Sir William Elliot | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Royal_Air_Force_Operations_in_Malta,_Gibraltar_and_the_Mediterranean,_1940-1945._CH12164.jpg) William Elliot as Air Officer Commanding RAF Gibraltar during the Second World War | |
| Born | 3 June 1896 |
| Died | 27 June 1971 (aged 75) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army (1915–18) Royal Air Force (1918–54) |
| Years of service | 1915–54 |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Commands | RAF Fighter Command (1947–49) Balkan Air Force (1944–45) RAF Gibraltar (1944) RAF Middle Wallop (1941) No. 501 Squadron (1932–37) |
| Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar Order of St. Vladimir, 4th Class with Sword and Bow (Russia) Order of St. George, 4th Class (Russia) Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix (Greece) |
| Spouse(s) | Rosemary Chancellor |
Air Chief Marshal Sir William Elliot, GCVO, KCB, KBE, DFC & Bar (3 June 1896 – 27 June 1971) was a senior Royal Air Force commander.