Air Vice Marshal Air vice-marshal (AVM) is a two-star air officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes u ...

Charles Dempster Breese, (23 April 1889 – 5 March 1941) was an officer in the

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and a senior officer in the

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in the first half of the 20th century.

Honours

*1933 – Companion of the

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for valuable services rendered in connection with the operations in Northern Kurdistan, Iraq during the period December 1931 to June 1932.

References

External links

Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Vice-Marshal C D Breese
, - 1889 births 1941 deaths Companions of the Order of the Bath Recipients of the Air Force Cross (United Kingdom) Royal Air Force air marshals Royal Air Force personnel of World War I Royal Naval Air Service aviators Royal Navy officers {{RAF-bio-stub