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Royal Air Force College Cranwell.
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Edmund Hudleston
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Born in Kalgoorlie and educated at Guilford School in Western Australia, Hudleston joined the Royal Air Force in 1927. He served as an armament officer in India before attending the Royal Air Force Staff College, Andover in 1938. During World World War II he served in various senior staff officer positions at Royal Air Force Middle East Command and Desert Air Force before being appointed Air Officer Commanding Number.
84 Group in 1944.
He was made Air Officer Commanding Number. 3 Group in 1953 and then became an instructor at the Imperial Defence College in 1956 before being appointed Chief of Staff (Air) for Operation Musketeer, the operation to recover the Suez Canal. He went on to be Vice-Chief of the Air Staff in 1957, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Royal Air Force Transport Command in 1962 and Commander of Allied Air Forces Central Europe in 1963.
He is last appointment was as Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces Central Europe in 1964 before retiring in 1967.
In retirement he became a Director at the Optical Division of Pilkington Brothers.
Achievements
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath - 1 January 1963 (Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath - 1 January 1958, Central Bank - 1 January 1945) Commander of the Order of the British Empire - 2 June 1943 Air Aide-de-Camp to The Queen Mentioned in Despatches - 8 May 1936, 1 January 1943, 8 June 1944, 1 January 1946, 13 June 1957 Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) - 15 October 1946 (Officer - 26 September 1944) Commander of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) - 11 July 1947 Croix de Guerre with Palms (Belgium) - 11 July 1947 Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands) - 18 November 1947 Croix de Guerre with Palms (France) - 15 April 1958 Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) - 15 April 1958.
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Nationality
Australia
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Awards
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath; Commander of the Order of the Crown; commander of the Legion of Merit Commander of the Order of the Crown; Legion of Honour; Legion of Merit; Order of Orange-Nassau; Chief of Staff; Grand Cross; Croix de Guerre The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath; Commander of the Order of the Crown; commander of the Legion of Merit Commander of the Order of the Crown; Legion of Honour; Legion of Merit; Order of Orange-Nassau; Chief of Staff; Grand Cross; Croix de Guerre The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.