Linnell, Francis John "Jack"
- Date of birth:
- March 16th, 1892 (Margate/Kent, United Kingdom)
- Date of death:
- November 3rd, 1944 (Tetsworth/Oxfordshire, United Kingdom)
- Mentioned on:
- Commonwealth War Graves Holy Trinity Churchyard
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
Air Marshal Francis Linnell died in a car accident. He was cremated.
Military career:
12 May 1915: Flight Sub-Lieutenant
6 April 1916: Flight Lieutenant
1 August 1919: Captain
1 July 1931: Wing Commander
1 January 1937: Group Captain
1 July 1939: Air Commodore
4 February 1941: Temporary Air Vice-Marshal
He served in the Royal Naval Air Service from May 1915 to 31 March 1918, then served in the newly formed Royal Air Force from 1 April 1918.
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Mentioned in Dispatches
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Captain
- Awarded on:
- June 3rd, 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Major
- Awarded on:
- June 3rd, 1919
- Rank:
- Flight Lieutenant
- Unit:
- Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- May 23rd, 1923
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Air Vice-Marshal
- Unit:
- Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- March 17th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Air Marshal
- Unit:
- Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- June 2nd, 1943
1943 Birthday Honours
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Air Marshal
- Unit:
- Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- June 26th, 1943
Legion of Merit - Commander (LoM - C)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Air Marshal
- Unit:
- Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- January 30th, 1945
Posthumously awarded
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo: Wikimedia Commons
- - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30722/supplement/6521/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31378/supplement/7041
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/13924/page/804/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36033/supplement/2429/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36915/supplement/640
- Pittsburgh Post-GazetteSaturday Morning 26 June 1943 Front Page "Arise, Sir Francis!"
- Charing Crematorium
Promotions: - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29283/page/8728/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29534/page/3554/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31486/page/9867
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33731/page/4250
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34356/page/17/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34641/supplement/4452/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35065/page/693/data.pdf
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