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Dickson, William Forster

Date of birth:
September 24th, 1898 (Northwood/Middlesex, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
September 12th, 1987 (RAF Hospital Wroughton, United Kingdom)
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

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Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
October 1st, 1917
Mentioned in Dispatches

Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Unit:
H.M.S. Furious (47), Royal Navy
Awarded on:
September 21st, 1918
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Unit:
H.M.S. Revenge (06), Royal Navy
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1919
Mentioned in Dispatches

Mentioned in Dispatches

Unit:
Air Staff, AHQ India, HQ, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
June 26th, 1931
Mentioned in Dispatches

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Unit:
RAF Depot, HQ, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
June 4th, 1934

Supernumerary
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB)

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Group Captain
Unit:
No. 9 (Fighter) Group, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
June 11th, 1942
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB)

Orden Suvorova 3

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Air Vice Marshal
Unit:
HQ, Desert Air Force (DAF), Mediterranean Air Command (MAC), Allied Forces
Awarded on:
April 11th, 1944
Orden Suvorova 3

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Air Vice Marshal
Unit:
Air Staff, HQ, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
July 5th, 1945

Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Policy)
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Legion of Merit - Commander (LoM - C)

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Air Vice Marshal
Unit:
Air Staff, HQ, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
November 13th, 1945

Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Policy)
Legion of Merit - Commander (LoM - C)

Knights/Dames Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (K/DBE)

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Air Vice Marshal
Unit:
Air Staff, HQ, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1946

Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Policy)
Knights/Dames Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (K/DBE)

Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB)

Unit:
Air Member for Supply & Organisation, HQ, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1952
Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB)

Grand Cross of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB)

Unit:
Air Staff, HQ, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1953

Chief of the Air Staff
Grand Cross of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB)

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