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George Beamish

Index George Beamish

Air Marshal Sir George Robert Beamish, (29 April 1905 – 13 November 1967) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force from the Second World War to his retirement in the late 1950s. [1]

53 relations: AHQ Iraq, Air marshal, Air Ministry, Andrew McKee (RAF officer), Arthur McDonald, Barbarian F.C., Battle of Crete, Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, British and Irish Lions, Castlerock, Cecil Beamish, Charles Beamish, Charles Guest, Coleraine Academical Institution, Crete, Dunmanway, England national rugby union team, High Sheriff of County Londonderry, Ireland, Ireland national rugby union team, Laurence Sinclair, Legion of Merit, Leicester Tigers, London Irish, Mentioned in dispatches, No. 100 Squadron RAF, No. 205 Squadron RAF, No. 30 Squadron RAF, No. 45 Squadron RAF, Northern Ireland, Order of George I, Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire, RAF Second Tactical Air Force, RAF Technical Training Command, RAF Transport Command, Richard Atcherley, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force College Cranwell, Rugby union, Short Sunderland, Try, Victor Beamish, Victor Groom, Wales national rugby union team, World War II, 1925 Five Nations Championship, 1928 Five Nations Championship, 1930 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia, 1931 Five Nations Championship, ..., 1931–32 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, 1932 Home Nations Championship, 1933 Home Nations Championship. Expand index (3 more) »

AHQ Iraq

AHQ Iraq (Air Headquarters Iraq or Air H.Q. Iraq) was a command of the Royal Air Force (RAF).

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Air marshal

Air Marshal (Air Mshl or AM) is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by 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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Andrew McKee (RAF officer)

Air Marshal Sir Andrew McKee KCB CBE DSO DFC AFC (10 January 1902 – 8 December 1988) was a Royal Air Force officer who became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Transport Command.

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Arthur McDonald

Air Marshal Sir Arthur William Baynes McDonald, KCB, AFC, FRAeS (14 June 1903 – 26 July 1996) was a senior Royal Air Force officer.

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Barbarian F.C.

The Barbarian Football Club, usually called the Barbarians and nicknamed the Baa-Baas, is an invitational rugby union team based in Britain.

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Battle of Crete

The Battle of Crete (Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta, also Unternehmen Merkur, "Operation Mercury," Μάχη της Κρήτης) was fought during the Second World War on the Greek island of Crete.

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Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg

Lieutenant General Bernard Cyril Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, (21 March 1889 – 4 July 1963) was a British-born soldier and Victoria Cross recipient, who served as the 7th Governor-General of New Zealand from 1946 to 1952.

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British and Irish Lions

The British & Irish Lions is a rugby union team selected from players eligible for any of the Home Nations – the national teams of England, Scotland, and Wales – and Ireland.

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Castlerock

Castlerock is a seaside village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

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Cecil Beamish

Air Vice Marshal Cecil Howard Beamish CB FDSRCS (31 March 1915 – 21 May 1999) was an Irish RAF officer, who served during the Second World War and was later Director of RAF Dental Services 1969–1973.

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Charles Beamish

Group Captain Charles Eric St John Beamish (23 June 1908 - 18 May 1984) was an Irish rugby player and Second World War RAF pilot.

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Charles Guest

Air Marshal Sir Charles Edward Neville Guest, (4 October 1900 – 23 June 1977) was a Royal Air Force officer who became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Transport Command from 1952 to 1954.

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Coleraine Academical Institution

Coleraine Academical Institution (CAI), styled locally as Coleraine Inst, was a voluntary grammar school for boys, situated in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

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Crete

Crete (Κρήτη,; Ancient Greek: Κρήτη, Krḗtē) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica.

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Dunmanway

Dunmanway (official Irish name: Dún Mánmhaí) is a town in County Cork, in the southwest of Ireland.

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England national rugby union team

The England national rugby union team competes in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales.

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High Sheriff of County Londonderry

The High Sheriff of County Londonderry is Queen Elizabeth II's judicial representative in County Londonderry.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

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Ireland national rugby union team

The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union.

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Laurence Sinclair

Air Vice Marshal Sir Laurence Frank Sinclair, (13 June 1908 – 14 May 2002) was a Royal Air Force officer who was awarded the George Cross for rescuing a severely injured airman from a crashed and burning plane.

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Legion of Merit

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.

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Leicester Tigers

Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) is an English professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England.

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London Irish

London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club, with an Irish Identity.

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Mentioned in dispatches

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

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No. 100 Squadron RAF

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No. 205 Squadron RAF

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No. 30 Squadron RAF

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No. 45 Squadron RAF

45 Squadron is a flying squadron of the Royal Air Force.

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Ulster-Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland, variously described as a country, province or region.

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Order of George I

The Royal Order of George I (Βασιλικόν Τάγμα Γεωργίου Α') is a Greek order instituted by King Constantine I in 1915.

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Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British order of chivalry founded by 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 organisations, and public service outside the Civil service.

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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 Technical Training Command

Technical Training Command was an organization within the Royal Air Force which controlled units responsible for delivering aircraft maintenance training and other non-flying training, initially in Berkshire and then in Cambridgeshire.

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RAF Transport Command

RAF Transport Command was a Royal Air Force command that controlled all transport aircraft of the RAF.

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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.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's aerial warfare force.

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Royal Air Force College Cranwell

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

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Rugby union

Rugby union, commonly known in most of the world as rugby, is a contact team sport which originated in England in the first half of the 19th century.

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Short Sunderland

The Short S.25 Sunderland was a British flying boat patrol bomber, developed and constructed by Short Brothers for the Royal Air Force (RAF).

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Try

A try is a way of scoring points in rugby union and rugby league football.

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Victor Beamish

Group Captain Francis Victor Beamish DSO & Bar, (27 September 1903 – 28 March 1942) was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War.

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Victor Groom

Air Marshal Sir Victor Emmanuel Groom, (4 August 1898 – 6 December 1990) was a senior officer in the British Royal Air Force and a flying ace of the First World War credited with eight aerial victories.

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Wales national rugby union team

The Wales national rugby union team (Tîm rygbi'r undeb cenedlaethol Cymru) competes annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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1925 Five Nations Championship

The 1925 Five Nations Championship was the eleventh series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship.

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1928 Five Nations Championship

The 1928 Five Nations Championship was the fourteenth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship.

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1930 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia

The 1930 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia was the twelfth tour by a British Isles team and the fifth to New Zealand and Australia.

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1931 Five Nations Championship

The 1931 Five Nations Championship was the seventeenth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship.

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1931–32 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland

The 1931–32 South Africa tour of Britain and Ireland was a collection of friendly rugby union games undertaken by the South Africa national team against the four British Home Nation teams.

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1932 Home Nations Championship

The 1932 Home Nations Championship was the twenty-eighth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship.

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1933 Home Nations Championship

The 1933 Home Nations Championship was the twenty-ninth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship.

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References

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

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