Charles Breese
Charles Dempster Breese | |
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![]() Breese in Royal Navy uniform | |
Born | 23 April 1889 |
Died | 5 March 1941 | (aged 51)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy (1909–18) Royal Air Force (1918–41) |
Years of service | 1909–41 |
Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
Commands held | No. 18 Group (1938–41) No. 17 Group (1937–38) No. 23 Group (1936–37) RAF Gosport (1928–30) Central Flying School (1919–20) No. 6 Squadron RNAS (1917) No. 10 Squadron RNAS (1917) |
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Air Force Cross Mentioned in Despatches (2) |
Air Vice Marshal Charles Dempster Breese, CB, AFC (23 April 1889 – 5 March 1941) was an officer in the Royal Navy and a senior officer in the Royal Air Force in the first half of the 20th century.
Honours[]
- 1933 – Companion of the Order of the Bath for valuable services rendered in connection with the operations in Northern Kurdistan, Iraq during the period December 1931 to June 1932.[1]
References[]
![]() | This article includes a list of general references, but it remains largely unverified because it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (April 2008) |
- ^ "No. 33984". The London Gazette. 6 October 1933. p. 6415.
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Categories:
- 1889 births
- 1941 deaths
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Recipients of the Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)
- Royal Air Force air marshals
- Royal Air Force personnel of World War I
- Royal Naval Air Service aviators
- Royal Navy officers
- Royal Air Force personnel stubs