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R.T. Taaffe  to  G.W. Tuttle

Taaffe, Rudolph Trevor	? -	Sq.Ldr. 01.02.1937
Tattersall, William Alfred	? -	Sq.Ldr. 01.04.1937	qualified at a specialist course in engineering
Tedder, Sir Arthur William; 1st Baron Tedder of Glenguin (cr. 1946) Younger son of late Sir Arthur John Tedder, CB. Married 1st  (1915) Rosalinde (died 1943), daughter of W.M. Maclardy, Sydney, NSW; one son (and one killed on active service), one daughter. Married 2nd (1943), Marie De Seton Black (died 1965), younger daughter of Col Sir Bruce Seton, 9th Bt of Abercorn, CB; one son.	see: www.rafweb.org		Education: Whitgift; Magdalene College, Cambridge. BA (Historical Tripos) 1912; Prince Consort Prize, 1913. Literature: Vincent Orange, Life of Marshal of the RAF Lord Tedder of Glenguin (2002)
Thomas, Eric Hugh		P/O 10.07.1937 [39138] F/O ? (T) Sq.Ldr. RAFO ? (WS) Sq.Ldr. RAFO 31.10.1942 (A) W/Cdr. RAFO ? (retd 22.09.1944; ill-health) DSO 02.02.1943 operational sorties * DFC ? ? DFC 18.09.1942 operational sorties ** * Since being awarded a Bar to the Distinguished Flying Cross this officer has led 'his wing on numerous sorties over enemy territory, in which 13 enemy aircraft have been destroyed, 1 of them by Wing Commander Thomas. By his gallant leadership and unfailing devotion to duty, this officer has contributed materially to the successes obtained. ** Since being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, this officer has completed a large number of operational sorties. Throughout, his high qualities of leadership, combined with great courage and skill in the face of the enemy, have set a most inspiring example. He has destroyed at least 4 hostile aircraft.	(1940)     222 & 266 Squadrons (1941/42?)     133 Squadron 07.1942     Wing Leader Biggin Hill
Thomas, John Edward Gray-Hill	? -	Sq.Ldr. 01.02.1937 DFC ? ?
Thomson, Donald Leslie	? -	Sq.Ldr. 01.12.1936
Thorn, Edward Roland	1914 ? - 12.02.1946 (KIA?) [age 32]  [Bishop's Waltham (St. Peter) Churchyard, 392]	Sgt. ? [562610] F/Sgt. ? P/O (prob) 11.10.1941 [46957] (WS) F/O 26.02.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 06.07.1942 (A) Sq.Ldr. (1942) DFC 22.09.1942 * DFC 08.12.1944 ? DFM ? ? DFM ? ? MID 14.01.1944 ? MID 01.01.1946 ? * Squadron Leader Thorn, by his personal example and untiring.energy, has built his squadron into a highly efficient unit during the five months in which he has been its commanding officer. During the combined operations at Dieppe on 19th August, 1942, he displayed great courage and determination when under heavy fire from the ground defences and he refused to be diverted from his task when warned that he was being attacked by an enemy fighter. The successes achieved by the squadron on this and other occasions have been primarily due to Squadron Leader Thorn's gallantry and fine leadership both in the air and on the ground.	(01.07.1940)     264 Squadron (1942)     CO 32 Squadron (1944)     CO 169 Squadron
Thorn, William George	? -	P/O (prob) 16.09.1935 [21221] P/O 16.09.1936 F/O 16.09.1936 F/Lt. 16.09.1939 (T) Sq.Ldr. 01.06.1940 (WS) Sq.Ldr. 23.06.1944 Sq.Ldr. 01.10.1946 25.02.1947, seniority 01.06.1945 (T) W/Cdr. 01.07.1944-01.11.1947 W/Cdr. 01.07.1948 Gp.Capt. 01.01.1957 (retd 03.06.1958) MID 01.01.1943 ?	16.09.1935 commissioned, RAF (Accountant [later: Secretarial] Branch) ... - ... ... ACA
Tighe, Charles Herbert	? -	Sq.Ldr. 01.12.1936 DFC ? ?	qualified at specialist engineering course; additionally qualified at university course in engineering
Tindall, John Austin	(09?).1902 Tonbridge, Kent -	Sq.Ldr. 01.02.1937
Trewin, George Stanley	1888 ? Singapore -	Sq.Ldr. (retd) 01.04.1918 AFC ? ?
Tuck, Robert Roland Stanford Son of Stanley Lewis Tuck and Ethel Constance Tuck; married 1945, Joyce (died 1985); two sons.	01.07.1916 - 05.05.1987 Canterbury, Kent	(A) W/Cdr. ? [37306] W/Cdr. 01.07.1947 (retd 13.05.1949) DSO 1940 ? DFC ? ? DFC ? ? DFC ? ?	Education: St Dunstan's Preparatory School and College, Reading 1932     left school and went to sea as a cadet with Lamport and Holt 16.09.1935     joined Royal Air Force 08.1936 - 09.1939? 65 (F) Squadron 09.1939? - 09.1940 92 (F) Squadron and went through air fighting at Dunkirk, shooting down 8 enemy aircraft (DFC) 09.1940 - 07.1941 257 (Burma) Fighter Squadron 07.1941 - 12.1941 Wing Leader Duxford 12.1941 - 1942 Wing Leader Biggin Hill (POW) 1945     escaped Record to end July 1941: 27 confirmed victories, 8 probably destroyed, 6 damaged; wounded twice, baled out 4 times. Literature: Fly for your life (by Larry Forrester)
Turley-George, Douglas Richard	08.08.1918 - 04.1991 Hove, Sussex	(A) P/O (prob) 29.08.1939 [41336] P/O 31.10.1939, seniority 29.08.1939 F/O 03.09.1940 (WS) F/Lt. 03.09.1941 T/Sqd.Ldr. 01.07.1945-01.11.1947 (seniority 01.07.1944) F/Lt. 18.12.1945, seniority 01.12.1942 DFC 30.10.1944 ? King Haakon VII Freedom Medal, 18.04.1947.	29.08.1939 commissioned into the RAF - General Duties Branch 15.07.1940 - ? pilot, 54 Squadron RAF [shot down twice during the Battle of Britain: 25.07.1940 when he crashlanded his Spitfire I (P9387) near Dover after combat with Bf 109's at 15:00hrs. 12.08.1940 wounded in the head and eye. He was grounded for over a year as a result of his injuries.] 26.08.1942 transferred to RAF Reserve of Officers 18.12.1945 18.12.1949 extended service 18.12.1949 - (04.1954) RAF Reserve of Officers (retaining the rank of Sqd.Ldr.)
Tuttle, Geoffrey William	02.10.1906 Mutford, Suffolk - 01.1989 Fulham, London	Sq.Ldr. 01.04.1937 DFC ? ?	qualified at specialist engineering course

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