Laurence Minot

Name:

Laurence Minot

Country:

England

Rank:

Captain

Service:

Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force

Units:

16, 57

Victories:

Born:

21 July 1896

Place of Birth:

Wandsworth, Surrey

Died:

28 July 1917

Place of Death:

Cemetery:

Harlebeke New British Cemetery, Harelbeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Listed as Laurence Minôt in the London Gazette.

Military Cross (MC)

2nd Lt. (T./Capt.) Laurence Minôt, R.F.C., Spec. Res.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When leading a formation of five bombing machines, he attacked a hostile formation of twenty machines, and in the ensuing fight himself drove down two enemy machines completely out of control, whilst his observer destroyed another. Another four of the enemy formation were driven down completely out of control, and, as a result of his gallant leadership and determined action, his formation succeeded in getting back with the loss of but one machine. On a previous occasion he, in company with two other machines, attacked four of enemy who were reinforced later by thirteen scouts, and, after heavy fighting, drove down one enemy machine out of control, his formation returning safely.

Supplement to the London Gazette, 22 April 1918 (30643/4830)

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	03 Jul 1917	1225	57	D.H.4 (A7487) ¹	Albatros D.V (OOC)	Zonnebeke
2	03 Jul 1917	1225	57	D.H.4 (A7487) ¹	Albatros D.V (DESF)	Zonnebeke
3	07 Jul 1917	0830	57	D.H.4 (A7487) ²	Albatros D.V (OOC)	NE of Ypres
4	27 Jul 1917	1730	57	D.H.4 (B3963) ¹	Albatros D.V (OOC)	Houthulst
5	27 Jul 1917	1730	57	D.H.4 (B3963) ¹	Albatros D.V (OOC)	Houthulst
6	27 Jul 1917	1730	57	D.H.4 (B3963) ¹	Albatros D.V (OOC)	Houthulst

1	Observer Lt Arthur Britton
2	Observer AM1 Goffe