Air Vice Marshal Sir Alexander Davidson. A WWII period RAF officers uniform belonging to Air Vice Marshal Sir Alexander Davidson, the blue cloth tunic with Gieves Ltd tailors label stamped L/7/46. 47/503 A.P. Davidson, with RAF cloth brevet to the left breast and ribbon bars covering a long and prestigious service in WWI & WWII, King's crown brass buttons by Pitt & Co London, Air Vice Marshal insignia to the cuffs, 78cm long, with trousers Air Vice Marshal Sir Alexander Davidson (1894-1971) was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant with the Highland Light Infantry on 19 July 1916, he was seconded to the Royal Flying Corps and served as a pilot with No 4 and 11 Squadron before being appointed Flying Officer on 1 September 1916. He held various posts throughout WWI and the Inter-War period before serving with the Air Attache in Warsaw in 1939. During his time as Air Attache in Warsaw he was a member of the committee in London that held talks in 1939 with delegates from Poland about the supply of Battles, Hurricanes and Spitfires, but supplies failed to reach the country before the German victory.
Air Vice Marshal Sir Alexander Davidson. A WWII period RAF officers uniform belonging to Air Vice Marshal Sir Alexander Davidson, the blue cloth tunic with Gieves Ltd tailors label stamped L/7/46. 47/503 A.P. Davidson, with RAF cloth brevet to the left breast and ribbon bars covering a long and prestigious service in WWI & WWII, King's crown brass buttons by Pitt & Co London, Air Vice Marshal insignia to the cuffs, 78cm long, with trousers Air Vice Marshal Sir Alexander Davidson (1894-1971) was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant with the Highland Light Infantry on 19 July 1916, he was seconded to the Royal Flying Corps and served as a pilot with No 4 and 11 Squadron before being appointed Flying Officer on 1 September 1916. He held various posts throughout WWI and the Inter-War period before serving with the Air Attache in Warsaw in 1939. During his time as Air Attache in Warsaw he was a member of the committee in London that held talks in 1939 with delegates from Poland about the supply of Battles, Hurricanes and Spitfires, but supplies failed to reach the country before the German victory.
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