Jack Baldwin

Air Marshal Sir John Eustice Arthur Baldwin, (13 April 1892 – 28 July 1975)

Military service Baldwin was awarded the Royal Aero Club's Aviator's Certificate no. 971 on 17 November 1914 and became a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps. He was appointed Officer Commanding No. 55 Squadron in October 1916 and Officer Commanding No. 41 Wing in December 1917 before transferring to the Royal Air Force on its formation in 1918. In October 1942 he became Deputy Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, India. He reverted to the Retired List again on 15 December 1944.

Personal life In 1916 Baldwin married Kathleen Betsy Terry of the York confectionery family (Terry's), they lived in the village of Ketton, Rutland from the 1930s to the 1950s and had two children, John and Pamela. John Noel Anthony Baldwin became a captain in the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars and was killed in action in 1942 in Libya. Baldwin was the High Sheriff of Rutland for 1955–56.