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Sidney Wallingford | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 July 1898 Hythe, England |
| Died | 25 July 1978 (aged 80) Opito Bay, New Zealand |
| Allegiance | New Zealand |
| Service/ | British Army (1916–1918) Royal Air Force (1918–1920; 1924–1929) Royal New Zealand Air Force (1929–1954) |
| Rank | Air Commodore |
| Commands held | Northern Group No. 1 Islands Group |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Legion of Merit (United States) |
Air Commodore Sidney Wallingford, CB, CBE (12 July 1898 – 25 July 1978) was a British-born New Zealand aviator and military leader.
Born in Hythe, England, Wallingford's family moved to New Zealand in 1911. On the outbreak of the First World War, he returned to England to join the British Army. In 1918, he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps, soon to become the Royal Air Force (RAF) and flew with No. 142 Squadron in the final weeks of the war. He remained in the RAF until 1921 when he returned to New Zealand. He was a policeman in Fiji for a time before rejoining the RAF in 1924. He transferred to the Royal New Zealand Air Force in 1929. During the early stages of the Second World War, he represented the RNZAF at the Air Ministry before returning in New Zealand and proceeding to the South Pacific. A liaison officer with the United States in 1942, he later commanded the RNZAF's No. 1 Islands Group, based in Vanuatu, and then the Northern Group. After the war, he held a series of staff posts. Appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1951, he retired from the RNZAF three years later. He died in 1978, aged 80.
Early life[edit]
Sidney Wallingford was born on 12 July 1898 in Hythe, in the county of Kent, England. His father, Jesse Wallingford, was an officer in the British Army but in 1911, transferred to the New Zealand Military Forces and the Wallingford family settled in Auckland. Wallingford was educated at Auckland Grammar School.[1][2][3]
First World War[edit]
Interwar period[edit]
On 12 September 1929 he married Kathleen Jamieson at St Mary's Cathedral in Auckland.[4]
Second World War[edit]
Later life[edit]
In the 1951 New Year Honours, Wallingford was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath.[5] This recognition was unusual in that it was normally limited to RNZAF officers who had served as the Chief of Air Staff.[1]
He died at Opito Bay, near Whitianga, on 25 July 1978.[1][6] A street in the Hobsonville Point community, in Auckland, is named for him.[2]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c Hanson 2001, p. 495.
- ^ a b Hobsonville Point. "What's in a Name: Sidney Wallingford Way". Kāinga Ora (2024) Limited. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Major J. A. Wallingford". Evening Post. 7 June 1944. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Weddings". New Zealand Herald. 13 September 1929. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "No. 39106". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 1 January 1951. p. 39.
- ^ "Long Life of Service". Press. 29 July 1978. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
References[edit]
- Hanson, C. M. (2001). By Such Deeds: Honours and Awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force 1923–1999. Christchurch: Volplane Press. ISBN 0-473-07301-3.
- Ross, J. M. S. (1955). Royal New Zealand Air Force. Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–45. Wellington: War History Branch. OCLC 606146817.