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Sir Timothy Elworthy
Born (1938-01-27) 27 January 1938 (age 86)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1959–2001
RankAir Commodore
CommandsRAF Leuchars (1983–85)
No. 29 Squadron RAF (1977–80)
AwardsKnight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air
RelationsCharles Elworthy, Baron Elworthy (father)

Air Commodore Sir Timothy Charles Elworthy, KCVO, CBE (born 27 January 1938) is a retired Royal Air Force (RAF) officer and courtier.

Early life

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Elworthy was born on 27 January 1938, the son of Flying Officer (later Marshal of the Royal Air Force) Samuel Charles Elworthy and Audrey (née Hutchinson) Elworthy.[1] He was educated at Radley College in Oxfordshire and later gained entrance to the Royal Air Force College Cranwell.[2]

RAF career

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Elworthy was commissioned into the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a pilot officer in 1959.[3] He was promoted to flight lieutenant on 28 January 1962,[4] squadron leader on 1 January 1968,[5] and awarded a Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air in the 1968 New Year Honours.[6] Promoted wing commander on 1 January 1975,[7] he commanded No. 29 Squadron RAF and later RAF Leuchars.[2]

After a series of command and staff positions, Elworthy was promoted to air commodore and appointed Director of Operational Requirements at the Ministry of Defence in 1987. He served in that post until he was appointed Captain of the Queen's Flight from 14 January 1989.[1][8] Then, in 1995, he became Air Equerry to the Queen, serving until 2001 (he was also Director of Royal Travel from 1997 to 2001).[1] On retirement, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order,[9] having previously been appointed to Commander grade in the 1995 Birthday Honours.[10] He had also been appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1986 New Year Honours,[11] and was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal in 1990.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Elworthy, Air Cdre Hon. Sir Timothy (Charles)", Who's Who (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "A/Cdre. Hon. Sir Timothy Charles Elworthy". The Peerage. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. ^ "No. 41815". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 September 1959. p. 5791.
  4. ^ "No. 42584". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 January 1962. p. 797.
  5. ^ "No. 44493". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 January 1968. p. 82.
  6. ^ "No. 44484". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1968. p. 33.
  7. ^ "No. 46621". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 July 1975. p. 8378.
  8. ^ "No. 51617". The London Gazette. 17 January 1989. p. 621.
  9. ^ The London Gazette, 10 April 2001 (notice L-56173-1001).
  10. ^ "No. 54066". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 1995. p. 4.
  11. ^ "No. 50361". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1985. p. 6.
  12. ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 134. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
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