order A.366/40, as amended.
Pilot G.D. Branch R.A.F.V.R.
1317696 Sgt. PERRY, William Roy Peter.
No. 1654 Conversion Unit, Wigsley, Newark, Notts.
2. Officers No. 146323 has been allocated to this airman and should be quoted when rendering Form 1443 and on all official correspondence and documents.
3. Memoranda dealing with uniform and outfit required, and the issue of pay, allowances, and outfit grant are enclosed, together with a copy of the message from the Chief of the Air Staff. Immediate steps should be taken to obtain uniform and other outfit in accordance with the particulars stated in the memorandum, and for this purpose the authorised coupons and an authority to purchase officers' uniform, which must be produced to the tailor, are enclosed.
Air Officer Commanding,
No. 5 Group,
Royal Air Force.
[crest]
R. 2104
/4. [indecipherable letters]
Copy to:- Bomber Command
[inserted] A 156/43
ZC237909
ZC035816 [/inserted]
[page break]
– 2 –
4. Action should be taken to effect his discharge under paragraph 652(14) of King's Regulations and Air Council Instructions as from the day preceding appointment to commissioned rank and to dispose of his documents in accordance with paragraph 2117(1) of those regulations.
5. Form 1443, showing the effective date of the commission as the date stated above, should be completed and distributed in accordance with standing instructions as soon as possible.
6. A copy of this letter has been sent to the Commanding Officer of the airman's unit, with the memoranda, etc., mentioned in paragraph 3, and to the Air Officer-in-Charge of Records.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
[signature]
R.2104.
Collection
Citation
Great Britain. Air Ministry, “Commissioning letter to AOC 5 Group,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 20, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/36227.
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