Arthur Barratt

Sir Arthur Barratt
Sir Arthur Barratt
	Air Marshal Barratt in front of a Hurricane which he often used to visit his airfields
Nickname(s)	"Ugly"
Born	25 February 1891; Peshawar, British India
Died	4 November 1966 (aged 75)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army (1910–18); Royal Air Force (1918–47)
Years of service	1910–1947
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Commands held	Inspector-General of the RAF (1945–47); Technical Training Command (1943–45); Army Cooperation Command (1940–43); British Air Forces in France (1940); RAF Staff College, Andover (1936–39); No. 1 (Indian) Group (1931–32); School of Army Co-operation (1926–27); 3rd (Corps) Wing (1917–19); No. 49 Squadron (1917); No. 6 Squadron (1916–17)
Battles/wars	First World War; Second World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath; Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George; Military Cross; Mentioned in Despatches (6); Officer of the Order of the Crown (Belgium); Croix de guerre (Belgium); Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (France); Croix de guerre (France); Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland)
Other work	Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State

Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Sheridan Barratt, KCB, CMG, MC, DL (25 February 1891 – 4 November 1966) was an officer in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War and a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He acquired the nickname "Ugly".

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