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| Keywords: P01034.050Cole1917.jpg Adrian Trevor Lindley Cole MC Australian Flying Corps of Malvern Vic wearing his flying suit Lt Cole enlisted on 28 January 1916 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Orsova on 16 March 1916 as a corporal with B Flight No 1 Squadron Australian Flying Corps He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 15 June 1916 graduated as Flying Officer on 7 November 1916 Lieutenant on 7 February 1917 and Captain on 15 August 1917 2nd Lt Cole was awarded the Military Cross on 16 August 1917 and later the Distinguished Flying Cross on 8 February 1919 He enlisted with the RAAF on 31 March 1921 and as a Group Captain he was awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 11 May 1937 He served with the RAAF during the Second World War and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order on 2 October 1942 He was discharged with the rank of Air Commodore on 17 April 1946 Adrian Cole - “ australijski lotnik wojskowy jeden z wyższych dowódców Royal Australian Air Force w stopniu wicemarszaÅ‚ka P01034 050 Not stated Donor S Clerehan ca 1917 PD-Australia DEFAULTSORT Cole Adrian Trevor Lindley World War I forces of Australia in Egypt and Palestine Australian Flying Corps World War II people of the Royal Australian Air Force Cole Royal Australian Air Force air marshals Flying aces of World War I Black and white photographs Aviation in Ottoman Palestine | ||||
