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Name: Aubrey Beauclerk Ellwood
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) Aubrey Beauclerk Ellwood
Country: England
Rank: Lieutenant
Service: Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force
Unit: 3N (RNAS)
Victories: 10
Born: 03 July 1897
Place of Birth: Cottesmore, Rutland, England
Died: 20 December 1992
Place of Death: Crewkerne, Somerset, England
 
 
The son of Charles and Mary (Hopwood) Ellis, Flight Sub-Lieutenant Aubrey Beauclerk Ellwood received Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificate 4094 on a Maurice Farman biplane at Royal Naval Air Station, Chingford on 6 December 1916. With 3 Naval Squadron, he scored ten victories flying the Sopwith Camel.
Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificates, 1910-1950
UK, Naval Medal and Award Rolls, 1793-1972
 
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
Flt. Lieut. Aubrey Beauclerk Ellwood, R.N.A.S.
   For the determination and skill displayed by him as a pilot. On the 10th March, 1918, he attacked three Albatross scouts. He drove two of the enemy aircraft down, and then dived on the third and fired a long burst. The enemy machine pulled up, fell over on its side, and fell straight down out of control until lost to sight. He has also destroyed or brought down out of control many other enemy machines.
Supplement to the London Gazette, 26 April 1918 (30654/5060)
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 27 Jul 1917 1415 3N Sopwith Camel (B3781) Seaplane (DES) 1 20 mi off Ostend
2 30 Jan 1918 1045 3N Sopwith Camel (B6242) Albatros D.V 2 Gheluvelt
3 30 Jan 1918 1045 3N Sopwith Camel (B6242) Albatros D.V 2 Gheluvelt
4 08 Mar 1918 1200 3N Sopwith Camel (B7229) C 3 Tortequesne
5 10 Mar 1918 1315 3N Sopwith Camel (B7229) Albatros D.V Lens
6 16 Mar 1918 1120 3N Sopwith Camel (B7229) Hannover C 2 Gavrelle
7 22 Mar 1918 1230 3N Sopwith Camel (B7229) Albatros D.V Marquion
8 23 Mar 1918 1235 3N Sopwith Camel (B7229) Albatros D.V Marquion
9 23 Mar 1918 1725 3N Sopwith Camel (B7229) Albatros D.V 4 Noreuil
10 09 Apr 1918 1610 203 Sopwith Camel (B7229) Albatros C 5 Givency
1 Shared with FSL Joseph Fall, FSL James Glen, FSL Harold Beamish, FSL Louis Bawlf
2 Shared with FLt Leonard Rochford, FSL James Glen
3 Shared with FSL K D MacLeod (B7232), FSL C S Deveraux (B7230)
4 Shared with FSL K D MacLeod (B7222)
5 Shared with Capt Robert Little, Lt James Glen
 
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