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The son of Horace Bentley and Rosa Evelyn (Wanklyn) Debenham, Corporal Horace Gilbert Wanklyn Debenham, from Winchester College O.T.C., reported for duty with the Royal Flying Corps as a 2nd Lieutenant on 3 June 1916. With 46 Squadron, he flew Nieuport two-seaters as an observer. After pilot training, he returned to 46 Squadron on 22 November 1917 and scored 5 victories flying Sopwith Camels with 'B' flight in 1918. Posted to 208 Squadron as a flight commander on 10 May 1918, Debenham scored his final victory in May 1918.
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
16 Feb 1918 |
0830 |
46 |
Sopwith Camel (B9195) |
C (OOC) 1 |
51B V2 |
| 2 |
22 Mar 1918 |
1330 |
46 |
Sopwith Camel (C1659) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Doignies |
| 3 |
22 Mar 1918 |
1415 |
46 |
Sopwith Camel (C1659) |
C (OOC) |
Doignies |
| 4 |
23 Mar 1918 |
0950 |
46 |
Sopwith Camel (C1659) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Lagnicourt |
| 5 |
02 Apr 1918 |
1245 |
46 |
Sopwith Camel (C1659) |
Albatros C (DES) 2 |
Courcelles |
| 6 |
18 May 1918 |
1200 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (D1781) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
Merville |
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| 1 |
Shared with Capt George Thomson (B9137) |
| 2 |
Shared with Capt Sydney Smith, Lt Alexander Vlasto, 2Lt Donald MacLaren, 2Lt Roy McConnell |
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