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Harold Edwards (RCAF officer)

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581:, Canadian graduate aircrews were to form 35 RCAF squadrons after arrival in England. However, when Edwards arrived in London he discovered that Canadians were dispersed over "Hell's half acre" within the RAF. RCAF Officers in the posting departments in England had received little direction to concentrate Canadians into RCAF squadrons and were uncertain of the location of more than 6,000 Canadians posted into RAF squadrons. Edwards established a Records and Statistics Directorate to track the whereabouts of all RCAF personnel. He increased RCAF medical staff in RAF hospitals and supported the building of the plastic surgery hospital in 534:(BCATP), which involved the construction of 107 flying schools and 184 other units at 231 sites across the country. As Air Member for Personnel at RCAF Headquarters in 1940–1941, Edwards was responsible for manning the RCAF and providing the essential personnel support services including discipline, pay, medical, chaplains, senior appointments, promotions, retirements, postings and reserve forces, as well as compiling Personnel Staff Estimates and supervising Personnel Appropriations. To help meet the immediate requirement for so many qualified flying instructors, Air Marshal 33: 589:. Edwards established seven district headquarters, to provide a direct channel of communication for RCAF personnel in the field, on matters administered by the RCAF (pay, allowances, promotion, etc.). Similarly, with the ever-increasing number of RCAF personnel in the Mediterranean and Far East, district headquarters were opened in Cairo, Egypt and India. 502:(UER) Project to create work for destitute and unemployed people and stimulate the economy. The RCAF benefited from the UER Projects by receiving more money and personnel, new aircraft and improved air stations. During 1937 and 1938, Edwards oversaw the UER Project at RCAF Station Dartmouth, which expanded the small 601:
was not being implemented as agreed by the signatories to the BCATP. Moreover, the large number of Canadians embedded in RAF squadrons obfuscated the RCAF's contribution to the air war and Canada was not being justly recognized for its contribution. Edwards met with his RAF counterparts to revitalize
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base at Baker's Point into the largest and most important air station in Eastern Canada. He supervised the purchase of land from neighbouring farmers and the construction of new hangars and runways. Edwards' Commanding Officer reported, "In addition to his duties, Edwards has been in charge of UER
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requested Edwards' assistance in coordinating the rescue mission. Edwards transmitted messages and coordinated No. 5 Squadron aircraft to fly rescue equipment and personnel to the mine and to transport the injured to hospitals in Halifax; enabling them to receive treatment several days earlier than
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observer on board. The patrols were flown in consort with RCMP marine vessels to thwart illegal rum running along the Nova Scotia coast. Under his direction, No. 5 Squadron initiated the first use of aircraft radios to report suspect vessels to RCAF and RCMP ground stations. He also introduced a
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Article XV, a process that became known as "Canadianization", where Canadians would form distinct RCAF squadrons, which would fight as Canadian units under Canadian command. This plan received harsh criticism from the highest ranks of the RAF; his assertiveness made him unpopular around the
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be reduced from four to three to carry more stores and safety equipment. He also wrote a report documenting and standardizing how aerial mapping photos were taken. The Manitoba detachment also led other RCAF detachments in forestry patrols, flying 1,020 hours on forest fire patrols,
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if transported by land. Millions in North America and Europe heard the rescue described on the radio. It was during these broadcasts that Edwards became known as he explained the RCAF's role in the rescue; his leadership engendered interest in air power and respect for the RCAF.
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and placed in charge of the personnel branch where he was responsible for documenting Canadians with First World War experience in the RAF then recruiting them into the provisional air force and setting up an air training centre at
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to facilitate the recruitment of hundreds of American civilian flying instructors and staff pilots, and Edwards dealt with the complexities of absorbing these Americans into the RCAF while respecting politically sensitive
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in the coal mines, but also began home study following his shifts. By the age of 18 he qualified as the mine's chief electrician, and by 1915 he had educated himself to a sufficiently high level to be accepted into the
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For his leadership in RCAF's overall contribution to the Allied victory in the Second World War, Air Marshal Edwards received awards of distinction from the United Kingdom, the United States, France and
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Exhausted from RCAF work, Edwards' failing health forced him to return to Canada on 31 December 1943. He retired from the RCAF on 29 September 1944 and died on 23 February 1952, at the age of 59, in
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After the war, Edwards returned to Canada and joined the newly-formed Canadian Air Force, a few months after its formation on 18 February 1920. Following a short flying refresher he was posted to
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pioneers. Edwards' Commanding Officer reported him to be, "A very capable pilot and efficient officer in every respect – keen and energetic. A good organizer and Commander".
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Following his work to develop a personnel organization for Canada's national air force, Edwards returned to flying duties in June 1924 and was appointed Officer-in-Charge of
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Project No. 153 (Dartmouth Air Station) where his sound judgement and untiring energy have been the main factor in carrying out this work under considerable difficulties".
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in RAF Bomber Command earned recognition of Canada's major role in carrying the fight to the enemy in the night skies over Nazi occupied Europe. In the same vein, six RCAF
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and transporting officials to inaccessible regions. The work of Edwards and his compatriots fostered an "air mindedness" in Canada and paved the way for Canada's
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detachments leading the other units in Canada by photographing 27,000 square metres (0.027 km) in over 180 hours of flying. Edwards demonstrated that
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Under Edwards' command, RCAF Station Dartmouth and No. 5 Squadron were the only RCAF units in Canada declared combat ready at the outbreak of the
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The BCATP was able to provide over 131,000 aircrew to Commonwealth air forces who were critical in replacing the acute loss of pilots during the
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In January 1942, in the midst of the Second World War, Edwards was transferred to London, England as the "Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
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on 29 February 1952. On 15 June 2012, sixty years after his death, Air Marshal Edwards was reinterred beside his comrades-in-arms in the
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Canadian War Museum Paper No. 2, Canadian War Museum, National Museum of Man, National Museums of Canada, Ottawa, August 1972, p. 134
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Greenhous, Brereton; Harris, Stephen J.; Johnston, William C.; Rawling, William G.P. (1994). "Chapters 2 & 3".
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where he was responsible for all RCAF personnel. In June 2012, Edwards was posthumously inducted into
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Cable, Ernest, Col (Ret'd) (2013). "Air Marshal Edwards – "Building a National Air Force"".
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At the outbreak of the Second World War, Canada agreed to be the principal venue for the
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Col. (Ret'd) Ernest Cable, "Air Marshal Edwards – "Building a National Air Force"",
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During the post-Depression period in the mid-1930s the government implemented an
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for the remainder of the war. After repatriation to England, Edwards joined the
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With so many Canadians serving in RAF squadrons, Edwards was concerned that
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and saved a time and labour. Edwards also recommended that crew size of the
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for his "outstanding leadership in building Canada's national air force".
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16 December 1919 – Mentioned for valuable services whilst in captivity (
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and the loss of more than 55,000 aircrew in the bomber offensive over
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19 January 1920 – Order of St. Stanislaus w/sword and bow (Russia)
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tactical grid system to disguise geographic positions to foil
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in the RAF and volunteered to fly in the fight against the
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23 March 1920 – Order of St. Anne w/sword and bow (Russia)
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and anti-shipping squadrons provided yeoman service in
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Royal Canadian Air Force air marshals of World War II
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officer who played a prominent role in building the
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Chorley
Scottsdale, Arizona
Beechwood Cemetery
Royal Navy
Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Air Marshal
RCAF Overseas
First World War
Second World War
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Mentioned in Despatches
Order of St. Stanislaus
Order of St. Anna
Commander of the Legion of Merit
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Croix de guerre
Grand Cross of the Order of the White Lion
Air Marshal
CB
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Air Officer
Commanding-in-Chief
Overseas
Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame
Chorley
Lancashire
Glace Bay

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