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Coote , Maxwell Henry , 1893-1981 , Wing Commander
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Born in 1893; educated at Eton College and Royal Military College, Woolwich; commissioned into Royal Field Artillery, 1914; wounded at Gallipoli, 1915; transferred to Royal Flying Corps, 1916; posted to No 56 Sqn, 1917; served in France with BEF, 1917; joined No 61 Sqn and participated in air defence of London, 1918; Flight Cdr, No 37 Sqn, 1918; posted to Middle East, 1920; temporary ADC to Sir Winston Churchill, 1921; ADC to Governor General of Australia, 1924-1926; joined and later commanded No 19 Sqn, 1927; retired in 1928; recalled in 1939 and served World War Two in North Africa, Middle East and Italy; Sqn Ldr, 1943; retired, 1946; died in 1981.