First World War Fullard joined the
Inns of Court Officer Training Corps in 1915, and after receiving high marks in his examination was offered a commission in the
Royal Irish Fusiliers, but was then selected for the Royal Flying Corps. He trained at the No. 2 School of Military Aeronautics at Oxford, with No. 3/24 Reserve Squadron, and at the
Central Flying School at
Upavon, and on 26 December was appointed a flying officer and confirmed in his rank as a second lieutenant on the
General List. Fullard soloed after only three hours flying time, and on account of his exceptional flying ability, he was retained as an instructor at Upavon, but was eventually sent to serve in
No. 1 Squadron RFC in France in May 1917. On 19 June, still only a second lieutenant, he was appointed a
flight commander with the temporary rank of captain. In this role he scored more victories, with eight in July, and twelve in August. Fullard recovered to score eleven more victories in October, and two in November, Two days after his 40th victory he suffered a
compound fracture of the leg during a
soccer match between his squadron and an infantry battalion. He did not return to duty until near the end of the war, when on 24 September 1918 he was appointed acting major. During his period of active service Fullard once brought down four German aircraft in a single day, and he and another pilot once brought down seven enemy aircraft before breakfast, with Fullard accounting for three. Also, during the three months Fullard served as commander, his
flight of six pilots brought down more enemy aircraft than any other in France, without suffering a single casualty. In one combat Fullard's flying goggles were shot away from his eyes and some
Verey lights in his aircraft ignited, setting his aircraft partially on fire, but he managed to fly back to the British lines. and on 1 August he was granted a permanent commission in the RAF with the rank of captain. He immediately took a
leave of absence, being on
half-pay from 1 August until 12 November 1919. On 16 December 1919 he was appointed a
flight commander with
No. 12 Squadron, For two months he served as acting-
officer commanding of No. 12 Squadron, from May 1922 until it was disbanded, From 1 May 1924 he attended the 3rd Course at the
RAF Staff College at Andover, and on 1 June 1925 was posted to the
Air Ministry to serve on the staff of the Directorate of Operations and Intelligence. to serve on the Operations and Training Staff, Fullard returned to England in May 1931, but in September and October he was again placed on the half-pay list. He then attended the Army's
Senior Officers' School at
Sheerness, to March 1932, when he was appointed to the staff of the
School of Army Co-operation. Fullard was Officer Commanding,
No. 2 (Army Co-operation) Squadron from 7 January He then travelled to India where he attended the
Staff College at
Quetta On 15 July 1935 he was appointed Officer Commanding,
No. 5 (Army Co-operation) Squadron at
Risalpur, to take part in the
2nd Mohmand campaign against rebellious tribes in the
North-West Frontier Province. By October 1935 the squadron was stationed at
Chaklala, near
Rawalpindi. On 1 January 1936 Fullard was promoted to wing commander, relinquishing command of No. 5 Squadron on 25 February. On 10 July 1936 Fullard was appointed Officer Commanding, No. 3 (Apprentices) Wing based at
RAF Halton, From 27 July 1939 he served of the Operations Staff of
No. 11 (Fighter) Group,
Second World War During the
Second World War Fullard commanded
No. 14 (Fighter) Group, part of the
British Expeditionary Force in France, from January 1940, until it was disbanded on 22 June, following the
battle of France. From November he served as Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) at the headquarters of
No. 10 (Fighter) Group. and on 1 March was promoted to temporary air commodore. He went on serve as Duty Air Commodore at
Fighter Command Headquarters from 2 June 1942, and as
Air Officer Commanding, No. 246 (Special Operations) Group from 3 July 1943. ==Post military life==