Air Commodore Cecil George Wigglesworth, CB, AFC (17 October 1893 – 8 August 1961) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) officer[1] and cricketer.[2] A right-handed batsman,[3] he played a first-class match for the Royal Air Force against the Royal Navy in August 1927.[4] In 1930, he played for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States in Kuala Lumpur.[5]
Cecil Wigglesworth | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 October 1893 Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 8 August 1961 (aged 67) Lymington, Hampshire, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy (1915–18) Royal Air Force (1918–49) |
| Years of service | 1915–1949 |
| Rank | Air Commodore |
| Commands | RAF Iceland (1943–45) RAF Silloth (1940–41) No. 209 Squadron RAF (1939–40) No. 201 Squadron RAF (1933–35) |
| Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Air Force Cross |
| Other work | Cricketer |
In the RAF, Wigglesworth reached the rank of air commodore. By some accounts he was the original of Biggles. He served in Iceland during the Second World War, where one of his fellow officers was the original of Just William.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation
- ^ Cricinfo profile
- ^ CricketArchive profile
- ^ First-class matches played by Cecil Wigglesworth at CricketArchive
- ^ Other matches played by Cecil Wigglesworth at CricketArchive
- ^ Who's Really Who
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