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

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