Air Commodore Charles Henry Elliott-Smith AFC (1889–1994) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force who served in World War I and World War II.[1][2][3][4] He was awarded the Air Force Cross in 1919, and was made a Commander of the Order of George I, by the King of Greece, in 1944.[3][5][6][7]
Charles Henry Elliott-Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 October 1889 |
| Died | 14 January 1994 (aged 104) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Air Force |
| Rank | Air Commodore |
| Commands | No.193 Training Squadron No.55 Squadron No.56 Squadron No.504 Squadron No.9 Flying Train School No.22 Air School (South Africa) No.21 Group SAAF |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | AFC |
Life
editCharles Henry Elliott-Smith was born on 6 October 1889 and educated at Bedford Modern School.[1][8]
Elliott-Smith joined the British Army as a Second Lieutenant in the Bedfordshire Regiment in 1915.[9] He enrolled early in the Royal Flying Corps, where he was made Captain in 1916, Major in 1918, and was awarded the Air Force Cross in 1919.[1][10] Elliott-Smith was made Group Captain in 1935 and later Air Commodore.[1][11]
Elliott-Smith was made a Commander of the Order of George I by the King of Greece in 1944.[3] He died on 14 January 1994 as one of the oldest surviving former members of the Royal Air Force.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Community: Bedford Modern School - List of Old Bedford Modernians serving in HM Forces 1914 - 1918. | Lives of the First World War". Livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE" (PDF). www.thegazette.co.uk. 7 December 1943. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE" (PDF). www.thegazette.co.uk. 29 September 1944. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ Air Ministry, Great Britain (7 November 2017). "The Air Force List - Great Britain. Air Ministry - Google Books". Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE" (PDF). www.thegazette.co.uk. 10 October 1919. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Flight: The Aircraft Engineer & Airships - Google Books". 21 June 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "The Aeroplane and Astronautics - Google Books". 10 October 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
- ^ Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators’ Certificates, 1910 – 1950, C. H. Elliott Smith
- ^ "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE" (PDF). www.thegazette.co.uk. 10 October 1919. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "No. 34237". The London Gazette. 31 December 1935. p. 8407.
- ^ "Life story: Charles Henry Elliott Smith | Lives of the First World War". Livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2020.