Service number | 28 |
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Birth Date | 1904-05-18 |
Final Rank | Group Captain |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Gazettes |
Published in London Gazette in 1945-10-19 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1945-11-01 |
Group Captain Leon Victor Lachal
Rolls
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Royal Australian Air Force
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Group Captain
- London Gazette
- 19 October 1945 on page 5121 at position 1
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 01 November 1945 on page 2299 at position 57
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
Timeline
Date of birth | 18 May 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 July 1939 | Wing commander. |
Other units | 01 July 1939 | Commanding Officer No 10 Squadron. |
Other units | 27 December 1939 | Commanding Officer 1st Australian Squadron to land in England. |
Other units | 02 April 1940 | Senior Air Staff Officer, Headquarters South Australia. |
Other units | 14 April 1941 | Commanding Officer No 3 Service Flying Training School. |
Date promoted | 01 July 1941 | Group captain. |
Other units | 14 May 1942 | Commanding Officer No 5 Service Flying Training School. |
Other units | 16 May 1942 | Command Station Headquarters, Amberley. |
Other units | 03 August 1942 | Director of Postings - Air Force Headquarters. |
Other units | 10 February 1944 | Senior Air Staff Officer - Headquarters 9 Operations Group. |
Other units | 29 January 1945 | Air Officer Commanding, Eastern Command. |
Date promoted | 02 April 1945 | Air commodore. |
Other units | 01 October 1945 | Air Officer Commanding, Eastern Area. |
Other units | 06 December 1945 | Acting Commander Opertaions, Air Force Headquarters. |
Other | 21 July 1947 | Appointment terminated. |
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