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Dermot Boyle

Index Dermot Boyle

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Dermot Alexander Boyle, (2 October 1904 – 5 May 1993) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. [1]

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  1. 89 relations: Abbeyleix, Air aide-de-camp, Air chief marshal, Air commodore, Air Force Cross (United Kingdom), Air marshal, Air Ministry, Air officer commanding, Air vice-marshal, Basil Embry, Belgium, Brest, France, British Aircraft Corporation, Central Flying School, Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom), Committee of Imperial Defence, Coronation, County Laois, Croix de guerre (Belgium), Duncan Sandys, Edinburgh Airport, Edmund Hudleston, Elizabeth II, Flight lieutenant, Flying officer, George VI, German Army (1935–1945), Group captain, Hampshire, Handley Page Hampden, Hawker Hind, Hendon, Hendon Aerodrome, Hubert Patch, Indian Air Force, Iraq, John Cole-Hamilton, John Whitley (RAF officer), Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Mentioned in dispatches, Mosul, New Year Honours, No. 1 Group RAF, No. 1 Squadron RAF, No. 11 Group RAF, No. 17 Squadron RAF, No. 6 Squadron RAF, No. 601 Squadron RAF, No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group, No. 83 Squadron RAF, ... Expand index (39 more) »

  2. Chiefs of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)
  3. Irish officers of the Royal Air Force
  4. Marshals of the Royal Air Force
  5. Military personnel from County Laois
  6. People from Abbeyleix

Abbeyleix

Abbeyleix is a town in County Laois, Ireland, located around south of the county town of Portlaoise.

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Air aide-de-camp

An air aide-de-camp is a senior honorary aide-de-camp appointment for air officers in the Royal Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force and the Indian Air Force.

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Air chief marshal

Air chief marshal (Air Chf Mshl or ACM) is a high-ranking air officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.

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Air commodore

Air commodore (Air Cdre or Air Cmde) is a air officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.

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Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)

The Air Force Cross (AFC) is a military decoration awarded to officers, and since 1993 other ranks, of the British Armed Forces, and formerly also to officers of the other Commonwealth countries.

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Air marshal

Air marshal (Air Mshl or AM) is an air-officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.

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Air Ministry

The Air Ministry was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the Royal Air Force, that existed from 1918 to 1964.

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Air officer commanding

Air Officer Commanding (AOC) is a title given in the air forces of Commonwealth (and some other) nations to an air officer who holds a command appointment which typically comprises a large, organized collection of air force assets.

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Air vice-marshal

Air vice-marshal (Air Vce Mshl or AVM) is a air officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.

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Basil Embry

Air Chief Marshal Sir Basil Edward Embry, (28 February 1902 – 7 December 1977) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. Dermot Boyle and Basil Embry are knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire, knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath and recipients of the Air Force Cross (United Kingdom).

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Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.

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Brest, France

Brest is a port city in the Finistère department, Brittany.

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British Aircraft Corporation

The British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) was a British aircraft manufacturer formed from the government-pressured merger of English Electric Aviation Ltd., Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft), the Bristol Aeroplane Company and Hunting Aircraft in 1960.

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Central Flying School

The Central Flying School (CFS) is the Royal Air Force's primary institution for the training of military flying instructors.

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Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) is the professional head of the Royal Air Force and a member of both the Chiefs of Staff Committee and the Air Force Board. Dermot Boyle and Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom) are chiefs of the Air Staff (United Kingdom).

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Committee of Imperial Defence

The Committee of Imperial Defence was an important ad hoc part of the Government of the United Kingdom and the British Empire from just after the Second Boer War until the start of the Second World War.

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Coronation

A coronation is the act of placement or bestowal of a crown upon a monarch's head.

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County Laois

County Laois (Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland.

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Croix de guerre (Belgium)

The (French) or Oorlogskruis (Dutch) is a military decoration of the Kingdom of Belgium established by royal decree on 25 October 1915. Dermot Boyle and Croix de guerre (Belgium) are recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium).

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Duncan Sandys

Duncan Edwin Duncan-Sandys, Baron Duncan-Sandys (24 January 1908 – 26 November 1987), was a British politician and minister in successive Conservative governments in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Edinburgh Airport

Edinburgh Airport is an international airport located in the Ingliston area of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Edmund Hudleston

Air Chief Marshal Sir Edmund Cuthbert Hudleston, (30 December 1908 – 14 December 1994) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force. Dermot Boyle and Edmund Hudleston are commanders of the Order of the Crown (Belgium), Graduates of the Royal Air Force College Cranwell, Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies and recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium).

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022.

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Flight lieutenant

Flight lieutenant (Flt Lt or F/L) is a junior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.

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Flying officer

Flying officer (Fg Off or F/O) is a junior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.

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George VI

George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. Dermot Boyle and George VI are marshals of the Royal Air Force.

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German Army (1935–1945)

The German Army (Heer) was the land forces component of the Wehrmacht, the regular armed forces of Nazi Germany, from 1935 until it effectively ceased to exist in 1945 and then was formally dissolved in August 1946.

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Group captain

Group captain (Gp Capt or G/C) is a senior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.

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Hampshire

Hampshire (abbreviated to Hants.) is a ceremonial county in South East England.

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Handley Page Hampden

The Handley Page HP.52 Hampden is a British twin-engine medium bomber that was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF).

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Hawker Hind

The Hawker Hind was a British light bomber of the inter-war years produced by Hawker Aircraft for the Royal Air Force.

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Hendon

Hendon is an urban area in the London Borough of Barnet, northwest London northwest of Charing Cross.

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Hendon Aerodrome

Hendon Aerodrome was an aerodrome in London, England, that was an important centre for aviation from 1908 to 1968.

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Hubert Patch

Air Chief Marshal Sir Hubert Leonard Patch, (16 December 1904 – 18 November 1987) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. Dermot Boyle and Hubert Patch are Graduates of the Royal Air Force College Cranwell.

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Indian Air Force

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces.

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Iraq

Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia and a core country in the geopolitical region known as the Middle East.

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John Cole-Hamilton

Air Vice Marshal John Beresford Cole-Hamilton, (1 December 1894 – 22 August 1945) was an airship pilot in the Royal Naval Air Service during the First World War and a senior Royal Air Force commander during the Second World War.

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John Whitley (RAF officer)

Air Marshal Sir John Rene Whitley, (7 September 1905 – 26 December 1997) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and also in the post-war years. Dermot Boyle and John Whitley (RAF officer) are knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire and recipients of the Air Force Cross (United Kingdom).

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Marshal of the Royal Air Force

Marshal of the Royal Air Force (MRAF) is the highest rank in the Royal Air Force (RAF). Dermot Boyle and Marshal of the Royal Air Force are marshals of the Royal Air Force.

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Mentioned in dispatches

To be mentioned in dispatches (or despatches, MiD) describes a member of the armed forces whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which their gallant or meritorious action in the face of the enemy is described.

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Mosul

Mosul (al-Mawṣil,,; translit; Musul; Māwṣil) is a major city in northern Iraq, serving as the capital of Nineveh Governorate.

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New Year Honours

The New Year Honours is a part of the British honours system, with New Year's Day, 1 January, being marked by naming new members of orders of chivalry and recipients of other official honours.

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No. 1 Group RAF

No.

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No. 1 Squadron RAF

Number 1 Squadron, also known as No.

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No. 11 Group RAF

No.

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No. 17 Squadron RAF

Number 17 Squadron (sometimes written as No. XVII Squadron), currently No.

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No. 6 Squadron RAF

Number 6 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 at RAF Lossiemouth.

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No. 601 Squadron RAF

Number 601 (County of London) Squadron is a squadron of the RAF Reserves, based in London.

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No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group

No.

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No. 83 Squadron RAF

No.

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No. 85 Group RAF

No.

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Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organizations, and public service outside the civil service.

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Order of the Crown (Belgium)

The Order of the Crown (Ordre de la Couronne, Kroonorde) is a national order of the Kingdom of Belgium.

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Pilot officer

Pilot officer (Plt Off or P/O) is a junior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.

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Prince Charles, Count of Flanders

Prince Charles, Count of Flanders (10 October 1903 – 1 June 1983) was a member of the Belgian royal family who served as regent of Belgium from 1944 until 1950, while a judicial commission investigated his elder brother, King Leopold III of Belgium, as to whether he betrayed the Allies of World War II by an allegedly premature surrender in 1940 and collaboration with the Nazis during the occupation of Belgium.

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RAF Advanced Air Striking Force

The RAF Advanced Air Striking Force (AASF) comprised the light bombers of 1 Group RAF Bomber Command, which took part in the Battle of France during the Second World War.

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RAF Benevolent Fund

is the Royal Air Force's leading welfare charity.

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RAF Bomber Command

RAF Bomber Command controlled the Royal Air Force's bomber forces from 1936 to 1968.

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RAF Fighter Command

RAF Fighter Command was one of the commands of the Royal Air Force.

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RAF Hawkinge

Royal Air Force Hawkinge or more simply RAF Hawkinge is a former Royal Air Force station located east of Ashford, north of Folkestone, Kent and west of Dover, Kent, England.

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RAF Hinaidi

Royal Air Force Hinaidi or more commonly known as RAF Hinaidi (or Hinaidi Cantonment), is a former Royal Air Force station near Baghdad in the Kingdom of Iraq.

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RAF Scampton

Royal Air Force Scampton or RAF Scampton (formerly) is a former Royal Air Force station located adjacent to the A15 road near to the village of Scampton, Lincolnshire, and north-west of the city of Lincoln, England.

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RAF Second Tactical Air Force

The RAF Second Tactical Air Force (2TAF) was one of three tactical air forces within the Royal Air Force (RAF) during and after the Second World War.

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RAF Staff College, Andover

The RAF Staff College at RAF Andover was the first Royal Air Force staff college to be established.

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RAF Staff College, Bracknell

The RAF Staff College at Bracknell was a Royal Air Force staff college active for most of the second half of the 20th century.

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RAF Staff College, Bulstrode Park

The RAF Staff College, Bulstrode Park, was a satellite staff college for the Royal Air Force based at Bulstrode Park.

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RAF Stradishall

Royal Air Force Stradishall or more simply RAF Stradishall is a former Royal Air Force station located north east of Haverhill, Suffolk and south west of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.

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Rathdowney

Rathdowney or Rathdowny is a town in southwest County Laois, Ireland.

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Reims

Reims (also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France.

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Richard Atcherley

Air Marshal Sir Richard Llewellyn Roger Atcherley, (12 January 1904 – 18 April 1970) was a senior Royal Air Force officer. Dermot Boyle and Richard Atcherley are Graduates of the Royal Air Force College Cranwell, knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire and recipients of the Air Force Cross (United Kingdom).

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.

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Royal Air Force Club

The Royal Air Force Club, or RAF Club in short-form, is a club located at 128 Piccadilly, London.

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Royal Air Force College Cranwell

The Royal Air Force College (RAFC) is the Royal Air Force academy which provides initial training to all RAF personnel who are preparing to become commissioned officers.

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Royal Air Force Museum London

The Royal Air Force Museum London (also commonly known as the RAF Museum) is located on the former Hendon Aerodrome, in North London's Borough of Barnet.

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Royal College of Defence Studies

The Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS) instructs the most promising senior officers of the British Armed Forces, His Majesty's Diplomatic Service and Civil Service in national defence and international security matters at the highest level, to prepare them for the top posts in their respective services.

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Royal Victorian Order

The Royal Victorian Order (Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria.

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Sopwith Snipe

The Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe was a British single-seat biplane fighter of the Royal Air Force (RAF).

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Squadron leader

Squadron leader (Sqn Ldr or S/L) is a senior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.

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St Columba's College, Dublin

St Columba's College is a co-educational independent day and boarding school founded in 1843 located in Whitechurch, County Dublin, Ireland.

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Suez Crisis

The Suez Crisis or the Second Arab–Israeli War, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression in the Arab world and as the Sinai War in Israel, was a British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt in 1956.

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Sway, Hampshire

Sway is a village and civil parish in Hampshire in the New Forest national park in England.

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Thomas Pike

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Thomas Geoffrey Pike, (29 June 1906 – 1 June 1983) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. Dermot Boyle and Thomas Pike are chiefs of the Air Staff (United Kingdom), Graduates of the Royal Air Force College Cranwell, Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies, knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath and marshals of the Royal Air Force.

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V bomber

The "V bombers" were the Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft during the 1950s and 1960s that comprised the United Kingdom's strategic nuclear strike force known officially as the V force or Bomber Command Main Force.

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William Dickson (RAF officer)

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir William Forster Dickson, (24 September 1898 – 12 September 1987) was a Royal Naval Air Service aviator during the First World War, a senior officer in the Royal Air Force during the inter-war years and a Royal Air Force commander during and after the Second World War. Dermot Boyle and William Dickson (RAF officer) are chiefs of the Air Staff (United Kingdom), Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies, knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire, knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, marshals of the Royal Air Force and recipients of the Air Force Cross (United Kingdom).

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Wing commander

Wing commander (Wg Cdr or W/C) is a senior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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1945 New Year Honours

The 1945 New Year Honours were appointments by many of the Commonwealth realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.

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1946 New Year Honours

The 1946 New Year Honours were appointments by many of the Commonwealth Realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries, and to celebrate the passing of 1945 and the beginning of 1946.

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See also

Chiefs of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)

Irish officers of the Royal Air Force

Marshals of the Royal Air Force

Military personnel from County Laois

People from Abbeyleix

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermot_Boyle

Also known as D A Boyle, Dermot Alexander Boyle, Sir Dermot Boyle.

, No. 85 Group RAF, Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire, Order of the Crown (Belgium), Pilot officer, Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, RAF Advanced Air Striking Force, RAF Benevolent Fund, RAF Bomber Command, RAF Fighter Command, RAF Hawkinge, RAF Hinaidi, RAF Scampton, RAF Second Tactical Air Force, RAF Staff College, Andover, RAF Staff College, Bracknell, RAF Staff College, Bulstrode Park, RAF Stradishall, Rathdowney, Reims, Richard Atcherley, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Club, Royal Air Force College Cranwell, Royal Air Force Museum London, Royal College of Defence Studies, Royal Victorian Order, Sopwith Snipe, Squadron leader, St Columba's College, Dublin, Suez Crisis, Sway, Hampshire, Thomas Pike, V bomber, William Dickson (RAF officer), Wing commander, World War II, 1945 New Year Honours, 1946 New Year Honours.