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| Name: |
William Thompson Gilson |
| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Unit: |
20 (RFC) |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
09 September 1896 |
| Place of Birth: |
London |
| Died: |
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With the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, William Thompson Gilson's temporary commission as a Sub-Lieutenant was gazetted on 10 August 1915. Sub-Lieutenant Gilson became a temporary Lieutenant for duty with the Royal Flying Corps on 6 January 1917, with seniority from 29 October 1916. As an observer flying the F.E.2d with 20 Squadron, he shared five victories with his pilots. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
16 Nov 1916 |
1100 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A29) 1 |
Albatros D.II (OOC) |
Abeele |
| 2 |
16 Nov 1916 |
1130 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A29) 1 |
Albatros D.II (OOC) |
Abeele |
| 3 |
25 Jan 1917 |
1510 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A32) 2 |
Halberstadt D (DES) |
Menin |
| 4 |
26 Jan 1917 |
1550 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A31) 3 |
Albatros D.II (DES) |
Westroosbeke |
| 5 |
26 May 1917 |
1035 |
20 |
F.E.2d (A6431) 4 |
Albatros D.III (DES) |
Comines-Quesnoy |
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| 1 |
Pilot Capt Reginald Maxwell |
| 2 |
Pilot Lt T C Lucas |
| 3 |
Pilot Lt J K Stead |
| 4 |
Pilot Lt Donald Cunnell |
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