He joined the Transvaal Horse Artillery in 1912. Shortly after the outbreak of World War I in 1914, he was seconded to the British Army as an officer in the Army Ordnance Department. From there he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in 1917.[2]
Lt Col Hoare returned to South Africa after the war, and became a founder member of the South African Air Force on its formation in 1920. He was Staff Officer for Air Equipment at Defence Headquarters from 1921 to 1933.[4]
From 1933 to 1937, he served as the Union Defence Forces' Director Of Technical Services, and was briefly Director of Air and Technical Services (with the rank of colonel) before retiring in 1937.[2]
He returned to active duty in 1939 and served as Director-General of Technical Services again from 1939 to 1940. For the rest of World War II, he was involved in arms production and procurement.[5] He retired again at the end of the war.
^"Hoare, Francis Richard Gurney (HR898FR)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ abcdPoel, Jean van der (2007). Jean van der Poel (ed.). Selections from the Smuts papers, vol. VII (Digitally printed 1. pbk. ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press. p. 402. ISBN9780521033701. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
francis, hoare, major, general, francis, richard, gurney, hoare, december, 1879, 1959, south, african, military, commander, major, generalcb, cbebirth, namefrancis, richard, gurney, hoareborn, 1879, december, 1879frognal, hampstead, londondied31, 1959, 1959, a. Major General Francis Richard Gurney Hoare CB CBE 14 December 1879 31 May 1959 was a South African military commander Major GeneralFrancis HoareCB CBEBirth nameFrancis Richard Gurney HoareBorn 1879 12 14 14 December 1879Frognal Hampstead LondonDied31 May 1959 1959 05 31 aged 79 Pretoria Transvaal Union of South AfricaAllegianceSouth AfricaService wbr branchSouth African Air ForceYears of service1894 19371939 1945RankMajor GeneralCommands heldDirector General of Technical ServicesWarsWorld War IAwardsBorn in Frognal Hampstead London he was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College Cambridge 1 He joined the British Army in 1894 2 He served in the Anglo Boer War after which he settled in the Transvaal as a civil servant 2 3 He joined the Transvaal Horse Artillery in 1912 Shortly after the outbreak of World War I in 1914 he was seconded to the British Army as an officer in the Army Ordnance Department From there he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in 1917 2 Lt Col Hoare returned to South Africa after the war and became a founder member of the South African Air Force on its formation in 1920 He was Staff Officer for Air Equipment at Defence Headquarters from 1921 to 1933 4 From 1933 to 1937 he served as the Union Defence Forces Director Of Technical Services and was briefly Director of Air and Technical Services with the rank of colonel before retiring in 1937 2 He returned to active duty in 1939 and served as Director General of Technical Services again from 1939 to 1940 For the rest of World War II he was involved in arms production and procurement 5 He retired again at the end of the war Awards editHe was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his World War I services In 1944 he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath 6 nbsp Order of the Bath Companion CB nbsp Order of the British Empire Commander CBE See also editList of South African military chiefs South African Air ForceReferences edit Hoare Francis Richard Gurney HR898FR A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge a b c d Poel Jean van der 2007 Jean van der Poel ed Selections from the Smuts papers vol VII Digitally printed 1 pbk ed Cambridge Cambridge Univ Press p 402 ISBN 9780521033701 Retrieved 1 April 2013 National Archives of South Africa List of Officers of the Union Defence Forces 1921 Orpen N Martin H J South Africa at War London Gazette 36545 8 June 1944 Military officesVacantTitle last held bySir Pierre van Ryneveld Director Air Services South African Air Force1937 Succeeded byHector DanielPreceded byUnknown Union Defence Force Director Of Technical Services1937 1937 Succeeded byUnknown Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francis Hoare amp oldid 1150352311, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
