Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath CB

Instituted in 1725 by King George 1 as a single class
the order was re-organized in 1815 into a civil and
military division, each with three classes
[GCB, KCB/DCB, and CB]

The statutes provide for
120 Knights /Dames Grand Cross [GCB]
355 Knights / Dame Commanders [K/DCB]
1,925 Companions [CB]

[GCB’s are Admiral / General / Air Chief Marshal]
[KCB’s are Vice Admiral / Lieutenant General / Air Marshall]
[CB’s are Rear Admiral / Major General / Air Vice Marshall]

Non “Line” Officers, e.g. Engineers, Medics, may be
appointed only for meritorious service in wartime.

In undress uniform GCB, KCB/DCB, and CB wear
The ribbon of a CB

AM Sir Richard Bruce BOLT
KBE, CB, DFC, AFC,

16 July 1923 to 27 July 2014
Flew bombers through WW 2, including the Pathfinder Force.
CO No 40 Squadron RNZAF
CO No 24 [Commonwealth] Squadron RAF
Chief of Air Staff 1974 to 76
Chief of Defence Staff 1976 to 80
DFC in1945
AFC in June 1959
CB in January 1977
CBE in June 1973
KBE in June 1979

AVM Sir Alan Hunter Cachemaille BOXER
KCVO, CB, DSO, DFC,Virtuli Militari [Poland] Bronze Star [US]
Air Medal [US]

1 December 1916 to 26 April 1998
Pilot on 161 Sqn at RAF Tempsford
Flight Commander on 138 Squadron
CO 161 Squadron in 1943
Air ministry in 1944
HQ Bomber Command 1945
Flew B29’s over Korea while seconded to USAAF
CO 7 Squadron in 1956 -57
Station Commander RAF Wittering in 1957 - 59
Group Captain in charge of plans in RAF Bomber Command In 1959
Senior Air Staff Officer at HQ No 1 Group 1963
Senior Air Staff Officer at HQ RAF Bomber Command in 1965
Defence Services Secretary in 1967
Retired in 1970

A A/C A E Clouston AOC Singapore 1954 CB
CB, DSO, DFC, AFC & Bar

7 April 1908 to 1 January 1984
Joined RAF in October 1930
No 25 Squadron flying Hawker Fury 1 Fighter Biplanes
Part of a 9 member display team that did formation loops
at the Display Day in April 1934 at Hendon
Test Pilot at RAE Farnborough in October 1935
AFC in January 1938 for his Test Flying
Broke Amy Johnson’s record from London to Cape Town
completing the trip in 45 Hours and 2 Minutes on 14 November 1937
The return trip of 57 Hours and 23 Minutes was also a record.
Om 15th March he departed Gravesend in Comet G-ACSS heading
for Australia, flying via Cairo, Basra, Allahbad, Penang and Singapore
To Darwin but failed to break the existing recoed set by CWA Scott &
TC Black in the same aircraft.
He flew on to Sydney via Charleville without being aware of the London
to Sydney Record.
He then flew to NZ setting more records.
Rejoined the RAF on 1 October 1939 and served as test pilot at
Farnborough
Promoted to Squadron Leader in June 1941,
Although the unit flew some high speed fighters it was forbidden
to arm their weapons, so Clouston gave chase without damaging
the intruding German aircraft.
Later, when the order had been rescinded he shot down a He 111
and a Me110 in one flight.
CO 1422 Flight on 12 May 1941, testing Turbinlite on Havoc night
Fighters, and Leigh Light in Wellington bombers
Promoted to Wing Commander and posted to 224 Squadron in
Anti-submarine operations using B24 Liberators
Promoted to Group Captain and CO Langham in February 1944
CO RAF Buckeurg [Ex ALG B151] that was developed into
HQ British Air Forces of Occupation
Loaned to be CO RNZAF Station Ohakea 1948 to 50.
CO Lemming February 1950 to Jul 53
Commandant Empire Test Flying School at Farnborough
Senior Air Staff Officer at No 19 Group, Costal Command
In October 1953
Promoted to Acting Air Commodore and Air Officer Commanding
RAF Singapore in July 1954
AFV in 1938 for test Pilot Duties
DFC in October 1943 for operations with the B24 Liberators
DSO in April 1944
CB in 1957

AM David Manson CROOKS
CB, OBE,

8 Dec 1931 to
Chief of Air Staff Apr 1983 to October 1986
Chief of Defence Staff October 1986 to 1987
Retired 1987
OBE in June 1969
CB in January 1985

AC Patrick Geraint “Jamie” JAMESON
CB, DSO, DFC & Bar,

10 November 1912 to 1 October 1996
Flight Commander 46 Squadron 1939
Norwegian Campaign April to June 1940
First ever landing Hurricanes on a carrier deck on HMS
Glorious that was sunk along with escort destroyers Ardent
and Acasta by Scharnhorst and Gneisenau on 8th June 1940
After three days in a Carley Float only 45 men out of
1,474 survived.
CO 266 Squadron September 1940 to June 1941
Wing Leader, Wittering Wing in June 1941to Oct 1941
Acting Station Commander at Wittering Oct 1941 to December 1941
CO 331 and 332 Squadrons at North Weald December 1942
Staff at 11 Group Operational Planning
CO 122 [Mustang] Wing in July 1944
OC Schleswigland September 1945
OC Wundsdorf
Retired 1960
DFC in June 1940 for his Norwegian Efforts
Bar to DFC in October 1941, his efforts as Wing Leader
DSO in 9th March 1943 for actions as Wing Leader, including
9 destroyed, [2 at night] 1 Probable, 1 Probable Shared, 2 Damaged,
2 Destroyed on Water

AM Sir David Ewan JAMIESON
KBE, CB,

19 April 1930 to 21 March 2013
Joined RNZAF in 1949, exchange posting to Germany in 1954
Air Officer Commanding Operations Group 1974 to 78
Deputy Chief of Defence Staff 1978 to 79
Chief of Air Staff 1979 to 83
Chief of Defence Staff 1983 to 86
CB in January 1981
OBE in June 1967
KBE in January 1986

A A/C H D McGreggor 27031 Aug 45 CB
KCB, CB, CBE, DSO, MIDx7 LoM [US]

Joined RAF 13 April 1928
Attended Engineering Courses in 1931 and 33
CO 33 Squadron 3 September 1938
Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Repair and Servicing
CO 213 Squadron, June 1940
OC RAF Ballyherbert Jun 1941
Senior Air Staff Officer No 82 Fighter Group in 1941
Special Planning Staff, HQ Fighter Command in May1942
OC Tangmere Sector 1942
Deputy Director, Operations, Intelligence and Plans
At HQ Mediterranean Air Command from 5 May 1943
Air Officer Commanding Air HQ Levant 25 November 1944
Air Staff, Air Ministry 1948
Member NATO Standing Group Staff - Washington DC in 1949
Air Officer Commanding No 2 Group 18 June 1951
Director of Guided Missile Development, Ministry
of Supply in 1953
Assistant Controller, Aircraft, Ministry of Supply in 1953
Chief of Staff [Air Defence] HQ SHAPE in 1957
Air Officer Commanding in Chief, Fighter Command in 30 July 1959
Commander, UK Air Defence Region in 1 May 1962
Commander in Chief, Far Eastern Air Force on 31 May 1962
KCB on 1 Jan 1960
CB on 1 June 1953,
CBE on 14 June 1945
DSO on 15 September 1939
MID 7 times
L of M [US] 9 October 1945

AVM Sir Arthur de Terrotte NEVILL
KBE, CB,

29 April 1899 to 14 March 1985]
Joined NZ Army in 1919 as 2nd Lieutenant
Transferred to NZPAF[ NZ Permanent Air Force] on
its establishment 1 April 1930
NZ Liaison to the Air Ministry
Air Member for Supply to the newly formed RNZAF
Air Officer Commanding RNZAF HQ London 1942
Vice Chief of Air Staff in 1944
Chief of Air Staff in 1946 to 51
CB June 1946
KBE January 1950

AVM Cyril Laurence [Larry] SIEGERT
CB, CBE, MVO, DFC, AFC,

14 March 1923 to 17 September 2007
24 [Commonwealth] Squadron on the Berlin Airlift
Chief of Air Staff 1976 to 1979
DFC 17 November 1944 for Gallantry and devotion to duty
AFC January 1954 London - Christchurch Air Race
MVO 20 January 1954
CBE June 1975
CB January 1979

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