Sir Wilfrid Rhodes Freeman | |
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 Sir Wilfrid Freeman | |
| Born | 18 July 1888 |
| Died | 15 May 1953 (aged 64) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army (1908–18) Royal Air Force (1918–42) |
| Years of service | 1908–42 |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Commands | Vice-Chief of the Air Staff (1940–42) RAF Staff College, Andover (1933–35) RAF Leuchars (1928–29) Central Flying School (1925–27) No. 2 Flying Training School (1920–22) No. 2 Group (1918) No. 14 Squadron RFC (1916) |
| Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches (3) Knight of the Legion of Honour (France) |
| Other work | Work at Courtaulds |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Wilfrid Rhodes Freeman, 1st Baronet, GCB, DSO, MC, FRAeS (18 July 1888 – 15 May 1953) was one of the most important influences on the rearmament of the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the years up to and including the Second World War. He was part of the delegation that accompanied Prime Minister Winston Churchill at the Atlantic Conference, birthplace of the Atlantic Charter.[1]
- ^ Churchill, Winston; Roosevelt, Franklin. "Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers 1941 (in Seven Volumes) Volume 1 General : The Soviet Union". avalon.law.yale.edu. Retrieved 26 July 2023.