About Alan Lees
Lived 1895 – 1973 (aged 78). Alan Lees was a British military personnel.
Air Marshal Sir Alan Lees, (23 May 1895 – 14 August 1973) was a Royal Air Force officer who became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Reserve Command.
RAF career Educated at Wellington College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Lees was commissioned into the Royal West Kent Regiment in 1914 at the start of the First World War. He became a pilot in 1915 and while serving on the Western Front was wounded and taken prisoner in 1917. and trophy for members of the Air Training Corps.
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Who was Alan Lees?
Royal Air Force air marshal (1895–1973)
When was Alan Lees born?
Alan Lees was born on 23 May 1895 in Ashton-under-Lyne.
When did Alan Lees die?
Alan Lees died on 14 August 1973.
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Alan Lees was a military personnel.
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Alan Lees was British.
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