Finlay Crerar
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Air Commodore Finlay Crerar, CBE (23 March 1904 – 12 August 1965) was a senior Royal Air Force officer during the Second World War who served as the fourth Commandant of the Royal Observer Corps (ROC). He led the ROC through the final two years of the war and the difficult period of the V-1 flying bomb raids on southern England.
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Finlay Crerar | |
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Born | (1904-03-23)23 March 1904 |
Died | 12 August 1965(1965-08-12) (aged 61) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1937–1957 |
Rank | Air Commodore |
Commands held | Royal Observer Corps (1943–45) RAF Dyce (1939–42) No. 612 Squadron RAF (1937–39) |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches |
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