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| Name: |
John Victor "Jack" Sorsoleil |
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| Country: |
Canada |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps |
| Units: |
84 |
| Victories: |
14 |
| Born: |
02 June 1899 |
| Place of Birth: |
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Peterborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Died: |
1956 |
| Place of Death: |
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The son of Millon Arthur Sorsoleil of Toronto, John Victor Sorsoleil was promoted to temporary 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) on 19 August 1917 and confirmed in rank on 13 October 1917. Posted to 84 Squadron, he scored 14 victories flying the S.E.5a. He was promoted to temporary Captain on 20 April 1918. Post-war he studied science at University College, the University of Toronto, class of 1923. In 1951 he was chairman of the provincial committee of the Air Cadet League of Canada and living in Calgary.
Listed as J. V. Sorsoleil and Jack Victor Sorsoleil in the London Gazette.
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| Military Cross (MC) |
T./2nd Lt. Jack Victor Sorsoleil, Gen. List, and R.F.C.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. While on patrol with three other scouts he engaged a hostile formation of ten scouts, driving one of these down. While climbing to rejoin his patrol he was attacked by an enemy scout, upon which he opened fire at close range, bringing it down spinning, with the result that it crashed to earth. He has also driven down one enemy machine in flames, and sent another crashing to earth, where it was destroyed. His gallantry and skill have been most conspicuous.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
13 Jan 1918 |
1130 |
84 |
S.E.5a (B5463) |
C (DES) |
NW of Graincourt |
| 2 |
16 Feb 1918 |
0945 |
84 |
S.E.5a (B5463) |
Albatros D.V (DESF) |
St. Quentin |
| 3 |
19 Feb 1918 |
1015 |
84 |
S.E.5a (B5463) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
St. Gobain Wood |
| 4 |
19 Feb 1918 |
1015 |
84 |
S.E.5a (B5463) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
N of St. Gobain Wood |
| 5 |
17 Mar 1918 |
1145 |
84 |
S.E.5a (B8233) |
Pfalz D.III (DES) |
1 mi E of Mametz |
| 6 |
11 Apr 1918 |
1705 |
84 |
S.E.5a (B8233) |
Fokker DR.I (OOC) |
E of Albert |
| 7 |
25 Apr 1918 |
1700 |
84 |
S.E.5a (B8233) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
E of Wiencourt |
| 8 |
25 Apr 1918 |
1705 |
84 |
S.E.5a (B8233) |
Pfalz D.III (DESF) |
Wiencourt |
| 9 |
07 May 1918 |
1915 |
84 |
S.E.5a (B8233) |
Fokker DR.I (DESF) |
Bray sur Somme |
| 10 |
03 Jun 1918 |
2010 |
84 |
S.E.5a (B8233) |
Fokker DR.I (DES) |
E of Montdidier |
| 11 |
03 Jun 1918 |
2010 |
84 |
S.E.5a (B8233) |
Fokker DR.I (OOC) |
E of Montdidier |
| 12 |
17 Jun 1918 |
0940 |
84 |
S.E.5a (C1834) |
Fokker DR.I (OOC) 1 |
Chaulnes |
| 13 |
25 Jun 1918 |
1330 |
84 |
S.E.5a (C1874) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
Chipilly |
| 14 |
27 Jun 1918 |
0945 |
84 |
S.E.5a (C1834) |
Pfalz D.III (DES) |
2.5 mi E of Villers Brettoneaux |
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| 1 |
Shared with Lt Carl Falkenberg, Lt A F Matthews (B682) |
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