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He was indeed the dad of Tim, retired as a Wing Commander and commanded II Sqn.
O'DWYER-RUSSELL - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements
Ah, The Cricketers Arms at Hartley Wintney - many happy afternoons there.
Edit: Looking again at Group Captain Hobden's superb record, I'm not sure what the form was then, but I'm sure a man of his wisdom, experience and calibre was canny enough to do 2 years and 5 days (just enough time in rank?) for the pension..! Nice that he fairly spanked those actuarial odds.