Date of birth:

April 16th, 1915 (Hadley Wood/London, Great Britain)

Date of death:

December 27th, 2008

Service number:

90543

Nationality:

British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Promotions:
November 27th, 1938: Acting Pilot Officer;
December 9th, 1939: Pilot Officer;
December 9th, 1940: Flying Officer (war subs.);
December 9th, 1941: Flight Lieutenant (war subs.);
November 4th, 1944: Squadron Leader (war subs.);
May 1st, 1947: Flight Lieutenant (seniority November 28th, 1946).

Career:
? - 1938: Cambridge University;
1938: No. 601 (County of London) Squadron;
July 1940: No. 145 Squadro, Westhampnett;
1941: Flight Commander No. 615 Squadron;
July 1942: No. 255 Squadron;
November 1942: Flight Commander No. 255 Squadron;
September 1943: Headquarters Fighter Command;
?: headquarters No. 100 Group;
May 1947: No. 601 (County of London) Squadron.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Acting Flight Lieutenant

Unit:

No. 615 (County of Surrey) Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

June 6th, 1941

Citation:
"This officer has proved himself a keen and efficient pilot who has led his flight and sometimes his squadron with considerable success.
During his many operational flights he has destroyed at least four enemy aircraft, one of which was destroyed at night."

LG 35183/3228.

• - The London Gazette of 27th December 1938, Issue 34583
  - The London Gazette of 4th June 1940, Issue 34864
  - The London Gazette of 14th February 1941, Issue 35076
  - The London Gazette of 21st February 1941, Issue 35083
  - The London Gazette of 6th June 1941, Issue 35183
  - The London Gazette of 17th February 1942, Issue 35460
  - Fourth Supplement to The London Gazette of 19th December 1944, Issue 36852, dated 22nd December 1944
  - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 27th June 1947, Issue 38002, dated 1st July 1947