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Name: Ernest Antcliffe
Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM)
Country: England
Rank: Sergeant
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Units: 88
Victories: 7
Born: 12 October 1898
Place of Birth: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Died: 1974
Place of Death: Worksop, Yorkshire 
 
 
Ernest Antcliffe, a Brisfit observer with 88 Squadron, scored seven victories 1918.
 
Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM)
86267 Sjt. Ernest Antcliffe awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 25 Jun 1918 1115 88 Bristol F.2b (C4880) 1 Fokker D.VII (DESF) Thorout
2 29 Jul 1918 1830 88 Bristol F.2b (C821) 2 Fokker D.VII (OOC) Bois Grenier
3 31 Jul 1918 1200 88 Bristol F.2b (C821) 2 Fokker D.VII (DESF) Zelobes
4 11 Aug 1918 1145 88 Bristol F.2b (C821) 3 Fokker D.VII (DES) Combles
5 11 Aug 1918 1145 88 Bristol F.2b (C821) 3 Fokker D.VII (OOC) Combles
6 01 Sep 1918 1910 88 Bristol F.2b (C821) 2 Fokker D.VII (DESF) E of Becelaère
7 30 Oct 1918 0900 88 Bristol F.2b (C922) 4 Fokker D.VII (DES) N of Beclers

1 Pilot Lt J P West
2 Pilot Allan Hepburn
3 Pilot George Poole
4 Pilot Lt V Voss
 
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