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Name: |
Gwilym Hugh Lewis |
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Country: |
England |
Rank: |
Captain |
Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
Units: |
32, 40 |
Victories: |
12 |
Born: |
05 August 1897 |
Place of Birth: |
Moseley, Birmingham, England |
Died: |
December 1996 |
Place of Death: |
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The son of Hugh Davies Lewis and Grace Mary Edmunds. Author of "Wings Over the Somme," Gwilym Hugh Lewis was an active member of "Cross & Cockade" in Great Britain.
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Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
Lieut. (T./Capt.) Gwilyn Hugh Lewis
(Northamptonshire Regiment).
It is largely due to this officer's ability and judgment as a flight leader that many enemy machines have been destroyed with very few casualties in his formation. He is bold in attack, and has personally accounted for eight enemy aircraft, displaying marked disregard of personal danger.
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Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
1 |
15 Jul 1916 |
0500 |
32 |
D.H.2 (7859) |
Fokker E (DES) 1 |
E of La Bassée |
2 |
22 Sep 1916 |
1115 |
32 |
D.H.2 (7888) |
Roland C.II (DES) |
Bancourt |
3 |
19 Dec 1917 |
1300 |
40 |
S.E.5a (B24) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) |
Lens-Pont a Vendin |
4 |
19 Jan 1918 |
1115 |
40 |
S.E.5a (C9534) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Henin-Lietard |
5 |
16 Feb 1918 |
1005 |
40 |
S.E.5a (C9534) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) 2 |
Lille |
6 |
11 Apr 1918 |
1655 |
40 |
S.E.5a (D3540) |
Fokker DR.I (DES) |
E of Lens |
7 |
12 Apr 1918 |
1730 |
40 |
S.E.5a (D3540) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
Croix Barbee |
8 |
20 May 1918 |
2000 |
40 |
S.E.5a |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) 3 |
Merville |
9 |
21 May 1918 |
0840 |
40 |
S.E.5a (D3540) |
Pfalz D.III (DES) |
Douai |
10 |
27 May 1918 |
2025 |
40 |
S.E.5a (D3540) |
Pfalz D.III (DESF) |
E of Hulloch |
11 |
02 Jul 1918 |
1220 |
40 |
S.E.5a (D3511) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
NE of Lens |
12 |
07 Jul 1918 |
0925 |
40 |
S.E.5a (D3511) |
LVG C (CAP) 4 |
Lens |
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1 |
Shared with 2Lt K Mathewson & AM1 J Booth (4272) |
2 |
Shared with Lt C W Usher |
3 |
Shared with Maj Roderic Dallas, Lt Ivan Hind, Lt H H Wood, Lt C O Rusden, Lt D S Poler |
4 |
Shared with Lt Ivan Hind |
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