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Vintras, Air Commodore Roland Eugene de Trevieres CBE
1908 - 1984 (75 years) 
Has 23 ancestors and 13 descendants in this family tree.
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Abt 1809 - 1883 (74 years)
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Relationship 
with Living Birth 18 May 1908 District Brighton 
[1, 2] Gender Male Biography - His Biography can be found at:
http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Vintras.htm
_UID EFB4DE0F03DA4D2CA567968159B49F3DF270 Death 15 Jan 1984 District Hove [2] Patriarch & Matriarch 
Vintras, Dr Achille
b. Abt 1820, France
d. Between Oct and Dec 1904, Brighton,, Sussex, England (Grandfather) 
Sussette Rosina
b. Abt 1809, Switzerland
d. Apr-Jun 1883, District Hackney (Age 74 years) (Great Grandmother) Headstones 
Submit Headstone Photo Person ID I46919 The Family Maw Last Modified 14 Sep 2021
Father 
Vintras, George Charles Louis Bartlett
b. 24 Nov 1864, District St.Geo.H.Sq.
d. 10 Feb 1934, 127 Freshfield Road, Brighton, , Sussex, England (Age 69 years) Mother Maw, Grace Hilda
b. Between Jan and Mar 1869, Coalbrookdale, , Shropshire, England
d. 13 Jul 1948, 54 Finchley Lane, Hendon, , Middlesex, England Marriage Between Jan and Mar 1905 District Atcham [3] - Cooper Robert Henry Atcham 6a 931
MAW Grace Hilda Atcham 6a 931
Roberts Evaline Henrietta M Atcham 6a 931
VINTRAS George Charles L B Atcham 6a 931
Family ID F1416 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Ransome Bentley, Barbara Patricia
b. 12 Dec 1910
d. 5 Mar 1999, District Haywards Heath (Age 88 years)
Other Partners: Milne, John V. m. Oct-Dec 1963Marriage 5 Dec 1931 Bombay, , Maharashtra, India [4] - First name(s) Barbara Patricia
Last name Ransome Bentley
Marriage year 1931
Marriage date 5 Dec 1931
Spouse's first name Roland Eugene De Treviers
Spouse's last name Vintras
Place Bombay
Presidency Bombay
Groom's age 23
Bride's age 20
Groom's father's first name George Charles Louis Bartler
Groom's father's last name Vintras
Bride's father's first name Ernest George
Bride's father's last name Ransome Bentley
Catalogue description Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Bombay, 1709-1948, :
Archive reference N-3-146
Folio number 175
Entry number 443
Record set British India Office Marriages
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from United Kingdom, Overseas / Unknown
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Age at Marriage He : 23 years and 7 months - She : 21 years. Children3 children Family ID F15009 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Sep 2021
Family 2 Bexton, Ann L.
b. Est 1910
d. Yes, date unknownMarriage Jul-Sep 1962 District Brighton [5] Age at Marriage He : 54 years and 2 months - She : ~ 52 years and 7 months. Family ID F15010 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Oct 2017
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Birth - 18 May 1908 - District Brighton 
Marriage - 5 Dec 1931 - Bombay, , Maharashtra, India 
Child - Vintras, Caroline Frances - 10 Aug 1946 - District Hendon Marriage - Jul-Sep 1962 - District Brighton 
Death - 15 Jan 1984 - District Hove = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
Notes - Air Commodore R E deT Vintras (26127)
Roland Eugene de Trevieres b: 18 May 1908 r: 1 Aug 1949 d: 15 Jan 1984
CBE - 13 Jun 1946, CLoM (Cdr) - 16 Apr 1946.
For a list of foreign decoration abbreviations, click here
Plt Off: 27 Jul 1929, Fg Off: 27 Jan 1931, Flt Lt: 27 Jan 1935, Sqn Ldr: 1 Aug 1938, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Dec 1940, Act Gp Capt: 24 Aug 1942?, Wg Cdr (WS): 24 Feb 1943, Act A/Cdre: 1 Oct 1944, Gp Capt (WS): 1 Apr 1945 - 1 Nov 1947, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1947, A/Cdre: Retained.
xx xxx 1927: Flight Cadet, 'A' Sqn, RAF College.
27 Jul 1929: Pilot/Photographic Officer, No 33 Sqn.
14 Feb 1931: Pilot/Photographic Officer, No 39 Sqn.
7 Mar 1933: Supernumerary, RAF Depot.
10 May 1933: Supernumerary, HQ ADGB.
xx Aug 1933: Attended Central Flying School.
8 Nov 1933: QFI, No 5 FTS.
17 Jan 1936: QFI, No 10 FTS.
1 Nov 1936: Flight Commander, No 66 Sqn.
23 Oct 1937: Squadron Commander, No 4 FTS - RAF Abu Sueir
4 Nov 1938: Supernumerary, No 1 RAF Depot.
23 Jan 1939: Attended RAF Staff College
25 Aug 1939: Air Staff, Directorate of Plans.
xx xxx xxxx: Staff Officer, Allied Military Committee - Supreme War Council.
9 Sep 1940: Staff, Strategic Planning Section - Joint Planning Staff.
xx xxx 1941: Staff, Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Policy).
24 Aug 1942?: Deputy Director of Plans.
xx xxx xxxx: Officer Commanding, RAF ?.
1 Oct 1944: Director of Intelligence (Research).
1 Oct 1945: Director of Intelligence (Operations).
xx xxx xxxx: Staff, Joint Intelligence Bureau, Ministry of Defence.
Winning a 'Prize Scholarship' to the RAF College at Cranwell in 1927, which he represented at Fencing and Athletics. He was awarded the Humanities Prize on graduation in 1929, being posted to No 33 Sqn at Eastchurch. Initially flying Hawker Horsleys, it was not long before the squadron became the first to be equipped with the new Hawker Hart. Whilst serving with 33, he qualified as both a photographic and parachute officer to the squadron. His first overseas posting came in ?, when he joined No 39 Squadron at Risalpur in India, also flying the Hart.
Returning to the operational environment, he joined No 66 Squadron at Duxford, this time flying Gloster Gauntlets. In 1937 he led the squadron formation aerobatic team at the Coronation display at Hendon. Shortly after this in 1938 he was posted overseas again, this time to Egypt.
In 1938 he was offered the post of British Liaison Officer to the French in Beirut, being qualified as a French interpreter. However shortly after this he passed the Staff College examination but his request to carry out this duty for two years before attending the RAF Staff College was rejected, for which he was later grateful.
With the outbreak of war imminent he, along with the other members of the course were posted to study their war appointments. In his case this was to RAF Catterick where he trained to be a fighter sector controller. Returning to Andover and completion of his staff course, after which he joined HMS Glasgow for a pre leave attachment. Shortly prior to the outbreak of war, he found that he was not to become a fighter controller after all, instead of which he was posted to the Air Ministry and an appointment in the Directorate of Plans. However, on arrival he met Paddy Bandon (later ACM The Earl of Bandon), who told him that he (Bandon) had been appointed to the Supreme War Council as a Staff Officer. Being unable to speak French, Bandon asked Vintras if he would like to 'swap' jobs and so Roland Vintras became staff officer to AVM Sir Douglas Evill.
One of his duties was to organize an air service between Hendon and France for members of the Allied Military Committee and others involved in negotiations and planning with the French authorities. Following the fall of France, he joined the Joint Planning Committee under Group Capt William Dickson. He immediately became involved in negotiations with Britain's oldest ally, Portugal. As a result he found himself Acting as a liaison officer to the Portuguese representative who had carried out a survey of the Azores as a possible base for long range anti submarine aircraft. These negotiations becoming extremely detailed and drawn out and requiring him traveling to Portugal on a number of occasions. Ultimately however, the negotiations paid dividends when the Portuguese agreed to allow the Allies to use facilities in the Azores resulting in the establishment of No 247 Group. Operating 'Very Long Range' Fortresses and Liberators, the Group was able to close what had become known as the 'Atlantic Gap'. As secretary of the Committee he also attended the Conferences at Casablanca, Algiers and Washington in 1943.
Returning to England, he was appointed Base/Station Commander of RAF ? in Lincolnshire, part of No 5 Group, but it was not long before he was asked to accompany yet another mission to Portugal. However, prior to leaving it was suggested by AVM F F Inglis that he would be ideally suited to the vacant post of Director of Intelligence (Research). Having completed his mission to Portugal, he returned to London and was shortly afterwards promoted to Air Commodore and installed as DoI(R). He later became the Director of Intelligence and after the war he served in the Joint Intelligence Bureau of the Ministry of Defence until he retired for personal reasons.
Sources - [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Brighton - Volume 2b Page 197 (Reliability: 3).
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- [S392] British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns - Marriages Transcription, (Catalogue Description
Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Bombay, 1709-1948, :
Record set British India Office marriages
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Record collection Marriages & divorces
Collections from Great Britain) (Reliability: 3).
Bride's Forename Barbara Patricia Bride's Surname Ransome Bentley Bride's Age 20 Groom's Forename Roland Eugene De Treviers Groom's Surname Vintras Groom's Age 23 Year Of Marriage 1931 Date Of Marriage 1931 Place Bombay Presidency Bombay Bride's Father's Forename - Bride's Father's Surname - Groom's Father's Forename - Groom's Father's Surname - Archive Reference N-3-146 Folio No. 175 Catalogue Description Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Bombay, 1709-1948, : Entry No. 443 Record set British India Office marriages Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Record collection Marriages & divorces Collections from Great Britain - [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Brighton - Volume 5h Page 323 (Reliability: 3).
