Harold Willmott
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Harold George Wilmott | |
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| Born | 26 August 1899[1] Malmesbury, Cape Colony (now Western Cape) |
| Died | 14 July 1993 (aged 93) Rondebosch, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Allegiance | South Africa |
| Service | South African Air Force |
| Years of service | 1924–1954 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
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Brigadier Harold Willmott CBE (1899 – 1993)[2] was a South African military commander.
Military career
[edit]He served in the Royal Air Force in World War I, and joined the South African Air Force in 1924.
During World War II, he served as Deputy Director-General of Air Services from 1939 to 1940, as commander of 3 Wing in North Africa from 1941 to 1942, as Director of the Coastal Air Force from 1942 to 1944, and as Deputy Director-General of the Air Force from 1944 to 1945, when he was promoted to Director-General.
After the war, he served as Officer Commanding Natal Command, and finally as Air Chief of Staff, from 17 October 1945 to 10 September 1946.[3]
Honours and awards
[edit]He was appointed Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the January 1943 New Year Honours list.[4]
Order of the British Empire (Commander) (CBE)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Uys, Ian (1992). South African Military Who's Who 1452-1992. Fortress Publishers. p. 269. ISBN 0-9583173-3-X.
- ^ "Oud-Lugmaghoof sterf op 94 jaar". Die Beeld. 14 July 1993. Retrieved 26 July 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Englebrecht, Leon (18 November 2008). "Fact file: Chiefs of the SA Air Force". Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ "New Year Honours". Flight: 23. 7 January 1943. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
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