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Geoffrey Ambler
Microfilm image of RAF officer wearing peaked cap
Geoffrey Hill Ambler, 1944
Born(1904-06-23)23 June 1904
Baildon
Died26 August 1978(1978-08-26) (aged 74)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1931–1946
RankAir vice-marshal
Commands heldRoyal Observer Corps (1942–43)
No. 609 (West Riding) Squadron (1938–39)
No. 608 (North Riding) Squadron (1934–38)
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Air Force Cross
Other workChairman of Fred Ambler Limited

Air Vice Marshal Geoffrey Hill Ambler, CB, CBE, AFC (23 June 1904 – 26 August 1978) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. Ambler served as the third Commandant of the Royal Observer Corps, the first serving RAF officer to hold the appointment as his predecessors were retired air commodores.

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