Marshal of the RAF. Born Hungerford. Served in WWI first as a motorcycle despatch rider and then joined the Royal Flying Corps and became a pilot. Promoted rapidly and well-decorated. Chief of the Air Staff, 1940 - 1945, he went with Churchill to the major conferences. Promoted to Marshal of the Royal Air Force in 1944. One of the architects of victory in the WW2. Died near Chichester.
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Lord Charles Portal
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War dead, WW2
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
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ORP Wilk
Submarine of the Polish Navy. ORP stands for Okret Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Ship of the Polish Republic).
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F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas
Wing Commander, GC, secret agent in WW2, codename "The White Rabbit". Born 45 Balcombe Street. Brought up in France. Served in WW1. Served in WW2 initially in the RAF but then in February 1942 he j...
War served, WW2
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Jas. A. Childs
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
War dead, WW1
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