Thomas Pike
Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar Mentioned in dispatches Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) | |
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Relations | Lieutenant General Sir William Pike (brother) Lieutenant General Sir Hew Pike (nephew) |
RAF career
Born the son of
Pike served in the
Pike was given command of the Night Fighters of
Pike was appointed a
Pike became
Later life
Following his retirement, Pike lived in Hastingwood in Essex and was made a deputy lieutenant of Essex in February 1973:[26] he continued in the post until December 1981.[27] He was president of the Royal Air Forces Association from 1969 to 1979 and his interests included local history and arranging engineering apprenticeships for local teenagers in Essex.[28] He died at RAF Halton on 1 June 1983 and, due to his time spent at North Weald, he was buried in the military section of St. Andrew's churchyard, North Weald Bassett.[29]
Family
In 1930 Pike married Kathleen Althea Elwell; they had a son and two daughters.
References
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- ^ Probert, p. 56
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Thomas Pike". Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ "No. 33123". The London Gazette. 12 January 1926. p. 300.
- ^ "No. 33293". The London Gazette. 12 July 1927. p. 4497.
- ^ "No. 33623". The London Gazette. 8 July 1930. p. 4274.
- ^ "No. 34366". The London Gazette. 2 February 1937. p. 717.
- ^ "No. 34810". The London Gazette. 12 March 1940. p. 1473.
- ^ "No. 35525". The London Gazette. 14 April 1942. p. 1649.
- ^ "No. 35161". The London Gazette. 13 May 1941. p. 2744.
- ^ "No. 35176". The London Gazette. 30 May 1941. p. 3095.
- ^ "No. 35503". The London Gazette. 27 March 1942. p. 1386.
- ^ a b Probert, p. 57
- ^ "No. 36544". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1944. p. 2582.
- ^ "No. 37407". The London Gazette. 28 December 1945. p. 6.
- ^ "No. 38015". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 July 1947. p. 3255.
- ^ "No. 38838". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 February 1950. p. 768.
- ^ "No. 40037". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 December 1953. p. 6655.
- ^ "No. 40363". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1954. p. 7361.
- ^ "No. 40497". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1955. p. 3259.
- ^ "No. 41217". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 November 1957. p. 6405.
- ^ "No. 41664". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 March 1959. p. 1979.
- ^ a b Probert, p. 58
- ^ "No. 42231". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 December 1960. p. 8891.
- ^ "No. 42644". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 April 1962. p. 2929.
- ^ "No. 45905". The London Gazette. 13 February 1973. p. 2032.
- ^ "No. 48832". The London Gazette. 23 December 1981. p. 16274.
- ^ Probert, p. 59
- ^ "Night Fighter" (PDF). Spirit of the Air Volume 1 Number 1. 2006. p. 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ "Lt. Col. Hew Pike". National Archives. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
Sources
- Probert, Henry (1991). High Commanders of the Royal Air Force. HMSO. ISBN 0-11-772635-4.