About Walter Pretty
Lived 1909 – 1975 (aged 65). Walter Pretty was a military personnel.
Air Marshal Sir Walter Philip George Pretty, (2 May 1909 – 17 January 1975) was a Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Signals Command from 1961 until 1964.
RAF career Educated at Alleyn's School, Pretty joined the Royal Air Force as a cadet in 1929. He served in the Second World War as Station Commander at the Chain Home Low early warning radar base near Clacton, as Officer Commanding No. 1 Radio Operator's School at RAF Cranwell and on the signals staff at Fighter Command. and became President of the Edward Alleyn Club. He married Betty Methven in 1940 and they had four children: Audrey, Beryl, Carol (mother of comedian Marcus Brigstocke), and Derek.
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Who was Walter Pretty?
Royal Air Force air marshals (1909-1975)
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Walter Pretty was born on 2 May 1909.
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Walter Pretty died on 17 January 1975.
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Walter Pretty was a military personnel.
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