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Air Commodore R J P Morris (24055)


 Robert James Pilgrim           b:   12 Jul 1906                   r:   21 Sep 1957                d:  30 May 1989

CBE - 10 Jun 1948, MiD - 14 Jun 1945

Plt Off (P):  15 Jan 1927, Plt Off:  15 Jan 1928, Fg Off:  15 Jul 1928, Flt Lt: 1 Apr 1932, Sqn Ldr:  1 Jun 1937, (T) Wg Cdr:  1 Jun 1940, (T) Gp Capt:  1 Sep 1942, Wg Cdr (WS):  1 Mar 1943, Wg Cdr:  1 Dec 1943, Gp Capt:  1 Jul 1947, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1953

15 Jan 1927:             Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the General Duties Branch

15 Jan 1927:             U/T Pilot, No 2 FTS

19 Dec 1927:            Pilot, No 99 Sqn

xx xxx 1930:             Armament duties, No 99 Sqn

 3 Mar-31 Jul 1931:            Attended No 8 'A' Armament Course, Armament & Gunnery School.

12 Oct 1931:            Armament Officer, RAF Worthy Down

 1 Sep 1932:             Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant

28 Feb 1933:            Attended No 3 'A-Star' Armament Course, Air Armament School.

xx xxx 1935:             Instructor?, No 1 Air Armament School

 4 Jan 1937:              Staff Officer - RD Arm 5 (b), Joint Directorate of Research and Development

24 Apr 1940:            Transferred to the Technical Branch

19 Oct 1942:            Command Armament Officer, HQ Coastal Command

xx xxx 1944:             

29 Jul 1948:             Command Armament Officer, HQ Far East Air Force

He retired on account of medical unfitness for air force service.

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