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Air Vice-Marshal Geoffrey Arthur Henzell Pidcock (6 November 1897 - February 1976) began his career as a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. He remained in the Royal Air Force after World War I and rose in rank. Pidcock was born at Eastbourne, Sussex, and educated at St Cyprian's School. During World War I he joined the Royal Flying Corps and served in No. 60 Squadron RFC, No. 1 Squadron RFC, No. 44 Squadron RFC and No. 73 Squadron RAF. He reached the rank of captain and scored six aerial victories in 1917 and 1918. He was awarded the French Croix de Guerre at that time.

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  • Geoffrey Pidcock
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  • Air Vice-Marshal Geoffrey Arthur Henzell Pidcock (6 November 1897 - February 1976) began his career as a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. He remained in the Royal Air Force after World War I and rose in rank. Pidcock was born at Eastbourne, Sussex, and educated at St Cyprian's School. During World War I he joined the Royal Flying Corps and served in No. 60 Squadron RFC, No. 1 Squadron RFC, No. 44 Squadron RFC and No. 73 Squadron RAF. He reached the rank of captain and scored six aerial victories in 1917 and 1918. He was awarded the French Croix de Guerre at that time.
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Birth Date
  • 1897-11-06(xsd:date)
Name
  • Geoffrey Arthur Henzell Pidcock
Birth Place
  • Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Awards
  • Companion of the Bath, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, French Legion d'Honneur and Croix de Guerre
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  • February 1976
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  • Air Vice-Marshal Geoffrey Arthur Henzell Pidcock (6 November 1897 - February 1976) began his career as a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. He remained in the Royal Air Force after World War I and rose in rank. Pidcock was born at Eastbourne, Sussex, and educated at St Cyprian's School. During World War I he joined the Royal Flying Corps and served in No. 60 Squadron RFC, No. 1 Squadron RFC, No. 44 Squadron RFC and No. 73 Squadron RAF. He reached the rank of captain and scored six aerial victories in 1917 and 1918. He was awarded the French Croix de Guerre at that time. Post World War I, he served with 1 Squadron again, in India. He then flew Sopwith Snipes in Iraq from 1921 to 1923. He married Evelyn C. Watkin (née Hardacre), widow of Hugh Watkin, at Kensington in 1929.
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