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Wallis, John Beresford Martin

Date of birth:
May 26th, 1905
Date of death:
April 19th, 1974
Service number:
16210
Nationality:
British

Biography

December 16, 1925: Pilot Officer
July 12, 1927: Flying Officer
March 11, 1931: Flight Lieutenant
April 1, 1937: Squadron Leader
June 1, 1940: Wing Commander (temp.)
June 1, 1942: Group Captain (acting)
November 20, 1942: Wing Commander [October 1, 1942]
October 15, 1944: Air Commodore (acting)
April 15, 1945: Group Captain (WS)
October 1, 1946: Group Captain
January 1, 1952: Air Commodore

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Rank:
Flight Cadet
Unit:
RAF Cranwell, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
1925
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Wing Commander
Awarded on:
September 24th, 1941
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Wing Commander
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1942
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Wing Commander
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1943
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Wing Commander
Awarded on:
June 2nd, 1943
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Acting Air Commodore
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1945
Mentioned in Dispatches

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