Air Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory

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British military personnel of World War II Royal Air Force officer air marshal human

Air Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory was a senior Royal Air Force commander in the Second World War, best known for his controversial leadership during the Battle of Britain and his role in planning and directing Allied air operations for the D-Day landings.

Aliases (4)

Trafford Leigh-Mallory ×53
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory ×1
Air Vice-Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory ×1
Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British military personnel of World War II → Royal Air Force officer → air marshal → human →
allegiance	United Kingdom →
awardReceived	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George → Distinguished Service Order → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath → Military Cross →
birthDate	1892-07-11 →
birthPlace	Mobberley, Cheshire, England →
burialPlace	Brookwood Cemetery →
causeOfDeath	aircraft crash →
commanded	Allied Expeditionary Air Force → Fighter Command → No. 12 Group RAF →
conflict	First World War → Second World War →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom →
deathDate	1944-11-14 →
education	Cambridge University NERFINISHED →
familyName	Leigh-Mallory →
fullName	Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory →
givenName	Trafford →
honorificPrefix	Sir →
militaryBranch	Royal Air Force →
militaryRank	Air Marshal →
militaryUnit	Royal Flying Corps →
notableFor	Advocacy of the "Big Wing" fighter formation concept → Controversial tactics during the Battle of Britain → Disputes with Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding → Disputes with Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park → Role in air support planning for Operation Overlord →
notableWork	Leadership of RAF Fighter Command later in the Battle of Britain → Planning Allied air operations for the D-Day landings →
occupation	military officer →
placeOfDeath	French Alps →
positionHeld	Air Commander-in-Chief Allied Expeditionary Air Force → Air Officer Commanding No. 12 Group RAF → Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Fighter Command →
religion	Anglicanism →
serviceEnd	1944 →
serviceNumber	British Army officer and later RAF officer →
serviceStart	First World War era →
sibling	George Leigh-Mallory →
spouse	Doris Sawyer →
theatreOfOperations	European theatre of World War II →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Allied Expeditionary Air Force ("Trafford Leigh-Mallory") → No. 12 Group RAF ("Air Vice-Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory") → Operation Overlord ("Trafford Leigh-Mallory") → Operation Overlord ("Trafford Leigh-Mallory") →	commander
Allied operations in Western Europe ("Trafford Leigh-Mallory") → No. 10 Group RAF ("Air Vice-Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory") → No. 12 Group RAF ("Trafford Leigh-Mallory") → RAF Second Tactical Air Force →	notableCommander
Trafford Leigh-Mallory ("Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory") →	fullName
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Fighter Command →	notableHolder
AOC-in-C Fighter Command ("Trafford Leigh-Mallory") →	positionHeldBy