Group Captain Peter Townsend DSO CVO DFC & Bar
(1914-1995)
Royal Air Force Group Captain, Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, and Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar recipient
Died aged 80
Wikidata WikipediaGroup Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend, CVO, DSO, DFC & Bar (22 November 1914 – 19 June 1995) was a British Royal Air Force officer, flying ace, courtier and author. He was equerry to King George VI from 1944 to 1952 and held the same position for Queen Elizabeth II from 1952 to 1953. Townsend notably had a romance with Princess Margaret, Elizabeth's younger sister.
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Gp Capt Peter Townsend CVO, DSO, DFC 1914-1995 Cp Capt John ''Cat's Eye's'' Cunningham CBS, DSO, DFC 1917-2002 stationed here during WWII
Douces Manor, 60 St Leonards Street, West Malling, United Kingdom where they was