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Cecil Thomas Nixon Moore was a

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officer. He was educated at Bloxham School. He served in the ranks of the RAF during the

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, and was promoted to corporal in 1942. He commissioned into the

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in 1948. He saw active service in the

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and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was invested as a

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on 1 June 1953 in the

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. His period of service was extended on 25 May 1954. He became Squadron Leader in 1955 and took command of No. 2603 (City of Edinburgh) Light Anti-Aircraft Squadron. He received a permanent commission in the Secretarial Branch of the RAF on 20 April 1956. He relinquished his commission on 26 April 1966.''The London Gazette'' (26 April 1966) https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/43962/supplement/5043/data.pdf

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Cecil Date of birth unknown Date of death unknown Graduates of the Royal Air Force College Cranwell Members of the Order of the British Empire People educated at Bloxham School Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) Royal Air Force officers Royal Air Force Regiment officers