Raymond Armstrong


Raymond Fullerton Armstrong

Born(1917-12-14)14 December 1917
Manchester, England[1]
Died1990s
Allegiance South Africa
Service/branch South African Air Force
Years of service1936–1976
Rank Lieutenant General
Service number01214089PE
Unit2 Squadron SAAF
Commands
  • Chief of Defence Staff
  • Chief of Air Staff
  • SA Air Force College
  • OC 2 Squadron SAAF
Battles/wars
AwardsStar of South Africa SSAG Southern Cross Medal SM Korea Medal (South Africa) ' Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal ' Union Medal ' 1939–45 Star ' Africa Star ' Defence Medal (United Kingdom) ' War Medal 1939–1945 ' Africa Service Medal (WWII) ' Distinguished Flying Cross DFC Air Medal ' United Nations Service Medal ' Korean War Service Medal ' Order of Military Merit (무공훈장) '
Spouse(s)Dorothy Greenlees
RelationsMaj Gen Bertram Armstrong (father)
Other workDirector; Atlas Corporation

Lieutenant General Raymond Fullarton Armstrong SSA SM (14 December 1917[2] – early 1990s[3]) was a South African Air Force officer, who served as Chief of Defence Staff.[4]

  1. ^ Who's who of Southern Africa. Vol. 54. 20 December 1966. p. 106.
  2. ^ Who's Who of Southern Africa 1976. The Argus Printing and Publishing Company. 1976.
  3. ^ Liberman, Peter. "Israel and the South African Bomb". Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  4. ^ Nöthling, C.J.; Meyers, E.M. (1982). "LEIERS DEUR DIE JARE (1912–1982)" (Online). Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies (in Afrikaans). 12 (2): 89. doi:10.5787/12-2-631. ISSN 2224-0020. Retrieved 2 January 2015.