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| Name: |
Reuben George Hammersley |
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| Country: |
England |
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Lieutenant |
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Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
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24 |
| Victories: |
8 |
| Born: |
26 September 1897 |
| Place of Birth: |
Leicester, Leicestershire, England |
| Died: |
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The son of Reuben George and Mary A. Hammersley, Reuben George Hammersley received Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificate 3556 on a Caudron biplane at Wallisdown School, Bournemouth on 14 September 1916. He joined the Royal Flying Corps in May 1917. In 1918 he scored eight victories in France as an S.E.5a pilot with 24 Squadron.
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Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificates, 1910-1950
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
19 Feb 1918 |
0840 |
24 |
S.E.5a (B891) |
Rumpler C (DESF) 1 |
Servais |
| 2 |
19 Feb 1918 |
0850 |
24 |
S.E.5a (B891) |
DFW C (DES) 1 |
Bernot |
| 3 |
26 Feb 1918 |
1605 |
24 |
S.E.5a (B8257) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
E of Laon |
| 4 |
06 Mar 1918 |
1635 |
24 |
S.E.5a (B8257) |
DFW C (OOC) |
E of St. Quentin |
| 5 |
23 Mar 1918 |
1600 |
24 |
S.E.5a (C9267) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
St. Simon |
| 6 |
12 Apr 1918 |
1615 |
24 |
S.E.5a (C1082) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Hangard-Moreuil |
| 7 |
19 May 1918 |
1200 |
24 |
S.E.5a (C1085) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
Proyart |
| 8 |
20 May 1918 |
0835 |
24 |
S.E.5a (C1085) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
Chaulnes-Albert |
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| 1 |
Shared with Lt Peter MacDougall (B120), Lt Ronald Mark, Lt Andrew Cowper |
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