Conway MacAlister Gray Farrell

Name:

Conway MacAlister Gray "Con" Farrell

Country:

Canada

Rank:

Captain

Service:

Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force

Units:

24, 56

Victories:

Born:

22 May 1898

Place of Birth:

Smiths Falls, Lanark, Ontario

Died:

31 March 1988

Place of Death:

Ganges, British Columbia

An S.E.5a pilot, Conway MacAlister Gray Farrell joined 24 Squadron on 11 March 1918. After scoring seven victories, he was reassigned to 56 Squadron on 29 August 1918 but was injured in a crash on 6 October 1918. He continued flying after the war and was renowned for his exploits as a bush pilot in the 1930s.

Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Lieut. Conway Macalister Gray Farrell.
This officer rendered conspicuous service on the 8th August in attacking enemy troops and transport with machine-gun fire and bombs. Having silenced a machine gun; he attacked some transport, driving off the personnel. Later on he attacked a dump and carried out a reconnaissance in an area where our Cavalry were reported to be held up, rendering a most valuable report of the situation. Eventually, in a combat with about forty scouts, he was shot down. He has destroyed or taken a leading part in the destruction of seven enemy machines.

Supplement to the London Gazette, 2 November 1918 (30989/12965)

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	23 Mar 1918	1815	24	S.E.5a (B63)	Rumpler C (DES) ¹	Nesle
2	04 Apr 1918	1730	24	S.E.5a (C1099)	Rumpler C (CAP) ²	St. Nicholas
3	16 May 1918	1915	24	S.E.5a (C1099)	Albatros D.V (OOC)	Foucaucourt
4	26 Jul 1918	0730	24	S.E.5a (E1293)	DFW C (CAP) ³	Royaucourt
5	04 Aug 1918	0900	24	S.E.5a (D6937)	DFW C (DES) ⁴	N of Suzanne
6	04 Aug 1918	1005	24	S.E.5a (D6937)	DFW C (OOC)	Fricourt
7	10 Aug 1918	1400	24	S.E.5a (E4022)	Fokker D.VII (DES)	NE of Le Quesnoy

1	Shared with Lt Andrew Cowper, Lt P J Nolan (B8411)
2	Shared with Lt Ronald Mark
3	Shared with Lt Horace Barton, Lt J J Palmer (C1861), Lt W J Miller (C6466), Lt F S Passmore (C1938)
4	Shared with Lt Horace Barton