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Hollowell, Kenneth Bruce "Holly"

Date of birth:
1916
Date of death:
2007 (Grayshott/Hampshire, Great Britain)
Service number:
742759/113338
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Promotions:
?: Sergeant;
November 25th, 1941: Pilot Officer on probation (emergency);
?: Flying Officer;
November 25th, 1943: Flight Lieutenant (war subs.).

Career:
January 1938: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves;
June 1940: No. 25 Squadron;
February 1942: Middle East;
?: Commanding Officer Test and Despatch Flight, Takoradi;
?: Air Traffic Control, B.O.A.C.;
?: Flight Operations, Heathrow.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Acting Flight Lieutenant
Awarded on:
June 8th, 1944
Air Force Cross (AFC)

Sources

  • Photo 1: Tom MacNeill
  • - The London Gazette of 13th January 1942, Issue 35416
    - Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 30th November 1943, Issue 36271, dated 3rd December 1943
    - Supplement to The London Gazette of 2nd June 1944, Issue 36544, dated 8th June 1944
    - Grayshott Village Archive

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