John Tyssen
Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal (1889–1953)
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Air Vice-Marshal John Hugh Samuel Tyssen, CB, MC (20 June 1889 – 4 January 1953) was a British Royal Flying Corps pilot during the First World War and a senior Royal Air Force commander during the first half of the Second World War. He was Air Officer Commanding British Forces in Iraq (20 November 1937 – November 1939)[1]
Born20 June 1889
Died4 January 1953 (aged 63)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch
British Army (1907–18)Royal Air Force (1918–42)
John Tyssen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 June 1889 |
| Died | 4 January 1953 (aged 63) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army (1907–18) Royal Air Force (1918–42) |
Service years | 1907–42 |
Rank | Air vice-marshal |
| Commands | No. 16 Group (1940–42) British Forces in Iraq (1937– 39) No. 12 Group (1937) RAF Gosport (1930–35) RAF Tangmere (1926–28) No. 5 Wing (1923–24) No. 20 Squadron (1920–23) No. 58 Squadron (1918) No. 26 Squadron (1917–18) |
Conflicts | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Military Cross Mentioned in dispatches |
