King's College London
Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975
Name GOSSAGE, Sir Leslie (1891-1949), Air Marshal
Service biography Commissioned, Royal Field Artillery 1912; World War I 1914-1918; seconded to Royal Flying Corps 1915; commissioned as Sqn Ldr, RAF 1919; Directing Staff, Staff College Camberley 1925-1927; Deputy Director of Staff Duties, Air Ministry 1928-1930; Air Attaché, British Embassy, Berlin, Germany 1930-1931; Senior Air Staff Officer , Air Defence of Great Britain 1931-1934; Senior Air Staff Officer , Iraq 1934-1935; Air Officer Commanding British Forces, Aden 1935-1936; Air Officer Commanding No 11 Group 1936-1940; World War II 1939-1945; member of Air Council for Personnel 1940; Air Officer Commanding Balloon Command 1941-1944; Chief Commandant and Director General of Air Training Corps 1944-1946