Frank Cecil Ransley

Name:

Frank Cecil Ransley

Country:

England

Rank:

Captain

Service:

Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force

Units:

Victories:

Born:

18 October 1897

Place of Birth:

Caversham, near Reading

Died:

31 December 1992

Place of Death:

Alton, Hampshire

Posted to 48 Squadron in 1917, Ransley scored 9 victories flying Bristol Fighters in 1918.

Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

"Lt. (temp. Capt.) Frank Cecil Ransley.
This officer displays conspicuous gallantry and skill. On a recent occasion, while on patrol he was attacked by seven enemy scouts; he and his observer drove down two, and by skilful manoeuvre and dash he rallied his formation, which were being driven down, and succeeded in driving off the remaining enemy scouts. He has, in all, destroyed three hostile machines and driven down three others completely out of control."

Supplement to the London Gazette, 3 August 1918 (30827/9202)

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	28 Jan 1918	1240	48	Bristol Fighter (B1193)¹	Rumpler C (OOC)	Beaurevoir
2	27 Mar 1918	1520	48	Bristol Fighter (C4628)²	LVG C (DES)	Morlancourt
3	12 Apr 1918	1040	48	Bristol Fighter (C4886)³	Pfalz D.III (DES)	W of Moreuil Woods
4	01 Jun 1918	1805	48	Bristol Fighter (C786)⁴	Albatros D.V (DESF)	N of Lamotte
5	01 Jun 1918	1805	48	Bristol Fighter (C786)⁴	Albatros D.V (OOC)	Lamotte
6	10 Jun 1918	1745	48	Bristol Fighter	Albatros D.V (DESF)⁶	Roye
7	14 Jun 1918	1530	48	Bristol Fighter (C786)⁵	LVG C (OOC)	E of Albert
8	25 Jun 1918	1145	48	Bristol Fighter (C786)³	Fokker D.VII (OOC)	Foucaucourt-Rosières
9	27 Jun 1918	1800	48	Bristol Fighter (C808)³	Fokker D.VII (DESF)	E of Lamotte

1	Observer 2Lt Robert Herring
2	Observer 2Lt J M J Moore
3	Observer 2Lt LW Davies
4	Observer 2Lt G Dixon
5	Observer Sgt W Lauder
6	Shared with Capt Charles Steele, 2Lt Harold Oaks, Lt John Drummond

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