Hugh Beresford Verity
born 6.4.1918 Jamaica
educated Cheltenham
educated Queen's College,Oxford
Oxford University Air Squadron
teacher,Northern Ireland
RAFVR
608 Squadron September 1940
252 Squadron February 1941
29 Squadron autumn 1941
HQ 11 Group
HQ Fighter Command
161 Squadron November 1942
awards D.S.O. and bar,D.F.C.
Air Liaison (Ops) Section S.O.E. (Squadron Leader)
Army Staff College,Quetta (directing staff)
541 Squadron (C.O.) 1948
Central Fighter Establishment (Wing Commander Weapons) 1949-51
Joint Services Staff College 1951
Wing Commander Flying,RAF Wahn 1954
96 Squadron (C.O.) 1955
Air Ministry (bomber ops staff)
CENTO HQ,Turkey
C.O. RAF Akrotiri,Cyprus
Air Ministry
Pilot Officer 8.11.1938
Flying Officer 8.5.1940
Flight Lieutenant (WS) 8.5.1941
Squadron Leader (Temporary) 1.6.1942
Squadron Leader (WS) 14.5.1944
Squadron Leader 1.9.1945
Wing Commander 1.7.1951
Group Captain 1.7.1958
retired 2.6.1965
also awarded Officier de l'Ordre de la Legion d'Honneur,Croix de Guerre with guild palm (Fr)
author "We Landed by Moonlight" (1978)
married Audrey Stokes 1940 (5 children)
died 14.11.2001
