William Mitchell (RAF officer)

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Sir William Gore Sutherland Mitchell

8 March 1888 - 15 August 1944

Nickname Mitch ^[1]

Place of death Westminster, London, England

Allegiance United Kingdom

Service/branch Army, Royal Flying Corps, RAF

Years of service 1906-1941

Rank Air Chief Marshal

Commands held 1916 No 10 Sqn RFC, 1916 12th (Corps) Wing RFC, 1918 No 20 Group, 1920 No 52 (Corps) Wing. (India), 1920 No 3 (Indian) Wing. (re-designated No 1 (Indian) Wing), 1920 No 1 (Indian) Wing, Wiziristan, 1924 No 1 FTS, 1928 Aden Command, 1933 AOC, RAF Cranwell/Commandant, RAF College, 1934 AOC, British Forces in Iraq, 1939 AOC in C, RAF Middle East

Battles/wars World War I

Battle of Loos Battle of Arras (1917)

Waziristan ^[2]

Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross
Air Force Cross
Mention in Despatches (6)

Other work Commandant London Air Training Command, Black Rod

Air Chief Marshal Sir William Gore Sutherland Mitchell KCB CBE DSO MC AFC (8 March 1888 - 15 August 1944) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force and the first RAF officer to hold the post of Black Rod.

Mitchell was Air Officer Commander-in-Chief RAF Middle East from 23 March 1939 to 12 May 1940.

He held the post of Commandant of London Air Training Command from 1942 until his death in 1944 from a heart attack.

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