Richard Saul

Air Vice-Marshal Richard Ernest Saul, CB, DFC (16 April 1891 – 30 November 1965) was a pilot during the First World War and a senior Royal Air Force commander during the Second World War.

Richard Ernest Saul
Air Vice Marshal Richard Saul c.1940
Born(1891-04-16)16 April 1891
Dublin, Ireland
Died30 November 1965(1965-11-30) (aged 74)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army (1914–18)
Royal Air Force (1918–44)
Years of service1914–44
RankAir Vice-Marshal
Commands heldAir Defences Eastern Mediterranean (1943–44)
No. 12 Group (1940–42)
No. 13 Group (1939–40)
RAF Calshot (1936–37)
No. 203 Squadron (1933–36)
School of Army Co-operation (1930–33)
No. 2 Squadron (1925–27)
No. 12 Squadron (1919–21)
No. 7 Squadron (1919)
No. 4 Squadron (1917–19)
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
* Battle of Britain
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Flying Cross
Mentioned in Despatches
Knight of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)
Croix de guerre (Belgium)
Other workUnited Nations official
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