Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir William Dickson

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Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir William Dickson was a senior British air officer who became the first professional head of the United Kingdom's armed forces in the post of Chief of the Defence Staff.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British military officer ⓘ
Marshal of the Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Air Force officer ⓘ
air chief marshal ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance United Kingdom ⓘ
awardReceived Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France) ⓘ
linked to: Croix de Guerre

Distinguished Service Order ⓘ
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ
Legion of Merit ⓘ
Military Cross ⓘ
Order of Polonia Restituta ⓘ
birthDate 1898-06-01 ⓘ
birthPlace Omaha, Nebraska, United States ⓘ
linked to: Omaha, Nebraska
citizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
conflict First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I

Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
countryOfService United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 1987-09-12 ⓘ
deathPlace London, England ⓘ
education Royal Military Academy, Woolwich ⓘ
endTime tenure as Chief of the Air Staff ended in 1956 ⓘ
tenure as Chief of the Defence Staff ended in 1961 ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
militaryRank Air Chief Marshal ⓘ
Marshal of the Royal Air Force ⓘ
militaryUnit Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Engineers ⓘ
Royal Flying Corps ⓘ
name Sir William Dickson ⓘ
notableFor being the first professional head of the United Kingdom armed forces as Chief of the Defence Staff ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
positionHeld Air Member for Supply and Organisation ⓘ
Air Officer Commanding No. 83 Group ⓘ
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Middle East Air Force ⓘ
Chief of the Air Staff ⓘ
Chief of the Defence Staff ⓘ
Director of Organisation, Air Ministry ⓘ
Director of Plans, Air Ministry ⓘ
Vice-Chief of the Air Staff ⓘ
promotion promoted to Marshal of the Royal Air Force in 1954 ⓘ
serviceBranch Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Flying Corps ⓘ
startTime tenure as Chief of the Air Staff began in 1953 ⓘ
tenure as Chief of the Defence Staff began in 1959 ⓘ

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Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom) → firstHolder → Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir William Dickson ⓘ