Birth name Robert Pigot Rank Brigadier General Died December 27, 1977 Deposed date 1977 | Years of service – Name Sir Pigot, Allegiance United Kingdom | |
Born 3 May 1882
Cobham, Surrey, England ( 1882-05-03 ) Service/branch British Army, Royal Air Force | ||
Sir Robert Pigot, 6th Baronet DSO MC (3 May 1882 – 27 December 1977) was a British Army and later Royal Air Force officer who served in both world wars
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Early life
He was the son of Sir George Pigot, 5th Baronet and his wife Alice, daughter of Sir James Thompson Mackenzie, 1st Baronet. He became the sixth Baronet on the death of his father in 1934.
Military service
He served with the Rifle Brigade until he joined the Royal Flying Corps as adjutant from 1913-14. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and Military Cross (MC) in the First World War.
In the second world war he served with the RAF Volunteer Reserve, resigning his commission as a wing commander in 1944.
Family life
Pigot married in 1913 to Norah Hargraves and they had three daughters. He died on 27 December 1977 ay Yeovil in Somerset.