Phillip Scott Burge

Name:

Phillip Scott Burge

Country:

England

Rank:

Captain

Service:

Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force

Unit:

Victories:

Born:

29 March 1895

Place of Birth:

Potters Bar, Middlesex

Died:

24 July 1918

Place of Death:

W of Seclin

Cemetery:

Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos, Pas de Calais, France

An S.E.5a pilot with 11 victories, Phillip Scott Burge was shot down in flames by Marat Schumm of Jasta 52.

Listed as Philip Scott Burge in some sources.

Military Cross (MC)

T./2nd Lt. (T./Capt.) Phillip Scott Burge, MM., Gen. List, and R.A.F.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. This officer is a brilliant fighting pilot, and has destroyed six enemy aeroplanes. His dash and determination when engaged in combat with the enemy, often numerically superior, have set a fine example to the remainder of his formation.

Supplement to the London Gazette, 16 September 1918 (30901/10929)

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	23 Mar 1918	1530	64	S.E.5a (B125)	Fokker DR.I (DES)	Bourlon Wood
2	30 Mar 1918	1150	64	S.E.5a (B76)	C (DES) ¹	Croisilles
3	01 Apr 1918	0715	64	S.E.5a (B125)	Albatros D.V (OOC)	Mericourt
4	03 May 1918	1055	64	S.E.5a (B58)	Rumpler C (DES) ²	Mercatel
5	16 May 1918	0940	64	S.E.5a	Albatros D.V (DES)	SW of Brebières
6	16 May 1918	0941	64	S.E.5a	Albatros D.V (OOC)	Brebières
7	20 May 1918	0740	64	S.E.5a (C641)	Halberstadt C (DES)	SW of Armentières
8	21 May 1918	1050	64	S.E.5a	Halberstadt C (DES)	SW of Laventie
9	19 Jul 1918	0835	64	S.E.5a (D6900)	Fokker DR.I (DES)	S of Lille
10	20 Jul 1918	0945	64	S.E.5a	Rumpler C (DES) ³	Drocourt
11	22 Jul 1918	2010	64	S.E.5a	Albatros D.V (DES)	Harnes

1	Shared with Capt James Slater
2	Shared with Lt W C Daniels (B2), Lt Bernard Walkerdine
3	Shared with Edmund Tempest, Lt W R Henderson