▁is ▁not ▁clear ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁initially ▁based , ▁but ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁he ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁Green wich , ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁V end ome ▁in ▁France ▁on ▁ 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Service ▁Training ▁Est ab lish ment ▁( R NA ST E ) ▁air field , ▁( known ▁locally ▁as ▁the ▁' C amp ▁de ▁P oul ines ') ▁ 5   km ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁() ▁where ▁he ▁trained ▁on ▁the ▁Curt iss ▁J N - 4 , ▁a . k . a . ▁the ▁' J en ny '. ▁ ▁After ▁just ▁over ▁a ▁month ▁in ▁France , ▁he ▁was ▁posted ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁March , ▁going ▁to ▁R AF ▁C ran well . ▁It ▁seems ▁it ▁was ▁then ▁intended ▁that ▁he ▁should ▁join ▁either ▁ 6 6 ▁or ▁ 6 7 ▁Wing ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Adri atic , ▁but ▁it ▁took ▁some ▁months ▁to ▁organ ise ▁transport . ▁ ▁Until ▁transport ▁was ▁available , ▁he ▁was ▁based ▁at ▁R AF ▁East ch urch . ▁ ▁He ▁depart ed ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 6 6 ▁Wing ▁was ▁ren umber ed ▁ 6 2 ▁Wing . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 1 ▁October ▁he ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁M ud ros . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁ordered ▁back ▁to ▁England ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁was