Richard Collard


Richard Charles Marler Collard

Born(1911-08-25)25 August 1911
Died9 August 1962(1962-08-09) (aged 50)
Reepham Norfolk
Buried
Reepham Norfolk
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Air Force
Years of service1939-1953
RankGroup captain
Awards
RelationsWife Suzette Collard (Born 1917 Died 1959) Son John Collard (Born 1946)
Other workMember of Parliament

Group captain Richard Charles Marler Collard DSO DFC (25 August 1911 – 9 August 1962) was a British Royal Air Force officer and politician. His sudden death at the age of 50 occurred less than three years after he was first elected to the House of Commons.