Clive Beadon, the Glossary
Wing Commander Clive Vernon Beadon (15 April 1919 – 14 September 1996) was a British dowser, diplomat, and officer in the Royal Air Force.[1]
Table of Contents
53 relations: Aboyne, Air Force Cross of Aeronautical Merit, Air Ministry, Andrew Cohen (colonial administrator), Artillery, Atlantic Star, Bangkok, British Empire, British Society of Dowsers, Buganda, Burma campaign, Cable Beach, Bahamas, Central Flying School, Chiang Mai province, Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Coonoor, Defence Medal (United Kingdom), Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom), Dowsing, Elizabeth II, Entebbe, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Gemstone, Geopathology, George VI, Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, Imperial Service College, Jane Beadon, Lukiiko, Maidenhead, Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll, Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II, Military attaché, Mutesa II of Buganda, No. 297 Squadron RAF, No. 502 Squadron RAF, Presidencies and provinces of British India, Protectorate of Uganda, Pseudoscience, Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal, RAF Bomber Command, Raynaud syndrome, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force College Cranwell, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, South-East Asian theatre of World War II, Vickers Wellington, War Medal 1939–1945, Windsor, Berkshire, Wing commander, ... Expand index (3 more) »
- British air attachés
- Civil servants in the Air Ministry
- Dowsing
- People educated at the Imperial Services College
- People from Aboyne
- People from Coonoor
- Uganda Protectorate people
Aboyne
Aboyne (Abyne, Abèidh) is a village on the edge of the Highlands in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, approximately west of Aberdeen.
Air Force Cross of Aeronautical Merit
The Aerospace Force Cross of Aeronautical Merit (Cruz de la Fuerza Aeroespacial al "Mérito Aeronáutico") is an order granted by Colombia, established in 1948.
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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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Andrew Cohen (colonial administrator)
Sir Andrew Benjamin Cohen (7 October 1909 – 17 June 1968) was Governor of Uganda from 1952 to 1957.
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Artillery
Artillery are ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms.
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Atlantic Star
The Atlantic Star is a military campaign medal, instituted by the United Kingdom in May 1945 for award to British Commonwealth forces who took part in the Battle of the Atlantic, the longest continuous campaign of the Second World War.
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Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand.
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.
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British Society of Dowsers
The British Society of Dowsers was founded in 1933 by Colonel A H Bell. Clive Beadon and British Society of Dowsers are Dowsing.
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Buganda
Buganda is a Bantu kingdom within Uganda.
Burma campaign
The Burma campaign was a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma.
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Cable Beach, Bahamas
Cable Beach is a beach, resort destination, and populated place on the northern coast of New Providence Island in the Bahamas west of Nassau.
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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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Chiang Mai province
Chiang Mai is the second largest Province (changwat) of Thailand.
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Consolidated B-24 Liberator
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California.
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Coonoor
Coonoor, is a taluk and a town of the Nilgiris district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Defence Medal (United Kingdom)
The Defence Medal is a campaign medal instituted by the United Kingdom in May 1945, to be awarded to citizens of the British Commonwealth for both non-operational military and certain types of civilian war service during the Second World War.
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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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Dowsing
Dowsing is a type of divination employed in attempts to locate ground water, buried metals or ores, gemstones, oil, claimed radiations (radiesthesia),As translated from one preface of the Kassel experiments, "roughly 10,000 active dowsers in Germany alone can generate a conservatively-estimated annual revenue of more than 100 million DM (US$50 million)".
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022.
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Entebbe
Entebbe is a city in Central Uganda which is located on Lake Victoria peninsula, approximately southwest of the Ugandan capital city, Kampala.
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is the ministry of foreign affairs and a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
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Gemstone
A gemstone (also called a fine gem, jewel, precious stone, semiprecious stone, or simply gem) is a piece of mineral crystal which, when cut or polished, is used to make jewelry or other adornments.
Geopathology
Geopathology (also Geopathy) is a theory that links the Earth's inherent radiation with the health of humans, animals and plants.
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George VI
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952.
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Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (12 March 1900 – 17 January 1975) was a Colombian army general, civil engineer and politician who ruled as 19th President of Colombia in a military dictatorship from June 1953 to May 1957.
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Imperial Service College
The Imperial Service College (ISC) was an English independent school based in Windsor, originally known as St. Clive Beadon and Imperial Service College are People educated at the Imperial Services College.
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Jane Beadon
Vera Jane Siddons Beadon, formerly Jarvis and Whigham, (née Corby; 4 December 1913 – 30 June 1999) was a Scottish socialite, heiress, and actress.
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Lukiiko
The Lukiiko (sometimes Great Lukiiko) is the Parliament of the Kingdom of Buganda.
Maidenhead
Maidenhead is a market town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in the county of Berkshire, England, on the southwestern bank of the River Thames.
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Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll
Ethel Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll (née Whigham, formerly Sweeny; 1 December 1912 – 25 July 1993) was a Scottish heiress, socialite, and aristocrat who was most famous for her 1951 marriage and much-publicised 1963 divorce from her second husband, Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll.
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Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II
The Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre was a major theatre of operations during the Second World War.
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Military attaché
A military attaché or defence attaché (DA),"" Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) sometimes known as a "military diplomat",Prout, John.
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Mutesa II of Buganda
Sir Edward Frederick William David Walugembe Mutebi Luwangula Mutesa II (19 November 1924 – 21 November 1969) was Kabaka, or king, of the Kingdom of Buganda in Uganda from 22 November 1939 until his death.
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No. 297 Squadron RAF
No 297 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force.
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No. 502 Squadron RAF
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Presidencies and provinces of British India
The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent.
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Protectorate of Uganda
The Protectorate of Uganda was a protectorate of the British Empire from 1894 to 1962.
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Pseudoscience
Pseudoscience consists of statements, beliefs, or practices that claim to be both scientific and factual but are incompatible with the scientific method.
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Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (Médaille du couronnement de la Reine Élizabeth II) is a commemorative medal instituted to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953.
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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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Raynaud syndrome
Raynaud syndrome, also known as Raynaud's phenomenon, is a medical condition in which the spasm of small arteries causes episodes of reduced blood flow to end arterioles.
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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 Force College Cranwell
The Royal Air Force College (RAFC) is the Royal Air Force academy which provides initial training to all RAF personnel who are preparing to become commissioned officers.
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Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS or RMA Sandhurst), commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is one of several military academies of the United Kingdom and is the British Army's initial officer training centre.
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South-East Asian theatre of World War II
The South-East Asian Theatre of World War II consisted of the campaigns of the Pacific War in the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Indochina, Burma, India, Malaya and Singapore between 1941 and 1945.
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Vickers Wellington
The Vickers Wellington is a British twin-engined, long-range medium bomber.
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War Medal 1939–1945
The War Medal 1939–1945 is a campaign medal which was instituted by the United Kingdom on 16 August 1945, for award to citizens of the British Commonwealth who had served full-time in the Armed Forces or the Merchant Navy for at least 28 days between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945.
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Windsor, Berkshire
Windsor is a historic town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England.
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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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1939–1945 Star
The 1939–1945 Star is a military campaign medal instituted by the United Kingdom on 8 July 1943 for award to British and Commonwealth forces for service in the Second World War.
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1953 Coronation Honours
The 1953 Coronation Honours were appointments by Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours on the occasion of her coronation on 2 June 1953.
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See also
British air attachés
- Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder
- Blair Stewart-Wilson
- Charles Medhurst
- Clive Beadon
- Freddie West
- Gavin Parker
- George Mills (RAF officer)
- George Pirie (RAF officer)
- Grahame Christie
- Harold Martin (RAF officer)
- John Cheshire
- John Grandy
- John Lapsley
- John Thompson (RAF officer)
- Leslie Gossage
- Michael Harwood (RAF officer)
- Michael Smeath
- Neill Ogilvie-Forbes
- Peter Dodworth
- Peter Fletcher (RAF officer)
- Peter Townsend (RAF officer)
- Robert George (RAF officer)
- Robert Willock
- Robert Wright (RAF officer)
- Ronald Dick
- Roy Austen-Smith
- Roy W. Chappell
- Sandy Hunter
- Thomas Elmhirst
- Thomas Gerard Hetherington
- Walter Merton
- William Elliot (RAF officer)
- William Harbison
Civil servants in the Air Ministry
- Archibald Rowlands
- Ben Lockspeiser
- Charles Brigstocke
- Clive Beadon
- Dorothy Du Boisson
- Ernest Holloway
- Francis Musson
- Frank Cooper (civil servant)
- Howard Frank
- James Masterton-Smith
- Richard Levin (designer)
- Robert Hanbury Brown
- Stewart Crawford
- William A. Robson
Dowsing
- A. Frank Glahn
- Arpad Vass
- British Society of Dowsers
- Clive Beadon
- Dowsing
- Francis Hitching
- Hellmut Wolff
- Henry Gross (dowser)
- J. Cecil Maby
- Jacques Aymar-Vernay
- Jean de Chastelet
- Karl Spiesberger
- Kenneth Roberts (author)
- Leicester Gataker
- Leszek Matela
- Ludwig Straniak
- Otto Edler von Graeve
- Ralph E. Diefenderfer
- Ray Hyman
- Solco Walle Tromp
- T. C. Lethbridge
- Uri Geller
People educated at the Imperial Services College
- Cecil William Haydon
- Clive Beadon
- Geoffrey Burnand
- Imperial Service College
- Jack Coggins
- James Carne
- John Forrest (actor)
- Maurice Taylor (British Army officer)
- Peter Woods (journalist)
- Prince Andrew Romanoff
- Richard Nugent, Baron Nugent of Guildford
- Wilfrid Havelock
- William Hartnell
- William Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale
People from Aboyne
- Alexander Marshall Mackenzie
- Allan Marshall Brodie
- Arthur Farquhar (Royal Navy officer, born 1772)
- Charles Begg
- Clive Beadon
- Elizabeth Kinniburgh
- Elizabeth Sutherland, 10th Countess of Sutherland
- George Coats, 1st Baron Glentanar
- George Eason
- James Coutts Michie
- James Walker of Richmondhill
- Jane Geddes (art historian)
- John Kemp (mathematician)
- John Macdonald Aiken
- Mary Davidson (artist)
- Peter Williamson (memoirist)
- Walter Byset, Lord of Aboyne
- William Cunliffe Brooks
People from Coonoor
- C. Gopalakrishnan
- Clive Beadon
- Frederick Gell
- John Oommen
- K. Ramachandran
- Kavita Krishnan
- Leslie Hilton Brown
- Mansoor Khan
- Norman Rowsell
- Paul Hamilton Wood
- Thomas Stanes
Uganda Protectorate people
- A.E. Weatherhead
- Audrey Richards
- Bob Astles
- Bryan Wooleston Langlands
- Charles Pearson (priest)
- Clive Beadon
- Cuthbert Christy
- Ellinor Catherine Cunningham van Someren
- George Cartland
- George Wilson (Chief Colonial Secretary of Uganda)
- Herbert Henry Austin
- Jack Herbert Driberg
- John Roscoe
- Muljibhai Madhvani
- Patrick Walker (MI5 officer)
- William John Ansorge
- William Julius Eggeling