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Robert Henry Magnus Spencer Saundby was wounded in action on 31 July 1916. He was posted to 41 Squadron on 26 January 1917. He was awarded the Military Cross for downing a zeppelin and was granted a permanent
commission to Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force on 1 August 1919. He was knighted and retired with the rank of Air Vice-Marshal in 1946. |
British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
31 Jul 1916 |
1015 |
24 |
D.H.2 (5967) |
Fokker E (OOC) |
E of Roisel |
| 2 |
06 Sep 1916 |
1830 |
24 |
D.H.2 (5928) |
C (DESF) 1 |
E of Flers |
| 3 |
23 Nov 1916 |
1350 |
24 |
D.H.2 (5925) |
Albatros D.II (OOC) |
Bapaume |
| 4 |
04 Mar 1917 |
1218 |
41 |
F.E.8 (6431) |
Siemens-Schuckert D.I (DES) 2 |
E of Polygon Wood |
| 5 |
17 Jun 1917 |
0330 |
HD |
D.H.2 (A5058) |
Zeppelin L48 (DES) 3 |
Orfordness Theberton |
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| 1 |
Shared with Capt John Andrews (5998) |
| 2 |
Shared with 2Lt A Fraser (7622) |
| 3 |
Shared with 2Lt F D Holder & Sgt S Ashby in (F.E.2b - B401) and 2Lt L P Watkins (B.E.12) |
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