Sir Richard Peirse

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Sir Richard Peirse was a senior Royal Air Force commander who led Bomber Command during the early years of the Second World War.

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instanceOf Royal Air Force officer
human
allegiance United Kingdom
awardReceived Commander of the Legion of Merit NERFINISHED
Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 NERFINISHED
Distinguished Service Order
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED
Military Cross
birthDate 1892-09-30
causeOfDeath natural causes
commanded RAF Bomber Command NERFINISHED
RAF India Command NERFINISHED
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War

World War II
surface form: Second World War
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1970-05-06
educatedAt Royal Naval College, Dartmouth NERFINISHED
Royal Naval College, Osborne NERFINISHED
familyName Peirse NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Richard
honorificPrefix Sir
languageSpoken English
militaryBranch Royal Air Force
militaryRank Air Chief Marshal
militaryUnit Royal Air Force Bomber Command NERFINISHED
Royal Flying Corps NERFINISHED
name Sir Richard Peirse NERFINISHED
notableEvent Oversaw early strategic bombing offensive against Germany in WWII
notableWork Leadership of RAF Bomber Command in early Second World War
occupation military officer
partOf Air Council (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Brampton, Cumberland, England NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
positionHeld Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Bomber Command NERFINISHED
Commander-in-Chief RAF India NERFINISHED
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
Vice-Chief of the Air Staff NERFINISHED
replacedBy Arthur Harris as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Bomber Command NERFINISHED
residence United Kingdom
serviceEnd 1945
serviceStart 1910
spouse Lady Margaret Peirse NERFINISHED

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