Brigadier-General Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed ...

Guy Livingston, (17 July 1881 – 10 May 1950) was a

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and

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officer of the early 20th century. He was one of the small number of Royal Flying Corps generals in latter stages of the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, serving as the Chief Staff Officer at the RFC's Training Division and then as Director of Air Organisation. With the creation of the RAF on 1 April 1918, Livingston was appointed Deputy Master-General of Personnel at the Air Ministry. He remained in this post until late November 1918 when Brigadier-General

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took over. Livingston's autobiography, ''Hot Air in Cold Blood'', was published by Selwyn & Blount in 1933.Matthews, William. ''British Autobiographies: An Annotated Bibliography of British Autobiographies Published Or Written Before 1951''. p. 183

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Brigadier-General G Livingston – Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation
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