John Grigson
Air Commodore John William Boldero Grigson DSO, DFC & Two Bars (26 January 1893 – 3 July 1943) was a highly decorated British pilot who served in the Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force in World War I, continuing his service and serving in World War II until his death in an air crash in 1943.
Jack Grigson | |
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| Birth name | John William Boldero Grigson |
| Nickname(s) | Jack |
| Born | 26 January 1893 Pelynt, Cornwall |
| Died | 3 July 1943 (aged 50) Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia |
| Buried | Harare (Pioneer) Cemetery, Zimbabwe |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Royal Naval Air Service Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1913–1943 |
| Rank | Air Commodore |
| Commands held | Rhodesian Air Training Group British Air Forces in Greece RAF in Palestine and Trans-Jordan No. 2 (Indian Wing) Station No. 55 Squadron RAF |
| Battles/wars | First World War Russian Civil War Second World War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Flying Cross & Two Bars Mentioned in Despatches (2) Commander of the Royal Order of George I (Greece) |
| Relations | Geoffrey Grigson (brother) Kenneth Grigson (brother) Wilfrid Grigson (brother) |
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