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Name: Michael Vincent Kilroy
Country: England
Rank: Sergeant
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Unit: 18, 19
Victories: 5
Born: 25 January 1895
Place of Birth: St. Anne's on Sea, Lancashire, England
Died: 1956
Place of Death: Fylde, Lancashire, England
 
 
A chauffeur and mechanic, Michael Vincent Kilroy was the son of John J. "Jack" Kilroy. He enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps on 3 February 1915 and served in France from 19 December 1915 to 11 November 1918.  He was promoted to Sergeant on 7 February 1918. Service number: 3510. Invalided to England on 22 February 1919. Death registered in the summer of 1956 at Fylde, Lancashire, England.

Appears as "M B Kilroy" in Above the War Fronts.
UK, Royal Air Force Airmen Records, 1918-1940
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 06 Mar 1918 1125 18 D.H.4 (A7798) 1 Albatros D.V (OOC) Carvin
2 10 Mar 1918 1215 18 D.H.4 (A7790) 1 Albatros D.V (OOC) Carvin-Fromelles
3 16 Mar 1918 1520 18 D.H.4 (A7770) 2 Albatros D.V (OOC) Fromelles
4 12 Apr 1918 1025 18 D.H.4 3 Pfalz D.III (DESF) 4 Estaires
5 12 Apr 1918 1025 18 D.H.4 3 Pfalz D.III (OOC) 4 Estaires

1 Pilot Capt Albert Waller
2 Pilot Lt Alfred Atkey
3 Pilot Lt Frederick J Morgan
4 Shared with Lt Alfred Atkey & Sgt H Hammon, 2Lt Herbert Gould & Capt M S E Archibald, Capt Albert Waller & 2Lt J Waugh
 
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