Allegiance | United Kingdom |
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Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1940-1966 |
Rank | Squadron Leader |
Unit | RAF Regiment |
Commands held | No. 2603 (City of Edinburgh) LAA Squadron |
Battles/wars |
Second World War Korean War |
Awards | Member of the Order of the British Empire, Distinguished Flying Cross |
Squadron Leader Cecil Thomas Nixon Moore MBE DFC was a Royal Air Force officer.
He was educated at Bloxham School. He served in the ranks of the RAF during the Second World War, and was promoted to corporal in 1942. [1] He commissioned into the Royal Air Force Regiment in 1948. [2] He saw active service in the Korean War and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was invested as a Member of the Order of the British Empire on 1 June 1953 in the 1953 Coronation Honours. [3] His period of service was extended on 25 May 1954. [4] He became Squadron Leader in 1955 and took command of No. 2603 (City of Edinburgh) Light Anti-Aircraft Squadron. [5] He received a permanent commission in the Secretarial Branch of the RAF on 20 April 1956. [6] He relinquished his commission on 26 April 1966. [7]
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
---|---|
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1940-1966 |
Rank | Squadron Leader |
Unit | RAF Regiment |
Commands held | No. 2603 (City of Edinburgh) LAA Squadron |
Battles/wars |
Second World War Korean War |
Awards | Member of the Order of the British Empire, Distinguished Flying Cross |
Squadron Leader Cecil Thomas Nixon Moore MBE DFC was a Royal Air Force officer.
He was educated at Bloxham School. He served in the ranks of the RAF during the Second World War, and was promoted to corporal in 1942. [1] He commissioned into the Royal Air Force Regiment in 1948. [2] He saw active service in the Korean War and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was invested as a Member of the Order of the British Empire on 1 June 1953 in the 1953 Coronation Honours. [3] His period of service was extended on 25 May 1954. [4] He became Squadron Leader in 1955 and took command of No. 2603 (City of Edinburgh) Light Anti-Aircraft Squadron. [5] He received a permanent commission in the Secretarial Branch of the RAF on 20 April 1956. [6] He relinquished his commission on 26 April 1966. [7]