Peter Townsend
Also recorded as Peter Wooldridge Townsend · G/Capt. Peter Woolridge Townsend
Peter Townsend
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- Born
- 1914 · Yangon.
- Died
- 1995 · Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- aircraft pilot · writer
- Education
- Haileybury and Imperial Service College
- Honours
- Distinguished Service Order · Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
- Languages
- English
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The authorities additionally record the headings Peter Wooldridge Townsend and G/Capt. Peter Woolridge Townsend. His recorded language was English. He was the child of Edward Copleston Townsend. He married Rosemary Pratt, Marchioness Camden and Marie-Luce Jamagne.
(Crop on Peter Thownsend) Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945. Flight Lieutenants P W Townsend (left) and C B Hull of No. 43 Squadron RAF at Wick, Caithness, at the time they had shot down three enemy aircraft each. Hull became the commanding officer of the Squadron in September 1940 and was killed in action on 7 September having shot down at least 10 enemy aircraft. Townsend was to end his
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Life and career
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Life and career
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1914
Peter Townsend born at Yangon.
1976
Sociology and social policy / Peter Townsend. is dated 1976, and held by Wellcome Collection.
1995
Peter Townsend died at Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines.
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Yangon.
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Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines.
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- 1.Barrymaine, Norman (1958). The Peter Townsend Story. E. P. Dutton Ltd., p. 19.
- 2.Haileybury Register 1862–1910, Haileybury and Imperial Service College, 1910, p. 191
- 3.De-La-Noy, Michael. Townsend, Peter Woolridge (1914–1995), air force officer and official in the royal household. 2004. 978-0-19-861412-8.
- 4.Oxford University Press. Townsend, Group Captain Peter Wooldridge. Who Was Who. April 2014.
- 5.Royal Sisters- Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, Anne Edwards, Lyons Press, 2017, p. 115
- 6.Haileybury and Imperial Service College. DSO Haileybury 1912 – 1962. haileybury.com.
- 7.34197. 5743. 10 September 1935.
- 8.Townsend, P. Time and Chance (Book Club Associates, 1978), pp. 84–93, with squadron photograph.
- 9.34374. 1260. 20 February 1937.
- 10.34598. 1072. 14 February 1939.
- 11.Peter Townsend, Time and Chance: An Autobiography (London: Collins, 1978) page 108
- 12.3rd February 1940: Peter Townsend scores first with first plane shot down over England. WWII Today.
- 13.34840. 2556. 30 April 1940.
- 14.34893. 4268. 9 July 1940.
- 15.35525. 1649. 14 April 1942.
- 16.34940. 5407. 6 September 1940.
- 17.35161. 2744. 13 May 1941.
- 18.35383. 7111. 16 December 1941.
- 19.Bowman, Martin. RAF Fighter Pilots in WWII. Pen and Sword. 149. 2015. 978-1-78383-192-0.
- 20.Francis K. Mason, *Battle Over Britain*, McWhirter Twins Ltd, 1969, p. 54.
- 21.Peter Townsend, *Duel of Eagles*, Harrap, 1970, p. 112.
- 22.Peter Townsend, *Duel of Eagles*, Harrap, 1970, p. 114.
- 23.Peter Townsend, *Duel of Eagles*, Harrap, 1970, pp. 145–146.
- 24.Francis K. Mason, *Battle Over Britain*, McWhirter Twins Ltd, 1969, p. 231.
- 25.Francis K. Mason, *Battle Over Britain*, McWhirter Twins Ltd, 1969, p. 238.
- 26.Francis K. Mason, *Battle Over Britain*, McWhirter Twins Ltd, 1969, p. 243.
- 27.Francis K. Mason, *Battle Over Britain*, McWhirter Twins Ltd, 1969, p. 245.
- 28.Francis K. Mason, *Battle Over Britain*, McWhirter Twins Ltd, 1969, p. 246.
- 29.36425. 14 March 1944. 1229. yes.
- 30.Who is Townsend?. Australian Women's Weekly. 23 March 1955.
- 31.39904. 3 July 1953. 3676. yes.
- 32.38490. 6721. 28 December 1948.
- 33.38983. 1 August 1950. 3953. yes.
- 34.39739. 53. 30 December 1952.
- 35.Valentine Low. Adelaide Cottage, duke and duchess's new home, was scene of royal scandal. The Times. 14 June 2022.
- 36.Frost, Katie. Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend's Love Affair – The Real Story of Margaret & Captain Townsend. www.townandcountrymag.com. 8 December 2017.
- 37."1955: Princess Margaret cancels wedding". "On This Day", BBC.
- 38.Nikkhah, Roya (7 November 2009). "Princess Margaret: recently unearthed letter sheds new light on decision not to marry". The Daily Telegraph.
- 39.Gregory, Joseph R. Princess Margaret Dies at 71; Sister of Queen Elizabeth Had a Troubled Life. The New York Times. 2 February 2002.
- 40.Petkanas, Christopher. Love Story. Vogue. 309. October 2010.
- 41.Le Moulin – Restoration. The Landmark Trust.
- 42.Lemire, Sarah. Did Peter Townsend and Princess Margaret ever reunite, like 'The Crown' shows?. Today. NBC News. 14 November 2022.
- 43.Pasternak, Anna. The real reason Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend's love affair was doomed from the start. The Telegraph. 12 November 2022.
- 44.Tsuchiya, Takeshi. A-bomb book by Briton to be reprinted on Nagasaki anniversary. Kyodo News+. 23 July 2018.
- 45.Peter Townsend. Waterstones.
- 46.Anderson, Susan Heller. Peter Townsend, at 65, Settles In as a Successful Author; Relentless Horror Assistance From World Agencies 'Longing for Revenge' Off Around the World. The New York Times. 24 August 1980. 0362-4331.
- 47."SFO looks at 500m fall of Carroll empire", Dominic O'Connell, Sunday Business, 1 October 2000, p. 1.
- 48.Goodman, Walter. Television Review: Kings, Queens and Commoners: A Tasting of the Windsor Stew. The New York Times. 7 November 1994. 0362-4331.
- 49.The Windsors: A Royal Family. Turner Classic Movies.
- 50.De-la-Noy, Michael. Obituary: Gp Capt Peter Townsend. The Independent. 21 June 1995.
- 51.Guy Portelli Sculpture Studio.
- 52.34875. 7 June 1940. 3486. Air Ministry Announcements.
- 53.34957. 11 October 1940. 6034. Air Ministry Announcements.
- 54.David Leitch, Fighter Pilot: The Story of Peter Townsend, Osprey Publishing, 2013, p. 45.
- 55."Group Captain Peter Townsend's Medals sell for £260,000," Forces News , 21 July 2021, https://www.forcesnews.com/news/group-captain-townsends-battle-britain-medals-sell-ps260000
- 56.Samuelson, Kate. 'The Crown' and the True History of Princess Margaret's Doomed Romance. Time.
- 57.Singh, Anita. 'Timothy Dalton's licence to thrill Crown audiences as Princess Margaret's former lover. The Telegraph. 25 September 2021.
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