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KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS

A A.D.C. {A.D.C.) A.G.F. A.M.Eq. A.M.S. A.M.W.S. Ath. B Bad. Bas. Box. C c.c. Comm. Cr. D. D. & H. Eq. F F/C. F /C. Cpl. F/C. Sgt. Fr. S. Hi. Ho. H.T. Hum. I.N.T.

J.A.C. ICM. Nav. P.S. Pen. Q.M. R.M.G. R.U.S.I. Ro. Ru. S.F/C. S. of H. S.U/0. Sa. Sec. Sh. So. Sq. Sw. T . U/0. W.P.

..

A Squadron. Aide-de-Camp to the Queen. Formerly Aide-de-Camp to the Queen. Abdy Gerrard Fellows Memorial Prize. Air Ministry Prize for Equipment Cadets. Air Ministry Prize for Secretarial Cadets. Air Ministry Prize for War Studies and Humanities. Athletics. B Squadron. Badminton. Basketball. Boxing. C Squadron. Cross Country.- Commendation. Cricket. D Squadron. Dickson Trophy and Michael Hill Memorial Prize. Equipment Branch. Fencing and Skill at Arms. Flight Cadet. Flight Cadet Corporal. Flight Cadet Sergeant. L'Ecole de l' Air Trophy for French Studies. Hicks Memorial Trophy. Hockey. Hyde Thompson Memorial Prize. Humanistics Prize. Institute of Navigation Trophy and Air Ministry Prize for Navigators. John Anthony Chance Memorial Prize. King's Medal. Navigation Branch. Philip Sassoon Memorial Prize. Modern Pentathlon. Queen's Medal. Robert Marsland Groves Memorial Prize. Royal United Services Institute Award. Rowing. Rugby Football. Senior Flight Cadet. Sword of Honour. Senior Under Officer. Sailing. Secretarial Branch. Shooting. Soccer. Squash. Swimming.

· Tennis. Under Officer. Water Polo.

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AWARDS AND DECORATIONS TO CRANWELL GRADUATES

VICTORIA CROSS ... Wing Commander H. G. Malcolm

GEORGE CROSS 3

1

Wing Commander J. N. Dowland Group Captain W. N. McKechnie Air Vice Marshal Sir Laurence F. Sinclair

G.C.B. 3 G.B.E. 3 K.C.B. 13 K.C.M.G. 1 K.C.V.O. 1 K.B.E. 13 C.B. 79 C.V.O. 6 C.B.E. 139 D.S.O. 72 Bar to D.S.O. 10 O.B.E. 86 M.V.O. 1 M.B.E. JO M.C. 2 D.F.C. '228 Bar to D.F.C. 46 A.F.C. 98 Bar to A.F.C. 9 D.F.M. 1

The D .F .M. was won by an Old Cranwellian who left the :· service and re-enlisted as an airman in 1939. He was sub-

sequently re-commissioned and won the D.F.C.

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WINNERS OF THE SWORD OF HONOUR

Dec. 1921-C. L. Falconer Aug. 1922-D. Macfadyen Dec. 1922-N. Carter Aug. 1923-G. L. Worthington Dec. 1923-G. C. A. Armstrong July 1924-H. R. D. Waghorn Dec. 1924-G. R. Beamish July 1925-T. N. McEvoy Dec. 1925-E. B. Webb July 1926-B. C. Yarde Dec. 1926- J. Clarke July 1927-F. R. Worthington Dec. 1927-A. W. Hunt July 1928-N. E. White Dec. 1928-G. P. Charles July 1929-K. W. Niblett Dec. 1929-G. R. A. Elsmie July 1930-P. B. Coote Dec. 1930-H. A. V. Hogan July 1931-C. W. M. Ling Dec. 1931-R. H. E. Emson July 1932-A. N. Combe Dec. 1932-R. V. Rolph July 1933-J. V. C. Badger Dec. 1933-G. C. Eveleigh July 1934-P. W. Ashton Dec. 1934-H. M. Styles July 1935-H. E. C. Boxer Dec. 1935-M. P. Skinner July 1936-P. B. Chamberlain Dec. 1936-H. F. Burton July 1937-J. M. N. Pike Dec. 1937-P. G. St. G. O'Brian July 1938-B. P. Young Dec. 1938-H. F. D. Breese July 1939-T. N. Stack April 1948- J. E. Y. King

April 1949-P. V. Pledger July 1949-W. J. Herrington Dec. 1949-J. R. E. Edmonson-Jones April 1950-W. E. Knapper July 1950-G. W. F. Charles Dec. 1950-R. T. MacMullen April 1951-J. A. Fryer July 1951-H. A. Merriman Dec. 1951-J. M. A. Parker April 1952-R. Parfitt July 1952-R. A. Streatfield Dec. 1952-L. R. Davis April 1953-P. L. Gray July 1953-P. G. Cock Dec. 1953-L. A. Jones April 1954-R. S. Blackey July 1954-P. H. Stanning Dec. 1954~G. Wallingford April 1955-F. M. A. Hines July 1955-T. R. Morgan Dec. 1955-M. J. Griffiths April 1956-A. A. Boyle July 1956- J. H. Constable April 1957-P. C. Little July 1957-T. E. Enright Dec. 1957-P. S. Martin April 1958~. C. Lane July 1958-A. E. Thomson Dec. 1958-T. V. Spencer July 1959-T. F. H. Mermagen Dec. 1959-T. C. Porteous July 1960-P. T. Kemp Dec. 1960-R. P. Hallam July 1961-N. R. Hayward Dec. 1961-D. R. Conran-Smith July 1962-R. ;B. Thomson Dec. 1962-K. B. Latton ·

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PAST COMMANDANTS OF THE

ROYAL AIR FORCE COLLEGE Air Vice Marshal Sir Charles A.H. Longcroft, K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., A.F.C. Air Vice Marshal A. E. Borton, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., A.F.C. Air Vice Marshal F. C. Halahan, C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O., M.V.O., D.L. Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur M. Longmore, G.C.B., D.S.O. Air Vice Marshal W. G. S. Mitchell, C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C., A.F.C. Air Vice Marshal H. M. Cave-Brown-Cave, C.B., D.S.O., D.F.C. Air Marshal Sir John E. A. Baldwin, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., (A.D.C.) Air Marshal Sir Richard L. R. Atcherley, K.B.E., C.B., A.F.C. & Bar. Air Marshal Sir George R. Beamish, K.C.B., C.B.E., (A.D.C.) Air Vice Marshal Sir Laurence F. Sinclair, G.C., K.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O. & Bar. Air Commodore H. Eeles, C.B., C.B.E. Air Vice Marshal T. A. B. Parselle, C.B., C.B.E. Air Vice Marshal D. F. Spotswood, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., D.F.C., (A.D.C.) Air Commodore E. D. McK. Nelson, C.B., (A.D.C.)

PAST ASSIST ANT COMMANDANTS

ROYAL AIR OF THE

FORCE COLLEGE

Air Commodore A. L. Godman, C.M.G., D.S.O. Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur S. Barratt, K.C.B., C.M.G., M.C., D.L. Group Captain L. W. B. Rees, V.C., O.B.E., M.C., A.F.C. Group Captain E. M. Murray, D.S.O., M.C. Air Chief Marshal Sir Douglas C. S. Evill, G.B.E., K.C.B., D.S.C., A.F.C. Air Marshal Sir Philip Babington, K.C.B., M.C., A.F.C. Group Captain J. H. Herring, D.S.0., M.C. Group Captain C. N. Lowe, M.C., D.F.C. Air Vice Marshal E. J. Kingston-McCloughry, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., D.F.C. &

Bar. Group Captain R. Halley, D.F.C. and Two Bars, A.F.C. Group Captain J. R. A. Peel,, D.S.O., D.F.C. Group Captain J. 0. W. Oliver, C.B., D.S.O., D.F.C. Air Marshal Sir Wallace Kyle, K.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., D.F.C., (A.D.C.) Air Commodore E. D. McK. Nelson, C.B. (A.D.C.) Group Captain D. H. Lee, C.B.E., D.F.C. Air Commodore H. N. G. Wheeler, C.B.E., D.S.O., D.F.C. and Bar, A.F.C.,

(A.D.C.) Air Commodore L. M. Hodges, C.B.E., D.S.O. and Bar, D.F.C. and Bar. Group Captain T. P. Seymour, C.B.E. Group Captain A. C. Deere, D.S.O., O.B.E., D.F.C. and Bar, A.D.C.

E. & S. WING DIGBY Group Captain D. Lumgair, C.B.E. Air Commodore R. G. Seymour, C.B., C.B.E.