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Air Vice-Marshal P Furniss (47829)
Peter b: 16 Jul 1919 r: 1 Apr 1982 d: 11 Dec 2005
CBE – 10 Jun 1966, DFC – 20 Dec 1944.
(Army): Pte: xx xxx 1938, 2 Lt: 3 May 1939, Lt: xx xxx xxxxx.
(RAF): (T) Plt Off: 31 Jan 1942, Fg Off (WS): 1 Oct 1942, Flt Lt (WS): 31 Jan 1944, Flt Lt: xx xxx xxxx, Act Sqn Ldr: xx xxx 1945.
(RAF): Flt Lt: xx Feb 1951, Act Sqn Ldr: xx xxx xxxx Sqn Ldr: xx xxx xxxx, Wg Cdr: xx xxx xxxx, Act Gp Capt: xx xxx xxxx, Gp Capt: xx xxx xxxx, Act A/Cdre: xx xxx xxxx, A/Cdre: xx xxx xxxx, Act AVM: xx Dec 1978.
xx xxx 1938: Soldier, Liverpool Scottish (TA) Regiment.
3 May 1939: Officer, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
xx xxx 1942: U/T Pilot.
xx Mar 1943: Pilot, No 241 Sqn. (Hurricanes)
xx xxx 1943: Pilot, No 154 Sqn. (Spitfires)
xx Oct 1944: Liaison Officer, Sofia, Bulgaria.
xx xxx 1945: Flight Commander, No 253 Sqn.
xx xxx 1945: Officer Commanding, No 73 Sqn.
xx xxx 1946: Relinquished his commission in the RAF.
1946 – 1950: Practising Law.
xx xxx 1950: Appointed to a Commission in the Legal Branch in the rank of Flt Lt.
xx Feb 1951: Legal Officer, HQ Middle East.
xx xxx xxxx: Legal Officer, HQ 2nd Tactical Air Force
xx xxx xxxx: Legal Offiver, Aden
xx xxx xxxx: Legal Officer, London
xx xxx xxxx: Head Legal Officer, RAF Germany.
xx Mar 1969: Head Legal Officer, Singapore
xx xxx xxxx: Deputy Director of RAF Legal Services.
xx Dec 1978: Director, RAF Legal Services.
After leaving school at Sedburgh, he joined a firm of solicitors in Liverpool and resumed his studies at the end of the war.
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