About Harold Maguire
Lived 1912 – 2001 (aged 88). Harold Maguire was a military personnel and defence Intelligence.
Air Marshal Sir Harold John Maguire, (12 April 1912 – 1 February 2001) was a senior Royal Air Force officer and public servant. He was Director-General of Intelligence at the Ministry of Defence from 1968 to 1972.
RAF career Harold Maguire was born in Kilkishen in County Clare, Ireland. Educated at Wesley College, Dublin and Trinity College Dublin, Maguire joined the Royal Air Force in 1933. He served in the Second World War as officer commanding No. 229 Squadron and then as officer commanding No. 226 Wing based in Sumatra.
In retirement Maguire was director-general of intelligence at the Ministry of Defence from 1968 to 1972.
Family In 1940 he married Mary Elisabeth Wild; they had a son and a daughter.
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Who was Harold Maguire?
Royal Air Force air marshals (1912–2001)
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Harold Maguire was born on 12 April 1912 in Kilkishen.
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Harold Maguire died on 1 February 2001.
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Harold Maguire was a military personnel and defence Intelligence.
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