About Alexander Gray
Lived 1896 – 1980 (aged 83). Alexander Gray was a military personnel.
Air Vice Marshal Alexander Gray, (8 September 1896 – 16 May 1980) was a senior Royal Air Force leader during the Second World War.
RAF career Gray was commissioned into the 7th Battalion of the Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) in 1915 having briefly served as a private soldier in the Highland Light Infantry in the early days of the First World War. He was appointed Officer Commanding No. 55 Squadron in December 1917.
After the war he served as Air Officer Commanding AHQ Iraq before retiring in 1949.
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Who was Alexander Gray?
Royal Air Force air marshal (1896–1980)
When was Alexander Gray born?
Alexander Gray was born on 8 September 1896.
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Alexander Gray died on 16 May 1980.
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Alexander Gray was a military personnel.
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