Leslie Mavor

Leslie Deane Mavor
KCB AFC OStJ FRAeS DL
Born 18 January 1916
Aberdeen, Scotland
Died 1991
York, England
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  Royal Air Force
Years of service 1935–1973
Rank Air Marshal
Commands held RAF Lindholme
38 Group
Training Command
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)
Air Force Cross (AFC)
Other work Deputy Lieutenant of North Yorkshire

Air Marshal Sir Leslie Deane Mavor KCB AFC OStJ FRAeS DL (18 January 1916–1991) was a senior Royal Air Force officer.

RAF career

Educated in Aberdeen, Mavor joined the Royal Air Force in 1935.[1] He was trained at the School of Army Co-operation and was then posted to No 31 Squadron, which at the time was based in Lahore in India.[1] In 1942, during World War II, Mavor received the Air Force Cross for Army Co-Operation and Transport operations which he performed with his squadron in India, the Middle East and Burma.[1] In 1959 he became Station Commander at RAF Lindholme and in 1961 he became Director of Air Staff Briefing at the Air Ministry.[1] In 1964 attended the Imperial Defence College and on graduation he became Air Officer Commanding No 38 Group.[1] In 1966 he was moved to Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Policy).[1] On promotion to Air Marshal in 1969 he was appointed Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Training Command and he retired on 18 January 1973.[1]

Mavor was appointed Principal of the Home Office Home Defence College.[1] Retiring as Principal in 1980 he continued in the new post of Co-ordinator of Voluntary Effort in Civil Defence until 1984.[1] His appointment reflected a review of Civil preparedness for home defence carried out by the new Conservative Government in 1979 shortly after it was elected.[2]

He was made a KCB 1 January 1970 (CB 13 June 1964), received the Air Force Cross 1 January 1942, OStJ 30 January 1966.[1]

He was a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, and was appointed DL of North Yorkshire 24 May 1976.[1]

External links

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Marshal Sir Leslie Mavor
  2. ↑ Struggle for Survival, Governing Britain after the Bomb, File 7 From Civil Defence to Emergency Planning
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir John Davis		 Commander-in-Chief Training Command
1969–1972 		Succeeded by
Sir Neville Stack
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