Vivian Dykes
Vivian Dykes (1898 - 29 January 1943), was the Director of Plans, War Office between 1939 and 1941 and became the Chief Combined Secretary British Joint Staff Mission Washington in 1942. He died in 1943 on approach to RAF Talbenny on a flight from Africa. On hearing the news Winston Churchill [1] sent a telagram [2] to Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal asking him to send his condolences to his relatives.
Family Tree
Uncle to Michael Swann former chairman of the BBC and Hugh Swann, cabinet maker to Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
References
- ^ Churchill’s War Volume II: Triumph in Adversity, By David Irving, ISBN-10: 1872197159 page 698 Paragraph 4
- ^ Churchill Archives Centre, http://www-archives.chu.cam.ac.uk/perl/node?a=a;reference=CHAR%2020%2F127%2F55 Telegram to Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal] 01 Feb 1943