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| Name: |
Eric Charlton Gilroy |
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| Country: |
Canada |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Unit: |
11 |
| Victories: |
7 |
| Born: |
27 August 1890 |
| Place of Birth: |
Clinton, Ontario |
| Died: |
February 1965 |
| Place of Death: |
Michigan, USA |
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A surveyor by trade, Eric Charlton Gilroy enlisted at Medicine Hat, Alberta on 31 December 1914. After serving with the 3rd Regiment of the Canadian Mounted Rifles, he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and was promoted to temporary
2nd Lieutenant (on probation) on 13 August 1917. Posted to 11 Squadron as an observer, he scored 7 victories flying the Bristol F.2b. Post-war he became an American citizen and lived in Michigan.
Regimental number 108243. Social security number 377-07-2288. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
15 Mar 1918 |
1115 |
11 |
Bristol F.2b (C4845) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Rumilly |
| 2 |
09 May 1918 |
1220 |
11 |
Bristol F.2b (C4845) 2 |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
S of Albert |
| 3 |
09 May 1918 |
1220 |
11 |
Bristol F.2b (C4845) 2 |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
S of Albert |
| 4 |
15 May 1918 |
0600 |
11 |
Bristol F.2b (C797) 2 |
Two-seater (DESF) |
Brebières |
| 5 |
15 May 1918 |
1720 |
11 |
Bristol F.2b (C797) 2 |
Fokker DR.I (DES) |
SE of Albert |
| 6 |
15 May 1918 |
1721 |
11 |
Bristol F.2b (C797) 2 |
Pfalz D.III (DES) |
SE of Albert |
| 7 |
15 May 1918 |
1722 |
11 |
Bristol F.2b (C797) 2 |
Fokker DR.I (OOC) |
SE of Albert |
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| 1 |
Pilot Capt L R Wren |
| 2 |
Pilot Lt John Chick |
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