Lewis Hector Ray

Name:	Lewis Hector "Hec" Ray	Attestation Paper
Country:	Canada
Rank:	Lieutenant
Service:	Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force
Units:	19
Victories:	7
Service No:	1096034
Born:	11 February 1888
Place of Birth:			Montreal, Quebec
Died:
Place of Death:

A carpenter from Toronto, Lewis Hector Ray joined the Royal Flying Corps on 9 December 1916. He served with 19 Squadron from 29 March 1918 until 8 November 1918 and scored seven victories flying the Sopwith Dolphin. In his last aerial combat, he downed one balloon and three Fokker D.VIIs northeast of Cambrai on the morning of 27 September 1918.

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	31 May 1918	0750	19	Sopwith Dolphin (C4129)	Pfalz D.III (OOC) ¹	Armentières
2	31 Jul 1918	1950	19	Sopwith Dolphin (C4129)	Pfalz D.III (DES)	S of Douai
3	16 Sep 1918	0940	19	Sopwith Dolphin (C4129)	Pfalz D.III (OOC)	S of Lille
4	27 Sep 1918	0715	19	Sopwith Dolphin (E4713)	Fokker D.VII (DES)	NE of Cambrai
5	27 Sep 1918	0715	19	Sopwith Dolphin (E4713)	Fokker D.VII (OOC)	NE of Cambrai
6	27 Sep 1918	0715	19	Sopwith Dolphin (E4713)	Fokker D.VII (OOC)	NE of Cambrai
7	27 Sep 1918	0715	19	Sopwith Dolphin (E4713)	Balloon (DES)	NE of Cambrai

1	Shared with Lt James Hardman