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  • Alfred Warrington-Morris
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  • Air Commodore Alfred Drummond Warrington-Morris CB CMG OBE AFC RAF (18 December 1883 – 24 March 1962) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force during the first half of the 20th century. Following his regular military service he became the second Commandant of the Observer Corps and commanded the Corps through its adoption by the Royal Air Force Fighter Command, the crucial operations during the Battle of Britain and the change to the Royal Observer Corps.
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serviceyears
  • 1899
Birth Date
  • 1883-12-18
Commands
  • Commandant RAF Signals Branch 1928 -1934
  • Commandant, RAF Electrical and Wireless School 1921–1925
death place
  • Chelsea, London, England
Nickname
  • Known as Drummond in the family and as WM in the RAF.
Name
  • Alfred Drummond Warrington-Morris
Title
Awards
death date
  • 1962-03-24
Rank
Battles
Years
  • 1936
laterwork
  • Commandant of the Royal Observer Corps March 1936 – June 1942
  • Deputy Director Air Training Corps Dec 1942 - Nov 1944.
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  • Air Commodore Alfred Drummond Warrington-Morris CB CMG OBE AFC RAF (18 December 1883 – 24 March 1962) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force during the first half of the 20th century. Following his regular military service he became the second Commandant of the Observer Corps and commanded the Corps through its adoption by the Royal Air Force Fighter Command, the crucial operations during the Battle of Britain and the change to the Royal Observer Corps.
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