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Robert Willock

1893 – 1973

RAF Air vice Marshal

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About Robert Willock

Lived 1893 – 1973 (aged 79). Robert Willock was a military personnel.

Air Vice-Marshal Robert Peel Willock, (17 December 1893 – 22 March 1973) was a senior Royal Air Force officer who commanded the British Air Forces in Iraq during the Second World War.

RAF career Willcock was commissioned into the 9th (Reserve) Battalion of the Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in 1914 and went on to serve as a Squadron Commander with the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. Following his promotion to wing commander in 1928, he was appointed Station Commander at RAF Kenley in 1928 before going on to be Air Attaché in Shanghai in 1933 and Director of Staff Duties at the Air Ministry in 1938. He served in the Second World War as Air Officer Commanding No. 21 (Training) Group. He became Air Officer Commanding AHQ Iraq and Persia in 1943 and then became Head of the RAF delegation in Washington D. C. in 1944 before retiring in 1945.

In retirement, he was the Civil Aviation Adviser to the UK High Commissioner to Australia.

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Companion of the Order of the Bath; Commander of the Legion of Merit; Legionnaire of Legion of Merit; Legion of Merit; Order of Polonia Restituta

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Robert Willock?

RAF Air vice Marshal (1893-1973)

When was Robert Willock born?

Robert Willock was born on 17 December 1893.

When did Robert Willock die?

Robert Willock died on 22 March 1973.

What was Robert Willock's occupation?

Robert Willock was a military personnel.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Robert Willock

· Wikidata: Q7351140

· DBpedia: Robert Willock

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