Date of birth:

1917

Service number:

845864/84923

Nationality:

Canadian

Promotions:
?: Sergeant;
August 31st , 1940: Pilot Officer on probation;
August 31st , 1941: Pilot Officer;
August 31st , 1941: Flying Officer (war subs.);
?: Flying Officer;
August 31st, 1942: Flight Lieutenant (war subs).

Career:
April 1939: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Bristol,
?: No. 3 Initial Training Wing, San Leonards-on-Sea;
March 26th, 1940: ? Operational Training Unit, Redhill;
August 21st, 1940: Hawarden;
September 1940: No. 64 Squadron;
June 1940: No. 92 Squadron, Biggin Hill;
?: No. 601 Squadron, Duxford;
?: Instructor, No. 58 Operational Training Unit;
?: Flight Commander, No. 193 Squadron;
March 1944: No. 84 Group Support Unit;
May 1944: No. 164 Squadron, Thorney Island;
?: Fighter Leaders School.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Flight Lieutenant

Awarded on:

June 8th, 1944

LG 36544/2613.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Acting Squadron Leader

Unit:

No. 164 (Argentina-British) Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

September 5th, 1944

Citation:
"This officer has commanded the squadron for several months and during this period has led his formation on many sorties against heavily defended targets with good results. He is a first class leader whose great skill, thoroughness and untiring efforts have contributed materially to the successes obtained. Squadron Leader Beake has destroyed two enemy aircraft."

LG 36686/4121.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer collection (CC Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 4.0)
• - The London Gazette of 8th October 1940, Issue 34964
  - The London Gazette of 19th December 1941, Issue 35387
  - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 17th November 1942, Issue 35791, dated 20th November 1942
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 2nd June 1944, Issue 36544, dated 8th June 1944
  - Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 1st September 1944, Issue 36686, dated 5th September 1944
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