Robert L. Chidlaw-Roberts, the Glossary
Flight Lieutenant Robert Leslie Chidlaw-Roberts (9 May 1896 – 1 June 1989) was a Welsh World War I flying ace credited with ten aerial victories.[1]
Table of Contents
28 relations: Air Force Cross (United Kingdom), Flight commander, Flight lieutenant, Flying ace, Flying officer, Max Ritter von Müller, Merionethshire, Military Cross, Military rank, No. 18 Squadron RAF, No. 2 Squadron RAF, No. 28 Squadron RAF, No. 40 Squadron RAF, No. 60 Squadron RAF, Pilot officer, Royal Aero Club, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2, Royal Flying Corps, Royal Hampshire Regiment, Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Tywyn, Welsh people, Werner Voss, Winchester, World War I, World War II.
- Military personnel from Winchester
- People from Tywyn
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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Flight commander
A flight commander is the leader of a constituent portion of an aerial squadron in aerial operations, often into combat.
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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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Flying ace
A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat.
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Flying officer
Flying officer (Fg Off or F/O) is a junior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.
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Max Ritter von Müller
Max Ritter von Müller (birth name Max Müller) (1 January 1887 – 9 January 1918) PlM, IC, MOMJ was a German World War I fighter ace credited with 36 victories.
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Merionethshire
Until 1974, Merionethshire or Merioneth (Meirionnydd or Sir Feirionnydd) was an administrative county in the north-west of Wales, later classed as one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales.
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Military Cross
The Military Cross (MC) is the third-level (second-level until 1993) military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Armed Forces, and formerly awarded to officers of other Commonwealth countries.
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Military rank
Military ranks are a system of hierarchical relationships, within armed forces, police, intelligence agencies or other institutions organized along military lines and also Military rank is a badge of leadership.
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No. 18 Squadron RAF
No.
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No. 2 Squadron RAF
Number 2 Squadron, also known as No. II (Army Co-operation) Squadron, is the most senior squadron of the Royal Air Force. It is currently equipped with the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 at RAF Lossiemouth, Moray, since reforming there on 12 January 2015. No. 2 Squadron's traditional army co-operation role is reflected in the "AC" of its title, its motto Hereward (Guardian of the Army), and the symbol of a Wake knot on its crest.
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No. 28 Squadron RAF
Number 28 Squadron, also known as No.
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No. 40 Squadron RAF
No.
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No. 60 Squadron RAF
No.
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Pilot officer
Pilot officer (Plt Off or P/O) is a junior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.
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Royal Aero Club
The Royal Aero Club (RAeC) is the national co-ordinating body for air sport in the 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 Force Volunteer Reserve
The Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR) was established in 1936 to support the preparedness of the U.K. Royal Air Force in the event of another war.
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Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2
Between 1911 and 1914, the Royal Aircraft Factory used the F.E.2 ("Farman Experimental 2") designation for three quite different aircraft that shared only a common "Farman" pusher biplane layout.
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Royal Flying Corps
The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the air arm of the British Army before and during the First World War until it merged with the Royal Naval Air Service on 1 April 1918 to form the Royal Air Force.
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Royal Hampshire Regiment
The Hampshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot and the 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot.
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Royal Military College, Sandhurst
The Royal Military College (RMC), founded in 1801 and established in 1802 at Great Marlow and High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England, but moved in October 1812 to Sandhurst, Berkshire, was a British Army military academy for training infantry and cavalry officers of the British and Indian Armies.
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Tywyn
Tywyn, formerly spelled Towyn, is a town, community, and seaside resort on the Cardigan Bay coast of southern Gwynedd, Wales.
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Welsh people
The Welsh (Cymry) are an ethnic group native to Wales.
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Werner Voss
Werner Voss (13 April 1897 – 23 September 1917) was a World War I German flying ace credited with 48 aerial victories.
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Winchester
Winchester is a cathedral city in Hampshire, England.
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World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
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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
Military personnel from Winchester
- Alastair Bruce of Crionaich
- Cyril Hammond Elgee
- Edmund Crofts
- Eric Dunn
- Ernest John Spooner
- Francis Spurway
- Geoffrey Toye
- George Monger
- Harold Forster
- Henrietta Barnett (WRAF officer)
- Horatius Murray
- Norman Poole
- Nowell Salmon
- Robert L. Chidlaw-Roberts
- Robert Oakeshott
- Saint Cyprian Tayler
- William Andrewes
People from Tywyn
- Arthur ap Huw
- David Lloyd (Welsh politician)
- David Richards (Dafydd Ionawr)
- Edward Edwards (priest, died 1783)
- Edward Ernest Hughes
- Griffith Evans (bacteriologist)
- Griffith Hughes
- Henry Haydn Jones
- John Daniel Jones
- Martin J. Ball
- Owen Wynne Jones
- Robert L. Chidlaw-Roberts
- Robin Davies
- Trevor Evans (priest)