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Air Marshall Sir Lawrence Arthur Pattinson, KB, CB, DSO, MC, DFC

1890 Born in Newcastle upon Tyne son of Hugh Lee Pattinson (1854-1924)

WWI Commissioned in the Durham Light Infrantry

Joined the Royal Fusiliers

1915 Transferred to RFC

1915 Gained Aviator's Certificate at the Military School, Harrow

Led large scale daylight bombing raids in the closing stages of the war^[1]

By the end of the war he was in the RAF, rank acting Lieutenant Colonel

1919 Permanent commission as a squadron leader

1930-4 Director-level position in the Air Ministry

1933-4 Air A.D.C. to the King

1940 Appointed A.O. C.in C. Training in the RAF

1941 Retired as Air Marshal

1942 Recalled to the active list and placed in charge of training mission to the Chinese Air Force

Knighted

1955 of Cumberland; died in Wendover^[2]

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-Sir Lawrence Arthur Pattinson, KB, CB, DSO, MC, DFC
+Air Marshall Sir Lawrence Arthur Pattinson, KB, CB, DSO, MC, DFC
 Born in Newcastle upon Tyne son of [[Hugh Lee Pattinson (1854-1924)]]
-WWI Joined the Royal Fusiliers
+WWI Commissioned in the Durham Light Infrantry
-Transferred to RFC
+Joined the Royal Fusiliers
+Transferred to RFC
 Gained Aviator's Certificate at the Military School, Harrow
+Led large scale daylight bombing raids in the closing stages of the war<ref>The Times 	May 11, 1955</ref>
 By the end of the war he was in the RAF, rank acting Lieutenant Colonel
+Permanent commission as a squadron leader
+-4 Director-level position in the Air Ministry
+-4 Air A.D.C. to the King
+Appointed A.O. C.in C. Training in the RAF
+Retired as Air Marshal
+Recalled to the active list and placed in charge of training mission to the Chinese Air Force
 Knighted
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 <references/>
 * WWI medal cards
+* The Times 	Mar. 31, 1955
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