Service number | 27 |
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Ranks Held | Wing Commander, Air-Commodore |
Birth Date | 1904-02-25 |
Final Rank | Air-Commodore |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Unit | No. 20 Squadron (RAF) |
Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Gazettes |
Published in London Gazette in 1942-01-01 Published in London Gazette in 1952-06-05 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1952-06-19 |
Air-Commodore Ernest Gipps Knox-Knight
Rolls
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- No. 20 Squadron (RAF)
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Wing Commander
- London Gazette
- 01 January 1942 on page 13 at position 4
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Honours and Awards:
- Conflict
- Period 1950-1959
- Rank
- Air-Commodore
- London Gazette
- 05 June 1952 on page 3046 at position 14
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 19 June 1952 on page 2831 at position 4
Timeline
Date of birth | 25 February 1904 | |
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Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) | 26 April 1926 | Air cadet. |
Date promoted | 01 November 1926 | Pilot officer. |
Date promoted | 26 October 1927 | Flying officer. |
Date promoted | 01 July 1930 | Flight lieutenant. |
Date promoted | 01 July 1936 | Squadron leader. |
Date promoted | 01 March 1939 | Wing commander. |
Other units | 16 August 1940 | Commanding Officer No 10 Squadron. |
Other units | 1941 | Command RAAF Station, Pembroke Island. |
Date promoted | 01 April 1942 | Group captain. |
Other units | 1943 | Commanding Officer 62 Training Group. |
Other units | 1943 | Commanding Officer No 5 Service Flying Training School. |
Other units | 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer No 1 Training Group. |
Date promoted | 01 August 1944 | Air commodore. |
Other units | 1945 | Command, Souther Area. |
Other units | 1945 | Senior Air Staff Officer, North Western Area Headquarters. |
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