William Welsh (RAF officer)
Sir William Welsh | |
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Air Marshal Welsh, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Flying Training Command, at his desk at the Air Ministry, London. | |
| Born | 10 February 1891 Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England |
| Died | 2 January 1962 (aged 70) Farmington, Connecticut, United States |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy (1910–18) Royal Air Force (1918–44) |
| Years of service | 1910–1944 |
| Rank | Air marshal |
| Commands | Eastern Air Command (1942–43) Flying Training Command (1941–42) Technical Training Command (1940–41) Reserve Command (1940) No. 11 Group (1940) Air Member for Supply and Organisation (1937–40) No. 203 Squadron (1931–34) Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment (1930–31) RAF Kenley (1926) No. 14 Squadron (1920–21) No. 214 Squadron (1919) No. 217 Squadron (1918–19) |
| Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Cross Air Force Cross Mentioned in dispatches Officer of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) Croix de guerre (France) Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland) Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
| Relations | Dame Mary Welsh (m. 1922-1947; divorced) Elysabeth Cochran Welsh (née Carrere; formerly Mrs Barbour) (m. 1947-1962; his death) |
Air Marshal Sir William Lawrie Welsh, KCB, DSC, AFC (10 February 1891 – 2 January 1962) was a Royal Air Force officer who commanded British air operations during Operation Torch.