Just been reading an interview with the author, Philip Pullman. In it he mentions his father who was killed in Kenya in 1954: Britain needs to bring back rationing, says author Phillip Pullman - Times Online A bit of digging: Surname PULLMAN Forenames/Initials Alfred Outram Rank Flt Lt Service Royal Air Force Service Number 117412 Station RAF Eastleigh Decorations DFC Place of Birth/Home Town Woking, Surrey Date of Birth 21 May 1916 Age 37 Date of Death 06 February 1954 Cemetery Name Nyeri Cemetery Cemetery Address Kenya Grave Number 50 Included on Armed Forces Memorial Yes Included on Roll of Honour Yes It appears, from the LG, that he was commissioned in 1942 (though I haven't found any details of his war service yet), and stayed in the RAF. At the time of his death he was CO of 1340 Flight: British Units And his DFC was announced after his death. Flight PDF Archive - 64 FLIGHT, 9 July 1954 It appears to have been a flying accident rather than being KIA
Interesting to know about one of my wife's favourite authors. She'll be pleased to hear of the new book and I might read it one day!
