serviceyears branch commands death_date allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1926 -- 1957 united kingdom commandant-general of the raf regiment , 1954-1957 29 october 1986 united kingdom cvo cbe second world war 5 september 1905 air vice-marshall brian courtenay yarde
 brian courtenay yarde
brian courtenay yarde

air vice-marshall brian courtenay yarde cvo cbe -lrb- 1905-1986 -rrb- , was a royal air force officer during the second world war and a senior commander in the 1950s .
