Educated at
Chesterfield Grammar School, Wigglesworth joined the
Royal Naval Air Service, a precursor of the
Royal Air Force, in 1915, flying both fighters and bombers. His actions during an aerial battle on 23 January 1917 resulted in a
Distinguished Service Cross for "conspicuous gallantry and enterprise": Wigglesworth served in the
Second World War as head of the Combined Planning Staff at Headquarters Middle East Command, as Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters RAF Middle East and then as Air Officer Commanding AHQ East Africa. ==See also==