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| PERSONALIA |
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| Name: |
Sampson, Ralph William Fraser "Sammy" |
| Date of birth: | September 25th, 1913 (Chile)
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| Date of death: |
January 31st, 2003 (Bishopton/Renfrewshire, Scotland)
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BIOGRAPHY:
Service number 1167653, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves.
Promotions:
19th February 1942: Pilot Officer (probation);
1st October 1942: Flight Officer (probation, war substitution);
Flight Lieutenant;
14th April 1945: Squadron Leader (war substitution).
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DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS (DFC)
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Rank:
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Flight Lieutenant
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Unit:
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No. 131 Squadron
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Awarded on:
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May 19th, 1944
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Details:
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Published in The London Gazette, dated 19th May 1944.
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DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS (DFC)
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Rank:
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Acting Wing Commander
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Awarded on:
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July 24th, 1945
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Details:
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Second DFC received as bar for on the ribbon of the first DFC.
Published in The london Gazette dated 24th July 1945.
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| Information source(s): |
- The London Gazette of 9th June 1942, Issue 35592
- Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 17th November 1942, Issue 35791, dated 20th November 1942
- Fourth Supplement to The London Gazettte of 16th May 1944, Issue 36521, dated 19th May 1944
- Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 5th June 1945, Issue 37114, dated 8th June 1945
- Fourth Supplement to The London Gazette of 20th July 1945, Issue 37192, dated 24th July 1945
- Highbeam Research
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