Also to add and to thank the guys on the Great War Forum : )

He shows as a Special Reserve officer in the RFC right back to the ‘first page’ with some very illustrious names : )

He received RAeC certificate 223 on a Bristol biplane at Salisbury 4.6.12
He is shown as resigning a previous commission on 8.2.13 (Gazette 13.963) from a probationary 2Lt 11.9.12 (Gazette 12.6700)

He was Gazetted as awarded the MC on 16/9/18

He was awarded the AFC – Gazetted 3/6/18

He volunteered for the RAFVR in 1940 – being promoted to Flight Lt and prob temp/acting Sqn Ldr