Career
After the War he held several senior Royal Air Force appointments before his retirement in 1963. Born a Canadian, Merton joined the Royal Air Force as a cadet in 1924. He was appointed Officer Commanding Number.
38 Squadron in 1937.
He served in World World War II as Officer Commanding Number. 218 Squadron and then as Officer Commanding Number. 37 Squadron. He continued his war service as Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters 257 Wing and then in the Middle East.
He was made Station Commander at Royal Air Force Luqa in 1943 and Assistant Commandant at the Royal Air Force War Staff College in April 1944 before becoming Director of Organisation at the Air Ministry in August 1944.
After the War he became Station Commander at Royal Air Force Mildenhall and then at Royal Air Force Upwood before becoming Air Attaché in Prague in 1947. He was appointed Deputy Director for Air Force Liaison in 1948, Head of the Royal Air Force Delegation in Greece in 1949 and Air Officer Commanding Number.
63 Group in 1951. He went on to be Air Officer Commanding Number.
22 Group in 1952, Chief of Staff to the Royal New Zealand Air Force in 1954 and Air Officer for Administration at Headquarters Royal Air Force Bomber Command in 1956. In retirement he became Inspector-General of Civil Defence.
