Person Open DS/UK/11299 Dowding; Hugh Caswall Tremenheere (1882-1970); 1st Baron Dowding, GCB GCVO CMG; British officer in the Royal Air Force Dowding Hugh Caswall Tremenheere 1882-1970 British officer in the Royal Air Force Male

Air Chief Marshal Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding GCB, GCVO, CMG (24 April 1882, Moffat, Scotland – 15 February 1970, Royal Tunbridge Wells, England) was a British officer in the Royal Air Force. He was the commander of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain, and is generally credited with playing a crucial role in Britain's defence, and hence, the defeat of Hitler's plan to invade Britain. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 1/21/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 c57d0e55-54ff-4528-ad19-1cfb2e408715