Arthur Longmore
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Murray Longmore, GCB, DSO, DL (8 October 1885 – 10 December 1970) was an early naval aviator, before reaching high rank in the Royal Air Force. He was Commander-in-Chief of the RAF's Middle East Command from 1940 to 1941.
Sir Arthur Murray Longmore | |
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Middle East Command, standing in the gardens of Air Headquarters, Middle East Command, in Cairo. | |
| Born | 8 October 1885 Manly, Australia |
| Died | 10 December 1970 (aged 85) Surrey, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Navy (1900–18) Royal Air Force (1918–44) |
| Years of service | 1900–42 1943–44 |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Commands held | Inspector-General of the RAF (1941–42) Middle East Command (1940–41) Training Command (1939–40) Imperial Defence College (1936–39) Coastal Command (1936) Coastal Area (1934–36) RAF College Cranwell (1929–33) No. 7 Group (1924–25) No. 3 Group (1920–21) No. 1 Squadron RNAS (1914–15) No. 3 Squadron RNAS (1914) |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches Officer of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) Knight of the Legion of Honour (France) Croix de guerre (France) Officer of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (Italy) War Cross for Military Valor (Italy) Grand Cross with Swords of the Royal Order of George I (Greece) War Cross (Greece) |
| Other work | Vice-Chairman of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
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