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Collier, Sir Alfred Conrad, 1895-1986, Knight, Air Vice Marshal

  • KCL-AF0150
  • Person
  • 1895-1986

Born in 1895; educated at Sherborne School; 2nd Lt, 9 King's Own (Royal Lancashire) Regt, 1914; joined Royal Flying Corps, 1915; served in France, 1915; POW, 1915-1918; served in Northern Russia, 1919; served on the Control Commission in Austria and Hungary, 1920-1922; Air Adviser to the Estonian Army, 1928; studied at RAF Staff College, 1931; commanded No 12 (Bomber) Sqn, 1934; Air Attaché, Moscow, 1934-1937; Deputy Director of Plans, Air Ministry, 1938; Senior Air Staff Officer, Advanced Air Striking Force, France, 1940; Director of Allied Air Cooperation, Air Ministry, 1940; Head of Air Section, British Military Mission to Moscow, 1941; Air Officer in charge of Administration, Army HQ, India, 1942-1943; Deputy Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Transport Command, 1943-1945; Air Officer Commanding No 3 Group, Bomber Command, 1946; AVM, 1946; Director General of Technical Services, Ministry of Civil Aviation, 1946-1947; Controller of Technical and Operational Services, Ministry of Civil Aviation, 1947-1948; died in 1986.

Collins, Arthur Edgar Gerald, 1891-1979, Group Captain

  • KCL-AF0151
  • Person
  • 1891-1979

Born 1892; educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; served in World War One, 1914-1918; commissioned into 1 Wessex Field Company, Royal Engineers, Territorial Force, 1915; service with 3 West Riding Field Company, Royal Engineers, Territorial Force, and 461 Field Company, Royal Engineers, Western Front, 1915-1918; awarded MC, 1915; Lt, 1916; Capt, 1918; Superintending Engineer, Maintenance Command, Northern Area, 1938; service with RAF in World War Two, 1939-1945; awarded CBE, 1945; Deputy Director of Works (Civil Aviation), Air Ministry, 1945-1947; Director of Works (Civil Aviation), Air Ministry, 1947-1952; died 1979.

Collins, Douglas Cecil, b 1897

  • KCL-AF1063
  • Person
  • 1897-

Student of King's College London, 1926-1932 (BA, MA and PhD in English); Lecturer, University College Exeter, 1953.

Publications: Battle of Nieuport, 1600. Two news pamphlets and a ballad. edited by Collins (Oxford University Press, London, 1935, Shakespeare Association Facsimiles. no. 9); A Handlist of News Pamphlets, 1590-1610 (Walthamstow South-West Essex Technical College and School of Art, London, 1943).

Collis, Arthur John, fl 1894-1900, surgeon

  • KCL-AF0781
  • Person
  • 1894-1900

Educated at Selwyn College Cambridge and Guy's Hospital (entered 1891). Awarded MD Camb, MA MB BCh 1894, BA Natural Science Tripos 1890, MRCS, LRCP London 1894, DPH Durham 1900.

Combridge, John Theodore, 1897-1986, Registrar of King's College London

  • KCL-AF1064
  • Person
  • 1897-1986

Born 28 August 1897; BA honours, University of Cambridge; MSc with distinction, Mathematics, King's College London, 1925; Assistant Lecturer, and Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics, King's College London, 1926-1937; Assistant to the Secretary of King's College London and King's College for Women, London, 1937-1947; Registrar, King's College London, 1947-1962; President, King's College Rowing Club; died 1986.

Publications: Editor of Count me in: numeracy in education (Queen Anne Press, London, 1968); Mathematics in education and industry. A survey of regional reports prepared by the chairman [ie J T Combridge] for the Schools and Industry Committee of the Mathematical Association (London, 1969).

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