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Air Vice-Marshal P H Holmes (32196)

Peter Hamilton             b: 4 Oct 1912                     r: 4 Oct 1965                                   d: 27 Apr 1977

CB – 12 Jun 1965, OBE – 1 Jan 1945, FRAeS.

(RAF): - Act Plt Off (P): 12 Aug 1932, Plt Off: 12 Aug 1933, Fg Off: 12 Feb 1935, Flt Lt: 12 Feb 1937, Sqn Ldr: 1 Apr 1939, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Jun 1941, Act Gp Capt: 1 Feb 1945, Wg Cdr (WS): 1 Aug 1945, Wg Cdr: 1 Oct 1946, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1950, Act A/Cdre: xx xxx xxxx, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1959, Act AVM: 14 Jan 1963, AVM: 1 Jul 1963.

12 Aug 1932:               Appointed to a Short Service Commission.

27 Apr 1936:               Attended Electrical and Wireless School.

30 Jun 1937:                Signals Officer, No 59 Sqn.

12 Aug 1938:               Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant.

xx xxx xxxx:

23 Aug 1943:               Chief Signals Officer, HQ No 83 Group.

xx xxx 1946:                 Attended RAF Staff College, Bracknell

xx xxx 1947:                 Directing Staff, Joint Services Staff College

xx xxx xxxx:                  Transferred to the Technical Branch

xx xxx xxxx:

xx xxx 1959:                 Deputy Chief of Staff, HQ 2^nd Allied Tactical Air Force

xx xxx 1962:                 Attended Imperial Defence College

14 Jan 1963:                AOA, HQ Maintenance Command

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