Robert Clark-Hall
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Air Marshal Sir Robert Hamilton Clark-Hall KBE, CMG, DSO (21 June 1883 – 8 March 1964) was a squadron and wing commander in the Royal Naval Air Service during the First World War and a senior Royal Air Force commander in the 1920s and early 1930s. Clark-Hall returned to service during the Second World War after volunteering to serve with the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
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Sir Robert Clark-Hall | |
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Born | (1883-06-21)21 June 1883 |
Died | 8 March 1964(1964-03-08) (aged 80) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom New Zealand |
Service/ | Royal Navy (1897–18) Royal Air Force (1918–34) Royal New Zealand Air Force (1940–45) |
Years of service | 1897–1934 1940–1945 |
Rank | Air Marshal |
Commands held | No. 1 Islands Group (1944–45) Southern (Training) Group (1943–44) RNZAF Harewood (1940–43) RAF Coastal Area (1931–34) RAF Mediterranean (1925–26) Egyptian Group (1924) No. 29 Group (1919) No. 1 Wing (1917–18) No. 3 Squadron (1915) HMS Ark Royal (1914–15) |
Battles/wars | Boxer Rebellion First World War Second World War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches Chevalier of the Legion of Honour (France) |
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