I regret to inform you that I have learned that Colonel David Mallam lost his battle with cancer on Sunday 7th July 2013.
David will be known to many of you as a significant figure in our Corps from the early days of the Integrated Flight Scheme through to the late 80s in service and during his subsequent retirement, which included intimate involvement in our own Museum and in the Airborne Forces Museum.
He was commissioned into the RTR in 1957 and subsequently completed the Army Pilot Course. His AAC service included 656 Sqn AAC, command of 3 Regt AAC 1975 – 77 and Commandant AACen 1983 – 85.
David was a well known, well respected and well liked man. He had strong links with the Royal Tank Regiment into which he was commissioned and for whom he served in the Recce Flight and at Regimental Duty as a subaltern and Troop leader.
He also commanded the RAC Para Squadron and developed strong ties with Airborne Forces that continued into his retirement at their Museum in Duxford. The family also has ties with the Ghurkha Rifles.
Please see the following link for more information on David:
http://www.paradata.org.uk/people/david-mallam
| 1956-1957 | RMAS, (Officer Cadet) |
| 1958-1961 | 3RTR, (Lieutenant) |
| 1961-1962 | HQ Allied Forces N Europe, (Acting Captain) |
| 1962-1963 | AAC Center, (Captain) |
| 1963-1964 | 656 Sqn AAC, (Captain) |
| 1967 | Armor School Fort Knox, (Captain) |
| 1968 | 3rd Royal Tank Regiment, (Captain) |
| 1970 | Army Staff College, (Captain) |
| 1971-1972 | PARACHUTE SQUADRON, RAC, (Major) |
| 1973-1974 | HQ British Army of The Rhine, (Major) |
| 1975-1977 | 3 Regiment AAC, (Lieutenant-Colonel) |
| 1978-1980 | Nigerian Staff College, (Lieutenant-Colonel) |
| 1981-1982 | RMA Sandhurst, (Lieutenant-Colonel) |
| 1983-1985 | AAC Centre, (Colonel) |
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