Wilfred Ashton McClaughry | |
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 Air Vice Marshal McClaughry formally hands over four Hawker Hurricane Mark IICs to No. 94 Squadron RAF at El Gamil, Egypt. | |
| Birth name | Wilfred Ashton McCloughry |
| Born | 26 November 1894 Adelaide, Australia |
| Died | 4 January 1943 (aged 48) Cairo, Egypt |
| Allegiance | Australia (1913–16) United Kingdom (1916–43) |
| Service/ | Australian Imperial Force Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1913–1943 |
| Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
| Commands | AHQ Egypt (1942–43) No. 9 (Fighter) Group (1940–42) British Forces Aden (1936–38) RAF Mersa Matruh (1935–36) RAF Heliopolis (1934–35) No. 8 Squadron RAF (1924–28) No. 8 (Training) Squadron AFC (1918–19) No. 4 Squadron AFC (1917–18) |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Distinguished Flying Cross Mentioned in Despatches (3) |
| Relations | Edgar McCloughry (brother) |
Air Vice Marshal Wilfred Ashton McClaughry, CB, DSO, MC, DFC (26 November 1894 – 4 January 1943), born Wilfred Ashton McCloughry,[1] was an Australian aviator and air commander who served in the Australian Flying Corps during the First World War and Royal Air Force in the Second World War. His senior commands included: British Forces Aden (1930s), and; No. 9 Group RAF,[1] and Air Officer Commanding Air Officer Commanding Allied Headquarters Egypt (both during the Second World War). McClaughry was killed, while a passenger, in a flying accident in Cairo in 1943.[2][3]
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- ^ Commonwealth War Graves Commission