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| Name: |
William Victor Trevor Rooper |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps |
| Unit: |
1 |
| Victories: |
8 |
| Born: |
1897 |
| Place of Birth: |
Chester, Cheshire |
| Died: |
09 October 1917 |
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| Place of Death: |
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| Cemetery: |
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France  |
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William Victor Trevor Rooper served with the Denbigh Yeomanry before he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps. Posted to 1 Squadron he scored 8 victories flying the Nieuport scout in 1917. He was killed in action near Polygon Wood, shot down by Xavier Dannhuber or Jasta 26.
Birth registered 2nd quarter 1897 at Chester, Cheshire; lived in Wales later.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
28 Jul 1917 |
1910 |
1 |
Nieuport (B1675) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Becelaere |
| 2 |
09 Aug 1917 |
1050 |
1 |
Nieuport (B1675) |
C (CAP) 1 |
Houthoulst Forest |
| 3 |
17 Aug 1917 |
1015 |
1 |
Nieuport (B1675) |
DFW C (OOC) 2 |
Tenbrielen |
| 4 |
11 Sep 1917 |
1815 |
1 |
Nieuport (B3632) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Houthoulst |
| 5 |
19 Sep 1917 |
1800 |
1 |
Nieuport (B6767) |
Albatros D.V (DESF) |
E of Poelcapelle |
| 6 |
25 Sep 1917 |
1830 |
1 |
Nieuport (B6767) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
E of Gheluvelt |
| 7 |
01 Oct 1917 |
1110 |
1 |
Nieuport (B6767) |
DFW C (OOC) 3 |
Houthoulst |
| 8 |
05 Oct 1917 |
0955 |
1 |
Nieuport (B6767) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Zandvoorde |
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| 1 |
Shared with Capt Philip Fullard |
| 2 |
Shared with Lt Charles Lavers |
| 3 |
Shared with Capt Robert Birkbeck, 2Lt Francis George Baker (B3630), 2Lt Lumsden Cummings |
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