Sir Richard Peirse | |
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![]() Peirse broadcasting over the radio during the Second World War | |
Born | Norwood, South London, England | 30 September 1892
Died | 5 August 1970 | (aged 77)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy (1912–1918) Royal Air Force (1918–1945) |
Years of service | 1912–1945 |
Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
Commands | Air Command South-East Asia (1943–1944) Air Forces in India (1942–1943) Bomber Command (1940–1942) Palestine Transjordan Command (1933–1936) RAF Heliopolis (1929–1930) RAF Gosport (1923–1925) No. 222 Squadron RAF (1918–1919) No. 65 Wing RAF (1918) No. 2 Wing RNAS (1917–1918) |
Battles/wars | First World War Arab revolt in Palestine Second World War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Air Force Cross Mentioned in Despatches (3) |
Relations | Admiral Sir Richard Peirse (father) Air Vice Marshal Sir Richard Peirse (son) |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Edmund Charles Peirse, KCB, DSO, AFC (30 September 1892 – 5 August 1970), served as a senior Royal Air Force commander.
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