Wilfred
b: 5 Nov 1912
r: 5 Nov 1967
d: 19 Feb 1999
CB
- 1 Jan 1963,
DFC - 1943, MiD - 14 Jan 1944. 'Gordon Shepherd' Prize - 1955 - 57, 1961, 1965 and
1967
AC2: xx xxx xxxx,
AC1: xx xxx xxxx,
LAC: xx xxx xxxx, Cpl:
xx xxx xxxx,
Sgt: xx xxx xxxx,
Flt Sgt: xx xxx xxxx, Plt
Off?: 1
Apr 1940, Plt Off (P):
1 Apr 1940,
Fg Off (WS): 1 Apr 1941, Flt Lt
(WS): 20 Nov 1941, (T) Sqn Ldr: xx xxx xxxx,
Act Wg Cdr: 16 Jul 1942,
Sqn Ldr (WS): 16 Jan 1943,
Sqn Ldr:
xx xxx xxxx [1 Sep 1945], Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1947,
Act
Gp Capt: xx Dec 1955, Gp Capt:
1 Jan 1956, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1960,
Act AVM: 8 May 1965, AVM: 1
Jul 1965.
xx
xxx 1929:
Airman/NCO Pilot (590331)
1
Apr 1940:
Served in Bomber Command (Blenheims/Halifaxes).
xx
xxx xxxx:
Served in the Middle East.
xx
xxx 1945:
Attended Middle East Centre for Arab Studies.
11
Feb 1947:
Appointed to Permanent Commission in the rank of Squadron Leader (retaining
rank current at the time).
[wef 1 Sep 1945]
xx
xxx 1950:
Air Adviser to the Lebanon.
xx
xxx 1954:
Member, Cabinet Secretariat.
xx
Dec 1955:
Officer Commanding, RAF Ternhill.
xx
May 1958:
Senior RAF Directing Staff, Joint Services Staff College.
xx
xxx 1960:
Commandant, Joint Services Staff College.
26
Oct 1960:
Assistant Chief of Staff - Plans and Policy, HQ Combined Military
Planning Staff (CENTO).
22
Apr 1963:
Assistant Commandant, RAF Staff College.
8
May 1965:
AOA, HQ Bomber Command.