Date of birth:

March 16th, 1917 (Birkenhead/England, Great Britain)

Date of death:

September 28th, 2003 (Stonor/Oxfordshire, Great Britain)

Service number:

70225

Nationality:

British

Christopher Neil Foxley-Norris also received the OBE (January 2nd, 1956), CB (June 11th, 1966), KCB (january 1st, 1969) and GCB (January 1st, 1973).

Promotions:
?: Pilot Officer;
November 3rd, 1939: Flying Officer;
March 17th, 1941: Flight Lieutenant (war subs.);
June 1st, 1942: temporary Squadron Leader;
?: Acting Wing Commander;
October 21st, 1944: Squadron Leader (war subs.);
December 1st, 1945: Squadron Leader (seniority September 1st, 1945);
July 1st, 1951: Wing Commander;
July 1st, 1957: Group Captain;
July 1st, 1961: Air Commodore;
April 1st, 1963: Acting Air Vice-Marshall;
January 1st, 1964: Air Vice-Marshall;
July 1st, 1968: Air Marshall;
December 1st, 1970: Air Chief-Marshall.

Career:
?: Winchester College;
?: Trinity College;
?: University Air Squadron (OUAS);
? - December 14th, 1938: Reserve of Air Force Officers;
December 14th, 1938: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve;
?: No. 9 Flying Training School, Hullavington;
?: No. 13 Squadron;
September 27th, 1940: No. 3 Squadron;
February 26th, 1941: No. 615 (County of Surrey) Squadron;
?: Instructor Commonwealth Air Training Scheme, Canada;
1943: Flight Commander No. 143 Squadron;
1943: Flight Commander No. 252 Squadron;
1945: Commanding Officer No. 143 Squadron;
?: Headquarters No. 2 Group;
?: RAF Staff College;
?: Commanding Officer No. 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron;
1948: Comanding Officer Oxford University Air Squadron;
1951: Directing Staff, RAF Staff College;
1953: Headquarters Far East, Singapore;
1956: Headquarters Fighter Command;
?: Commanding Officer RAF Stradishall;
1958: Commanding Officer RAF Wets-Malling;
1960: Director of Organisation and Administrative Plans Air Ministry;
1963: Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff;
1964: Air Officer Commanding No. 224 Group;
1967 - April 11th, 1968: Director RAF Organisation;
1968 - November 10th, 1970: Commander-in-Chief Germany and Commander 2nd Tactical Air Force, NATO;
January 9th, 1971 - April 22nd, 1974: Chief of Personnel and Logistics;
April 22nd, 1974: Retirement;
1974 - 1982: Chairman Cheshire Foundation;
1978: President Leonard Cheshire Housing Association;
1979: Vice-President Royal United Services Institute;
1980: Chairman Gardens for the Disabled;
1984: Chairman ex-RAF and Dependants Severely Disabled Holiday Trust;
1984 - 1986: Chairman Trinity College, Oxford, Society.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Acting Wing Commander

Unit:

No. 143 Squadron, Royal Air Force (No. 143 Squadron, Royal Air Force)

Awarded on:

May 29th, 1945

Citation:
"This officer has a long and distinguished record of operational flying. He has completed numerous sorties on his third tour of duty during which period he has operated against a wide range of enemy targets. For several months this .officer has commanded the squadron. During the period numerous attacks have been made against enemy targets. By his brilliant leadership, exceptional skill and determination, Wing Commander Foxley-Norris has contributed in good measure to the
successes obtained."

LG 37099/2713.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Acting Wing Commander

Awarded on:

June 14th, 1945

LG 37119/2991.

• - The London Gazette of 24th January 1939, Issue 34592
  - The London Gazette of 2nd July 1940, Issue 34887
  - The London Gazette of 28th March 1941, Issue 35119
  - The London Gazette of 3rd July 1942, Issue 35618
  - Fourth Supplement to The London Gazette of 25th May 1945, Issue 37099, dated 29th May 1945
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 8th June 1945, Issue 37119, dated 14th June 1945
  - Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 27th November 1945, Issue 37370, dated 30th November 1945
  - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 22nd March 1946, Issue 26th March 1946
  - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 25th February 1947, Issue 37892, dated 28th February 1947
  - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 26th June 1951, Issue 39271, dated 29th June 1951
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 30th December 1955, Issue 40669, dated 2nd January 1956
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 25th June 1957, Issue 41111, dated 28th June 1957
  - Second Suplement to The London Gazette of 30th June 1961, Issue 42403, dated 4th July 1961
  - Fourth Supplement to The London Gazette of 19th April 1963, Issue 42976, dated 23rd April 1963
  - Eleventh Supplement to The London Gazette of 31st December 1963, Issue 43210, dated 3rd January 1964
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 3rd June 1966, Issue 44004, dated 11th June 1966
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 11th April 1968, Issue 44565, dated 16th April 1968
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 28th June 1968, Issue 44625, dated 2nd July 1968
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 20th December 1968, Issue 44740, dated 1st January 1969
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 6th November 1970, Issue 45228, dated 10th November 1970
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 27th November 1970, Issue 45240, dated 1st December 1970
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 8th January 1971, Issue 45278, dated 12th January 1971
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 29th December 1972, Issue 45860, dated 1st January 1973
  - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 3rd June 1974, Issue 46306, dated 4th June 1974