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Burton, Frederick Elgar

Service number:
37623
Nationality:
British

Biography

Promotions:
9 March, 1936: Acting Pilot Officer on probation
6 January, 1937: Pilot Officer
6 August, 1938: Flying Officer
6 August, 1940: Flight Lieutenant
1 September, 1941: Temporary Squadron Leader
19 October, 1943: Squadron Leader (war sub)
1 January, 1944: Temporary Wing Commander
9 May, 1946: extended service as Squadron Leader (four years)
1 November 1947: rank of Temporary Wing Commander relinquished
22 June, 1948: Squadron Leader (permanent)
1 July, 1950: Wing Commander
22 April, 1959: retirement

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Flying Officer
Awarded on:
February 20th, 1940

For piloting home his rudderless plane which had been damaged in a dog-fight over Norway.
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Wing Commander
Awarded on:
June 8th, 1944
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Wing Commander
Awarded on:
June 14th, 1945
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Wing Commander
Awarded on:
June 12th, 1947
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

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