Stanley Baldwin Neville Chamberlain Winston Churchill
Preceded by
The Lord Trenchard
Succeeded by
Sir Harold Scott
Personal details
Born
(1876-03-20)20 March 1876 Streatham, Surrey
Died
4 February 1961(1961-02-04) (aged 84) Sevenoaks, Kent
Spouse
Gwendolen Hughes-Gibb
Military service
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Branch/service
British Army (1893–1918) Royal Air Force (1918–29)
Years of service
1893–1929
Rank
Air Vice-Marshal
Commands
Air Member for Personnel (1923–29) RAF India (1922–23) South Western Area (1918–19)
Battles/wars
Second Boer War First World War
Battle of Neuve Chapelle
Awards
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in despatches (6) Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy Officer of the Legion of Honour (France)
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Philip Woolcott Game, GCB, GCVO, GBE, KCMG, DSO (30 March 1876 – 4 February 1961) was a Royal Air Force commander, who later served as Governor of New South Wales and Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (London). Born in Surrey in 1876, Game was educated at Charterhouse School and entered the military at Royal Military Academy Woolwich, gaining his commission in 1895. Serving with the Royal Artillery, Game saw action in the Second Boer War and the First World War. After serving with distinction and bravery, Game transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in early 1916 serving as General Trenchard's chief staff officer. Finishing the War as an acting major-general, Game remained in the Royal Air Force after the close of hostilities. Notably he served as Air Officer Commanding RAF India and Air Member for Personnel. He retired from the military in 1929, having reached the rank of air vice-marshal.
In March 1930, Game was appointed Governor of New South Wales, serving during a time of political instability and coming into conflict with the NSW Labor government over attempts to abolish the New South Wales Legislative Council. Game dismissed the Government of Premier Jack Lang in May 1932. Ending his term in January 1935, Game returned to Britain and was appointed Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in London. He held it during the tumultuous 1930s, the 1936 abdication crisis and the Second World War, before retiring at the end of the war in Europe in 1945.[1] Between 1937 and 1949 he resided at Langham House, Ham Common, Surrey and was Vicar's Warden at St. Andrews church.[2] Retiring with his wife Gwendoline to his home in Kent, Game died in February 1961, aged 84.[1]
^ abMcMinn, W G. "Game, Sir Philip Woolcott (1876–1961)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^Fison, Vanessa (2009). The Matchless Vale: the story of Ham and Petersham and their people. Ham and Petersham Association. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-9563244-0-5.
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