John Cole-Hamilton
Air Vice Marshal John Beresford Cole-Hamilton, CB, CBE (1 December 1894 – 22 August 1945) was an airship pilot in the Royal Naval Air Service during the First World War and a senior Royal Air Force commander during the Second World War.
John Cole-Hamilton | |
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John Cole-Hamilton | |
| Born | 1 December 1894 |
| Died | 22 August 1945 (aged 50) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Navy (1912–18) Royal Air Force (1918–45) |
| Years of service | 1912–1945 |
| Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
| Commands held | No. 11 (Fighter) Group (1944–45) No. 10 (Fighter) Group (1944) No. 85 (Base) Group (1944) AHQ West Africa (1942–44) RAF in Northern Ireland (1941–42) No. 70 (Army Co-operation Training) Group (1940–41) School of Army Co-operation (1938–40) No. 1 (Indian Wing) Station (1937–38) No. 13 Squadron (1929–31) No. 20 Squadron (1925–26) |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches (2) |
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