Hugh Champion de Crespigny
Hugh Champion de Crespigny | |
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Hugh Champion de Crespigny | |
Born |
8 April 1897 Elsternwick, Melbourne |
Died | 20 June 1969 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1915 - 1945 |
Rank | Air Vice-Marshal |
Commands held |
No. 29 Squadron No. 65 Squadron No. 60 Squadron No. 39 Squadron No. 2 (Indian) Wing No. 25 (Armament) Group Air Headquarters Iraq No. 21 (Training) Group |
Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Military Cross Distinguished Flying Cross |
Air Vice-Marshal Hugh Vivian Champion de Crespigny CB MC DFC (8 April 1897 – 20 June 1969) was a senior Royal Air Force officer who commanded British Air Forces in Iraq during World War II.
RAF career
Hugh Champion de Crespigny joined the Special Reserve of the Royal Flying Corps in 1915 during World War I.[1] He went on to be Officer Commanding No. 29 Squadron on the Western Front and then Officer Commanding No. 65 Squadron also on the Western Front.[1] After the War he went to India where commanded No. 60 Squadron and then No. 39 Squadron and finally No. 2 (Indian) Wing.[1]
He served in World War II as Air Officer Commanding No. 25 (Armament) Group, as Air Officer Commanding Air Headquarters Iraq and then as Air Officer Commanding No. 21 (Training) Group.[1] He retired in 1945.[1]
After the War he stood as a Labour Party candidate for the British Parliament[2] and then became Regional Commissioner for Schleswig-Holstein for the Control Commission for Germany.[1] In 1948 he was succeeded as commissioner by William Asbury and stayed in Kiel as British consul until 1956. He later lived at Vierville in Natal, South Africa.[3]
References
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by J H D'Albiac As AOC British Forces in Iraq |
Air Officer Commanding AHQ Iraq AHQ Iraq & Persia from January 1943 February 1942–October 1943 |
Succeeded by R P Willock |