Researching David Crooks
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The name David means "beloved" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of David Crooks on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for David Crooks and the Crooks Family History
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Some Famous People called David Crooks
David Crooks (RNZAF officer)
Air Marshal David Manson Crooks, (born 8 December 1931) is a retired senior commander of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. He was Chief of the Air Staff from April 1983 to October 1986 and Chief of the Defence Staff thereafter until 1987 when he retired.
Crooks was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1969 Queen's Birthday Honours, and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1985 New Year Honours.
Crooks retired from the Royal New Zealand Air Force in 1987. In retirement he served on the board of the RNZAF Museum Trust.
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