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| Name: |
William Sidebottom |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
3N (RNAS)
203 (RAF) |
| Victories: |
14 |
| Born: |
11 October 1893 |
| Place of Birth: |
Manchester |
| Died: |
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| Place of Death: |
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| Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
"Lieut. William Sidebottom, 203rd Squadron. (FRANCE)
This officer has carried out numerous offensive and low bombing patrols with courage, skill and judgment. He has also proved himself a bold and resolute fighter in aerial combats, having nine enemy machines to his credit."
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
16 Jun 1918 |
0610 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (B7185) |
DFW C (DES) 1 |
Estaires |
| 2 |
20 Jul 1918 |
1800 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (D9583) |
DFW C (DES) 2 |
SE Lestrem |
| 3 |
22 Jul 1918 |
1035 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (D9583) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
Carvin |
| 4 |
25 Jul 1918 |
0745 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (D9583) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
2 mi SE of La Bassée |
| 5 |
11 Aug 1918 |
1930 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (D9595) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Bray |
| 6 |
22 Aug 1918 |
0630 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (D9595) |
DFW C (DES) 3 |
S of Mericourt |
| 7 |
24 Sep 1918 |
0900 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (C197) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) 4 |
SE of Lens |
| 8 |
28 Sep 1918 |
0830 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (C197) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Hem-Langlet |
| 9 |
01 Oct 1918 |
1330 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (C197) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
Naves, E of Cambrai |
| 10 |
02 Oct 1918 |
0845 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (C197) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Caurior |
| 11 |
09 Oct 1918 |
1630 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (C197) |
Rumpler C (DESF) 2 |
St. Aubert |
| 12 |
23 Oct 1918 |
1635 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (C197) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Vertain |
| 13 |
23 Oct 1918 |
1635 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (C197) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) 5 |
Vertain |
| 14 |
29 Oct 1918 |
1515 |
203 |
Sopwith Camel (C197) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) 6 |
Bruay |
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| 1 |
Shared with Lt Edwin Hayne, Lt C F Brown (D9535), Lt R Stone (D3571), Lt Y E S Kirkpatrick (D3414) |
| 2 |
Shared with Capt Leonard Rochford |
| 3 |
Shared with Capt Arthur Whealy |
| 4 |
Shared with 2Lt W H Coghill (D9597) |
| 5 |
Shared with Lt D B Barbour (D9597) |
| 6 |
Shared with Sgt W G Jones (F3098) |
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