Air-Marshal Sir William Gore Sutherland Mitchell, who has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force in the Middle East, -was bom at Sydney, Australia, in. 1888. He has had id distinguished military career, serving with the Highland Light Infantry in 1909, and being seconded to the Royal Flying Corps in 1913. He was transferred to the Royal Air Force in 1919, and was Director of Training to the Air Ministry from 1929 to 1933, and Commandant of the R.A.F. College, Cranwell, in 193334. From 1935 to 1937 he was Air Officer Commanding the British Forces in Iraq. Sir William served in the European War and earned the M.C., the D.S.O. and the A.F.C. His C.B.E. was earned at Waziristan.
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Northern Advocate, 26 January 1939, Page 6
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120Air-Marshal Sir William Gore Sutherland Mitchell, who has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force in the Middle East, -was bom at Sydney, Australia, in. 1888. He has had id distinguished military career, serving with the Highland Light Infantry in 1909, and being seconded to the Royal Flying Corps in 1913. He was transferred to the Royal Air Force in 1919, and was Director of Training to the Air Ministry from 1929 to 1933, and Commandant of the R.A.F. College, Cranwell, in 1933- 34. From 1935 to 1937 he was Air Officer Commanding the British Forces in Iraq. Sir William served in the European War and earned the M.C., the D.S.O. and the A.F.C. His C.B.E. was earned at Waziristan. Northern Advocate, 26 January 1939, Page 6
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