Charles Henry Elliott-Smith

Charles Henry Elliott-Smith
Born6 October 1889
Died14 January 1994 (aged 104)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Air Force
RankAir Commodore
CommandsNo.193 Training Squadron
No.55 Squadron
No.56 Squadron
No.504 Squadron
No.9 Flying Train School
No.22 Air School (South Africa)
No.21 Group SAAF
Battles / warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsAFC

Air Commodore Charles Henry Elliott-Smith AFC (1889–1994) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force who served in World War I and World War II.[1][2][3][4] He was awarded the Air Force Cross in 1919, and was made a Commander of the Order of George I, by the King of Greece, in 1944.[3][5][6][7]

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