Sir Keith Park was born in Thames, joined the NZ Army and fought in WWI at Gallipoli. He transferred to the British Army and then the Royal Flying Corps. He shot down 14 planes during WWI. In WWII he was promoted to Air Vice Marshall (equal to a Major General) and was in charge of No 11 Group RAF which defended London during the Battle of Britain.
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