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    Commanding Officers of 3 Squadron Australian Flying Corps
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    Name : David Valentine J. Blake
    Date of Birth : 10th November 1887.
    Place of Birth : Harris Park, Parramatta, NSW.
    Occupation : Officer of Australian Permanent Forces.
    Date of Enlistment : 5th January 1916.
    Place of Enlistment : Parramatta.
    Flying Unit : 1 Sqn AFC
    3 Sqn AFC
    Previous Unit : Officer of Australian Permanent Forces.
    Service : Australian Flying Corps
    Theatres : Palestine, France.
    AIF Rank : Major
    Awards : American DSM
    Victories :  
    Service Nickname :  
    AIF Fate : Returned To Australia
    Date of AIF Fate : 10th May 1919
    Final Rank : Colonel
    Date of Death :  
    Place of Death :  
    Cause of Death :  
    Notes :  




    CO of 3 Sqn AFC

    10th September 1917 - 28th October 1918.

    Name : William Hopton Anderson
    Date of Birth :  
    Place of Birth : Kew, Melbourne
    Occupation :  
    Date of Enlistment :  
    Place of Enlistment : Melbourne
    Flying Unit : 3 Sqn AFC.
    Previous Unit :  
    Service : Australian Flying Corps
    Theatres : France.
    AIF Rank : Major
    Awards : DFC
    Belgian Croix De Guerre
    CBE
    Victories :  
    Service Nickname :  
    AIF Fate : Returned To Australia
    Date of AIF Fate : 16th March 1919
    Final Rank : Air Commodore, RAAF
    Date of Death :  
    Place of Death :  
    Cause of Death :  
    Notes :  




    CO of 3 Sqn AFC

    28th October 1918 - 7th January 1919.

    Name : Henry Neilson Wrigley
    Date of Birth :  
    Place of Birth :  
    Occupation :  
    Date of Enlistment :  
    Place of Enlistment :  
    Flying Unit : 3 Sqn AFC.
    Previous Unit :  
    Service : Australian Flying Corps
    Theatres : France.
    AIF Rank : Captain
    Awards : DFC
    Victories :  
    Service Nickname :  
    AIF Fate : Returned To Australia
    Date of AIF Fate : 6th May 1919
    Final Rank : Air Vice Marshal, RAAF
    Date of Death : September 1987
    Place of Death : Camberwell
    Cause of Death : Natural Causes
    Notes : Wrote the history of 3 Sqn AFC,
    "The Battle Below". Also flew the
    pioneering route from Melbourne
    to Darwin in 1920. Died age 95 of
    natural causes.




    CO of 3 Sqn AFC

    7th January 1919 - onwards.