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| Name: |
Herbert James Edwards |
| Country: |
Australia |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
32, 92 |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
20 November 1896 |
| Place of Birth: |
Victoria |
| Died: |
10 September 1967 |
| Place of Death: |
Mayborough, Victoria |
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Rejected for medical reasons in Australia, Edwards joined the army in England on 4 August 1915. In September 1916, he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and was posted to 32 Squadron in May 1917. Flying the D.H.5, he scored five victories that year but experienced health problems shortly after he joined 92 Squadron in 1918. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
25 Jul 1917 |
abt 0830 |
32 |
D.H.5 (A9374) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) 1 |
N of Polygon Wood |
| 2 |
27 Jul 1917 |
0545 |
32 |
D.H.5 (A9372) |
C (DES) 2 |
N of Polygon Wood |
| 3 |
10 Aug 1917 |
2025 |
32 |
D.H.5 (A9431) |
Albatros C (CAP) 3 |
E of Zillebeke Lake |
| 4 |
17 Aug 1917 |
1025 |
32 |
D.H.5 (A9439) |
Albatros C (DES) |
Zonnebeke |
| 5 |
03 Sep 1917 |
0350 |
32 |
D.H.5 (A9439) |
Albatros C (DESF) 4 |
Poelcapelle |
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| 1 |
Shared with Stephen Walter, 2Lt J Simpson (A9404), 2Lt William Raymond Fish (A9396) |
| 2 |
Shared with Arthur Coningham, Lt G A Wells (A9374), Lt E Pownall (A9396) |
| 3 |
Shared with Lt G A Wells (A9472) |
| 4 |
Shared with Capt D Joy (B345), Lt W E Sandys (A9374), Lt W O Cornish (A9179) |
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