Claude Melnot Wilson

Name:

Attestation Paper

Country:

Canada

Rank:

Lieutenant

Service:

Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force

Units:

25, 29, 93

Victories:

Born:

16 September 1898

Place of Birth:

Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada

Died:

14 October 1918

Place of Death:

East of Roulers, Belgium

Cemetery:

Dadizeele New British Cemetery, Moorslede, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

The son of C. K. Wilson of Vancouver, B.C., Claude Melnot Wilson served in an artillery regiment before he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in July 1917. He was posted to 29 Squadron on 4 May 1918 and scored 8 victories flying the S.E.5a. Wilson was killed in action when his aircraft was shot down east of Roulers by a Fokker D.VII.

Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Lieut. Claude Melnot Wilson. (FRANCE)
Bold in attack, this officer never hesitates to join in an engagement with the enemy, regardless of their numerical superiority. On 18th August, with four other machines, he attacked a large hostile formation. Five enemy machines were destroyed, Lt. Wilson accounting for one. In all he has four machines and one balloon to his credit.

Supplement to the London Gazette, 3 December 1918 (31046/14327)

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	22 Jul 1918	0825	29	S.E.5a (C9582)	Hannover C (OOC)	Armentières
2	08 Aug 1918	1940	29	S.E.5a (D6940)	Albatros C (DES) ¹	E of La Gorgue
3	09 Aug 1918	2025	29	S.E.5a (D6949)	Hannover C (DES)	S of Lestrem
4	18 Aug 1918	1720	29	S.E.5a (C8859)	DFW C (DES)	N of Neuve Eglise
5	24 Aug 1918	0945	29	S.E.5a (D6940)	Balloon (DES)	E of Steenwerck
6	25 Aug 1918	0835	29	S.E.5a (D6940)	Fokker D.VII (DES)	Hollebeke
7	25 Aug 1918	0840	29	S.E.5a (D6940)	Fokker D.VII (OOC)	Hollebeke
8	16 Sep 1918	0917	29	S.E.5a (D6940)	Fokker D.VII (DES)	N of Loos aerodrome

1	Shared with Lt Arthur Reed, Lt R H Humphries, Lt D A O'Leary, Lt Henry Rath

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