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Tillard, Rupert Claude

    Date of birth:
    1910 (Wimborne/Dorset, Great Britain)
    Date of death:
    May 8th, 1941
    Buried on:
    Commonwealth War Cemetery Enfidaville
    Plot: II. Row: D. Grave: 2.
    Nationality:
    British

    Biography

    Prootions:
    ?: Lieutenant, Royal Navy;
    ?: Flying Officer;
    January 1st, 1937: Flight Lieutenant;
    ?: Lieutenant Commander.

    Career:
    ?: Royal Navy;
    January 1932: Royal Air Force;
    January 17th, 1932: Training RAF Leuchars;
    June 26th, 1939: Fleet Air Arm;
    July 1940: Comanding Officer No. 808 Squadron;

    Victories:
    November 8th, 1940: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79;
    November 9th, 1940: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79;
    November 9th, 1940: Cant Z506B;
    November 27th, 1940: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 (shared);
    January 9th, 1941: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79;
    January 9th, 1941: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79;
    April 3rd, 1941: Cant Z506B (probably).

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Lieutenant Commander
    Unit:
    No. 808 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy
    Awarded on:
    April 1st, 1941

    LG 35122/1896.
    Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)

    Awarded with "BATTLE OF BRITAIN" clasp
    1939-1945 Star

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