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Name: James Joseph Wellwood
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Country: Australia
Rank: Lieutenant
Service: Australian Flying Corps
Unit: 2 (AFC)
Victories: 7
Born: 15 October 1892
Place of Birth: Drouin, Victoria
Died:
Place of Death:
 
 
After serving in an artillery regiment, Wellwood transferred to the Australian Flying Corps and was posted to 2 Squadron in the summer of 1918. An S.E.5a pilot, he scored seven victories by the end of the war.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 01 Aug 1918 1150 2 (AFC) S.E.5a (D6913) Rumpler C (DES) SE of Lille
2 12 Aug 1918 1110 2 (AFC) S.E.5a (D6913) Fokker D.VII (DES) Licourt
3 25 Aug 1918 1130 2 (AFC) S.E.5a (D6968) DFW C (DES)  1 Epinoy
4 06 Sep 1918 1900 2 (AFC) S.E.5a (D6968) Fokker D.VII (OOC) NW of Douai
5 24 Sep 1918 1810 2 (AFC) S.E.5a (D6968) Pfalz D.III (DESF) NW of Habourdin
6 04 Nov 1918 1110 2 (AFC) S.E.5a (F5511) Fokker D.VII (DES) Tombelle
7 04 Nov 1918 1310 2 (AFC) S.E.5a (D6965) Fokker D.VII (OOC) Houtaing

1 Shared with Capt Adrian Cole
 
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