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| Name: |
John Henry Robertson |
| Country: |
Scotland |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps |
| Unit: |
48 |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
1888 |
| Place of Birth: |
Leith, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Died: |
11 March 1918 |
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| Place of Death: |
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| Cemetery: |
Roye New British Cemetery, Somme, France |
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The son of William and Elizabeth Robertson, John Henry Robertson served as a Brisfit pilot with 48 Squadron. Becoming an ace on 11 March 1918, he scored his fifth victory by downing a Fokker DR.I. Mortally wounded in the fight, Robertson died from his wounds later that day.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
03 Jan 1918 |
1210 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7229) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
St. Quentin |
| 2 |
08 Mar 1918 |
1050 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7114) 2 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Busigny |
| 3 |
08 Mar 1918 |
1050 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7114) 2 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Busigny |
| 4 |
08 Mar 1918 |
1600 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7114) 2 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
S of Bohain |
| 5 |
11 Mar 1918 |
1255 |
48 |
Bristol F.2b (A7114) 2 |
Fokker DR.I (OOC) |
St. Quentin |
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| 1 |
Pilot Capt Keith Park |
| 2 |
Pilot 2Lt Herbert Hartley |
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