Quintin Brand

Sir Quintin Brand
Sir Quintin Brand
	AVM Brand visiting an air base c. 1941
Nickname(s)	"Flossie"
Born	25 May 1893; Beaconsfield, Cape Colony
Died	7 March 1968 (aged 74); Umtali, Rhodesia
Allegiance	South Africa; United Kingdom
Service/branch	Union Defence Force; Royal Air Force
Years of service	1913–1943
Rank	Air Vice-Marshal
Commands held	No. 20 Group (1941–43); No. 10 Group (1940–41); No. 56 Squadron (1923–25); No. 44 Squadron (1919); No. 151 Squadron (1918–19); No. 112 Squadron (1918)
Battles/wars	First World War; Second World War; * Battle of Britain
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Distinguished Service Order; Military Cross; Distinguished Flying Cross; Order of Ismail (Egypt)

Air Vice-Marshal Sir Christopher Joseph Quintin Brand, KBE, DSO, MC, DFC (25 May 1893 – 7 March 1968) was a South African officer of the Royal Air Force.^[2]

Sir Quintin Brand
AVM Brand visiting an air base c. 1941
Nickname(s)	"Flossie"^[1]
Born	(1893-05-25)25 May 1893 Beaconsfield, Cape Colony
Died	7 March 1968(1968-03-07) (aged 74) Umtali, Rhodesia
Allegiance	South Africa United Kingdom
Service/branch	Union Defence Force Royal Air Force
Years of service	1913–1943
Rank	Air Vice-Marshal
Commands held	No. 20 Group (1941–43) No. 10 Group (1940–41) No. 56 Squadron (1923–25) No. 44 Squadron (1919) No. 151 Squadron (1918–19) No. 112 Squadron (1918)
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War * Battle of Britain
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Distinguished Flying Cross Order of Ismail (Egypt)