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Although born in Canada, Frank Ormond Soden emigrated to England in 1904. Lieutenant Soden served with the 8th South Staffordshire Regiment and received Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificate 3502 on a Grahame-White biplane at Grahame-White School, Hendon on 9 September 1916. After he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps, he scored 27 victories flying Nieuport scouts and the S.E.5a. He remained in the Royal Air Force when the war ended. He received a bar to his Distinguished Flying Cross for service in Kurdistan in 1922, was promoted to Group Captain on 1 April 1939, and was commanding officer of RAF Biggin Hill from December 1940 to June 1941. When World War II ended, he went to Kenya. |
Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators� Certificates, 1910-1950 |
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| Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
Capt. Frank Ormond Soden. (FRANCE)
A bold and skilful officer who has accounted for three enemy aeroplanes and two balloons during recent operations.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
25 Jun 1917 |
1025 |
60 |
Nieuport (B1598) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) 1 |
Dury |
| 2 |
03 Jul 1917 |
1830 |
60 |
Nieuport (B1602) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Graincourt |
| 3 |
17 Sep 1917 |
1830 |
60 |
S.E.5a (B543) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Polygon Wood |
| 4 |
20 Sep 1917 |
1110 |
60 |
S.E.5a (B510) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
NE of Zonnebeke |
| 5 |
21 Sep 1917 |
0700 |
60 |
S.E.5a (B523) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Langemarck |
| 6 |
21 Oct 1917 |
1615 |
60 |
S.E.5a (B543) |
C (DES) 1 |
Houthoulst |
| 7 |
01 Nov 1917 |
1345 |
60 |
S.E.5a (A8898) |
C (OOC) 2 |
Moorslede |
| 8 |
01 Nov 1917 |
1410 |
60 |
S.E.5a (A8898) |
C (OOC) 2 |
Moorslede |
| 9 |
05 Nov 1917 |
1215 |
60 |
S.E.5a (B543) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Houthoulst |
| 10 |
06 Nov 1917 |
0730 |
60 |
S.E.5a (B543) |
C (DES) 2 |
Zonnebeke |
| 11 |
18 Dec 1917 |
0815 |
60 |
S.E.5a (A8934) |
Albatros C (OOC) 3 |
Gheluvelt |
| 12 |
01 Jan 1918 |
1050 |
60 |
S.E.5a (C5332) |
DFW C (OOC) 4 |
W of Roulers |
| 13 |
09 Jan 1918 |
1645 |
60 |
S.E.5a (C5332) |
Albatros D.V (DESF) 5 |
Moorslede |
| 14 |
28 Jan 1918 |
1330 |
60 |
S.E.5a (C5332) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Handzaeme |
| 15 |
05 Feb 1918 |
1130 |
60 |
S.E.5a (C5332) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
N of Becelaere |
| 16 |
05 Feb 1918 |
1130 |
60 |
S.E.5a (C5332) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
N of Becelaere |
| 17 |
08 Aug 1918 |
1145 |
41 |
S.E.5a (E1300) |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
W of Proyart |
| 18 |
25 Aug 1918 |
1900 |
41 |
S.E.5a (E1300) |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
S of Comines |
| 19 |
29 Aug 1918 |
0920 |
41 |
S.E.5a (E4048) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Steenwerck |
| 20 |
15 Sep 1918 |
1700 |
41 |
S.E.5a (C1913) |
Balloon (DES) |
Beaucamps |
| 21 |
08 Oct 1918 |
1233 |
41 |
S.E.5a (F5545) |
DFW C (DES) 6 |
Ledeghem |
| 22 |
10 Oct 1918 |
1645 |
41 |
S.E.5a (F5545) |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) 7 |
N of Moorslede |
| 23 |
14 Oct 1918 |
0920 |
41 |
S.E.5a (F5545) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
W of Roulers |
| 24 |
14 Oct 1918 |
1620 |
41 |
S.E.5a (F5545) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
Inglemunster |
| 25 |
26 Oct 1918 |
1440 |
41 |
S.E.5a (F5545) |
Balloon (DES) |
Mellen |
| 26 |
28 Oct 1918 |
1530 |
41 |
S.E.5a (F5545) |
Fokker D.VII (CAP) |
Ooteghem |
| 27 |
31 Oct 1918 |
1010 |
41 |
S.E.5a (E4082) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
S of Audenarde |
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| 1 |
Shared with Lt William Rutherford, 2Lt Graham Young |
| 2 |
Shared with Capt William Rutherford |
| 3 |
Shared with Lt A W Morey (B510) |
| 4 |
Shared with 2Lt John Crompton |
| 5 |
Shared with Capt Robert Chidlaw-Roberts, Capt G Zimmer & 2Lt H Somerville |
| 6 |
Shared with Lt Eric Stephens |
| 7 |
Shared with Maj Geoffrey Bowman |
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