Harry Christopher Travers Gompertz

Name:	Harry Christopher Travers Gompertz
Country:	England
Rank:	Lieutenant
Service:	Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force
Unit:	55
Victories:	5
Born:	25 May 1898
Place of Birth:	Ilfacombe, South Devon
Died:
Place of Death:

Having served with the Royal Field Artillery, Harry Christopher Travers Gompertz was seconded to the Royal Flying Corps in August 1917. An observer ace with 55 Squadron in 1918, he was wounded in action on 30 August and was captured on 10 November when his D.H.4 was shot down during a raid on Thionville.

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	12 Aug 1918	0730	55	D.H.4 ¹	Pfalz D.III (OOC)	Vosges
2	14 Aug 1918	1500	55	D.H.4 ¹	Albatros D.V (OOC)	Offenburg
3	30 Aug 1918	1030	55	D.H.4 ²	Fokker D.VII (OOC)	Metz
4	30 Aug 1918	1030	55	D.H.4 ²	Fokker D.VII (OOC)	Metz
5	03 Nov 1918		55	D.H.4 ¹	Fokker D.VII (OOC)

1	Pilot Capt D R G MacKay
2	Pilot Lt S L Dowdeswell