Captain Percy John Mote C.B.E1
M, #447, b. 1903, d. 1987
| Name Variation | Captain Percy John Mote C.B.E was also known as John Percy Mote. |
| Birth* | He was born in 1903 at UK; possibly born in Glasgow.3,4 |
| He was the son of Percy Crofts Mote and Margaret Farquharson Wicks.2 |
| Occupation | Captain Percy John Mote C.B.E was granted a short service commission as a Pilot Officer on probation for five years on the Active List on 10 August 1925.5 |
| Occupation* | He was appointed as a Flying Officer to RAF Depot, Uxbridge on 22 November 1931.6 |
| Occupation | He was appointed as a Flying Officer to RAF Base, Gosport on 14 March 1932.7 |
| Marriage* | He married Joan Bryer circa September 1932 at Croydon, England.3,8 |
| Milit-Beg* | Percy was a Flight-Lieutenant in the RAF in 1936 when his first daughter was born.9 |
| Note* | Captain Percy John Mote C.B.E had a daughter by Joan on 14 April 1936 at Shrublands, Croydon, England.9 |
| Occupation | He was appointed as a Flight Lieutenant to No. 1 Mechanical Transport Storage and "D" Maintenance Unit, Wembley on 4 July 1938.10 |
| Occupation | He was promoted from Wing Commander to Group Captain on 1 January 1949.11 |
| Residence* | He lived in 1961 at Withyham, Sussex, England.1 |
| Note | At the time of his marriage he was a Group Captain. |
| Residence | He lived circa 1985 at Benalla, Vic, Australia.3 |
| Burial* | He was buried in 1987 at Fontenille - St Martin d'Entraigues, Poitou - Charantes, France.4 |
| Death* | He died in 1987 at France.4 |
Citations:
- [S21] The Times, Printed Thursday June 29, 1961; page 14; issue 55120; column B; category marriages.
- [S80] Alison Field, "Percy J Mote's Family," e-mail to Robert Mote, October 2005.
- [S33] Alison Stewart Ross, "J P Mote's Family," e-mail to Robert Mote, 31 July 2004.
- [S93] Venetia Coupe, "Percy John Mote," e-mail to Robert Mote, August 2007.
- [S21] The Times, The Times, Wed, August 19, 1925; pg. 7; Issue 44044; col A; Category: Official Appointments and Notices.
- [S21] The Times, The Times, Jan 11, 1932; pg. 8; Issue 46027; col E; Category: Official Appointments and Notices.
- [S21] The Times, The Times, March 19, 1932; pg. 4; Issue 46086; col F; Category: Official Appointments and Notices.
- [S6] UK Registered BDMs, , Marriage - Croydon 1932 Q3 2a 820a.
- [S21] The Times, The Times, April 17, 1936; pg. 1; Issue 47351; col A; Category: Births.
- [S21] The Times, The Times, July 22, 1938; pg. 9; Issue 48053; col D; Category: Official Appointments and Notices.
- [S21] The Times, The Times, Jan 1, 1949; pg. 6; Issue 51268; col F; Category: Official Appointments and Notices.
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