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Welsh, William Lawrie
Welsh, William Lawrie
Date of birth:
February 10th, 1881 (Biggleswade/Bedfordshire, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
January 2nd, 1962 (Farmington/Connecticut, United States)
Nationality:
British
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Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
May 12th, 1917
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Squadron Leader
Unit:
No. 17 Squadron
,
Royal Naval Air Service
Awarded on:
April 26th, 1918
"in recognition of his services at Dunkirk."
Officier in de Kroonorde
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Major
Awarded on:
February 8th, 1919
"For valuable services rendered in connection with the war."
Croix de Guerre (1914-1918)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Major
Awarded on:
February 8th, 1919
"For valuable services rendered in connection with the war."
With palm
Air Force Cross (AFC)
Rank:
Squadron Leader
Unit:
No. 216 Squadron
,
Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
July 12th, 1920
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
Awarded on:
February 1st, 1937
Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB, military division)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Air Marshal
Unit:
HQ
,
RAF Technical Training Command
,
HQ
,
Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
July 1st, 1941
HM Birthday Honours
Order Odrodzenia Polski Wielki
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Air Marshal
Awarded on:
September 24th, 1943
Legion of Merit - Officer (LoM - O)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Air Marshal
Unit:
RAF Mission to Washington D.C.
,
HQ
,
Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
April 11th, 1944
"In recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with the war."
In the function of head of this delegation
Legion of Merit - Commander (LoM - C)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Air Marshal
Unit:
RAF Mission to Washington D.C.
,
HQ
,
Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
March 15th, 1946
"In recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with the war."
In the function of head of this delegation
British War Medal 1914-1920
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Victory Medal 1914-1918
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
1939-1945 Star
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Africa Star
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
RAF Eastern Air Command
,
HQ
,
Royal Air Force
Defence Medal 1939-1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
War Medal 1939-1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Royal Flying Corps cap badge
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Flying Badge
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Sources
Photo 1:
RAF
(
CC Attribution 3.0
)
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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36183/supplement/4248/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37501/supplement/1379
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31974/supplement/7422/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30654/supplement/5059/data.pdf
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Flight Global 1917
Photo