Sir Basil Embry
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Sir Basil Embry was a distinguished Royal Air Force commander and World War II air ace known for his daring leadership and later senior roles in the RAF.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir Basil Embry canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force officer
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World War II flying ace ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Commander of the Legion of Merit
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Croix de Guerre NERFINISHED ⓘ Distinguished Flying Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Distinguished Service Order ⓘ Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ Military Cross ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Clement’s Church, Withiel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| commanded |
Fighter Command
NERFINISHED
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No. 107 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 2 Group RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
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| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1902-02-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1977-12-07 ⓘ |
| education | Royal Air Force College Cranwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Embry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | military autobiography ⓘ |
| givenName | Basil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorificSuffix |
DFC
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DSO NERFINISHED ⓘ GCB NERFINISHED ⓘ MC ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
daring low-level bombing operations
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leadership in RAF Fighter Command ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Air Chief Marshal ⓘ |
| nickname | Bas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Mission Completed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Allied strategic bombing campaign of World War II
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Battle of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Gloucester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bodmin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Air Officer Commanding No. 2 Group
NERFINISHED
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Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Fighter Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Withiel, Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | Royal Air Force officer service number 16009 ⓘ |
| spouse | Lady Embry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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