Claude Pelly
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| Claude Bernard Raymond Pelly | |
|---|---|
| 1902-1972 | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1920-1959 |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Awards | KCB GBE MC |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Claude Bernard Raymond Pelly GBE KCB MC ADC RAF (19 August 1902–12 August 1972) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the middle of the 20th century.
In 1957 Pelly was appointed as Aide-de-camp to the Queen.
Pelly retired from the RAF in 1959 as an Air Chief Marshal, and was appointed a member of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority on 1 January 1960.
[edit] Awards and decorations
- 1933 - Military Cross - Flight Lieutenant Claude Bernard Raymond Pelly, Royal Air Force, Air Liaison Officer for distinguished service rendered in the field in connection with military operations in Northern Kurdistan, Iraq during the period December 1931 to June 1932.
- 1943 - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- 1946 - Commander Royal Order of George I
- 1950 - Commander of the Order of the Bath (CB)
- 1954 - Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)
- 1959 - Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)
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