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He was commissioned a [[Second lieutenant]] in the [[Royal Garrison Artillery]] on 26 May 1900, and promoted to the rank of [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|Lieutenant]] on 29 March 1902.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27436|page=3382| date=23 May 1902}}</ref> |
He was commissioned a [[Second lieutenant]] in the [[Royal Garrison Artillery]] on 26 May 1900, and promoted to the rank of [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|Lieutenant]] on 29 March 1902.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27436|page=3382| date=23 May 1902}}</ref> |
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In March 1916 Caddell was appointed Deputy Assistant Director of Military Aeronautics at the War Office in London. He effectively served as the chief assistant to Brigadier-General [[Duncan Sayre MacInnes|Duncan MacInnes]], the Director of Aircraft Equipment.<ref>{{cite book |last=Brancker |first=Sefton |authorlink=Sefton Brancker |editor1-last=Macmillan |editor1-first=Norman |year=1935 |title=Sir Sefton Brancker |location=London |publisher=William Heinemann Ltd |page=115 }}</ref> It was in that capacity that he was introduced to [[George Constantinescu]] who had developed an experimental [[synchronization gear]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Snowden Gamble |first=Charles Frederick |year=1928 |title=The story of a North Sea air station |location=London |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=222 }}</ref> With support from the Military Aeronautics Directorate, Constantinescu's synchronization gear was improved and deployed on aircraft in France.<ref name="rafweb">{{cite web|url=http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Caddell.htm|title=W B Caddell_P|publisher=rafweb.org|accessdate=2014-02-06}}</ref> In April 1917 Caddell took over from an overworked and exhausted MacInnes as Director of Aircraft Equipment.<ref name="rafweb"/><ref>{{cite book |last=Brancker |first=Sefton |authorlink=Sefton Brancker |editor1-last=Macmillan |editor1-first=Norman |year=1935 |title=Sir Sefton Brancker |location=London |publisher=William Heinemann Ltd |page=66 }}</ref> He retired from the RAF on 28 May 1919 with the honorary rank of brig-gen.<ref name="rafweb"/> |
In March 1916 Caddell was appointed Deputy Assistant Director of Military Aeronautics at the War Office in London. He effectively served as the chief assistant to Brigadier-General [[Duncan Sayre MacInnes|Duncan MacInnes]], the Director of Aircraft Equipment.<ref>{{cite book |last=Brancker |first=Sefton |authorlink=Sefton Brancker |editor1-last=Macmillan |editor1-first=Norman |year=1935 |title=Sir Sefton Brancker |location=London |publisher=William Heinemann Ltd |page=115 }}</ref> It was in that capacity that he was introduced to [[George Constantinescu]] who had developed an experimental [[synchronization gear]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Snowden Gamble |first=Charles Frederick |year=1928 |title=The story of a North Sea air station |location=London |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=222 }}</ref> With support from the Military Aeronautics Directorate, Constantinescu's synchronization gear was improved and deployed on aircraft in France.<ref name="rafweb">{{cite web|url=http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Caddell.htm|title=W B Caddell_P|publisher=rafweb.org|accessdate=2014-02-06}}</ref> [[Archibald Low]] and the RFC [[R.F.C. World War I Drone Weapons|Experimental Works, Feltham]] were under his command. In April 1917 Caddell took over from an overworked and exhausted MacInnes as Director of Aircraft Equipment.<ref name="rafweb"/><ref>{{cite book |last=Brancker |first=Sefton |authorlink=Sefton Brancker |editor1-last=Macmillan |editor1-first=Norman |year=1935 |title=Sir Sefton Brancker |location=London |publisher=William Heinemann Ltd |page=66 }}</ref> He retired from the RAF on 28 May 1919 with the honorary rank of brig-gen.<ref name="rafweb"/> |
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Brigadier-General Walter Buckingham Caddell (22 September 1879 – 20 April 1944) was a Royal Artillery, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force officer who served in a number of senior military aviation appointments during World War I.
Born on 22 September 1879, the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Caddell and his wife Anna Matilda (née Persse), Walter Caddell was to grow up in a large family being the fourth child amongst nine children.[1]
He was commissioned a Second lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery on 26 May 1900, and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 29 March 1902.[2]
In March 1916 Caddell was appointed Deputy Assistant Director of Military Aeronautics at the War Office in London. He effectively served as the chief assistant to Brigadier-General Duncan MacInnes, the Director of Aircraft Equipment.[3] It was in that capacity that he was introduced to George Constantinescu who had developed an experimental synchronization gear.[4] With support from the Military Aeronautics Directorate, Constantinescu's synchronization gear was improved and deployed on aircraft in France.[5] Archibald Low and the RFC Experimental Works, Feltham were under his command. In April 1917 Caddell took over from an overworked and exhausted MacInnes as Director of Aircraft Equipment.[5][6] He retired from the RAF on 28 May 1919 with the honorary rank of brig-gen.[5]
References
- ^ "- Person Page 15174". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ "No. 27436". The London Gazette. 23 May 1902. p. 3382.
- ^ Brancker, Sefton (1935). Macmillan, Norman (ed.). Sir Sefton Brancker. London: William Heinemann Ltd. p. 115.
- ^ Snowden Gamble, Charles Frederick (1928). The story of a North Sea air station. London: Oxford University Press. p. 222.
- ^ a b c "W B Caddell_P". rafweb.org. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ Brancker, Sefton (1935). Macmillan, Norman (ed.). Sir Sefton Brancker. London: William Heinemann Ltd. p. 66.