Maurice Edwards joined the fledgling Royal Air Force Chaplaincy Service. He was granted the relative rank of squadron leader on 1 August 1919, the relative rank of wing commander on 6 August 1929, and the relative rank of group captain on 6 August 1934. On 10 April 1940, he granted the relative rank of air commodore and appointed Chaplain-in- Chief, the most senior chaplain of the Royal Air Force. From 1944 to 1947, he was based at the Rother Vale Collieries, after which he became rector of Acton Burnell cum Pitchford, a post he held until his retirement in 1953. He died
No. 3 (Royal Auxiliary Air Force) Police Squadron board. The board includes an aptitude test, interview and medical examination. Selected recruits complete a Basic Recruit Course held at RAF Halton. The BRC is in two phases: continuation then takes place at RAF Henlow for one weekend every month (Usually the second weekend, except November because of Remembrance weekend). Previous service and or the persons civilian career can expedite this process at various stages. No. 3 (Royal Auxiliary Air Force) Police Squadron No 3 (Royal Auxiliary Air Force) Police Squadron formed as a consequence of the assumptions made in the Strategic Defence Review, presented to Parliament by the Secretary