Date of birth:

March 23rd, 1914

Date of death:

February 1st, 2010

Service number:

742625 / 121910

Nationality:

British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Promotions:
?: Flight Sergeant;
May 1st, 1942: Pilot Officer (emergency);
November 1st, 1942: Flying Officer on probation, (war subs.);
June 30th, 1943: Flight Lieutenant (war subs.);
October 31st, 1944: Squadron Leader (war subs.);
August 8th, 1949: Flying Officer (seniority 4 juni 1947);
July 4th, 1953: Flight Lieutenant;
July 1st, 1958: Squadron Leader.

Career:
?: No. 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force;
April 6th, 1969: Retirement;
?: Sports Coach, Redrice School, Andover Hants.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Pilot Officer

Unit:

No. 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

July 31st, 1942

For a raid on Danzig.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Pilot Officer

Unit:

No. 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

August 14th, 1942

For a spectacular daylight raid on the Krupps factory at Essen, when his Lancaster suffered heavy battle damage after being attacked by two Bf 110s and two FW 190s.

Second DFC as bar awarded

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Acting Flight Lieutenant

Unit:

No. 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

March 12th, 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• - The London Gazette of 9th June 1942, Issue 35592, Page. 2553
  - Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 28th July 1942, Issue 35650, Page 3355
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 14th August 1942, Issue 35667, Page 3556
  - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 8th January 1943, Issue 35858, Page 273
  - Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 9th March 1943, Issue 35936, Page 1188
  - Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 17th August 1944, Issue 36140, Page. 3736
  - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 12th December 1944, Issue 36838, Page 5732
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 7th October 1947, Issue 38090, Page 4702
  - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 30th September 1949, Issue 38728, Page 4729
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 4th October 1949, Issue 38728, Page 4732
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 30th June 195, Issue 39900, Page 2553
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 1st July 1958, Issue 41433, Page 4144
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 15th April 1969, Issue 35667, Page 3932
  - Lives Remembered - Telegraph
  - Webb-site Who's Who: Partridge, John Eely