Harold Willmott

Brigadier Harold Willmott CBE (1899 – 1993)[2] was a South African military commander.

Brigadier

Harold George Wilmott

CBE
Born(1899-08-26)26 August 1899[1]
Malmesbury, Cape Colony (now Western Cape)
Died14 July 1993(1993-07-14) (aged 93)
Rondebosch, Cape Province, South Africa
AllegianceSouth Africa
Service/branchSouth African Air Force
Years of service1924–1954
RankBrigadier
AwardsOrder of the British Empire CBE

Military career

He served in the Royal Air Force in World War I, and joined the South African Air Force in 1924.

During World War II, he served as Deputy Director-General of Air Services from 1939 to 1940, as commander of 3 Wing in North Africa from 1941 to 1942, as Director of the Coastal Air Force from 1942 to 1944, and as Deputy Director-General of the Air Force from 1944 to 1945, when he was promoted to Director-General.

After the war, he served as Officer Commanding Natal Command, and finally as Air Chief of Staff, from 17 October 1945 to 10 September 1946.[3]

Honours and awards

He was appointed Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the January 1943 New Year Honours list.[4]

See also

References
  1. Uys, Ian (1992). South African Military Who's Who 1452-1992. Fortress Publishers. p. 269. ISBN 0-9583173-3-X.
  2. "Oud-Lugmaghoof sterf op 94 jaar". Die Beeld. 14 July 1993. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  3. Englebrecht, Leon (18 November 2008). "Fact file: Chiefs of the SA Air Force". Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  4. "New Year Honours". Flight: 23. 7 January 1943. Retrieved 24 February 2015.


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