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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-10 human Helen Morgan updated 2025-12-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003267b.htm person Kingsland Richard Kt AO CBE DFC AACR2 Cohen, Dick 19 October 1916 Place of Birth Moree, New South Wales, Australia Aviator Public servant (Sir) Richard (Dick) Cohen Kingsland was a member of the Bureau of Meteorology forecasters' training course in 1937. After distinguished service in the Royal Australian Air Force where he was a Flying Officer and in general aviation, he joined the public service (changing his name by deed poll in 1947). In 1963 he became Permanent Head of the Department of the Interior, with responsibility for the Bureau of Meteorology. He was also a one-time Manager of the Kingsford Smith Airport in Mascot, New South Wales. 1939 1941 Military service - War service with the No. 10 Squadron in England 1940 1940 Award - Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) 1941 1942 Career position - Commander of No. 11 Squadron in New Guinea 1942 1943 Career position - Commander of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in Rathmines, New South Wales 1943 1943 Career position - Group Captain in the RAAF 1944 1945 Career position - Director of Intelligence with the RAAF 1946 1946 Career position - Director of Training in the RAAF 1946 1948 Career position - Director of Organisation in the RAAF Headquarters 1950 1951 Career position - Director of the South Australia Region for the Department of Civil Aviation 1951 1952 Career position - Director of the Northern Territory Region for the Department of Civil Aviation 1952 1953 Career position - Chief Administrative Assistant to Chief of the Air Staff with the RAAF 1954 1958 Career position - Assistant Secretary, Department of Air in Melbourne 1958 1963 Career position - First Assistant Secretary with the Department of Defence 1963 1970 Career position - Secretary, Department of the Interior 1967 1967 Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) 1970 1973 Career position - Secretary, Repatriation Department 1974 1975 Career position - Secretary, Department of Repatriation and Compensation 1975 1976 Career position - Secretary, Repatriation Department 1976 1981 Career position - Secretary, Department of Veterans' Affairs 1978 1978 Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt) 1989 1989 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) Cohen, Dick (1916 - ) Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Commonwealth of Australia (1921 - ) Kingsland, Richard (19161019-20120827)

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 'Kingsland, Richard', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Kingsland, Richard Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: A9300 RAAF Officers Personnel files, 1921-1948 CA 778, Air Services Branch; CA 35, Department of Air, Central Office A9300 RAAF Officers Personnel files, 1921-1948 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Resource: Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Federation and Meteorology 2001