Harold Hawkins (Rhodesia)

Air-Vice Marshal Harold Hawkins CBE AFC ICD GLM (1922 (1922) – 1988 (aged 65–66)) was an Australian air force officer who served as Commander of the Rhodesian Air Force from 1965 to 1968.[1]

Air-Vice Marshal

Harold Hawkins

CBE AFC ICD GLM
Born1922 (1922)
Died(1988-03-13)13 March 1988 (1988 (aged 65–66))
Service/branchRhodesian Air Force
Commands heldCommander of the Rhodesian Air Force
AwardsOrder of the British Empire CBE Air Force Cross (United Kingdom) AFC Independence Commemorative Decoration ICD Legion of Merit GLM

Early life

Harold Hawkins was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia in 1922. He died in South Africa on 13 March 1988.

Career

Before the outbreak of the Second World War, Hawkins joined the Royal Australian Air Force. He saw service in North Africa, Italy, and the Philippines. During his service, he was posted to the Rhodesian Air Training Group's Central Flying School, Norton in 1943. A year later, in June 1944, he returned to Rhodesia to marry Evelyn Walker.[2]

After serving in the Rhodesian Air Force, Hawkins was appointed as Diplomatic Representative in South Africa.

Awards

References
  1. "The Rhodesian Air Force". rhodesianforces.org.
  2. "Our Commanders - Air Vice Marshal Harold Hawkins GLM, ICD, CBE, AFC". groups.google.com.


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