Bottomley, Sir Norman Howard
(1891–1970)
- John Sweetman
Extract
Bottomley, Sir Norman Howard (1891–1970), air force officer, was born at Bankfield, Soyland, near Halifax, Yorkshire, on 18 September 1891, the son of Thomas Bottomley, a journeyman cotton spinner, from Ripponden, Yorkshire, and his wife, Ellen, née Whiteley. He was educated at Halifax secondary school...