Harold Willmott
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Born26 August 1899[1]
Malmesbury, Cape Colony (now Western Cape)
Malmesbury, Cape Colony (now Western Cape)
Died14 July 1993 (aged 93)
Rondebosch, Cape Province, South Africa
Rondebosch, Cape Province, South Africa
AllegianceSouth Africa
Service / branch South African Air Force
Harold George Wilmott | |
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| Born | 26 August 1899[1] Malmesbury, Cape Colony (now Western Cape) |
| Died | 14 July 1993 (aged 93) Rondebosch, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Allegiance | South Africa |
| Service | South African Air Force |
| Years of service | 1924–1954 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
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Brigadier Harold Willmott CBE (1899 – 1993)[2] was a South African military commander.
He served in the Royal Air Force in World War I, and joined the South African Air Force in 1924.
During World War II, he served as Deputy Director-General of Air Services from 1939 to 1940, as commander of 3 Wing in North Africa from 1941 to 1942, as Director of the Coastal Air Force from 1942 to 1944, and as Deputy Director-General of the Air Force from 1944 to 1945, when he was promoted to Director-General.
After the war, he served as Officer Commanding Natal Command, and finally as Air Chief of Staff, from 17 October 1945 to 10 September 1946.[3]
