Air Vice Marshal Brian Alexander Eaton

Service number 133, O344
Ranks Held Air Vice Marshal, Group Captain, Squadron Leader, Wing Commander
Birth Date 15/12/1916
Birth Place Australia: Tasmania, Launceston
Death Date 10/1992
Final Rank Air Vice Marshal
Service Royal Australian Air Force
Unit No. 3 Squadron
Place Launceston
Conflicts/Operations
  • Second World War, 1939-1945
  • Period 1960-1979

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Date of birth 15/12/1916
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) 20/01/1936 Air cadet in Flying Training School.
Date promoted 01/07/1937 Flying officer.
Other units 03/05/1937 No 21 Squadron.
Date promoted 01/01/1937 Pilot officer.
Other units 19/01/1937 No 1 Squadron.
Other units 30/06/1938 No 1 Flying Training School.
Other units 19/07/1939 Equipment Training School.
Date promoted 01/09/1939 Flight lieutenant.
Date promoted 01/09/1940 Temporary squadron leader.
Other units 29/04/1940 Central Flying School.
Other units 18/06/1941 Directorate of Training.
Other units 04/11/1942 Overseas Headquarters.
Other units 09/06/1942 Headquarters No 1 Training Group.
Other units 04/08/1942 No 5 Service Flying Training School.
Other units 04/10/1942 No 1 Embarkation Depot.
Other units 01/09/1942 No 2 Operational Training Unit.
Other units 17/03/1942 No 5 Fighter Sector Headquarters.
Date promoted 01/12/1943 Temporary wing commander.
Other units 17/01/1943 No 1 Middle East Training School.
Date promoted 01/06/1943 Flight lieutenant (substantive).
Other units 19/04/1943 Commanding Officer No 3 Squadron.
Date promoted 01/08/1944 Acting group captain.
Other units 20/02/1944 No 1 Mobile Operations Room Unit, Italy.
Other units 09/1945 RAF Staff College.
Other units 09/1945 Posted to United Kingdom.
Other units 1946 RAF Meteor Squadron.
Other units 1946 RAF School of Air Support, Central Fighter Establishment.
Other units 10/1946 Repatriated to Australia.
Other units 11/1946 RAAF School of Air Support.
Other units 1947 Commanding Officer No 78 Wing, Malta.
Other units 1948 Headquarters, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces, Japan.
Other units 11/1949 Deputy Director of Training.
Other units 1951 Commanding Officer No 78 Wing, Malta.
Other units 1955 RAAF Director of Operations.
Other units 1957 Officer Commanding RAAF Williamtown.
Other units 1957 Commandant School of Land-Air Warfare.
Other units 1959 Director Joint Services Plans.
Other units 1961 Imperial Defence College.
Date of death 10/1992

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