Air Battalion of the Corps of Royal Engineers
1909 August. The Balloon Factory was separated from the Balloon School.
1911 April 1st. The Balloon School was renamed as the Air Battalion of the Corps of Royal Engineers.
The full list of officers on its formation was -
- Major Sir A. Bannerman, RE - Commandant
- Captain P. W. L. Broke-Smith, RE - Adjutant
- Captain A. D. Carden, RE - Experimental Officer
- Hon. Lieut F. H. Kirby, VC, RE - Quartermaster
No.1 Company
- Captain E. M. Maitland, Essex Regt (Officer Commanding)
- Lieut C. M. Waterlow, RE
- Lieut A. G. Fox, RE
No.2 Company
- Captain J. D. B. Fulton, RHA (Officer Commanding)
- Captain C. J. Burke, Royal Irish Regiment
- Lieut D. G. Conner, RA
- Lieut B. H. Barrington-Kennett, Grenadier Guards
- Lieut R. A. Cammell, RE
- Lieut G. B. Hynes, RA
- Lieut H. R. P. Reynolds, RE
See Also
Sources of Information
- The History of Early British Aeronautics by P. W. L. Broke-Smith
- From Balloon to Boxkite by Malcolm Hall