Robert George (RAF officer)
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Air Vice Marshal Sir Robert Allingham George KCMG, KCVO, KBE, CB, MC |
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George in 1956
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| 24th Governor of South Australia | |
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In office 23 February 1953 – 7 March 1960 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Premier | Sir Thomas Playford |
| Preceded by | Sir Willoughby Norrie |
| Succeeded by | Sir Edric Bastyan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
27 July 1896 Cromarty, Scotland |
| Died | 13 September 1967 (aged 71) Marylebone, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
British Army (1914–18) Royal Air Force (1918–52) |
| Years of service | 1914–52 |
| Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
| Commands |
AHQ Iraq and Persia (1944–45) RAF Hawkinge (1937–39) No. 33 Squadron (1932–34) No. 100 Squadron (1930–31) |
| Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Military Cross Commander of the Royal Order of George I (Greece) |
Air Vice Marshal Sir Robert Allingham George, KCMG, KCVO, KBE, CB, MC (27 July 1896 – 13 September 1967) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force and Governor of South Australia from 23 February 1953 until 7 March 1960. He was born in the County of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, on 25 July 1896, and educated at Invergordon and Inverness. In May 1927, he married Sybil Elizabeth Baldwin.
When the First World War began in 1914, George enlisted in the Seaforth Highlanders and was sent to France. He was transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and was awarded the Military Cross for his night bombing. In 1919 he was appointed to a permanent commission in the Royal Air Force. He was appointed Officer Commanding No. 100 Squadron in 1930 and Officer Commanding No. 33 Squadron in 1932.
George later served as Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters RAF Far East in Singapore from 1934 and as Station Commander at RAF Hawkinge from 1937. At the outbreak of the Second World War he was Air Attaché in Ankara. He went on to be Air Officer Commanding AHQ Iraq and Persia in 1944. After the War he served as Air Attaché in Paris until he retired in 1952.
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