Archie Nathaniel Jenks

Name:

Attestation Paper

Country:

Canada

Rank:

Lieutenant

Service:

Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force

Unit:

Victories:

Born:

14 October 1889

Place of Birth:

Coaticook, Stanstead County, Quebec

Died:

1938

Place of Death:

A dental student at McGill University, Archie Nathaniel Jenks enlisted in February 1915. After serving with the 13^th Battalion of the Royal Horse Guards, he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps on 15 March 1917. Flying the F.E.2d, he scored 7 victories as an observer with 20 Squadron before returning to Canada as an instructor. Post war, he became a dentist and took his own life in 1938 after shooting his wife.

Archie N Jenks and H L Satchell
Courtesy of Dominic Gribbin

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	26 May 1917	1030	20	F.E.2d (A6469) ¹	Albatros D.III (DES)	Comines
2	29 Jun 1917	1610	20	F.E.2d (A6431) ¹	Albatros D.V (OOC)	Becelaère
3	02 Jul 1917	1245	20	F.E.2d (A6431) ¹	Albatros D.V (DESF)	Comines-Houthem
4	06 Jul 1917	1830	20	F.E.2d (A6516) ²	Albatros D.V (OOC)	Comines
5	22 Jul 1917	1900	20	F.E.2d (A6512) ¹	Albatros D.V (OOC)	Menin-Wervicq
6	28 Jul 1917	1830	20	F.E.2d (A3) ¹	Albatros D.V (OOC)	NE of Tourcoing
7	21 Sep 1917	1100	20	F.E.2d (B1892) ³	Albatros D.V (OOC)	Becelaère

1	Pilot Capt Harold Satchell
2	Pilot Capt Frank Stevens
3	Pilot 2Lt William Durrand