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H. E. Bates (1905–1974)

Author of Fair Stood the Wind for France

Includes the names: H Bates, Bates H E, H. E. Bates, H. E. Bates, Flying Officer X, Flying Officer X, Ernest Herbert Bates, Herbert Ernest Bates, Flying Officer X (H. E Bates), Bates He Foreword By The Author ... (see complete list)

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H.E. Bates wrote his wartime propaganda stories for the RAF under the pseudonym "Flying Officer X"

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Canonical name
Legal name
Bates, Herbert Ernest
Other names
Flying Officer X
Date of birth
1905-05-16
Date of death
1974-01-29
Burial location
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Cremated
Gender
male
Nationality
UK
Country (for map)
Birthplace
Rushden, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Place of death
Canterbury, Kent, England, UK
Cause of death
Places of residence
Rushden, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Little Chart, Kent, England, UK
Education
Kettering Grammar School, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Occupations
reporter
clerk
RAF propagandist
writer
Relationships
Organizations
Awards and honors
Order of the British Empire (Commander ∙ 1973)
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H.E. Bates wrote his wartime propaganda stories for the RAF under the pseudonym "Flying Officer X"

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