Jack,
Thank you for a brilliant piece of research ! Sadly I note that divorce is also in the record. What tales Hardie could have told ! - From Cliff (p.117 #2339):
...On graduation he became a 'loo tenant'. He delivered all types of aircraft, including Flying Fortresses all over the world...
Cliff (p.5 #83) states that he started flying at Darr Field in 8/'43, Hardie would be with him, they would graduate about 2/44, Hardie would have put up the gold bars then, so as he changed them for silver (1st. Lieut) in 12/44, it would seem that they had a (wartime) time promotion much the same as ours (6 mos P/O to F/O, 18 mos F/O to F/L). Don't know how long he would have to wait for Captain (two silver bars).
Interesting ! Danny.