Charles Elworthy, Baron Elworthy

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The Lord Elworthy
23 March 1911 – 4 April 1993
Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Lord Elworthy Crown Copyright
Place of birth	New Zealand
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1933–1971
Rank	Marshal of the Royal Air Force
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	KG GCB CBE DSO LVO DFC AFC

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Samuel Charles Elworthy, Baron Elworthy KG GCB CBE DSO LVO DFC AFC (born 23 March 1911, died 4 April 1993) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force.

[edit] RAF career

Educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College Cambridge he joined the Royal Air Force in 1933.

Notably, he was Officer Commanding No. 82 squadron in 1940 and RAF Waddington in 1943. After the War he went on to command RAF Tangmere in 1951 and RAF Odiham in 1953.

He became Commandant of the RAF Staff College at Bracknell in 1957, Deputy Chief of the Air Staff in 1959, Commander-in-Chief HQ British Forces Arabian Peninsular in 1960 and Commander-in-Chief Middle East Command in 1961.

Elworthy was Chief of the Air Staff from 1 September 1963 to 31 March 1967 and then Chief of the Defence Staff until his retirement in 1971.

[edit] Later life

He was made a life peer as Baron Elworthy, of Timaru in New Zealand and of Elworthy in the County of Somerset and served as Lord Lieutenant of Greater London 1973 –1978.

Elworthy had the distinction of being in the Guinness Book of Records for the most post-nominal letters non-royal during his life-time. He was second overall to 1st Earl Roberts who held 8 post-nominal compared to his 7.

His son is Air Commodore the Hon Sir Timothy Elworthy KCVO. Director of Royal Travel for The Queen.

[edit] References

• Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - MRAF Elworthy
• Probert, H. (1991). High Commanders of the Royal Air Force. HMSO. ISBN 0-11-772635-4

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Thomas Pike	Chief of the Air Staff 1963–1967	Succeeded by Sir John Grandy
Preceded by Sir Richard Hull	Chief of the Defence Staff 1967–1971	Succeeded by Lord Hill-Norton
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Viscount Slim	Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle 1971–1978	Succeeded by Sir John Grandy
Preceded by Sir Gerald Templer	Lord Lieutenant of Greater London 1973–1978	Succeeded by The Baroness Phillips

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