Cecil Wigglesworth

Cecil Wigglesworth
Cecil Wigglesworth
Born	17 October 1893; Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England
Died	8 August 1961 (aged 67); Lymington, Hampshire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	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

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]

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]

References

^ 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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[1] Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation

[2] Cricinfo profile

[3] CricketArchive profile

[4] First-class matches played by Cecil Wigglesworth at CricketArchive

[5] Other matches played by Cecil Wigglesworth at CricketArchive

[6] Who's Really Who

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