Jack Davenport (air force officer)

Air Commodore
Jack Davenport
AC DSO DFC GM
Davenport in 1946
Member of the Reserve Bank of Australia
In office
16 September 1977 – 29 September 1992
Personal details
Born
Jack Napier Davenport

(1920-06-09)9 June 1920
Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Died2 January 1996(1996-01-02) (aged 75)
Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
EducationNorth Bondi Public School
Sydney Boys High School
Occupation
  • Air force officer
  • business executive
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceAustralian Army
Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Air Force
Years of service1939–1946
RankAir Commodore
Unit30th Battalion (New South Wales Scottish Regiment)
No. 455 Squadron
RAF Coastal Command
No. 18 Group RAF
Battles/wars

Jack Napier Davenport AC DSO DFC GM (9 June 1920 – 2 January 1996) was an Australian air force officer and business executive.[1][2]

  1. ^ Alexander, Kristen (2021). "Davenport, Jack Napier (1920–1996)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Tribute to hero". Air Force. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2021.