Leigh-Mallory, Trafford
- Date of birth:
- July 11th, 1892 (Mobberley/Cheshire, Great Britain)
- Date of death:
- November 14th, 1944 (French Alps)
- Buried on:
- Commonwealth War Graves Le Rivier d’Allemond
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
Promotions:
3 oktober 1914: 2nd Lieutenant
21 juni 1915: Lieutenant
2 november 1916: Temporary Captain
14 mei 1917: Temporary Major
14 mei 1916: Captain
1 april 1917: Temporary Major RAF
1 augustus 1919: Squadron Leader
1 januari 1915: Wing Commander
1 januari 1932: Group Captain
1 januari 1936: Acting Commodore
1 novenber 1938: Acting Air Vice Marshal
13 juli 1942: Acting Air Marshal
1 december 1942: Temporary Air Marshal
15 december 1943: Air Vice Marshal (w/s)
1 januari 1944: Air Marshal (w/s)
1 januari 1944: Air Chief Marshal
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Mentioned in Dispatches
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Major
- Unit:
- No. 8 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps
- Awarded on:
- 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Squadron Leader
- Unit:
- No. 8 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps
- Awarded on:
- 1919
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Air Vice-Marshal
- Unit:
- No. 12 Group, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- July 11th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Air Vice-Marshall
- Unit:
- No. 12 Group, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- July 11th, 1940
Order Odrodzenia Polski Komandorski z Gwiazda
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Air Vice-Marshal
- Awarded on:
- May 29th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Air Marshal
- Unit:
- HQ, RAF Fighter Command, HQ, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Air Marshal
- Unit:
- HQ, RAF Fighter Command, HQ, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1943
Legion of Merit - Chief Commander (LoM - CC)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Air Chief Marshal
- Unit:
- HQ, RAF Fighter Command, HQ, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- January 30th, 1945
Posthumously awarded
Orden Kutuzova 1
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Air Chief Marshal
- Unit:
- HQ, RAF Fighter Command, HQ, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- October 31st, 1944
Posthumously awarded
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Sources
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