Neville Stack

For his father and aviation pioneer, see T. Neville Stack.
Sir Thomas Neville Stack
Born (1919-10-19)19 October 1919
Died 26 January 1994(1994-01-26) (aged 74)
London, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Air Force
Years of service 1935–78
Rank Air Chief Marshal
Commands held Air Secretary (1976–78)
RAF Training Command (1972–76)
RAF College Cranwell (1967–70)
Battles/wars Second World War
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath[1]
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order[2]
Commander of the Order of the British Empire[3]
Air Force Cross[4]
Mentioned in Despatches
Knight of the Order of Leopold with Palms (Belgium)[5]
Croix de guerre (Belgium)
Other work Gentleman Usher

Air Chief Marshal Sir Thomas Neville Stack, KCB, CVO, CBE, AFC (19 October 1919 – 26 January 1994) was a senior Royal Air Force commander.

Early years

Stack was born on 19 October 1919 the son of aviation pioneer T. Neville Stack. He joined the Royal Air Force in 1935 as a flight cadet at RAF College Cranwell.[6] He gained a permanent commission on 29 July 1939[7] and passed out of the College with the Sword of Honour. He spent his war service with Coastal Command serving on flying boats until transferring to Transport Command in the late 1950s including a tour as Deputy Captain of the Queen's Flight.[6]

Air Staff Officer

In 1967 he became commandant of the RAF College Cranwell before moving on in 1970 as a representative with CENTO.[6] In December 1972 he was appointed as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Training Command[8] then moved in the same role at RAF Strike Command.[6] Between 1976 and 1978 he was Air ADC to the Queen.[6] From February 1976[9] he was Air Secretary before he retired at his own request in 1978.[10]

Civil life

On retirement for the air force he became a Gentleman Usher to the Queen[11] and from 1989 Extra Gentleman Usher.[12] He also became a Freeman of the City of London. Stack died in London on 26 January 1994.

Notes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 45554. p. 3. 1 January 1972. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 42870. p. 5. 1 January 1963. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 43667. p. 5478. 12 June 1965. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 40960. p. 36. 1 January 1957. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 37998. p. 2937. 24 June 1947. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Chief Marshal Sir Neville Stack
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34700. p. 6657. 3 October 1939. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 45867. p. 98. 2 January 1973. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 46839. p. 3191. 2 March 1976. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 47474. p. 2586. 28 February 1978. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 47466. p. 2131. 17 February 1978. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 51910. p. 12079. 20 October 1989. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
Military offices
Preceded by
Ian Lawson		 Commandant Royal Air Force College Cranwell
1967–1970 		Succeeded by
Desmond Hughes
Preceded by
Sir Leslie Mavor		 Commander-in-Chief Training Command
1972–1976 		Succeeded by
Sir Rex Roe
Preceded by
Sir Derek Hodgkinson		 Air Secretary
1976–1978 		Succeeded by
Vacant
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