William Dickson
Facts
20 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- September 24, 1898
- Date of death
- September 12, 1987
- Place of birth
- Northwood
- Place of death
- RAF Wroughton
- Country of citizenship
- United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (?–1927)[6][7]
- Occupation
- aircraft pilot
- Position held
- Chief of the Defence Staff (1959–1959), Chief of the Air Staff (1953–1956)[8][9]
- Educated at
- Haileybury and Imperial Service College[10]
- Award received
- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, Commander of the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Service Order, Air Force Cross, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, Officer of the Order of the British Empire[11][12][13][14][15][16]
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- Allegiance
- United Kingdom
- Conflict
- World War I, World War II
- Family name
- Dickson
- Given name
- William
- Military branch
- Royal Navy (1916–1918), Royal Air Force (1918–1959)[18][19]
- Military, police or special rank
- Marshal of the Royal Air Force[20]
- Participated in conflict
- World War I, World War II[21]
- VIAF cluster ID
- 809167807279718130002
- Described at URL
- www.iwm.org.uk
- Freebase ID
- /m/09srk8
- J9U entity ID
- 987012277871205171
- Munzinger person ID
- 00000004790
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
- 40137
- TracesOfWar person ID
- 65672
- UK National Archives ID
- F69769
- WikiTree person ID
- Dickson-7181
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Country of citizenship 2
Military branch 2
Participated in conflict 2
Position held 2
Allegiance 1
Family name 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
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Summary
William Dickson's place of birth was Northwood[1]. He was born on September 24, 1898[2]. He passed away in RAF Wroughton[3]. He died on September 12, 1987[4]. He worked as an aircraft pilot[5].
Body
Career and Affiliations
Positions held include Chief of the Defence Staff[8], a position[22], in United Kingdom[23], founded in 1959[24] and Chief of the Air Staff[9], a military position[25], in United Kingdom[26], founded in 1918[27].
Recognition
Awards received include Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire[11], a grade of an order[28], in United Kingdom[29]; Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath[12], a grade of an order[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1815[32]; Commander of the Legion of Merit[13], a grade of an order[33], in United States[34]; Distinguished Service Order[14], a military decoration[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1886[37]; Air Force Cross[15], a courage award[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1918[40]; and Legionnaire of Legion of Merit[16], a grade of an order[41], in United States[42].
FAQs
Where was William Dickson born?
William Dickson's place of birth was Northwood[1].
Where did William Dickson die?
William Dickson died in RAF Wroughton[3].
What did William Dickson do for work?
William Dickson worked as aircraft pilot[5].
Where did William Dickson go to school?
William Dickson was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College[10].
What awards did William Dickson receive?
Honors received include Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire[11], Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath[12], Commander of the Legion of Merit[13], and Distinguished Service Order[14].