Royal Air Force Officers 1939-1945 -- O

Royal Air Force (RAF) Officers
1939-1945

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F. O'Driscoll to W.A. Opie

O'Driscoll,
Finan
F. O'Driscoll (Photo courtesy of Mr James O'Driscoll)
Son of Florence O'Driscoll, and of Eily O'Driscoll; husband of Elizabeth Marion Herdman O'Driscoll, of Kensington, London.
18.07.1916
Liverpool
-
16.01.1942
(KIA) [age 25]
[Singapore Memorial, column 411]

(A) P/O (prob)
24.08.1936 [39109]

P/O
03.07.1937

F/O
03.07.1939

F/Lt.
03.09.1940

(T) Sq.Ldr.
01.12.1941

39|45 St
?
?

Pac St
?
?

Def Med
?
?

BWM
?
?

Education: King's College School, Wimbledon

28.06.1936

joined RAF

24.08.1936

first commission RAF - General Duties Branch

started flying Tiger Moths at Filton Flying Training School

03.07.1940

transferred, Reserve of Air Force Officers (and called up for air force service)

?
-
16.01.1942
34 Squadron RAF (flying Hawker Hart, then Hawker Audax, then Bristol Blenheim Mk1's, until the squadron was re-equipped with Mk1V Blenheim's)

Oliver,
George Robert
G.R. Oliver 01.10.1895
-

Sq.Ldr. 01.07.1936

W/Cdr. ?

(T) Gp.Capt. 01.01.1943 (retd 01.10.1945)

01.04.1918 first commission RAF

Ommanney,
Montagu Douglas
M.D. Ommanney ?
-

Sq.Ldr. 01.12.1936

Education: psa

O'Neill,
John Anthony
"Tony"
J.A. O'Neill
Married Phyl (predeceased him); one daughter.
07.10.1915
-
15.05.2008
Surrey

P/O
15.03.1935 [37117]

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W/Cdr.
01.07.1947 (retd 29.11.1957; retaining rank of Gp.Capt.)

DFC
30.07.1940
?

15.03.1935

commissioned, RAF (General Duties Branch)

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Opie,
William Alfred
W.A. Opie ?
-

Sq.Ldr. 01.12.1936

Education: psa

qualified at specialist engineering course

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