Conway Pulford
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Air Vice Marshal Conway Walter Heath Pulford, CB, OBE, AFC (26 January 1892 – 10 March 1942) was a senior Royal Air Force officer during World War II. Pulford commanded British forces in the Japanese invasion of Malaya and the subsequent fall of Singapore.
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Conway Pulford | |
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Born | (1892-01-26)26 January 1892 Agra, India |
Died | 10 March 1942(1942-03-10) (aged 50) Chibia, Dutch East Indies |
Buried | Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy (1905–18) Royal Air Force (1918–42) |
Years of service | 1905–1942 |
Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
Commands held | RAF Far East (1941–42) No. 26 (Training) Group (1937–38) RAF Heliopolis (1932–34) RAF Bircham Newton (1931–32) No. 7 Squadron (1929–31) No. 210 Squadron (1920) |
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Air Force Cross Mentioned in Despatches Croix de guerre (France) |
Spouse(s) | Elinore Mildred Pulford |
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Pulford died of exhaustion and malaria after his evacuation vessel was attacked by Japanese aircraft and ran aground on an uninhabited island.