Background
Grandy, John was born on February 8, 1913 in Northwood, Middlesex, England. Son of Francis and Nellie (Lines) Grandy.
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John Grandy
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Student, University College School, London, 1926—1930. Student, Imperial Defence College, 1957.
Career
Served in Royal Air Force World World War II. Deputy director operational training Air Ministry, 1946—1949. Air attache Brussels, 1949—1950.
Commander Northern Sector Fighter Command, 1950. Air staff Headquarters Fighter Command, 1952—1954. Commander Central Fighter Establishment, 1954—1957, Task Force Grapple, 1957—1958.
Assistant chief air staff, 1958—1961. Commander-in-chief Royal Air Force Germany. Commander 2d Allied Tactical Air Force, 1961—1963.
Air officer; commander-in-chief Bomber Command, 1963—1965, British Forces Far East, United Kingdom Military Republican to Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, 1965—1967. Air commodore, 1956; air vice-marshal, 1958. Air marshal, 1961; air chief marshal, 1965.
Marshal Royal Air Force, 1971. Chief air staff, 1967—1971. Governor, commander-in-chief of Gilbraltar, 1973—1978.
Constable & governor Windsor Castle, 1978. Director Brixton Estate Ltd., 1971—1973, 1978—1983. Senior president The Officers Association, 1980—1982.
Deputy chief Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, since 1980.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman, trustees Imperial War Museum, since 1978. Trustee Royal Air Force Church, St. Clement Danes, Shuttleworth Trust. Royal Air Force trustee Burma Star Association, The Prince Philip Trust Fund.
President The Air League, since 1984. Member committee Royal Humane Society. Managing committee Royal National Life Boat Institution.
Connections
Married Cecile Elizabeth Florence Rankin, 1937.
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British
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1957