Marshal of the Royal Air Force Cyril Louis Norton Newall, 1st Baron Newall GCB OM GCMG CBE AM (February 15, 1886 – November 30, 1963), was a British pilot and political figure who rose to the Royal Air Force's senior rank and served as Governor-General of New Zealand between 1941 and 1946. Marshal of the RAF sleeve/shoulder insignia Marshal of the Royal Air Force was the highest rank in the Royal Air Force. ... Military Badge of the Order of the Bath Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-04-11, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... For other Orders see Order of Merit (disambiguation). ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in decreasing order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand... There are two Albert Medals, both of which were instituted in the 1860s in the memory of Queen Victorias husband, HRH The Prince Albert, the Prince Consort, who died in 1861. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Aviators are people who fly aircraft either for pleasure or for a job. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics, sometimes this may include political scientists. ... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Flag of the Governor-General of New Zealand The Governor-General of New Zealand is the representative in the Realm of New Zealand of the Queen of New Zealand, Queen Elizabeth II, and as such is the highest office in the Government of New Zealand. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Newall was born in India, then a British possession, in 1886. Educated at Bedford School and Sandhurst. He joined the Army as part of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in 1905. He later served on the Northwest Frontier and, while in Britain during 1911 learned to fly a Bristol biplane. He had completed courses at the Central Flying School by 1913 and was posted to teach at the Indian version of the same. He later served in France during the First World War, becoming by 1916 a wing commander under Hugh Trenchard, who would later become the first Marshal of the Royal Air Force. Bedford School is an independent, selective, fee-paying school (public school) for boys, situated in Bedford, 50 miles north of London, England. ... The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (commonly known as Sandhurst) is the British Army officer initial training centre. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, also known as the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers, was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) is geographically the smallest of the four provinces of Pakistan. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... The Bristol Aeroplane Company (formerly British and Colonial Aeroplane Company) began building primitive Bristol Boxkites in a former tram shed and became famous for the production of the war-time Blenhein and Beaufighter, the Brabazon airliner prototypes, the Britannia and Freighter and the Belvedere and Sycamore helicopters. ... Hs123 biplane. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... A Wing Commanders sleeve/shoulder insignia A Wing Commanders command flag Wing Commander is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. ... Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard (February 3, 1873 - February 10, 1956) was the British Chief of the Air Staff during World War I, and was instrumental in establishing the Royal Air Force (RAF). ... Marshal of the RAF sleeve/shoulder insignia Marshal of the Royal Air Force was the highest rank in the Royal Air Force. ...

Following the war he held a number of high-ranking positions within the rapidly-expanding Royal Air Force, including holding positions as Deputy Chief of Air Staff between 1926 and 1931 and subsequently as Air Officer Commanding Middle East through 1935. In 1937 he was appointed Chief of the Air Staff, the military head of the RAF. He was seen in many corners as something of a dark horse, but few doubted his qualification for the job. He immediately set out to expand both the Britain's home air forces and Bomber Command, although he was forced to temper his commitment to bomber forces in the face of political directives. The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Chief of the Air Staff can also refer to the head of the Canadian Forces Air Command. ... A dark horse candidate is one who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice. ... Bomber Command is an organizational military unit, generally subordinate to the air force of a country. ... A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs. ...

Newall was still CAS at the outbreak of the Second World War on 1 September 1939. His main contribution to the war effort was his sometimes-successful resistance to the transfer of fighter squadrons to aid the collapsing French. While he was able to prevent ten squadrons being redeployed to France in the final days of July 1940, thus preserving a large portion of the fighter forces that would become crucial during the Battle of Britain, his opposition was seen as intransigence by his superiors. He was promoted to Marshal of the Royal Air Force on 4 October 1940, ironically not three weeks before he stepped down on 24 October; he was, however, able to effectively nominate his successor, choosing Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal. He was then appointed Governor-General of New Zealand, where he helped to shepherd the New Zealand contribution to the war until 1946. That same year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Newall, of Clifton upon Dunsmoor, in the county of Warwick. Lord Newall received numerous other honours between then and his death in 1963, at which time his son Francis inherited his title. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... In World War II, Battle of France or Case Yellow (Fall Gelb in German) was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries, executed 10 May 1940 which ended the Phony War. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Combatants British Royal Air Force and allies Nazi German Luftwaffe Commanders Hugh Dowding Hermann Göring Strength approx 700 fighters (at the beginning) 1,260 bombers; 316 dive-bombers; 1,089 fighters Casualties 1,547 aircraft; Civilian: 27,450 dead, 32,138 wounded 1,887 aircraft A major campaign of... Marshal of the RAF sleeve/shoulder insignia Marshal of the Royal Air Force was the highest rank in the Royal Air Force. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force (RAF) today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... RAF Air Chief Marshal Charles Portal (left) and Polish Commander in Chief Władysław Sikorski (right) visit an airbase of the 300th Polish Bomber Squadron in England. ... Flag of the Governor-General of New Zealand The Governor-General of New Zealand is the representative in the Realm of New Zealand of the Queen of New Zealand, Queen Elizabeth II, and as such is the highest office in the Government of New Zealand. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Reference

• Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - MRAF Newall