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Name: Walter Irving Newby Grant
Country: Australia
Rank: Lieutenant
Service: Australian Flying Corps
Royal Flying Corps
Unit: 88 (RFC)
Victories: 7
Born: 28 August 1899
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A bank clerk. Walter Irving Newby Grant served as an observer flying Bristol Fighters with 88 Squadron. Scored seven victories with his pilots. Pilot Officer on probation on 7 July 1921.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 04 Sep 1918 0900 88 Bristol Fighter (C4867) 1 Fokker D.VII (DESF) Seclin
2 04 Sep 1918 0915 88 Bristol Fighter (C4867) 1 Fokker D.VII (OOC) Phalempin
3 04 Sep 1918 0930 88 Bristol Fighter (C4867) 1 Fokker DR.I (OOC) Provin
4 20 Sep 1918 0755 88 Bristol Fighter 2 Fokker D.VII (DES) 5 SE of Quesnoy
5 23 Oct 1918 1710 88 Bristol Fighter (E2481) 3 Fokker D.VII (DES) Beclers
6 23 Oct 1918 1711 88 Bristol Fighter (E2481) 3 Fokker D.VII (DESF) Beclers
7 30 Oct 1918 0855 88 Bristol F.2b (E2412) 4 Fokker D.VII (DESF) Beclers

1 Pilot Edgar Johnston
2 Pilot Kenneth Conn
3 Pilot Alec Williamson
4 Pilot Lt A H Berg
5 Shared with Edgar Johnston & Bruce Digby-Worsley, George Poole & Charles Hill
 
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