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| Name: |
Guy Wilbraham Wareing |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
29 |
| Victories: |
9 |
| Born: |
23 July 1899 |
| Place of Birth: |
Warrington, Lancashire |
| Died: |
27 October 1918 |
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| Place of Death: |
East of Tournai |
| Cemetery: |
Rumillies Churchyard, Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium |
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In August 1917, Guy Wilbraham Wareing joined the Royal Flying Corps. An S.E.5a pilot, he was assigned to 29 Squadron in June 1918. Of the nine aircraft he shot down during the months of August and September, four of them were balloons. Wareing was killed when he was shot down by a Fokker D.VII flown by Josef Raesch of Jasta 43. |
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| Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
Lieut. Guy Wilbraham Wareing. (FRANCE)
A bold and courageous airman who has destroyed four enemy aeroplanes and shot down in flames a hostile balloon. He is conspicuous for zeal and devotion to duty.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
12 Aug 1918 |
0920 |
29 |
S.E.5a (C1133) |
Pfalz D.III (DES) |
Ploegsteert |
| 2 |
19 Aug 1918 |
1115 |
29 |
S.E.5a (C1133) |
DFW C (DES) |
E of Bailleul |
| 3 |
31 Aug 1918 |
1450 |
29 |
S.E.5a (C1133) |
LVG C (OOC) |
E of Estaires |
| 4 |
06 Sep 1918 |
1800 |
29 |
S.E.5a (C1133) |
DFW C (DES) |
SE of Perenchies |
| 5 |
07 Sep 1918 |
0655 |
29 |
S.E.5a (C1133) |
Balloon (DES) |
Gheluvelt |
| 6 |
15 Sep 1918 |
1845 |
29 |
S.E.5a (C1133) |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
Roulers-Rumbeke |
| 7 |
27 Sep 1918 |
0845 |
29 |
S.E.5a (C1133) |
Balloon (DES) |
Moorslede |
| 8 |
29 Sep 1918 |
1000 |
29 |
S.E.5a (D6940) |
Balloon (DES) |
SE of Armentières |
| 9 |
29 Sep 1918 |
1410 |
29 |
S.E.5a (C1133) |
Balloon (DES) |
E of Comines |
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