Miles Jeffrey Game Day

Name:

Country:

England

Rank:

Flight Commander

Service:

Royal Naval Air Service

Unit:

13N

Victories:

Born:

01 December 1896

Place of Birth:

St. Ives, Huntingdonshire

Died:

27 February 1918

Place of Death:

W of Dunkirk

Memorial:

Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent

Miles Jeffrey Game Day was posted to 13 Naval Squadron on 19 December 1917. Flying the Sopwith Camel, he scored 5 victories during the first two months of 1918 but was killed in action on 27 February when he was shot down by the crew of German seaplane.

Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Flt. Lieut, (actg. Flt. Cdr.) Miles Jeffrey Game Day, R.N.A.S. (since killed).
For great skill and bravery as a fighting pilot. On the 25th January he attacked, single-handed, six enemy triplanes, one of which he shot down. On the 2nd February, 1918, he attacked and destroyed an enemy two-seater machine on reconnaissance at 18,000 feet.
He destroyed several enemy machines in a short space of time, and, in addition, had numerous indecisive engagements.

Supplement to the London Gazette, 16 March 1918 (30581/3395)

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	03 Jan 1918	1400	13N	Sopwith Camel (N6349)	C (OOC)	Dunkirk
2	25 Jan 1918	1525	13N	Sopwith Camel (N6363)	Fokker DR.I (OOC)	Staden
3	30 Jan 1918	1420	13N	Sopwith Camel (N6363)	C (DES) ¹	N of Ostend
4	02 Feb 1918	1245	13N	Sopwith Camel (N6363)	Rumpler C (CAP)	Oostkerke
5	19 Feb 1918	1355	13N	Sopwith Camel (N6363)	Seaplane (DESF) ²	E of Ostend

1	Shared with FSL John Paynter (B3782)
2	Shared with FSL J C Stovin (N6349), FSL E V Bell (B3773), FSL John Paynter (B3782), FSL G D Smith (N6345)