Harold Willmott

Harold George Wilmott
CBE
Born (1899-08-26)26 August 1899[1]
Malmesbury, Western Cape
Died 14 July 1993(1993-07-14) (aged 93)
Rondebosch
Allegiance South Africa
Service/branch South African Air Force
Years of service 1924 – 1954
Rank Brigadier
Awards

Brigadier Harold Willmott CBE (1899 – 1993)[2] was a South African military commander.

Military Career

He served in the Royal Air Force in World War I, and joined the South African Air Force in 1924.

During World War II, he served as Deputy Director-General of Air Services from 1939 to 1940, as commander of 3 Wing in North Africa from 1941 to 1942, as Director of the Coastal Air Force from 1942 to 1944, and as Deputy Director-General of the Air Force from 1944 to 1945, when he was promoted to Director-General.

After the war, he served as Officer Commanding Natal Command, and finally as Air Chief of Staff, from 17 October 1945 to 10 September 1946.[3]

Honours and Awards

He was appointed Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the January 1943 New Years Honours list.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Uys, Ian (1992). South African Military Who's Who 1452-1992. Fortress Publishers. p. 269. ISBN 0-9583173-3-X.
  2. ↑ "Oud-Lugmaghoof sterf op 94 jaar". Die Beeld. July 14, 1993. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ Englebrecht, Leon (18 November 2008). "Fact file: Chiefs of the SA Air Force". Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "New Year Honours". Flight: 23. 7 January 1943. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
Military offices
New title Chief of Staff of the South African Air Force
1951 – 1954 		Succeeded by
Stephen Melville
Preceded by
Jimmy Durrant		 Director-General of the South African Air Force
1942 – 1951 		Title changed
Preceded by
Christoffel Venter		 Director-General of the South African Air Force
1945 – 1946 		Succeeded by
Jimmy Durrant


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