M.72  Commander Paul Gabriel 'Bobby' Gueret-Wardle OBE
 flag england b. 10 Apr 1906, Surbiton, Surrey 15 May 1940 to 30 Nov 1945 

   1937

  ATAM    

 

Father: Thomas Wardle (d. 1925), Mother Gabrielle Marie [Gueret]

Ed. Bedford School; BSc(Eng) from Imperial College, 1929

m. 1930 in Kingston, Surrey, Doreen Patricia [Hemsley]

 Address in 1937: Kings Court Road House, Chandler's Ford, Hants

 RAeC Certificate 14803, 6 Apr 1937 at Hampshire Flying Club

 prev. Electrical Engineer; Airline Pilot (?); RAF 1939-40

prev. exp. 1400 hrs

Address in 1940: (Mother); Windycote, Creddleton, nr. Leek, Staffs [Later, moved to 15a Berkesy Place, Wimbledon, London SW19]

Next of kin (brother) Thomas Ivor Wardle


 Postings: 14FPP (as CO), 2FPP, 1FPP

Class V (4-engine) pilot

 1 accident, not his fault:

- 4 Jan 1942, the landing gear of his Anson N9917 failed to lock and collapsed on landing

 

"His personnel are contented and he continues to justify every confidence placed in him. As a pilot he is excellent and flies sufficiently to set the example expected of a Pool C.O." Gerard d'Erlanger


 Address in 1982: Calle Palemere 24, Los Gigantes, Puerto Santiago, Tenerife

 d. 29 Mar 1982 - Tenerife, Spain


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