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Wilkinson, Rodney Levett

Date of birth:
1910 (Rotherfield/East Sussex, Great Britain)
Date of death:
August 16th, 1940 (Eastry Court/Kent, Great Britain)
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Graves Margate Cemetery
Plot: 50. Grave: 15939.
Service number:
26192
Nationality:
British

Biography

Career:
December 20th, 1930: Pilot Officer;
June 20th, 1932: Flying Officer;
April 1st, 1936: Flight Lieutenant;
December 1st, 1938: Squadron Leader.

Career:
?: Wellington College;
January 1929: RAF College, Cranwell;
December 1930: No. 3 Squadron, Upavon;
October 1st, 1932: Personal Assistent AOC, Staff, Headquarters Transjordan and Palestine;
January 1934: Personal Assistent AOC Middle East;
October 22nd, 1934: Station Flight, Duxford;
?: Instructor Cambridge University Air Squadron;
April 19th, 1937: Staff, CFS, Upacon;
January 1939: Air Ministry;
June 1940: No. 5 Operational Training Unit, Aston Down;
July 6th, 1940: Commanding Officer No. 266 Squadron, Wittering.

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Sources

  • Photo 1: Tom MacNeill
  • - The London Gazette of 20th January 1931, Issue 33682
    - The London Gazette of 12th July 1932, Issue 33845
    - The London Gazette of 21st April 1936, Issue 34276
    - The London Gazette of 2nd December 1938, Issue 34576
    - Commonwealth Wargraves Commission

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