Sir Wallace Kyle | |
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| 24th Governor of Western Australia | |
| In office 24 November 1975 – 30 September 1980 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Premier | Sir Charles Court |
| Preceded by | Sir Hughie Edwards |
| Succeeded by | Sir Richard Trowbridge |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 January 1910 Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
| Died | 31 January 1988 (aged 78) Lymington, Hampshire |
| Nickname | "Digger"[1] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1928–1968 |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Commands | RAF Strike Command (1968) RAF Bomber Command (1965–68) RAF Technical Training Command (1959–62) Air Headquarters Malaya (1955–57) RAF Downham Market (1944) RAF Marham (1942–44) No. 139 Squadron (1940–42) |
| Battles/wars | Second World War Malayan Emergency |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Flying Cross Knight of the Venerable Order of Saint John Mentioned in Despatches (4) |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Wallace Hart Kyle, GCB, KCVO, CBE, DSO, DFC, KStJ (22 January 1910 – 31 January 1988) was an Australian who served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a senior commander and later as the 24th Governor of Western Australia. Born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Kyle was commissioned into the RAF in 1929, and, having seen service in the Second World War and the Malayan Emergency, held a number of senior positions, including Vice-Chief of the Air Staff and commander-in-chief of the RAF's Bomber Command and Strike Command. He was made Governor of Western Australia in 1975, a position in which he served until 1980, later returning to England, where he died in 1988.