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| Name: |
William Geoffrey Meggitt |
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England |
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Lieutenant |
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Royal Flying Corps |
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22, 25 |
| Victories: |
6 |
| Born: |
1894 |
| Place of Birth: |
Newport, Monmouthshire |
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William Geoffrey Meggitt served with the 3rd Battalion of the Welsh Regiment before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps; confirmed in the rank of Second Lieutenant on 2 November 1915; promoted to Lieutenant on 31 March 1917. He was reported missing in action on 8 November 1917 but was wounded and captured by the Germans.
Birth registry for 2nd quarter, 1894 at Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. |
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| Military Cross (MC) |
Lt. William Geoffrey Meggitt, Welsh R., Spec. Res. and R.F.C.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty whilst one of a patrol engaging five hostile machines. He drove down one enemy machine and then attacked another, which was seen to go down vertically. He has previously brought down three hostile machines.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
22 Oct 1916 |
0900 |
25 |
F.E.2b (7007) 1 |
D (DES) |
SW of Seclin |
| 2 |
22 Oct 1916 |
1620 |
25 |
F.E.2b (4877) 2 |
D (DES) |
NW of Lille |
| 3 |
17 Nov 1916 |
1300 |
25 |
F.E.2b (7022) 3 |
EA (DESF) 7 |
Vitry |
| 4 |
15 Feb 1917 |
1630 |
25 |
F.E.2b (7686) 4 |
C (OOC) |
Avion |
| 5 |
10 Oct 1917 |
1650 |
22 |
Bristol Fighter (B1123) 5 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Moorslede |
| 6 |
11 Oct 1917 |
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22 |
Bristol Fighter 6 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
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| 1 |
Pilot Sgt William Drummond Matheson |
| 2 |
Pilot 2Lt D S Johnson |
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Pilot Capt R Chadwick |
| 4 |
Pilot Capt Lancelot Richardson |
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Observer AM1 A Whitehouse |
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Observer Capt F A Durrad |
| 7 |
Shared with 2Lt H Dunlop & Lt Harry Scandrett (7024), 2Lt D S Johnson & Lt I Heald (6990), 2Lt H L Chadwick & 2Lt C J Butler (7025), Sgt James Green & Cpl A G Bower (4877) |
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