| 词条 | Andrew George Board |
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|honorific_prefix = |name =Andrew George Board |honorific_suffix = |native_name = |native_name_lang = |image = |image_size = |alt = |caption = |birth_date ={{birth date|1878|05|11|df=yes}} |death_date ={{Death date and age|1973|02|25|1878|05|11|df=yes}} |birth_place =Westerham, Kent, England |death_place = Morfa Bychan, Caernarvonshire, Wales |placeofburial = |placeofburial_label = |placeofburial_coordinates = |nickname = |birth_name = |allegiance ={{flag|United Kingdom|23px}} |branch ={{army|United Kingdom|23px}}
|serviceyears =1900–1931 |rank =Air Commodore |servicenumber = |unit = |commands =5 Squadron RFC 7 Squadron RFC No. 1 School of Technical Training RAF No. 21 Group RAF |battles =World War I |battles_label = |awards =Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |spouse = |relations = |laterwork =Deputy Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire |signature = |website = }} Air Commodore Andrew George Board (1878–1973) CMG DSO DL was an English soldier and airman. He was a pioneer aviator, first gaining a licence in 1910, who later became an air commodore in the Royal Air Force. South Wales BorderersFollowing a time in the militia Board was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the South Wales Borderers. In 1910 at his own expense he learned to fly at Hendon. On 29 November 1910 flying a Bleriot monoplane at Hendon he was awarded the Royal Aero Club Aviators Certificate No. 36. In the 1911 Census he was listed as a captain of the 2nd Battalion South Wales Borderersat at the Artillery Barracks Pretoria, South Africa.[2] Royal Flying CorpsBy 1914, Board had become a flying instructor at the Central Flying School at Netheravon, Wiltshire. On 28 Sep 1914 he became the officer commanding 7 Squadron RFC at Netheravon before moving to the western front in April 1915 to command 5 Squadron RFC. He later commanded the 10th Wing RFC before taking over 20th (Reserve) Wing in Egypt.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}} With the formation of the Royal Air Force in 1918, Broad was awarded a permanent commission as a lieutenant colonel. He rose to the rank of air commodore before retiring in 1931. In 1939 he re-joined the RAF as a group captain before retiring again in 1941. In 1943 he became a Deputy Lieutenant in Caernarvon.[6] Honours and award
FamilyBoard was born in Westerham, Kent, on 11 May 1878, the third son of Major John Board and his wife Mary; his father was a magistrate.[9] In 1932 he married Mrs Phyllis Agnew at St James's Piccadilly on 18 August 1932.[10] References1. ^1 {{London Gazette |issue=30450 |date=1 January 1918 |page=18 |supp=y}} [1][2][3][4][5][6]2. ^1 {{London Gazette |issue=31098 |date=1 January 1919 |page=92 |supp=y}} 3. ^1 1891 Census of Sevenoaks, RG12/674, Folio 123, Page 14, Andrew G. Board, aged 12, High Street, Westerham. 4. ^1 1911 Census of Overseas Military, RG14/34977, RG14PN34977 RD641 SD2 ED14 SN9999, Andrew George Board, Artillery Barracks Pretoria. 5. ^1 {{Cite newspaper The Times|articlename=Marriages|author=|section=Marriages|day_of_week=Friday|date=19 August 1932|page_number=13|page_numbers=|issue=46216|column=B}} 6. ^1 {{Cite newspaper The Times|articlename=News in Brief |author=|section=News in Brief |day_of_week=Monday|date=12 July 1943|page_number=6|page_numbers=|issue=49595|column=G}} }}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Board, Andrew George}} 10 : 1878 births|1973 deaths|English aviators|Aviation pioneers|Royal Flying Corps officers|Royal Air Force officers|South Wales Borderers officers|Deputy Lieutenants of Caernarvonshire|Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George|Companions of the Distinguished Service Order |
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