Ronald Graham (RAF officer)
Ronald Graham | |
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Graham in 1945, by Thomas Cantrell Dugdale | |
| Born | 19 July 1896 Yokohama, Japan |
| Died | 23 June 1967 (aged 70) Sannox, Isle of Arran, Scotland |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy (1915–18) Royal Air Force (1918–48) |
| Years of service | 1915–48 |
| Rank | Air vice-marshal |
| Unit | Seaplane Defence Flight No. 13 Squadron RNAS |
| Commands | RAF Staff College, Bracknell (1945) RAF Staff College, Bulstrode Park (1944–45) AHQ West Africa (1944) RAF Kenley (1930) No. 233 Squadron (1918–19) No. 213 Squadron (1918) Seaplane Defence Flight (1917–18) |
| Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Service Cross & Bar Distinguished Flying Cross Mentioned in Despatches Knight of the Legion of Honour (France) Croix de guerre (France) Officer of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) |
| Other work | Commandant of the Scottish Police College |
Air Vice-Marshal Ronald Graham, CB, CBE, DSO, DSC & Bar, DFC (19 July 1896 – 23 June 1967) was a Scottish First World War flying ace of the Royal Naval Air Service. Remaining in the Royal Air Force after that war, he rose to the rank of air vice marshal during the Second World War.