Francis Rowland Scarlett

Francis Rowland Scarlett
Francis Rowland Scarlett
	Mentioned in Despatches; Commander of the Order of the Redeemer (Greece)

CB, DSO (18 May 1875 – 15 April 1934) was a senior Royal Air Force

commander.

Early and family life

Francis Rowland Scarlett was born on 18 May 1875, the son of

Second World War

.

First World War as the Inspecting Captain of Aircraft, of Air Stations and then of Air Training, gaining a promotion to wing captain at the close of 1915.^[3] In February 1916 he became Commander of all Royal Naval Air Service units in the Eastern Mediterranean and in May 1919 he was given command of No. 12 Group.^[3] He was created a Commander of the Greek Order of the Redeemer.^[4]

In December 1919 became was made Officer Commanding the

air vice marshal in December 1931.^[3]

References

^ The Peerage.com
^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36810. London. 3 July 1902. p. 8.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Vice-Marshal F R Scarlett
^ Smith, Gordon (29 December 2010). "FOREIGN DECORATIONS AWARDED TO ROYAL NAVY, London Gazette editions January 1918 – December 1920". Naval-History.Net. Retrieved 2 July 2011.

Military offices
New title	Inspecting Captain of Air Training 1915–1916	Succeeded by Harold Briggs
Preceded by Frederick Sykes	Officer Commanding RNAS Eastern Mediterranean 1916–1917	Succeeded by Unknown
Preceded by Harold Briggs	General Officer Commanding No. 12 Group 1919	Vacant Title next held by John Tyssen In 1937
Preceded by New creation	Commandant, No. 1 School of Technical Training 1919–1924	Succeeded by Charles Lambe
Preceded by Vyell Vyvyan	Air Officer Commanding Coastal Area 1924–1928	Succeeded by Charles Lambe
Preceded by Sir John Salmond	Commander-in-Chief Air Defence of Great Britain 1928–1929	Succeeded by Sir Edward Ellington
Preceded by Tom Webb-Bowen	Air Officer Commanding RAF Middle East 1929–1931	Succeeded by Cyril Newall

[1] The Peerage.com

[2] "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36810. London. 3 July 1902. p. 8.

[air-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Vice-Marshal F R Scarlett

[nhlg-4] Smith, Gordon (29 December 2010). "FOREIGN DECORATIONS AWARDED TO ROYAL NAVY, London Gazette editions January 1918 – December 1920". Naval-History.Net. Retrieved 2 July 2011.

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Early and family life

Military career

References