David Hawkins | |
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Other name(s) | David Hawkins-Leth |
Born | Streatham, South London, England | 5 April 1937
Died | 31 January 2019 London, England | (aged 81)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1955–1993 |
Rank | Air vice-marshal |
Service number | 2767499 |
Commands | No. 37 Squadron RAF Regiment (1971–74) RAF Regiment (1991–93) |
Air-Vice Marshal David Richard Hawkins CB, LVO, MBE, DL (5 April 1937 – 31 January 2019),[1] also known as David Hawkins-Leth, was a senior Royal Air Force officer who commanded the Royal Air Force Regiment in the 1990s. After his RAF service, he became an usher for Black Rod and a Deputy Lord Lieutenant for Greater London.