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Air Vice-Marshal W A McClaughry Wilfred
Ashton
b: 26 Nov 1894
d: 4
Jan 1943
CB
- xx xxx 1942, DSO - xx xxx 1919, MC - xx xxx 1917, DFC - 2 Nov 1918,
MiD
- 11 Jul 1919,
MiD - xx xxx xxxx, MiD - xx xxx xxxx
1st
Prize, "Gordon-Shephard" Essay Comp - 1929 (Army):
- 2 Lt: 16
Jan 1913, Lt: xx xxx xxxx, (T) Capt: 1 Oct 1916, (T) Maj: (RAF):
- Capt: 1
Apr 1918, Sqn Ldr: 1 Aug 1919, Wg
Cdr: 1 Jan 1929, Gp Capt: 1 Jul
1934,
Act
A/Cdre(unpd): 7 Jul 1936, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1938,
(T)
AVM: 1 Jul 1940. xx
xxx 1913: Officer, 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment. (Egypt,
Gallipoli) xx Jun 1916: Flying Officer, RFC. xx
xxx 1916:
Pilot, No 50 Sqn RFC. (BE2c, BE12 – Dover) 1
Oct 1916: 21 Sep 1917: Flight Commander, No 2 Sqn AFC. 26 Oct 1917: Officer Commanding, No 71 Sqn RFC.
19 Jan 1918:
Officer Commanding, No 4 Sqn AFC. xx
xxx 1918: 27
Feb 1919: Officer
Commanding, Air Pilotage School. 1 Aug 1919: Awarded Permanent Commission as a Major (gazetted 22 Aug 1919) 3
Apr 1922:
Attended RAF Staff College. 4 Apr 1923: Staff, HQ No 5 Wing. 23
Apr 1923: Air Staff, HQ Inland Area. 18
Sep 1924: Officer Commanding, No 8 Sqn. (DH9A – Hinaidi/Aden) 22
Feb 1928: Staff
Officer, HQ Wessex Bombing Area. 12
Jan 1931:
Supernumerary, RAF Depot. 19
Jan 1931:
Attended Imperial Defence College. xx
Dec 1931: 29
Sep 1934: Officer Commanding, RAF Heliopolis. 18
Oct 1935: Officer Commanding, Mersa Matruh xx Jun 1936: Supernumerary, HQ RAF Middle East. 1
Jul 1936:
AOC, British Forces in Aden. 28
Nov 1938: Director of Training. 16
Sep 1940: AOC, No 9 (Fighter) Group. xx May 1942: AOC, AHQ Egypt. An
Australian originally named Kingston-McClaughry, he was the elder of two
brothers, both destined to become AVM’s, he dropped the "Kingston"
from his surname in order to avoid confusion with his brother?. Citation for the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross Major Wilfred Ashton McCloughry, M.C. (Australian F.C.). The squadron commanded by this officer has been remarkably active and successful in attacks at low altitudes on trains, transports, billets and low-flying machines; this success is largely due to his inspiring personality, fine leadership, and the boldness in attack he invariably displays. One evening he bombed a train, which was compelled to stop; he then attacked it with machine-gun fire at 200 ft. altitude. Afterwards he engaged a two-seater machine, which unfortunately escaped owing to failures in both his machine guns. Having remedied these, he attacked a party of infantry, which he dispersed, several casualties being noted. (M.C. gazetted 18th July,1917.) (London Gazette – 2 November 1918) This page was last updated on 16/01/08 using FrontPage XP©
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