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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir Richard Peirse canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force officer
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Commander of the Legion of Merit
NERFINISHED
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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
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RAF India Command 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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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1970-05-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
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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
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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
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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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