George Paine CB DFC (14 April 1918 – 2 March 1992) (known as "Toby") was a

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in the

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. He rose to become Director of Statistics and Intelligence at the Inland Revenue, Registrar General of England and Wales, and Director of

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from November 1972. He was born in

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and was schooled at home,

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and Bradfield College before attending

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. He navigated in

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s during World War II and earned a DFC. He took early retirement in 1978. to farm in

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Honours and awards

*19 September 1944 – Flying Office Robert Lyle James Barbour (125456), RAFVR, 264 Sqn. Flying Officer George Paine (129167), RAFVR, 264 Sqn. Have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) – ''These officers have completed very many sorties as pilot and observer respectively. They have displayed great skill and co-operation and have destroyed 3 enemy aircraft at night. Their keenness and devotion to duty have been most commendable.'' *15 June 1974 – George Paine, DFC, Director of the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys and Registar General of England and Wales is appointed a

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References

* Philip Redfern, "Obituary: George ('Toby') Paine CB, DFC, 1918-92", ''Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A (Statistics in Society)'' 156 (1993), pp. 121–122 1918 births 1992 deaths English statisticians People educated at Bradfield College Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) Royal Air Force officers English aviators Companions of the Order of the Bath Registrars-General for England and Wales Civil servants in the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys Members of HM Government Statistical Service Civil servants in the Board of Inland Revenue People from the Borough of Maidstone {{UK-statistician-stub