Carter, Guy LLoyd

Date of birth:: 1900
Date of death:: July 18th, 1944
Buried on:: Commonwealth War Cemetery Bari
Plot: VII. Row: C. Grave: 9.
Nationality:: British

Biography

1 April 1918: 2nd Lt
1 August 1918/20 januari 1920: Flying Officer
1 July 1926: Flight Lieutenant
1 February 1936: Squadron Leader
1 January 1939: Wing Commander
1 March 1941: Temporary Group Captain
2 May 1943: Acting Air Commodore
2 November 1943: Group Captain (W/S)

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Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:: Flying Officer
Unit:: No. 41 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:: December 16th, 1919

For valuable services whilst in captivity.

Air Force Medal (AFM)

Rank:: Flight Lieutenant
Unit:: No. 5 Flying Training School, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:: June 4th, 1934

Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Wing Commander
Unit:: SHQ, RAF Catterick, Royal Air Force,
Awarded on:: January 1st, 1941

Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Group Captain
Unit:: No. 211 Group, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:: January 1st, 1943

Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Group Captain
Unit:: No. 211 Group, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:: February 16th, 1943

This officer has commanded the fighter force in the Western Desert with conspicuous success. Despite the magnitude of his task, Group Captain Carter has flown on numerous sorties. He has displayed high powers of leadership and great courage throughout.