Page 5 - Cecil Thomas Weir

July 1944 - Officer Commanding - RAF Fiskerton

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17 October 1944 - Officer Commanding - RAF Fulbeck

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22 November 1944 - Prisoner of War - (Stalag Luft I)
Date not known - Attended RAF Staff College

1947 - Wing Commander - Flying, Empire Air Armament School
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3 December 1949 - SOA - AHQ Malta
1952 - Staff - Air Ministry

1955 - Officer Commanding - Central Gunnery School (Leconfield)

July 1956 - Task Force Commander - Operation Buffalo

Date not known - Attended Joint Services Staff College

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12 May 1958 - SASO (Senior Air Staff Officer) - HQ Middle East Air Force
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23 April 1959 - Deputy C in C - Middle East Air Force
15 May 1961 - Commandant - School of Land/Air Warfare
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April 1963 - Commandant - Joint Warfare Establishment

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30 October 1964 - Member - NATO Standing Group/Commander - British Joint Services Mission,
Washington DC

In 1956 Cecil was involved in discussions about Operation Buffalo, the British Atomic Tests at
Maralinga in South Australia, later becoming the Task Force Commander.
The RAF Joint Warfare Establishment was formed in April 1963 by amalgamating the School of
Land/Air Warfare with the Amphibious Warfare School, Cecil was its first Commandant.

On the 5 August 1965 Cecil suffered a heart attack at his home in Washington DC and sadly
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passed away at the young age of 52 years.

Cecil Thomas Weir was awarded these medals and honours for service to his
Country

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24 September 1941 - Mentioned in Despatches
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11 June 1942 - Mentioned in Despatches
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3 April 1945 - Distinguished Flying Cross
9 June 1949 - KCVSA (Kings Commendation for valuable service)
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1 January 1958 - Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)
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9 February 1960 - Order of the bath (companion) (CB)
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