- SURNAME
Martin
- FORENAME
Harold Brownlow Morgan (Mick)
- UNIT
617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R.
- RANK
Flight Lieutenant + A/Squadron Leader
- NUMBER
68795
- AWARD
Distinguished Service Order,bar to Distinguished Flying Cross
- PLACE
Germany (Dams) 1943 (DSO) London Gazette 12.11.1943 (barDFC)
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 27.2.1918 Edgecliffe,New South Wales,Australia
to UK 1939
RAFVR 28.8.1940
Pilot Officer 17.6.1941
11 SFT 17.6.1941
2 School of AN 21.6.1941
14 OTU 2.8.1941
455 Squadron 25.10.1941
50 Squadron 24.4.1942
Flying Officer 17.6.1942
award DFC (6.11.1942) (25 ops)
1654 CU 11.10.1942
100 Group HQ 21.3.1943
617 Squadron 31.3.1943
pilot
A/F/Lt
award DSO (28.5.1943) (Dams)
Flight Lt 18.6.1943
A/Squadron Leader
bar to DFC (12.11.1943)
515 Squadron 1944
award bar to DSO (31.3.1944) (49 ops)
award 2nd bar to DFC (14.11.1944) (83 ops)
HQ Middle East 19.10.1944
100 Group HQ 23.3.1945
1 Ferry Unit July 1945
295 Squadron 1.10.1945
299 Squadron 15.1.1946
242 Squadron 27.1.1947
46 Group HQ 24.3.1947
Squadron Leader 1.9.1947
Air Ministry 1.10.1948
award A.F.C. 1.1.1949
Air Attache,Tel Aviv 20.6.1952
Wing Commander 1.7.1954
NATO,Paris 26.5.1959
HG Sig Command 23.3.1959
Group Captain 1.7.1959
CinC Cyprus 1961-62
HQ Transport Command 6.8.1962
HQ 38 Group 15.10.1962
Air Commodore 1.1.1963
ADC to the Queen 1963
SASO Near East 1965
Air Vice Marshal 1.1.1966
ADC to the Queen 1967-70
Air Marshal 1.7.1970
award C.B. 1968
RAF HQ 24.6.1970
HQ RAF Germany and CinC 10.11.1970
award K.C.B. 1.1.1971
Air Member for Personnel 25.4.1973
retired from RAF 31.10.1974
advisor,Hawker Siddeley International
President,Bomber Command Association
died 3.11.1988 London
Gunnersbury Cemetery,London
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