Frank Inglis
| Francis Frederic Inglis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 June 1899 |
| Died | 25 September 1969 (aged 70) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
British Army (1918–21) Royal Air Force (1921–52) |
| Years of service | 1918–1952 |
| Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
| Commands held | No. 23 Group (1945–47) |
| Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) Grand Commander of the Order of the Phoenix (Greece) |
| Relations | Vice Admiral Sir John Inglis (cousin) |
Air Vice Marshal Francis Frederic "Frank" Inglis, CB, CBE, DL (22 June 1899 – 25 September 1969) was an officer in the Royal Air Force who became the head of RAF Intelligence Staff during the Second World War, reporting to Winston Churchill. In 1942 he was sent to America, where he successfully persuaded President Franklin D. Roosevelt to direct the main American war effort against Germany rather than Japan.
Inglis was the fourth child of Alfred Markham Inglis (1856–1919), a banker who had previously played cricket for Kent, and Ernestine (Nina) May Pigou (1863–1941). His grandparents were Major General Sir John Eardley Inglis and Lady Julia Inglis, who had survived the Siege of Lucknow, and Francis Pigou, the Dean of Bristol. His sister, Mildred Inglis (1897–1979), was married to (Sir) Victor Goddard (1897–1987) who was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
Inglis was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and graduated in 1918, from where he was commissioned into the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.
In the summer of 1927, he married Vera Helen "Midge" Turner (b. 1906). They had three daughters:
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