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| Name: |
Robert Wallace Farquhar |
| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps |
| Units: |
18, 23 |
| Victories: |
6 |
| Born: |
04 February 1898 |
| Place of Birth: |
Camberwell, London, England |
| Died: |
30 October 1918 |
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| Place of Death: |
France |
| Cemtery: |
Auberchicourt British Cemetery, Nord, France |
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The son of George Farquhar, Robert Wallace Farquhar scored his first victory flying two-seaters with 18 Squadron. He scored five more victories flying SPADs with 23 Squadron. He was shot down on 23 June 1917 by Manfred von Richthofen, becoming the Red Baron's fifty-fourth victory. The following year, Farquhar was killed in action in a fight with Jasta 2. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
04 Feb 1917 |
1600 |
18 |
F.E.2b (A5460) |
Albatros D.II (OOC) 1 |
N of le Sars |
| 2 |
04 May 1917 |
abt 1040 |
23 |
SPAD |
Albatros D.III (OOC) |
Cambrai |
| 3 |
13 May 1917 |
1905 |
23 |
SPAD (B1530) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) 2 |
Etaing |
| 4 |
26 May 1917 |
1130 |
23 |
SPAD (B1530) |
Aviatik C (OOC) |
Lens |
| 5 |
23 Jun 1917 |
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23 |
SPAD |
Albatros D.V (DESF) 3 |
NE of Ypres |
| 6 |
07 Jul 1917 |
1040 |
23 |
SPAD (B1530) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Zillebeke |
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| 1 |
Observer 2Lt Giles Blennerhasset |
| 2 |
Shared with Capt William Kennedy-Cochran-Patrick (B1580) |
| 3 |
Shared with 2Lt D P Collis and 2Lt D A A Sheperson |
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