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Tag Archives: Ellen
Through Fire, Desert and Earthquake: Grandad Ellen’s Escapades
Cyril Norman Ellen wasn’t just a distinguished Air Commodore – he was Harvey’s grandad, a man whose life read like an adventure story. From dodging enemy aircraft in a burning seaplane to carving air routes across desert wilderness, surviving earthquakes … Continue reading
Their Finest Hour
Last November, Harvey and I attended an event at Plymouth University in order to contribute to a new online archive called ‘Their Finest Hour’. The University of Oxford project was devised in order to preserve stories and take photographs and … Continue reading
On This Day… 1st April
1ST APRIL The 1st April was no fool’s day for Harvey’s grandad as it popped up several times during the course of his career. Here I list a few examples. Cyril Norman Ellen joined the Royal Naval Air Service in … Continue reading
The Career Of Air Commodore C.N. Ellen D.F.C. A.K.A. Harvey’s Grandad
The Service Orders, Leave Clearance Certificates, etc. file About seven years ago, I began scanning some documents in a file which had belonged to Harvey’s Grandad Ellen, labelled “Service Orders, Leave Clearance Certificates, etc.”. It was jam-packed with papers and … Continue reading
Aerial Photograph Of Kalat Fort – 1934
31ST MAY Being the anniversary of the 1935 Earthquake in Quetta, I thought I’d have a rummage around in Harvey’s Grandad’s archive where I found a number of aerial photographs. Regular followers may remember that Cyril Ellen was in the … Continue reading
Appointment At The Palace
15TH JULY Exactly one hundred years ago today a special communication was received by a young Lt Cyril Norman Ellen requesting his presence at Buckingham Palace on the 24th July 1919. The phonogram was sent from the Lord Chamberlain’s office … Continue reading
100 Years Ago Harvey’s Grandad Was Awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross
3RD DECEMBER 100 years ago today, Harvey’s Grandad’s award of the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) was announced in the London Gazette as follows… 14320 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 3 DECEMBER, 1918 AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS. Lieut. Cyril Norman … Continue reading
On This Day… 100 Years Of The RAF
1ST APRIL To mark 100 years today since the birth of the RAF (Royal Air Force), I’m posting a copy of the Commission that Harvey’s grandad, then Lieut. Cyril Norman Ellen D.F.C., received in November 1918 and which had come … Continue reading
Mentioned In Dispatches 100 Years Ago
Harvey’s Grandad, then Temporary Observer Sub-Lieutenant C N Ellen, was mentioned in dispatches in 1918. The M.I.D. citation appeared in the London Gazette on 11 June 1918 and was “For Gallant Conduct and Distinguished Service during the Period from 21st … Continue reading
Any Old Excuse For A Celebration!
6TH SEPTEMBER Harvey’s grandad, Cyril Ellen, was born on this day in 1895. Talking of birthdays, whilst serving in the RAF with 45 Squadron in Egypt in 1921, Cyril who was the Adjutant, issued a memo on behalf of his … Continue reading