World War II

Group Captain Percy Charles (Pick) Pickard DSO** DFC (Garrett 1926-1932)

• Date of birth 16 May 1915
• School Information None
• Career Information Joined Royal Air Force. Personal Assistant and personal pilot, 1939, to Air Marshal Sir John Baldwin, at that time Commandant RAF College, Cranwell. Played polo for RAF in 1939.
• Date of Death 18 February 1944
• Cause of Death Killed in action during the raid on Amiens Jail.
• Location Amiens, France
• Cemetery St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, France - Plot 3. Row B. Grave 13.
• Rank Group Captain
• Brand of Service Royal Air Force, Cdg 140 Wing
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