Air Vice Marshal W Elliot, the former Air Officer Commanding the Balkan Air Force (left), gives the latest information regarding Balkan operations to his successor, Air Vice Marshal George Mills (right) at BAF Headquarters, Bari, Italy, 1945
In 1931 he married Rosemary Chancellor, daughter of Sir John Chancellor.[3] Sir William and Lady Elliot had a daughter, Louise, and a son, Simon. In 1970, Louise married Stephen Simmons Halsey,[4] an American corporate executive with American Express; over the course of their lives they have resided in New York City, Paris, Hong Kong, Hawaii, and Oregon. In 1972, Simon married Annabel, the daughter of Bruce Shand and sister of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.[5][better source needed]
References
^ abcdefAir of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Chief Marshal Sir William Elliott
^'ELLIOT, Air Chief Marshal Sir William', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 4 Oct 2013
^"Louise Elliot, Stephen Halsey To Wed in May". The New York Times. 26 March 1970. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
^The Peerage.com – Air Chief Marshal Sir William Elliott
Smith, John T. (2010). Gone to Russia to Fight: The RAF in South Russia 1918-1920. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN9781445620343. - Total pages: 224
william, elliot, officer, chief, marshal, william, elliot, gcvo, june, 1896, june, 1971, senior, royal, force, commander, william, elliotwilliam, elliot, officer, commanding, gibraltar, during, second, world, warborn, 1896, june, 1896died27, june, 1971, 1971, . Air Chief Marshal Sir William Elliot GCVO KCB KBE DFC amp Bar 3 June 1896 27 June 1971 was a senior Royal Air Force commander Sir William ElliotWilliam Elliot as Air Officer Commanding RAF Gibraltar during the Second World WarBorn 1896 06 03 3 June 1896Died27 June 1971 1971 06 27 aged 75 AllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchBritish Army 1915 18 Royal Air Force 1918 54 Years of service1915 54RankAir Chief MarshalCommands heldRAF Fighter Command 1947 49 Balkan Air Force 1944 45 RAF Gibraltar 1944 RAF Middle Wallop 1941 No 501 Squadron 1932 37 Battles warsFirst World WarSecond World WarAwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian OrderKnight Commander of the Order of the BathKnight Commander of the Order of the British EmpireDistinguished Flying Cross amp BarOrder of St Vladimir 4th Class with Sword and Bow Russia Order of St George 4th Class Russia Commander of the Legion of Merit United States Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix Greece Spouse s Rosemary ChancellorRAF career Edit Air Vice Marshal W Elliot the former Air Officer Commanding the Balkan Air Force left gives the latest information regarding Balkan operations to his successor Air Vice Marshal George Mills right at BAF Headquarters Bari Italy 1945 Educated at Tonbridge School in the United Kingdom Elliot joined the Army Service Corps in 1915 and then transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in 1917 1 On 30 July 1919 Elliot then a captain crashed behind enemy lines while fighting the Bolshevik forces during the North Russia Intervention Another plane crewed by Lt John Mitchell and Captain Walter Anderson landed and picked up Elliot and flew him and his observer back to the base 2 He was appointed Officer Commanding No 501 Squadron in 1932 before becoming Assistant Secretary to Committee of Imperial Defence in 1937 and being made Assistant Secretary of the War Cabinet Secretariat in 1939 1 He served in the Second World War as Officer Commanding RAF Middle Wallop and as a member of the Air Staff responsible for Night Defences at Headquarters RAF Fighter Command in 1941 and then as Director of Plans at the Air Ministry in 1942 1 He continued has war service as Air Officer Commanding RAF Gibraltar and then as Air Officer Commanding the RAF s Balkan Air Force during 1944 until he was made Assistant Chief Executive at the Ministry of Aircraft Production in March 1945 1 After the War he served as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff Policy and then became Air Officer Commanding in Chief at RAF Fighter Command in 1947 He was knighted on 1 January 1946 1 He went on to be Chief Staff Officer to the Minister of Defence in 1949 and Chairman of the British Joint Services Mission to Washington D C and UK Representative on the NATO Standing Group in 1951 before he retired in 1954 1 Family EditIn 1931 he married Rosemary Chancellor daughter of Sir John Chancellor 3 Sir William and Lady Elliot had a daughter Louise and a son Simon In 1970 Louise married Stephen Simmons Halsey 4 an American corporate executive with American Express over the course of their lives they have resided in New York City Paris Hong Kong Hawaii and Oregon In 1972 Simon married Annabel the daughter of Bruce Shand and sister of Camilla Duchess of Cornwall 5 better source needed References Edit a b c d e f Air of Authority A History of RAF Organisation Air Chief Marshal Sir William Elliott Smith 2010 ELLIOT Air Chief Marshal Sir William Who Was Who A amp C Black an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc 1920 2008 online edn Oxford University Press Dec 2012 online edn Nov 2012 accessed 4 Oct 2013 Louise Elliot Stephen Halsey To Wed in May The New York Times 26 March 1970 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 5 June 2019 The Peerage com Air Chief Marshal Sir William Elliott Smith John T 2010 Gone to Russia to Fight The RAF in South Russia 1918 1920 Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN 9781445620343 Total pages 224Military officesNew titleAir force established Air Officer Commanding the Balkan Air Force1944 1945 Succeeded byGeorge MillsPreceded bySir James Robb Commander in Chief Fighter Command1947 1949 Succeeded bySir Basil EmbryPreceded byLord Tedder Chief of the British Joint Staff Mission to Washington1951 1953 Succeeded bySir John WhiteleyPreceded byNew post UK Military Representative to NATO1951 1953 Succeeded bySir John Whiteley Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Elliot RAF officer amp oldid 1096903839, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
