RAF SPECIAL DUTIES Pryor, Richard Gordon Nicholas

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Pryor ​

• FORENAME

Richard Gordon Nicholas ​

• UNIT

148 Squadron (R.A.F.V.R.) ​

• RANK

A/Squadron Leader + A/Wing Commander ​

• NUMBER

102301 ​

• AWARD

Distinguished Flying Cross and bar,Cross of Valour (Poland) ​

• PLACE

London Gazette 27.10.1944 and 29.5.1945 (DFC and bar) Poland 1944 (CV) ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 10.12.1920 Cornwall​

educated Helston Secondary School​

Inland Revenue,Truro​

RAFVR 1939​

flying instructor​

148 Squadron July 1944​

DFC for Poland​

bar to DFC for Greece​

Inland Revenue,Truro postwar​

retired 1980 as district inspector at Winchester​

married Elisabeth 1943 (died 2007) (1 son)​

died 3.9.2009​

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