when Mark received a mentioned in despatches and was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, he held the acting rank of wing commander. Post-war Mark pursued a career as in business. On 28 May 1948 Ronald Turnbull Mark, Mrs. Elsie Brooks and William Stanley Rainbow bought William Bell Rope and Twine Merchants in Edinburgh, and Mark was the chairman of the Forster Tobacco Company Ltd. of Newcastle upon Tyne, when it was sold in February 1956. References Citations Bibliography 1898 births Year of death missing Military personnel from Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Flying Corps officers Royal Air Force personnel of World War I British World War I flying aces Recipients of the Military Cross Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II Officers of the Order of the British Empire Royal Air Force wing commanders