- Arthur Longmore
Infobox Military Person
name= Arthur Murray Longmore
lived= 8 October 1885 – 10 December 1970
placeofbirth=St Leonards, New South Wales ,Australia
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allegiance=flag|United Kingdom
serviceyears= 1900 – 1 March 1942
1 August 1943 - 1 June 1944
rank=Air Chief Marshal
branch= air force|United Kingdom
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battles=World War I World War II
awards=Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Mention in Despatches
laterwork= Vice-Chairman of theCommonwealth War Graves Commission Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Murray Longmore GCB, DSO (8 October 1885 – 10 December 1970) was an early naval aviator, before reaching high rank in theRoyal Air Force .Born in
St Leonards, New South Wales ,Australia , the son of Charles Croker Longmore and Janet Murray, he was educated at Benges School, Hertford and Foster's Academy, Stubbington before entering Dartmouth Naval College. He was commissioned into theRoyal Navy in 1904. Having developed an interest in flying, he obtained his flying certificate in 1911 and joined theRoyal Naval Air Service [Arthur Longmore, "From Sea to Sky" (Geoffrey Bles, London, 1946), Chapter II] in 1912. He subsequently obtained a permanent commission in theRoyal Air Force , serving in (among other places) Italy, Iraq andRAF Coastal Command .The outbreak of the Second World War found Longmore an
Air Chief Marshal and in charge ofRAF Training Command . On 2 April 1940, he was appointedAir Officer Commanding in theMiddle East . He did not long enjoy the full confidence ofWinston Churchill in that position and was relieved of his command in May 1941. His last role before his formal retirement in 1942 was asInspector-General of the RAF . He was subsequently Vice-Chairman of theCommonwealth War Graves Commission .Longmore’s memoirs, "From Sea to Sky 1910-1945", were published in 1946.
In 1913 Longmore married Marjorie Maitland, the daughter of William James Maitland C.I.E. Their son, Wing Commander Richard Maitland Longmore OBE, was killed in action on 4 October 1943, in the course of an attack on a
U-boat .Longmore died on 10 December 1970.
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* Arthur Longmore, "From Sea to Sky" (Geoffrey Bles, London, 1946)
*Dictionary of National Biography
* [http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Longmore.htm Air of Authority: A History of RAF Organisation]
* [http://uboat.net/boats/u539.htm uboat.net: U539]-
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