John Charles                 b: 25 Dec 1910                        r: 25 Dec 1964                        d: xx xxx xxxx

CB - 1 Jan 1964, CBE – 13 Jun 1957, DFC – 9 Jul 1940, Bar – 15 Jun 1942, AFC – 11 Jun 1942, MiD - 28 Dec 1945, LoH, C - 15 Apr 1958.

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Plt Off: 20 Dec 1930, Fg Off: 20 Jun 1932, Flt Lt: 1 Apr 1936, Sqn Ldr: 1 Dec 1938, Act Wg Cdr: xx xxx 1940, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1941, Act Gp Capt: 8 Jun 1942?, Wg Cdr (WS): 8 Dec 1942, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1946 [ 1 Jul 1944], Wg Cdr: 1 Oct 1946, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1949, Act A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1961, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1964.

xx xxx 1929:     Flight Cadet, 'A' Sqn, RAF College.

20 Dec 1930:   Appointed to a Permanent Commission.

20 Dec 1930:   Pilot, No 56 Sqn.

15 May 1933:  Staff, Air Armament School.

24 Oct 1936:    Flight Commandeer, No 8 Sqn.

17 Jan 1937:    Administrative Staff, HQ British Forces in Aden.

xx xxx 1939:     Flight Commander, No 102 Sqn. (Whitleys - Driffield)

xx xxx xxxx:      Officer Commanding, No 77 or 102 Sqn? (Whitleys – Driffield)

14 Aug 1940:   ?

7 Jan 1942:      Officer Commanding, No XV Sqn

8 Jun 1942:      Officer Commanding, Horsham St Faith.

 2 Jul 1942:      Prisoner of War. Stalag Luft III (Escaped April 1945)

xx xxx 1945:     ?

 2 Mar 1946:    SASO, HQ No 2 Group.

1956                Officer Commanding, RAF Akrotiri.

1959 - 60                     UK National Military Representative, SHAPE.

28 Dec 1960:   Commander, AHQ East Africa.

xx xxx 1964:     Staff, MoD.