Grahame Donald

Sir Grahame Donald
Air Marshal Donald, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, RAF Maintenance Command, at his desk in his Headquarters in Andover, Hampshire.
Born	(1891-07-27)27 July 1891
Died	23 December 1976(1976-12-23) (aged 85) Hampshire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Navy (1914–1918) Royal Air Force (1918–1947)
Years of service	1914–1947
Rank	Air Marshal
Commands	Maintenance Command (1942–1947) No. 1 (Indian Wing) Station (1932–1933) School of Naval Co-operation (1929–1931) No. 201 Squadron (1928–1929) No. 3 Squadron (1921–1923) No. 205 Squadron (1920–1921)
Battles / wars	First World War Russian Civil War Second World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Flying Cross Air Force Cross Mentioned in Despatches (2) War Cross, 2nd Class (Greece)
Rugby player
School	Dulwich College
University	University College, Oxford
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1911–14 Oxford University () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1913 Anglo-Scots () 1914 Blues Trial () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1914 Scotland 2

Air Marshal Sir David Grahame Donald, KCB, DFC, AFC (27 July 1891 – 23 December 1976), often known as Sir Grahame Donald, was a Royal Naval Air Service pilot during the First World War, a senior Royal Air Force (RAF) officer between the wars and a senior RAF commander during the Second World War. In February 1939, Donald was appointed Director of Organisation at the Air Ministry.^[1] He was also a rugby union international having represented Scotland twice in 1914.