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Name: Dennis Henry Stacey Gilbertson
Country: England
Rank: Lieutenant
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Unit: 70
Victories: 5
Born: 14 February 1897
Place of Birth: Hertford, Hertfordshire
Died: 04 September 1918 Killed In Action
Place of Death: Near Douai, France
Cemetery: Villers-Au-Tertre Communal Cemetery, Nord, France
 
 
Before he was killed in action, Dennis Henry Stacey Gilbertson, the son of Albert and Ethel Gilbertson, scored five victories flying the Sopwith Camel with 70 Squadron in 1918
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 30 May 1918 1115 70 Sopwith Camel (C1648) Albatros D.V (OOC) SE of Albert
2 27 Jun 1918 2030 70 Sopwith Camel Pfalz D.III (OOC) E of Aveluy Wood
3 01 Jul 1918 0700 70 Sopwith Camel (C8268) Albatros D.V (DES) E of Bailleul
4 01 Jul 1918 0920 70 Sopwith Camel (C8268) Albatros D.V (OOC) W of Bray
5 04 Sep 1918 0815 70 Sopwith Camel (E1472) Fokker D.VII (DES) 1 Escaillon

1 Shared with Lt J S Wilson (D8175)
 
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