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…Awards 1939–1945 Star with Battle of Britain clasp Arctic Star Air Crew Europe Star with Atlantic clasp Burma Star Defence Medal War Medal 1939–1945 General Service Medal with Northern Ireland clasp Medal of Ushakov (Russia) Express obituary: “his mother watched him being shot down from her own balcony” It was…
…himself who picked the Nigerians to help the garrison strongholds. Besides the well-chronicled INDIAN DIVISIONS and the 100,000 or so BRITISH SOLDIERS who fought in BURMA, a full 90,000 also came from, Britain’ s WEST AFRICAN colonies listed, above and the EAST AFRICAN colonies of KENYA, UGANDA, TANGANYIKA Territory (Tanzania),…
…Squadron Leader. He took command of the squadron in January 1943 and on 30th March was promoted to lead the Hornchurch Wing, which he did until 30th May. In 1944 Kilmartin led the TAF Typhoon Wing. He was made an OBE (gazetted 1st January 1945). He then served in Burma…
…In January 1945 he joined the staff of the School of Land/Air Warfare, and spent six weeks in Burma. He flew some operations in the Hurricanes of the Indian Air Force. He attended the Empire Test Pilots’ School and spent three years at Boscombe Down as a test pilot followed…
…for Burma, switched to MIDEAST threat) in 152 BRIGADE with some 2nd Bn CAMERONs (F.M.Auchinleck “Their name had become a legend”) & 5th & 2nd SEAFORTHS; fought at EL ALAMEIN with 2 PDR in ANTI-TANK SUPPORT & then 1,500 miles westwards, via the BATTLES of MARETH LINE, WADI AKARIT etc…
…there he took over as Chairman of the Joint Planning Staff in the new Ministry of Defence under Earl Mountbatten of Burma. In August 1961 came his first high-level appointment when as an Air Vice- Marshal he took over in Aden as Air Officer Commanding Air Forces Middle East. With…
…resources could be spared from the ATLANTIC & MEDITERRANEAN theatres. The EAST INDIES FLEET’s sea power in the INDIAN OCEAN had dramatically reduced Japan’s use of the sea lanes to BURMA from South East Asia. Japanese built airfields were strung out along the islands between CHINA via FORMOSA, RYUKYU ISLANDS,&…
…3, 43, 245, OC 135 Sqn & Burma 267 Wg Ldr India, CO Fayid with 28-35 Hurricane German and Japanese victories in BATTLE OF BRITAIN and the Far East #262 Michael CAUCHI Michael CAUCHI In siege for MALTA GC, later Polish Cross of Valour on 31 SQN SAAF LIBERATORS supply…
…DFC BATTLE OF BRITAIN, OC: 43(F) HURRICANE Squadron & 263 GLADIATOR Squadron NORWAY (d. 7Sep40) #27 Frank R CAREY Group Captain Frank R ‘Chota’ CAREY CBE DFC** AFC DFM (28+ e/a) 43, 3, 43, 245, OC 135 Sqn & Burma 267 Wg Ldr India, CO Fayid with 28-35 Hurricane German…
…SINKINGS Representing FAA , FIREFLIES & HELLCATS #228 Abdul Bashir CHOWDRI Able Seaman Abdul Bashir CHOWDRI, RIN MINESWEEPING & GUNNERY, EAST INDIES FLEET, 37th MS FLOTILLA, Burma, ARAKAN, RAMREE, AKYAB, 2nd & 5th W AFRICAN BDES Representing Muslim INDIAN NAVY servicemen #163 Finn CLAUSEN Finn CLAUSEN (Noreiger) ‘ARTHUR’, Tirpitz attempts,…
…served in both World Wars; Lord Chalfont fought in Burma from 1941-44; Lord Cromer was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Grenadier Guards; Admiral of the Fleet Sir Varyl Begg saw action as a gunnery officer in multiple engagements; Lord Gordon-Walker was a renowned BBC broadcaster throughout the war; Similarly Lord…
…Officer Ronald G DAWSON [KIA 21Mar45] on COPENHAGEN GESTAPO HQ RAID #1 Muriel NICOLSON Mrs Muriel NICOLSON++ WAR WIDOW of Wing Commander James NICOLSON VC DFC (the only RAF Fighter VC: 72 & 249 Squadrons, TURBINLITE, OC 27 Squadron BEAUFIGHTER operations over BURMA, (killed 2May45) ditched 355 Sqn Liberator. Representing…