Having read his obituary in todays Times (and very racy it is too!) it has a picture of him (same picture as in the Wiki entry) showing his wings and underneath two medal ribbons, the GSM and an unknown red one.
For a very senior officer just two medals earned during his career seems rather odd. Any views on this?
WT. A humble airman who only gained the GSM with clasp Malaya during 12-years of service.