Arthur Barratt

Sir Arthur Barratt
Air Marshal Barratt in front of a Hurricane which he often used to visit his airfields
Nickname(s)"Ugly"
Born(1891-02-25)25 February 1891
Peshawar, British India
Died4 November 1966(1966-11-04) (aged 75)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army (1910–18)
Royal Air Force (1918–47)
Years of service1910–1947
RankAir Chief Marshal
CommandsInspector-General of the RAF (1945–47)
Technical Training Command (1943–45)
Army Cooperation Command (1940–43)
British Air Forces in France (1940)
RAF Staff College, Andover (1936–39)
No. 1 (Indian) Group (1931–32)
School of Army Co-operation (1926–27)
3rd (Corps) Wing (1917–19)
No. 49 Squadron (1917)
No. 6 Squadron (1916–17)
Battles / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Military Cross
Mentioned in Despatches (6)
Officer of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)
Croix de guerre (Belgium)
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (France)
Croix de guerre (France)
Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland)
Other workGentleman Usher to the Sword of State

Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Sheridan Barratt, KCB, CMG, MC, DL (25 February 1891 – 4 November 1966) was an officer in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War and a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He acquired the nickname "Ugly".