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Name: Thomas Colvill-Jones
Image provided by Lorraine Colvill-Jones
Country: England
Rank: Captain
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Units: 20, 48
Victories: 11
Born: 01 November 1897
Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died: 24 May 1918 Died From Wounds
Place of Death: Limburg
Cemetery: Berlin South-Western Cemetery, Brandenburg, Germany
 
 
A Bristol Fighter pilot with 11 victories, Thomas Colvill-Jones was missing in action on 25 April 1918. He died from wounds in a prisoner of war camp at Limburg.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 18 Oct 1917 1610 20 Bristol Fighter (B1139) 1 Albatros D.V (DES) Gheluvelt
2 27 Nov 1917 1525 20 Bristol Fighter (B1122) 2 Albatros D.III (DES) Westroosebeke
3 13 Jan 1918 1425 20 Bristol Fighter (B1122) 3 C (DESF) N of Moorslede
4 19 Jan 1918 20 Bristol Fighter  1 Albatros D.V (OOC) E of Moorslede
5 28 Jan 1918 1350 20 Bristol Fighter (B1122) 1 Albatros D.V (OOC) NW of Westroosebeke
6 04 Feb 1918 1055 20 Bristol Fighter  4 Balloon (DES) 28K 5C
7 04 Feb 1918 abt 1415 20 Bristol Fighter  4 Albatros D.V (DES) Roulers-Menin Road
8 22 Mar 1918 1620 48 Bristol Fighter (C4864) 5 Albatros D.V (DES) SE of Monchy-Legache
9 24 Mar 1918 1340 48 Bristol Fighter (C4864) 6 LVG C (DES) E of Ham
10 04 Apr 1918 1330 48 Bristol Fighter (C4831) 7 Albatros D.V (DES) SE of Villers Brettoneaux
11 23 Apr 1918 1550 48 Bristol Fighter (B1126) 8 Pfalz D.III (OOC) W of Bray

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Observer 2Lt L H Phelps
Observer Capt L R Speakman
Observer 2Lt Henry Crowe
Observer Capt John Hedley
Observer 2Lt J A Galbraith
Observer 2Lt D Wishart-Orr
Observer 2Lt W Hart
Observer 2Lt J M J Moore
 
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