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Eugene Louis Gerrard
Born(1881-07-14)14 July 1881
Died7 February 1963(1963-02-07) (aged 81)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Marines (1900–18)
Royal Air Force (1918–29)
Years of service1900–29
RankAir Commodore
Commands heldNo. 1 Air Defence Group (1927–29)
Palestine Command (1924–27)
No. 1 Group (1922–24)
Mediterranean Group (1920–21)
South-West Group RNAS (1917–18)
RNAS Eastbourne (1916–17)
No. 2 Squadron RNAS (1914–15)
No. 1 Squadron RNAS (1914)
Battles/warsFirst World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Commander of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)

Air Commodore Eugene Louis Gerrard, CMG, DSO (14 July 1881 – 7 February 1963) was an officer in the Royal Marines and Royal Air Force.

Gerrard was commissioned into the Royal Marine Light Infantry in 1900 and served on HMS Hermione, HMS Defiance, HMS Spartiate, HMS Dido, HMS Prince of Wales (1902) and HMS Vindictive.

In 1911, Gerrard was one of the first four officers chosen by the Admiralty for flying training conducted under the auspices of the Royal Aero Club – he was awarded certificate #76. Gerrard then served as a squadron commander in the newly formed Royal Flying Corps and was posted as a flight commander to the Central Flying School. Whilst at the Central Flying School, Gerrard set two records for flying at high altitude with passengers. On the first occasion, he flew to 10,000 feet with Major Hugh Trenchard. Later, Gerrard flew to 8,400 feet with two passengers.

Following the outbreak of the First World War, Gerrard took up command of No. 1 Squadron of the Royal Naval Air Service. One of his first acts was to attack the Düsseldorf Airship Sheds in a B.E.2a. Later in the war, Gerrard was appointed as the commander of an RNAS wing in the eastern Mediterranean where he gained the Distinguished Service Order for his leadership.

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