Lloyd Samuel Breadner

Infobox Military Person
name= Lloyd Samuel Breadner
born= birth date|1894|7|14
died= death date and age|1952|3|14|1894|7|14
placeofbirth=Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada
placeofdeath=Boston, Massachusetts
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allegiance=flag|Canada|1921
serviceyears= 1915 – 1945
rank= Air Chief Marshal
branch= flagicon|Canada|air force-1924 Royal Canadian Air Force
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battles= World War I World War II
awards= Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Cross
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Air Chief MarshalThis rank was used during the existence of the Royal Canadian Air Force and replaced with the rank of General in 1968 with the unification of the Canadian Forces. See for such officers. Breadner was one of only two Canadian Air Chief Marshals, the other being Frank Robert Miller.] Lloyd Samuel Breadner CB, DSC (July 14, 1894, Carleton Place, Ontario - March 14, 1952, Boston, Massachusetts) was a Canadian military pilot.

Breadner obtained his pilot's certificate at Wright Flying School and was commissioned in the Royal Naval Air Service on December 28, 1915. During World War I he served on the Western Front as a fighter pilot in the No. 3 (Naval) Squadron. He was released from the RAF with rank of major in March 1919 and was commissioned in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) as a Squadron Leader on formation in 1920. He became Controller of Civil Aviation in 1922, and later commanded Camp Borden from January 15, 1924 to September 23, 1925. He was promoted to Wing Commander on April 1, 1924. After attending RAF Staff College, he was the Director of the RCAF from February 15, 1928 to April 29, 1932. From 1932 until 1935 he commanded Station Trenton and then attended the Imperial Defence College. He was at AFHQ until he was Chief of Air Staff from May 29, 1940 until December 31, 1943. He was with AOC RCAF Overseas from January 1944 to May 1945. Breadner was promoted on his retirement to Air Chief Marshal, the first Canadian to hold this rank.

Promotions

*1920: Squadron Leader
*April 1, 1924: Wing Commander
*February 1, 1936: Group Captain
*August 4, 1938: Air Commodore
*May 29, 1940: Air Vice Marshal
*November 19, 1941: Air Marshal
*November 25, 1945: Air Chief Marshal

Awards

*May 23, 1917: Distinguished Service Cross
*January 1, 1943: Companion, Order of the Bath
*October 25, 1943: Military Cross, First Class (Belgium)
*August 25, 1944: Grand Officers Cross of Polonia Restituta (Poland)
*October 5, 1946: Order of the White Lion, Class II (Czechoslovakia)
*December 20, 1946: Legion of Merit (Degree of Commander)
*September 12, 1947: Commander of the Legion of Honour (France)
*June 12, 1948: King Haakon VII's Cross of Liberation (Norway)

References and notes

External links

* [http://www.junobeach.org/e/3/can-pep-can-breadner-e.htm Juno Beach Centre profile]