William Edrington Gray

Name:

Country:

Scotland

Rank:

Lieutenant

Service:

Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force

Unit:

213

Victories:

Born:

11 October 1898

Place of Birth:

Mordington, Berwickshire, Scotland

Died:

Place of Death:

William Edrington Gray joined the Royal Naval Air Service on 25 July 1917. Flying the Sopwith Camel, he scored seven victories with 213 Squadron in 1918. Post-war, he applied for numerous aircraft patents in the 1930s.

Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificates, 1910-1950

Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

"Lieut. William Edrington Gray (Sea Patrol).
Since May last this officer has destroyed three enemy machines and has taken part in five low-bombing raids. He is a most efficient officer, possessing great presence of mind, and invariably displaying cool courage in difficult situations. On a recent occasion he led a formation of forty machines to bomb an aerodrome; this was most successfully accomplished, and was largely due to Lieut. Gray's able and skilful leadership."

Supplement to the London Gazette, 2 November 1918 (30989/12966)

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	19 May 1918	1735	213	Sopwith Camel (B6239)	Albatros D.V (DESF) ¹	1 mi S of Woumen
2	02 Jun 1918	1935	213	Sopwith Camel (D3409)	Pfalz D.III (OOC) ¹	Moorslede
3	11 Aug 1918	1940	213	Sopwith Camel (D8189)	Albatros C (DES) ²	4 mi SE of Dixmude
4	21 Aug 1918	1915	213	Sopwith Camel (D8189)	Fokker D.VII (DES)	2 mi NW of Zeebrugge
5	23 Sep 1918	1745	213	Sopwith Camel (D8189)	Fokker D.VII (OOC)	4 mi W of Thorout
6	25 Sep 1918	1425	213	Sopwith Camel (D8189)	Fokker D.VII (OOC)	E of Dixmude
7	01 Oct 1918		213	Sopwith Camel (D8189)	Fokker D.VII (OOC)	Houthulst Forest

1	Shared with Capt John Pinder (C65)
2	Shared with Lt Arthur Turner (D9964), Lt C P Sparkes (B7252), 2Lt E Toy (D3409)

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