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29-805: Kingcome may refer to: People [ edit ] Brian Kingcome (1917–1994), British flying ace in World War II John Kingcome , (d.1871), British admiral and commander of the Pacific Station of the Royal Navy William Kingcome , nephew of Admiral John Kingcome and captain of the Hudson's Bay Company vessel, the Princess Royal Places [ edit ] Kingcome, British Columbia ,

58-454: A Bf 109 he claimed another next day, and also damaged one. On the 13th he shot down a BF 109 of JG 3 . On 16 June 1941 Kingcome probably destroyed a Bf 109, and on 24 July shot one down. He received a Bar to his DFC, having brought his score to 10 confirmed kills. He was promoted to lead the Kenley wing, and on 15 April 1942 damaged a Fw 190. He probably destroyed a Bf 109 on 28 May, and during

87-579: A general region or time frame. Bars would be awarded to denote the particular campaign or war the recipient fought in. The 1854 India General Service Medal was awarded to soldiers over a 41-year period. Twenty-three clasps were created for this award, becoming one of the more extreme uses of this system. The British Naval General Service Medal , was authorised in 1847 with some 231 clasps (of which about 10 were never issued) for actions ranging from relatively minor skirmishes to certain campaigns and all full-fledged battles between 1793 and 1840. The Crimea Medal

116-523: A medal to all soldiers and officers involved in a campaign. These medals were often engraved with the names of the major battles the recipient had fought in during the campaign. The main disadvantages of this system were that new medals had to be created for each campaign or war, and that it was impossible to tell at a glance if the recipient was only a participant in the campaign overall, or if he had been involved in one or several major actions. (The first gallantry medal to be awarded to ordinary British soldiers

145-674: A notable lawyer in New Zealand and Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Alfred Newman (politician) (1849–1924), full name Alfred Kingcome Newman, Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand in 1909 and later Member of Parliament in New Zealand Kingdom Come (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

174-709: A settlement and native village on the Coast of British Columbia Kingcome Inlet , an inlet on the Coast of British Columbia Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia , another settlement on that inlet the Kingcome River , which enters the head of Kingcome Inlet the Kingcome Glacier , a glacier at the head of the Kingcome River the Kingcome Range , aka Kingcome Mountains, a subrange of

203-447: A toll on his health and, after being treated for tuberculosis, Kingcome was invalided from the service in 1954. In civilian life, Kingcome engaged successfully in a London garage and car hire business with his Battle of Britain comrade Paddy Barthropp (who later became very successful with his Rolls-Royce chauffeur business). In 1969, with his wife Lesley (whom he had married in 1957) he set up 'Kingcome Sofas' an enterprise which involved

232-443: Is a thin metal bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration , civil decoration , or other medal . It most commonly indicates the campaign or operation the recipient received the award for, and multiple bars on the same medal are used to indicate that the recipient has met the criteria for receiving the medal in multiple theatres . When used in conjunction with decorations for exceptional service, such as gallantry medals,

261-794: The Channel in an attempt to reach Kiel , Germany during operation Channel Dash . Kingcome then became Wing Leader at Kenley in June 1942, and late in the year posted to the Fighter Leader's School at RAF Charmy Down . In May 1943 he was posted to North Africa to command No. 244 Wing RAF and in September he was promoted to Group Captain at the age of 25. With 244 Wing, Kingcome found himself leading five Spitfire squadrons: No. 92 Squadron RAF , No. 145 Squadron RAF , No. 601 Squadron RAF , No. 417 Squadron RCAF and No. 1 Squadron SAAF during

290-756: The Italian Campaign . In October, Kingcome attended the RAF Staff College at Haifa . On completion, Kingcome was appointed Senior Air Staff Officer in No. 205 Group, which comprised all of the RAF heavy bomber squadrons in the theatre. In spite of his staff position, Kingcome flew several missions as a waist-gunner in a B-24 Liberator over northern Yugoslavia. He remained in Italy after the war as CO of No. 324 Wing, again on fighters. In mid 1946 he returned to

319-606: The Royal Air Force College Cranwell , Cranwell in 1936. At the outbreak of the Second World War, Kingcome was based at Hornchurch Airfield serving with No. 65 Squadron RAF . He took part in the battle of France and the battle of Dunkirk ; scoring no victories. He was then posted to No. 92 Squadron , RAF Tangmere in May 1940, where he assumed temporary command over No. 92 Squadron after

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348-651: The Battle of Britain, the BBC commissioned a one-off drama for TV called First Light , based on Geoffrey Wellum 's book of the same name , in which Brian Kingcome was portrayed by the actor Ben Aldridge . The film was first shown by the BBC on 14 September 2010. He appeared on screen in an uncredited speaking role of "Fighter Pilot" in the opening and closing scenes of the 1942 film " The First Of The Few " (US title " Spitfire ") Medal bar A medal bar or medal clasp

377-663: The Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountain, located east of Kingcome Inlet. Kingcome Point , on Princes Royal Island in the North Coast region of British Columbia Other [ edit ] Kingcome Navigation, a former shipping company on the BC Coast now amalgamated into Seaspan International See also [ edit ] Alexander Turner (jurist) (1901–1993), full name Alexander Kingcome Turner,

406-742: The RAF, Royal Canadian Air Force and South African Air Force Supermarine Spitfire and heavy bomber units. His total personal score stood at eight enemy aircraft destroyed, three shared, five probable and 13 damaged. Kingcome was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) in 1940, a Bar to the DFC in 1941, and the Distinguished Service Order in 1942. Kingcome was born in Calcutta , India , on 31 May 1917 and educated at Bedford School . Kingcome entered

435-595: The UK and the Staff College for two years. Kingcome flew Spitfires in combat continually until the end of 1944, his tally finishing at eight and three shared destroyed, plus a score of probables and damaged. One of the prewar Cranwell elite, Kingcome was to become one of the Second World War 's great fighter leaders, alongside Douglas Bader , Robert Stanford Tuck and Johnnie Johnson . In May 1940, Kingcome

464-443: The book First Light . Kingcome was acting CO of No. 92 Squadron between official COs; during a month-long period in September and October, No. 92 Squadron lost three COs. In early 1941, after Squadron Leader John A. Kent was transferred, Kingcome received full command. During this time he and his pilots achieved the highest success rate of any squadron in the entire Battle of Britain. After serving with No. 92 Squadron, Kingcome

493-415: The employment of Devon boat builders to craft sofas to each customer's measurements. Kingcome wrote an autobiography called "A Willingness to Die" about his experiences during the Second World War. His memoirs were written shortly before his death in 1994. In it he stated "I always regarded 92 Squadron as my personal property. I led it through, what was to me, the most exhilarating and treacherous part of

522-490: The length of service rendered. The two terms are used because terms "bar" and "clasp" both refer to two parts of the medal; the indicator discussed in this article, and the part of the medal connected to the ribbon. Prior to the early 19th century, medals and decorations were only awarded to ranking officers ; occasions existed where medals were presented to soldiers ( other ranks or enlisted men ) or seamen ( naval ratings ), but these were often private efforts. One exception

551-507: The loss of their Squadron leader Roger Bushell over the skies of Calais on 23 May 1940. During his time at No. 92 Squadron, Kingcome became acquainted with Geoffrey Wellum . Wellum, who flew as wingman to Flight Lieutenant Brian Kingcome, 92 Squadron's acting CO (the Squadron lost 2 new COs within days of their arrival and Brian Kingcome led the Squadron temporarily in the absence of a squadron commander) later recorded his experiences in

580-645: The name of each additional battle were attached to the medal's ribbon. This method of notation evolved again on the Punjab Campaign medal , where the standard medal was awarded to all that had served during the campaign, with bars produced for the three major battles; the Battle of Chillianwala , the Siege of Multan , and the Battle of Gujarat . The creation of bars led to the development of 'General Service' medals, which would be presented to any soldier serving in

609-573: The term "and bar" means that the award has been bestowed multiple times. In the example, "Group Captain Leonard Cheshire , VC , OM , DSO and two bars, DFC ", "DSO and two bars" means that the Distinguished Service Order was awarded on three occasions. A British convention is to indicate bars by the use of asterisks; thus, DSO** would denote a DSO and two bars. Bars are also used on long-service medals to indicate

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638-595: The title Kingcome . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kingcome&oldid=1021068522 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Brian Kingcome Kingcome later served in North Africa , Sicily , Italy and over Yugoslavia with

667-457: The war, the Battle of Britain at Biggin Hill. I gained and lost many good friends, and in front line operations I was with 92 longer than any other squadron" and "Why can't they just talk about Battle of Britain pilots? Why does it always have to be heroes? I think it devalues the word and denigrates all those others who were called on to face just as great odds." To mark the 70th anniversary of

696-409: The year was awarded a DSO, having added another victory to his score. In 1943 Kingcome was posted to North Africa to lead 244 Wing, and lead this for 18 months, becoming a group captain after the invasion of Italy. By the end of his stay with the wing, he had brought his total personal tally to eight destroyed, three shared, five probable and 13 damaged enemy aircraft. The Second World War had taken

725-457: Was briefly posted as flight commander at No 61 Operational Training Unit in late 1941. In February 1942, he returned to operations as CO of No. 72 Squadron RAF . Almost immediately he was ordered to provide escort cover for the ill-fated Fleet Air Arm Swordfish attack on the German capital ship Gneisenau , the cruiser ship Prinz Eugen and the capital ship Scharnhorst as they sailed through

754-464: Was claimed as damaged in Maidstone area around 08.45. Both claims confirmed by Intelligence Officer were unfortunately groundless. Jagdwaffe did not lost single one. Third claim was for damaged Ju 88. Three days later he shared a Ju 88 again, damaged two others, probably destroyed a Do 17, and damaged one of these also. Around this time Kingcome was awarded a DFC for six victories, and on 11 October got

783-492: Was posted to No. 92 Squadron as flight commander . On 25 May, Kingcome shared a Do 17 and on 2 June destroyed two He 111s and damaged a third. He shared a Ju 88 of 3./ LG 1 with two others on 10 July, and again on the 24th. On 9 September he probably destroyed a Bf 110 and two days later shot down a He 111. On the 14th he damaged another. Kingcome shot down a Bf 109 on the 23rd he shot down Ofw. Gerhard Grzymalla of 8./JG 26. The next day he probably destroyed another Me 109 and one

812-630: Was the Army Gold Medal issued to higher ranking participants in the Peninsular War . A medal was given for service, with a clasp for each battle fought. After four clasps were earned the medal was turned in for a cross with the battle names on the arms, and additional clasps were then added. The maximum was achieved by the Duke of Wellington , with a cross and nine clasps. Over the next 40 years, it became customary for governments to present

841-537: Was the Victoria Cross in 1856.) The Sutlej Medal was the earliest medal to use such bars. It was awarded to British Army and Honourable East India Company soldiers who fought in the First Anglo-Sikh War between 1845 and 1846. The first battle the recipient participated in would be engraved on the medal itself. If the recipient had participated in multiple engagements, silver bars bearing

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