Philip Game

Air ViceMarshal Sir Philip Woolcott Game, GCB, GCVO, GBE, KCMG, DSO was a British Royal Air Force commander, who later served as Governor of New South Wales and Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis . 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 Trenchards chief staff officer. Finishing the War as an acting majorgeneral, 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 ViceMarshal.

Game was born in Streatham, Surrey, England, onMarch 1876 to George Beale Game, a merchant from Broadway, Worcestershire, and his wife Clara Vincent. Before entering the army, he was educated at Charterhouse School. Following officer training at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich, Game was commissioned as a second lieutenant onNovember 1895 into the Royal Artillery. Promoted to lieutenant onNovember 1898 and further promoted to captain onJune 1901, he served in the Second Boer War and was Mentioned in Despatches. As a young artillery captain he was made officer in charge of the gun carriage bearing the coffin of Queen Victoria at her funeral in 1901. Following brief postings in India and Ireland, Game attended the Staff College, Camberley in 1910 and was posted as a General Service Officer at the War Office. He later won the Royal United Services Institute Gold Medal Essay. OnAugust 1908 he married Gwendolen HughesGibb, the daughter of Francis HughesGibb of Dorset,

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