Charles Henry Elliott-Smith

Air Commodore Charles Henry Elliott-Smith AFC (1889–1994) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force who served in World War I and World War II.[1][2][3][4] He was awarded the Air Force Cross in 1919, and was made a Commander of the Order of George I, by the King of Greece, in 1944.[3][5][6][7]

Charles Henry Elliott-Smith
Born6 October 1889
Died14 January1994
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Air Force
RankAir Commodore
Commands heldNo.193 Training Squadron
No.55 Squadron
No.56 Squadron
No.504 Squadron
No.9 Flying Train School
No.22 Air School (South Africa)
No.21 Group SAAF
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsAFC

Life

Charles Henry Elliott-Smith was born on 6 October 1889 and educated at Bedford Modern School.[1][8]

Elliott-Smith joined the British Army as a Second Lieutenant in the Bedfordshire Regiment in 1915.[9] He enrolled early in the Royal Flying Corps, where he was made Captain in 1916, Major in 1918, and was awarded the Air Force Cross in 1919.[1][10] Elliott-Smith was made Group Captain in 1935 and later Air Commodore.[1][11]

Elliott-Smith was made a Commander of the Order of George I by the King of Greece in 1944.[3] He died on 14 January 1994 as one of the oldest surviving former members of the Royal Air Force.[12]

References
  1. "Community: Bedford Modern School - List of Old Bedford Modernians serving in HM Forces 1914 - 1918. | Lives of the First World War". Livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE" (PDF). www.thegazette.co.uk. 7 December 1943. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE" (PDF). www.thegazette.co.uk. 29 September 1944. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  4. Air Ministry, Great Britain (7 November 2017). "The Air Force List - Great Britain. Air Ministry - Google Books". Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  5. "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE" (PDF). www.thegazette.co.uk. 10 October 1919. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  6. "Flight: The Aircraft Engineer & Airships - Google Books". 21 June 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  7. "The Aeroplane and Astronautics - Google Books". 10 October 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  8. England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
  9. Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators’ Certificates, 1910 – 1950, C. H. Elliott Smith
  10. "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE" (PDF). www.thegazette.co.uk. 10 October 1919. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  11. "No. 34237". The London Gazette. 31 December 1935. p. 8407.
  12. "Life story: Charles Henry Elliott Smith | Lives of the First World War". Livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
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