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Imperial War Museum. Via Wikimedia Commons
Peirse commanded the British air forces in the Far East during most of the Pacific War. He was relieved by Mountbatten in November 1944, largely as a result of an indiscreet affair with the wife of Auchinleck.
| 1892 |
Born |
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| 1912-11-1 |
Joins Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
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| 1913-10-1 |
Flight school |
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| 1914-5-6 |
Assistant instructor, Central Flying School |
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| 1915-5-7 |
4 Squadron |
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| 1915 |
2 Wing |
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| 1915 |
5 Squadron |
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| 1916 |
4 Wing |
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| 1918 |
Commander, 222 Squadron |
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| 1919-6-5 |
Commander, Aircraft in Fighting Ships, 29 Group |
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| 1920 |
Staff, 29 Group |
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| 1922-4-1 |
RAF Staff College |
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| 1923-4-4 |
Commander, RAF Base Gospert |
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| 1925-9-15 |
Air Staff |
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| 1927-1-8 |
Imperial Defence College |
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| 1928-2-3 |
Staff, RAF Middle East |
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| 129-9-25 |
Commander, RAF Heliopolis |
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| 1930-11-17 |
HQ Coastal Area |
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| 1930-12-18 |
Deputy Director, Operations and Intelligence |
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| 1933 |
Palestine Transjordan Command |
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| 1937-1-25 |
Air Vice-Marshal |
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff |
| 1940-4-22 |
Air Marshal |
Vice-Chief of the Air Staff |
| 1940-10-5 |
Commander, Bomber Command |
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| 1941-12-25 |
Commander, RAF Far East Command |
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| 1942-3-6 |
Air Officer Commander-in-Chief, India |
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| 1943-11-16 |
Air Chief Marshal |
Commander, Air, Southeast Asia Command |
| 1944-11-29 |
Relieved |
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| 1945-5 |
Retires |
References
Bond and Tachikawa (2004; accessed 2013-4-24)
rafweb.org (accessed 2013-4-24)
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