Tom Urquhart Pollitt was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Air Force officer.
11 Facts About Tom Pollitt
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Tom Pollitt played first-class cricket for the Royal Air Force cricket team.
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Tom Pollitt played first-class cricket for the Royal Air Force cricket team against the Army at The Oval in 1931.
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Shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, Tom Pollitt was made a commissioned officer when he was promoted from warrant officer to flying officer in June 1939.
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Tom Pollitt was mentioned in dispatches twice in 1941, in January and March.
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Tom Pollitt was made an OBE in the 1942 Birthday Honours.
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Tom Pollitt was mentioned in dispatches in June 1943, and then in the same month he was promoted to the war substantive rank of squadron leader, antedated to July 1942.
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Tom Pollitt was promoted to the temporary rank of wing commander in July 1944.
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Tom Pollitt was granted seniority in the rank of squadron leader back to June 1945.
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Tom Pollitt was promoted to the full rank of wing commander in July 1947, with seniority to October 1946.
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Tom Pollitt retired from active service in April 1955, retaining the rank of wing commander.