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Couzens, George Walter

Date of birth:
May 31st, 1909 (Attleborough/Norfolk, Great Britain)
Date of death:
June 1978
Service number:
507983/44823
Nationality:
British

Biography

Promotions:
?: Aircraftsman;
?: Flight Sergeant;
April 1st, 1940: Pilot Officer on probation;
April 1st, 1941: Pilot Officer;
April 1st, 1941: Flying Officer (war subs.);
April 1st, 1942: Flight Lieutenant (war subs.);
?: Acting Squadron Leader;
September 8th, 1946: Squadron Leader.

Career:
1927: Aircrafthand, Royal Air Force;
?: Rigger, Royal Air Force;
?: Air Gunner, Royal Air Force;
1933: Pilot Training;
1934: No. 1 Squadron (F), Tangmerel;
1935: H.M.S. Courageous;
April 1940 - October 1940: "A" Flight, No. 54 Squadron, Hornchurch;
October 1940: Instructor, No. 8 Flying Training School, Montrose, Training Command;
September 8th, 1946: Retirement.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Acting Squadron Leader
Unit:
No. 8 Flying Training School, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
June 14th, 1945

LG 37119/2987.
Air Force Cross (AFC)

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