Basil Embry, the Glossary

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1. 90 relations: Aarhus Air Raid, Air aide-de-camp, Air chief marshal, Air Force Cross (United Kingdom), Air Ministry, Air officer commanding, Air vice-marshal, Albert Canal, Allied Air Forces Central Europe, Anthony Richardson (writer), Arthur Harris, Éperlecques, Battle of France, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Bristol Blenheim, Bromsgrove School, Central Flying School, Copenhagen, Croix de Guerre 1939–1945, De Havilland Mosquito, Dermot Boyle, Desert Air Force, Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom), Distinguished Service Order, Embry, Pas-de-Calais, English Channel, Flight lieutenant, George Mills (RAF officer), German Army (1935–1945), German battleship Gneisenau, German battleship Scharnhorst, Gestapo, Gibraltar, Gloucestershire, India, Knight, Legion of Honour, Low Countries, Maastricht, Mandatory Iraq, Medal bar, Mentioned in dispatches, Mohmand campaign of 1935, NATO, New Year Honours, Night fighter, No. 10 Group RAF, No. 107 Squadron RAF, No. 110 Squadron RAF, No. 2 Group RAF, ... Expand index (40 more) »

2. British military personnel of the Second Mohmand Campaign
3. Commanders First Class of the Order of the Dannebrog

Aarhus Air Raid

The Aarhus Air Raid took place on 31 October 1944, when 25 Mosquitoes from 140 Wing Royal Air Force (RAF) of the 2nd Tactical Air Force, bombed the Gestapo headquarters at the University of Aarhus, Denmark.

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Air aide-de-camp

An air aide-de-camp is a senior honorary aide-de-camp appointment for air officers in the Royal Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force and the Indian Air Force.

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Air chief marshal

Air chief marshal (Air Chf Mshl or ACM) is a high-ranking air officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.

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Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)

The Air Force Cross (AFC) is a military decoration awarded to officers, and since 1993 other ranks, of the British Armed Forces, and formerly also to officers of the other Commonwealth countries.

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Air Ministry

The Air Ministry was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the Royal Air Force, that existed from 1918 to 1964.

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Air officer commanding

Air Officer Commanding (AOC) is a title given in the air forces of Commonwealth (and some other) nations to an air officer who holds a command appointment which typically comprises a large, organized collection of air force assets.

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Air vice-marshal

Air vice-marshal (Air Vce Mshl or AVM) is a air officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.

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Albert Canal

The Albert Canal is a canal located in northeastern Belgium, which was named for King Albert I of Belgium.

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Allied Air Forces Central Europe

Allied Air Forces Central Europe (AAFCE) was the NATO command tasked with air and air defense operations in NATOs Allied Forces Central Europe (AFCENT) area of command.

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Anthony Richardson (writer)

Anthony Thomas Stewart Currie Richardson (1899 – 4 February 1964) was a British awriter of adventure fiction and non-fiction.

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Arthur Harris

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Travers Harris, 1st Baronet, (13 April 1892 – 5 April 1984), commonly known as "Bomber" Harris by the press and often within the RAF as "Butch" Harris, was Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) RAF Bomber Command during the height of the Anglo-American strategic bombing campaign against Nazi Germany in the Second World War. Basil Embry and Arthur Harris are knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, recipients of the Air Force Cross (United Kingdom), recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France) and royal Air Force air marshals of World War II.

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Éperlecques

Éperlecques (Éparlecques) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

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Battle of France

The Battle of France (bataille de France; 10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign (German: Westfeldzug), the French Campaign (Frankreichfeldzug, campagne de France) and the Fall of France, during the Second World War was the German invasion of France, that notably introduced tactics that are still used.

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Boyup Brook, Western Australia

Boyup Brook is a town in the south-west of Western Australia, south-southeast of Perth and northeast of Bridgetown.

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Bristol Blenheim

The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, which was used extensively in the first two years of the Second World War, with examples still being used as trainers until the end of the war.

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Bromsgrove School

Bromsgrove School is a co-educational boarding and day school in the Worcestershire town of Bromsgrove, England. Basil Embry and Bromsgrove School are people educated at Bromsgrove School.

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Central Flying School

The Central Flying School (CFS) is the Royal Air Force's primary institution for the training of military flying instructors.

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Copenhagen

Copenhagen (København) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the urban area.

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Croix de Guerre 1939–1945

The 1939–1945 (English: War Cross 1939–1945) is a French military decoration, a version of the created on 26 September 1939 to honour people who fought with the Allies against the Axis forces at any time during World War II.

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De Havilland Mosquito

The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engined, multirole combat aircraft, introduced during the Second World War.

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Dermot Boyle

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Dermot Alexander Boyle, (2 October 1904 – 5 May 1993) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. Basil Embry and Dermot Boyle are knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire, knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath and recipients of the Air Force Cross (United Kingdom).

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Desert Air Force

The Desert Air Force (DAF), also known chronologically as Air Headquarters Western Desert, Air Headquarters Libya, the Western Desert Air Force, and the First Tactical Air Force (1TAF), was an Allied tactical air force created from No.

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Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)

The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers, and since 1993 to other ranks, of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy".

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Distinguished Service Order

The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, as well as formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for operational gallantry for highly successful command and leadership during active operations, typically in actual combat.

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Embry, Pas-de-Calais

Embry (Embreke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

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English Channel

The English Channel, also known as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Southern England from northern France.

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Flight lieutenant

Flight lieutenant (Flt Lt or F/L) is a junior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.

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George Mills (RAF officer)

Air Chief Marshal Sir George Holroyd Mills, (26 March 1902 – 14 April 1971) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. Basil Embry and George Mills (RAF officer) are knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath and recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom).

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German Army (1935–1945)

The German Army (Heer) was the land forces component of the Wehrmacht, the regular armed forces of Nazi Germany, from 1935 until it effectively ceased to exist in 1945 and then was formally dissolved in August 1946.

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German battleship Gneisenau

Gneisenau was a German capital ship, alternatively described as a battleship and battlecruiser, in Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine.

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German battleship Scharnhorst

Scharnhorst was a German capital ship, alternatively described as a battleship or battlecruiser, of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine.

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Gestapo

The Geheime Staatspolizei, abbreviated Gestapo, was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and in German-occupied Europe.

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Gibraltar

Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory and city located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Bay of Gibraltar, near the exit of the Mediterranean Sea into the Atlantic Ocean (Strait of Gibraltar).

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Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire (abbreviated Glos.) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Knight

A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity.

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Legion of Honour

The National Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre royal de la Légion d'honneur), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil, and currently comprises five classes.

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Low Countries

The Low Countries (de Lage Landen; les Pays-Bas), historically also known as the Netherlands (de Nederlanden), is a coastal lowland region in Northwestern Europe forming the lower basin of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta and consisting today of the three modern "Benelux" countries: Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands (Nederland, which is singular).

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Maastricht

Maastricht (Mestreech; Maestricht; Mastrique) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands.

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Mandatory Iraq

The Kingdom of Iraq under British Administration, or Mandatory Iraq (al-Intidāb al-Brīṭānī ʿalā l-ʿIrāq), was created in 1921, following the 1920 Iraqi Revolution against the proposed British Mandate of Mesopotamia, and enacted via the 1922 Anglo-Iraqi Treaty and a 1924 undertaking by the United Kingdom to the League of Nations to fulfil the role as Mandatory Power.

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Medal bar

A medal bar or medal clasp is a thin metal bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration, civil decoration, or other medal.

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Mentioned in dispatches

To be mentioned in dispatches (or despatches, MiD) describes a member of the armed forces whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which their gallant or meritorious action in the face of the enemy is described.

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Mohmand campaign of 1935

The Second Mohmand campaign of 1935 was a British military campaign against the Mohmand tribes in the Northwest Frontier area of British India, now Pakistan.

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NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO; Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance of 32 member states—30 European and 2 North American.

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New Year Honours

The New Year Honours is a part of the British honours system, with New Year's Day, 1 January, being marked by naming new members of orders of chivalry and recipients of other official honours.

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Night fighter

A night fighter (later known as all-weather fighter or all-weather interceptor post-Second World War) is a largely historical term for a fighter or interceptor aircraft adapted or designed for effective use at night, during periods of adverse meteorological conditions, or in otherwise poor visibility.

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No. 10 Group RAF

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No. 107 Squadron RAF

No.

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No. 110 Squadron RAF

No.

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No. 2 Group RAF

No.

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No. 20 Squadron RAF

No.

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No. 25 Squadron RAF

Number 25 (Fighter) Squadron (alternatively Number XXV (F) Squadron) is a squadron of the Royal Air Force having reformed on 8 September 2018.

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No. 6 Group RCAF

No.

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Normandy landings

The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War.

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North African campaign

The North African campaign of World War II took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943, fought between the Allies and the Axis Powers.

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North-West Frontier Province

The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP; شمال لویدیځ سرحدي ولایت) was a province of British India from 1901 to 1947, of the Dominion of Pakistan from 1947 to 1955, and of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan from 1970 to 2010.

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Norwegian campaign

The Norwegian campaign (8 April 10 June 1940) involved the attempt by Allied forces to defend northern Norway coupled with the resistance of the Norwegian military to the country's invasion by Nazi Germany in World War II.

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Odense

Odense is the third largest city in Denmark (behind Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen.

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Operation Carthage

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Operation Jericho

Operation Jericho (Ramrod 564) took place on 18 February 1944 during the Second World War.

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Order of Orange-Nassau

The Order of Orange-Nassau (Orde van Oranje-Nassau) is a civil and military Dutch order of chivalry founded on 4 April 1892 by the queen regent, Emma of the Netherlands.

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Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organizations, and public service outside the civil service.

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Order of the Dannebrog

The Order of the Dannebrog (Dannebrogordenen) is a Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V.

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Paddy Embry

Patrick Paul Elliot Embry (born 19 October 1942) is a former Australian politician.

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Pathfinder (RAF)

The Pathfinders were target-marking squadrons in RAF Bomber Command during World War II.

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Peter Wykeham

Air Marshal Sir Peter Guy Wykeham, (born Wykeham-Barnes; 13 September 1915 – 23 February 1995) was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot and squadron commander, and a flying ace of the Second World War. Basil Embry and Peter Wykeham are recipients of the Air Force Cross (United Kingdom) and recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom).

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RAF Bomber Command

RAF Bomber Command controlled the Royal Air Force's bomber forces from 1936 to 1968.

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RAF Fighter Command

RAF Fighter Command was one of the commands of the Royal Air Force.

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RAF Second Tactical Air Force

The RAF Second Tactical Air Force (2TAF) was one of three tactical air forces within the Royal Air Force (RAF) during and after the Second World War.

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RAF Wattisham

Royal Air Force Wattisham or more simply RAF Wattisham was, between 1939 and 1993, the name of a Royal Air Force station located in East Anglia just outside the village of Wattisham, south of Stowmarket in Suffolk, England.

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RAF West Raynham

Royal Air Force West Raynham, or more simply RAF West Raynham, is a former Royal Air Force station located west of West Raynham, Norfolk and southwest of Fakenham, Norfolk, England.

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RAF Wittering

Royal Air Force Wittering or more simply RAF Wittering is a Royal Air Force station within the unitary authority area of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and the unitary authority area of North Northamptonshire.

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Robert Saundby

Air Marshal Sir Robert Henry Magnus Spencer Saundby, (26 April 1896 – 26 September 1971) was a senior Royal Air Force officer whose career spanned both the First and Second World Wars. Basil Embry and Robert Saundby are knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire, recipients of the Air Force Cross (United Kingdom) and recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom).

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.

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Royal Air Forces Escaping Society

The Royal Air Forces Escaping Society, was a UK-based charitable organization formed in 1946 to provide help to those in the former occupied countries in World War II who put their lives at risk to assist and save members of the "Royal Air Forces" (that is, Air Forces of the British Commonwealth) who were attempting to escape and evade capture.

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Saint-Omer

Saint-Omer (Sint-Omaars; Picard: Saint-Onmé) is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in France.

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Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.

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Squadron leader

Squadron leader (Sqn Ldr or S/L) is a senior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.

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Stavanger

Stavanger (US usually) is a city and municipality in Norway.

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Suffolk

Suffolk is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia.

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Uxbridge

Uxbridge is a suburban town in west London and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon.

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V-1 flying bomb

The V-1 flying bomb (Vergeltungswaffe 1 "Vengeance Weapon 1") was an early cruise missile.

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Waziristan campaign (1936–1939)

The Waziristan campaign 1936–1939 comprised a number of operations conducted in Waziristan by the British Indian Army against the fiercely independent tribesmen that inhabited this region.

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Western Australia

Western Australia (WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western third of the land area of the Australian continent.

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Western Australian Farmers Federation

Western Australian Farmers Federation (WAFarmers) is an agricultural organisation in Western Australia.

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Wilhelmshaven

Wilhelmshaven (Wilhelm's Harbour; Northern Low Saxon: Willemshaven) is a coastal town in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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William Elliot (RAF officer)

Air Chief Marshal Sir William Elliot, (3 June 1896 – 27 June 1971) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. Basil Embry and William Elliot (RAF officer) are knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire, recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) and royal Air Force air marshals of World War II.

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Wing commander

Wing commander (Wg Cdr or W/C) is a senior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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See also

British military personnel of the Second Mohmand Campaign

• Alan Brown (British Army officer)
• Basil Embry
• Charles Hamilton Boucher
• Claude Auchinleck
• Edward Armitage (cricketer)
• Godfrey Meynell
• Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
• Philip F. Fullard
• Sir John Smyth, 1st Baronet
• Walter Cawthorn

Commanders First Class of the Order of the Dannebrog

• Alv Jakob Fostervoll
• Anders Ejnar Andersen
• August Gyldenstolpe
• Basil Embry
• Bodil Dybdal
• Carl Gammeltoft
• Charles Ambt
• Christian Hasselbalch
• Christian Molbech
• Christian Pierre Mathiesen
• Christian Pløyen
• Conolly Abel Smith
• Daniel Nordlander
• Edvard Fallesen
• Edward H. Smith (sailor)
• Enrico Dalgas
• Erik Werenskiold
• Frederik Johnstrup
• Fredrik Moltke Bugge
• Friis Arne Petersen
• Georg Bestle
• Gotthold Müller
• Gustaf Bonde (1911–1977)
• Gustaf Dyrssen
• Haaken L. Mathiesen
• Hans Broge
• Hans Fuglsang-Damgaard
• Hubert von Rebeur-Paschwitz
• Jørgen Hansen Koch
• Jacob Heinrich Moresco
• Jacob Wallenberg (1892–1980)
• Johan Ammentorp
• Johan Wilhelm Normann Munthe
• Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
• Konrad Maurer
• Lars Løkke Rasmussen
• Martin Knudsen
• Moritz von Bissing
• Nelson Rockefeller
• Nikolai Schei
• Peder Madsen
• Pia Kjærsgaard
• René van der Linden
• Richard Holmes (military historian)
• Sophus Müller
• Thomas Skat Rørdam
• Tim Greve
• Tim Sloth Jørgensen
• William Ahlefeldt-Laurvig

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Embry

Also known as B E Embry, Basil Edward Embry, Sir Basil Edward Embry.

, No. 20 Squadron RAF, No. 25 Squadron RAF, No. 6 Group RCAF, Normandy landings, North African campaign, North-West Frontier Province, Norwegian campaign, Odense, Operation Carthage, Operation Jericho, Order of Orange-Nassau, Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire, Order of the Dannebrog, Paddy Embry, Pathfinder (RAF), Peter Wykeham, RAF Bomber Command, RAF Fighter Command, RAF Second Tactical Air Force, RAF Wattisham, RAF West Raynham, RAF Wittering, Robert Saundby, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Forces Escaping Society, Saint-Omer, Spain, Squadron leader, Stavanger, Suffolk, Uxbridge, V-1 flying bomb, Waziristan campaign (1936–1939), Western Australia, Western Australian Farmers Federation, Wilhelmshaven, William Elliot (RAF officer), Wing commander, World War II.