Guy Livingston (British Army officer)

Guy Livingston

Brigadier General Livingston in Army uniform
Born (1881-07-17)17 July 1881
Died 10 May 1950(1950-05-10) (aged 68)
Southwick, Sussex, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army (1900–18)
Royal Air Force (1918–19)
Years of service c.1900–19
Rank Brigadier General
Battles/wars Second Boer War
First World War
Awards Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy
Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd Class (Russia)

Brigadier General Guy Livingston, CMG (17 July 1881 – 10 May 1950) was a British Army and Royal Air Force officer of the early 20th century. He was one of the small number of Royal Flying Corps generals in latter stages of the First World War, serving as the Chief Staff Officer at the RFC's Training Division and then as Director of Air Organisation. With the creation of the RAF on 1 April 1918, Livingston was appointed Deputy Master-General of Personnel at the Air Ministry.[1] He remained in this post until late November 1918 when Brigadier General Francis Festing took over.[2]

Livingston's autobiography, Hot Air in Cold Blood, was published in 1933.[3]

References

  1. "Brigadier-General G Livingston". rafweb.org. Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 31054. p. 14484. 6 December 1918.
  3. Matthews, William. British Autobiographies: An Annotated Bibliography of British Autobiographies Published Or Written Before 1951. p. 183

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Military offices
New title
Training Division established
Chief Staff Officer, HQ Training Division RFC
August – October 1917
Succeeded by
John Hearson
Preceded by
Lionel Charlton
Director of Air Organisation
October 1917 – February 1918
Succeeded by
Bertie Drew
New title
RAF established
Deputy Master-General of Personnel
April – November 1918
Succeeded by
Francis Festing
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