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. He rose to become Director of the RAF Educational Services 1972–6. After his retirement, he was director of the Association of Recognised English Language Schools (ARELS) Examinations Trust, 1976–86. He was a member of the council of the RAF Benevolent Fund and the RAF Association, 1980-9 and the Lord Kitchener National Memorial Fund, 1983–1991. He was Honorary President, ARELS-FELCO (Federation of English Language Course Organisations), from 1990 and a governor of the Duke of Kent School, 1981–6. He was appointed an

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in 1959 and a

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in 1976.

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*''Who's Who 1976'' 1916 births 1991 deaths Companions of the Order of the Bath Officers of the Order of the British Empire Recipients of the Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air People educated at Ilford County High School Royal Air Force air marshals Royal Air Force personnel of World War II 20th-century English educators Alumni of the University of Southampton People from Ilford {{RAF-bio-stub