Date of birth:

January 27th, 1910 (Wolverhampton/West Midlands, Great Britain)

Date of death:

1998

Service number:

90251

Nationality:

British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Promotions:
?: Pilot Officer;
1940: Flying Officer;
September 3rd, 1940: Flight Lieutenant;
December 1st, 1941: Temporary Squadron Leader;
September 1941: Temporary Wing Commander;
March 10th, 1945: Squadron Leader (war subs.).

Career:
1937 - 1939: Pilot Training;
1939 - January 1941: No. 152 Squadron;
January 1941 - September 1941: Flight Leader No. 256 Squadron;
September 1941 - April 1942: Squadron Leader No. 256 Squadron;
April 1942 - October 1942: Commanding Officer RAF Castle Camp;
October 1942 - January 1943: Commanding Officer Takoradi, West-Afrika;
January 1943 - August 1943: Wing Commander No. 238 Wing;
August 1943 - March 1944: Wing Commander No. 114 Wing;
March 1944 - September 1944: CFI No. 107 Operational Training Unit;
September 1944 - December 1944: Commanding Officer No. 18 TSP;
January 1945: Squadron Leader No. 575 Squadron.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Flight Lieutenant

Unit:

No. 256 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

May 30th, 1941

Citation:
"Flight Lieutenant Deanesley and Sergeant Scott, as pilot and air gunner respectively, have achieved conspicuous success during recent night fighting operations. One night in April, 1941, a Heinkel in was encountered and destroyed and since then a further three enemy aircraft have been destroyed, of which two were shot down during the same patrol. During these operations both Flight Lieutenant Deanesley and Sergeant Scott have displayed great skill and determination."

• Photo 1: Tom MacNeill
• - The London Gazette of 8th October 1940, Issue 34964
  - The London Gazette of 30th May 1941, Issue 35176
  - The London Gazette of 16th December 1941, Issue 35383
  - Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 8th March 1945, Issue 37074, dated 11th May 1945
  - Ciel de Gloire