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Charles Hubert Boulby Blount
English cricketer and Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal (1893–1940) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Air Vice Marshal Charles Hubert Boulby Blount, CB, OBE, MC (26 October 1893 – 23 October 1940) was a British soldier, airman and first-class cricketer.
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Charles Blount | |
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![]() AVM Blount at Arras, France circa 1939–1940 | |
Born | (1893-10-26)26 October 1893 Kamptee, Maharashtra, British Raj |
Died | 23 October 1940(1940-10-23) (aged 46) near Hendon Aerodrome, London, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army (1913–18) Royal Air Force (1918–40) |
Years of service | 1913–40 |
Rank | Air vice-marshal |
Commands held | No. 22 Group (1939–40) No. 4 Group (1938–39) No. 2 Group (1937–38) No. 70 Squadron (1930–32) No. 7 Squadron (1926–27) No. 4 Squadron (1920–25) No. 34 Squadron (1917–18) |
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross Mentioned in dispatches (2) Knight of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) Silver Medal of Military Valor (Italy) |
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