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Dickson, William Forster
Dickson, William Forster
Date of birth:
September 24th, 1898 (Northwood/Middlesex, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
September 12th, 1987 (RAF Hospital Wroughton, United Kingdom)
Nationality:
British
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Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
October 1st, 1917
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Unit:
H.M.S. Furious (47)
,
Royal Navy
Awarded on:
September 21st, 1918
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Unit:
H.M.S. Revenge (06)
,
Royal Navy
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1919
Mentioned in Dispatches
Unit:
Air Staff
,
AHQ India
,
HQ
,
Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
June 26th, 1931
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Unit:
RAF Depot
,
HQ
,
Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
June 4th, 1934
Supernumerary
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Group Captain
Unit:
No. 9 (Fighter) Group
,
Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
June 11th, 1942
Orden Suvorova 3
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Air Vice Marshal
Unit:
HQ
,
Desert Air Force (DAF)
,
Mediterranean Air Command (MAC)
,
Allied Forces
Awarded on:
April 11th, 1944
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Air Vice Marshal
Unit:
Air Staff
,
HQ
,
Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
July 5th, 1945
Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Policy)
Legion of Merit - Commander (LoM - C)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Air Vice Marshal
Unit:
Air Staff
,
HQ
,
Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
November 13th, 1945
Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Policy)
Knights/Dames Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (K/DBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Air Vice Marshal
Unit:
Air Staff
,
HQ
,
Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1946
Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Policy)
Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB, military division)
Unit:
Air Member for Supply & Organisation
,
HQ
,
Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1952
Grand Cross of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB, military division)
Unit:
Air Staff
,
HQ
,
Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1953
Chief of the Air Staff
Sources
Photo 1:
IWM (NA 13987)
(
CC Attribution 3.0
)
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Wafweb.org
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