Air Vice Marshal Leslie William Cannon CB

Order of the Bath

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, CBE

Order of the British Empire

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 (9 April 1904 - 27 January 1986) enlisted in the RAF

Royal Air Force

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 in the second entry of aircraft apprentice

Aircraft Apprentice

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s in 1922, was commissioned as a pilot.

From 1948 until late 1949, Cannon was Assistant Commandant and then Commandant of the RAF Staff College, Andover

RAF Staff College, Andover

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He served as OC

Officer Commanding

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 5 Sqn

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 and 60 Sqn

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 on the NWF

North-West Frontier Province

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 of India in the 1930s. Eventually attaining the rank of Air Vice-Marshal

Air Vice-Marshal

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 (the first apprentice to achieve air rank

Air Officer

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), he served as Commander in Chief

Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan)

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 of the Royal Pakistan Air Force

Pakistan Air Force

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from 1952 to 1956.