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Elcoate, Anthony Futcher

Date of birth:
1921
Service number:
628437 (NCO)/53559 (Officer)
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Promotions:
? Flight Sergeant
26 October, 1943: Pilot Officer on Probation (emergency)
26 April, 1944: Flying Officer (war sub)
26 October, 1945: Flight Lieutenant (war sub)
19 May, 1947: Commission relinquished on appointment to the RAFVR as Flying Officer
1 March, 1951: Flight Lieutenant
19 May, 1952: Commission relinquished

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Sergeant
Unit:
No. 10 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
April 18th, 1941
Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Flight Sergeant
Unit:
No. 156 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
April 20th, 1943
Citation:
"Flight Sergeant Elcoate has taken part in numerous operational sorties with great keenness. Recently he has trained himself to be a bomb aimer with excellent results, though his air crew category is that of Wireless Operator/Air Gunner."
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (CGM)

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