Harold Johnstone Pratt

Name:	Harold Johnstone Pratt
Country:	England
Rank:	Captain
Service:	Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force
Units:	48
Victories:	5
Born:	1 May 1896
Place of Birth:	England
Died:	1969
Place of Death:	Surrey, England

Following service in the London Regiment, Pratt was commissioned into the Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in October 1915. He transferred into the Royal Flying Corps during February 1917 and joined 48 Squadron following pilot training. During the summer of 1917 he flew Bristol Fighters and was most often accompanied by Lt. Hugh Owen as his observer/gunner.

WO 372/16/70084

British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	20 May 1917	1230	48	Bristol Fighter (A7108) ¹	Albatros D.III (OOC) ²	Berbieres
2	15 Jun 1917	1945	48	Bristol Fighter (A7116) ¹	Albatros D.III (OOC) ³	Fampoux
3	16 Jun 1917	1050	48	Bristol Fighter (A7116) ¹	Albatros D.III (OOC)	Estree
4	25 Aug 1917	1210	48	Bristol Fighter (A7217) ¹	Albatros D.V (OOC)	Wesrkerke
5	31 Aug 1917	2105	48	Bristol Fighter (A7217) ¹	Albatros D.V (OOC)	Zarren

1	Observer Lt Hugh Owen
2	Shared with Capt Richard Raymond-Barker & Lt R N W Jeff
3	Shared with Lt H M Fraser & Lt Maurice Benjamin (A7117)