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The youngest son of R. J. Quigley, Frank Granger Quigley attended St Andrew's in Aurora, Ontario from 1907 to 1909. When the war began, he was in his second year as a student at Queen's University in Toronto where he excelled in football and hockey. He enlisted in December 1914, serving with the Canadian Army Engineers on the Western Front. He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in early 1917 and was posted to 70 Squadron in France on 12 September 1917. Flying the Sopwith Camel, he scored 33 confirmed victories before he was wounded in action on 27 March 1918. Recovering from a shattered ankle at Le Touquet hospital, he returned to Canada where he served as an instructor at Armour Heights. En route back to England in October 1918, Quigley came down with influenza and died in hospital two days after his ship reached Liverpool.
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| Military Cross (MC) |
T./2nd Lt. Frank Granger Quigley, Gen.
List and R.F.C.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when engaging hostile aircraft. On one occasion, while on patrol, he attacked an enemy two-seater which, after close fighting and skilful maneuvering, he crashed to the ground. He has, within a short period, destroyed or driven down out of control, seven other enemy machines, and on all occasions has displayed high courage and a fine fighting spirit.
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| Military Cross (MC) Bar |
T./Capt. Frank Granger Quigley, M.C., Gen. List and R.F.C.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in aerial combats. He destroyed five enemy machines and one balloon, and drove down four enemy machines out of control. He showed splendid courage and initiative.
(M.C. gazetted 18th February, 1918.)
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| Distinguished Service Order (DSO) |
T./Capt. Frank Granger Quigley, M.C.,
R.F.C.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. While leading an offensive patrol he attacked a very large number of enemy aeroplanes, destroyed one of them and drove another down out of control. On the following day, while on a low-flying patrol, he was attacked by several enemy scouts, one of which dived at him. He out-manoeuvred this machine and fired on it at very close range. He followed it down to 500 feet, firing on it, and it spiralled very steeply to the ground in a cloud of black smoke. During the three following days, while employed on low-flying work, he showed the greatest skill and determination. He fired over 3,000 rounds and dropped thirty bombs during this period, inflicting heavy casualties on enemy infantry, artillery and transport.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
10 Oct 1917 |
0805 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B2356) |
Albatros D.V (DESF) |
Westroosebeke |
| 2 |
10 Oct 1917 |
0825 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B2356) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
S of Houthoulst Forest |
| 3 |
20 Oct 1917 |
1115 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B2356) |
C (DES) 1 |
Rumbeke aerodrome |
| 4 |
12 Nov 1917 |
1800 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B2447) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
E of Houthoulst Forest |
| 5 |
05 Dec 1917 |
1345 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B2447) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
E of Westroosebeke |
| 6 |
12 Dec 1917 |
0930 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B2311) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Westroosebeke |
| 7 |
19 Dec 1917 |
0945 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B2447) |
Albatros D.V (DESF) 2 |
20 Q 27 |
| 8 |
26 Dec 1917 |
1520 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B2447) |
C (DESF) |
20 Q 23 |
| 9 |
27 Dec 1917 |
1050 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B2447) |
C (DES) 3 |
Zarren |
| 10 |
03 Jan 1918 |
1345 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B2447) |
C (OOC) |
E of Moorslede |
| 11 |
06 Jan 1918 |
1400 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B2447) |
Albatros D.V (DES) 4 |
Stadenburg |
| 12 |
06 Jan 1918 |
1415 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B2447) |
Albatros D.V (DES) 2 |
E of Passchendaele |
| 13 |
22 Jan 1918 |
1414 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B5214) |
Albatros D.V (DESF) 5 |
NE of Houthoulst Wood |
| 14 |
22 Jan 1918 |
1420 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B5214) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) 5 |
NE of Houthoulst Wood |
| 15 |
22 Jan 1918 |
1430 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B5214) |
Albatros D.V (DES) 6 |
NE of Houthoulst Wood |
| 16 |
24 Jan 1918 |
1120 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B2447) |
C (DES) |
SE of Wervicq |
| 17 |
29 Jan 1918 |
1110 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B5251) |
Albatros D.V (DESF) |
NE of Houthoulst Wood |
| 18 |
17 Feb 1918 |
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70 |
Sopwith Camel |
C (OOC) 2 |
Houthoulst Forest |
| 19 |
08 Mar 1918 |
1305 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B7475) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Roulers |
| 20 |
09 Mar 1918 |
0930 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B7475) |
Albatros D.V (DESF) |
Menin |
| 21 |
09 Mar 1918 |
0945 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B7475) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Menin |
| 22 |
09 Mar 1918 |
1310 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B7475) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Quesnoy |
| 23 |
09 Mar 1918 |
1310 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B7475) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Quesnoy |
| 24 |
11 Mar 1918 |
1230 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B7475) |
Balloon (DES) 7 |
Menin |
| 25 |
11 Mar 1918 |
1700 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B7475) |
Pfalz D.III (DES) 8 |
Passchendaele |
| 26 |
11 Mar 1918 |
1700 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B7475) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
Passchendaele |
| 27 |
11 Mar 1918 |
1700 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B7475) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
Passchendaele |
| 28 |
12 Mar 1918 |
1245 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B7475) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Dadizeele |
| 29 |
12 Mar 1918 |
1245 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B7475) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Dadizeele |
| 30 |
12 Mar 1918 |
1250 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B7475) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Dadizeele |
| 31 |
22 Mar 1918 |
1535 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B7475) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Inchy-Bourlon |
| 32 |
22 Mar 1918 |
1430 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B7475) |
Fokker DR.I (DES) |
NE of Havrincourt |
| 33 |
23 Mar 1918 |
1700 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B7475) |
Pfalz D.III (DES) |
Morchies |
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| 1 |
Shared with 2Lt C W Primeau (B2349), 2Lt Edward Booth |
| 2 |
Shared with Lt Frank Gorringe |
| 3 |
Shared with Lt Kenneth Seth-Smith, 2Lt Frank Hobson |
| 4 |
Shared with Capt P G Kemsley, Capt William Fry |
| 5 |
Shared with 2Lt George Howsam |
| 6 |
Shared with Lt John Todd |
| 7 |
Shared with 2Lt Alfred Koch, Lt Kenneth Seth-Smith, Lt Walter Carlaw |
| 8 |
Shared with 2Lt Alfred Koch |
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