Elwyn Roy King

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Name:

Elwyn Roy "Bo" King

Country:

Australia

Rank:

Captain

Service:

Australian Flying Corps

Unit:

4 (AFC)

Victories:

Born:

13 May 1894

Place of Birth:

Bathurst, New South Wales

Died:

28 November 1941

Place of Death:

Point Cook, Victoria

Memorial:

Victoria Cremation Memorial, Victoria

A motor mechanic and the son of Elizabeth King of Forbes, New South Wales, Elwyn Roy King enlisted in the 12th Australian Light Horse on 17 July 1915. He transferred to the Australian Flying Corps and served with 4 Squadron where he scored 19 victories flying the Sopwith Camel. After his squadron converted to Snipes, King scored 7 more victories, becoming the highest scoring ace to fly the Sopwith Snipe during the Great War.

Listed as Roy King in the London Gazette.

Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Lieut. (A./Capt.) Roy King (Australian F.C.). (FRANCE)
During operations in the early part of September this officer rendered gallant and valuable service in bombing and attacking with machine-gun fire enemy billets, trains, troops, etc. In carrying out these operations he ensures success by descending to low altitudes, disregarding personal danger incurred by so doing.

Supplement to the London Gazette, 3 December 1918 (31046/14323)

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	20 May 1918	0755	4 (AFC)	Sopwith Camel (D6506)	Pfalz D.III (OOC)	Kemmel-Neuve Eglise
2	19 Jun 1918	1455	4 (AFC)	Sopwith Camel (D1895)	Balloon (DES)	E of Estaires
3	26 Jun 1918	1805	4 (AFC)	Sopwith Camel (D1895)	Pfalz D.III (DES)	Near Armentières
4	28 Jun 1918	1840	4 (AFC)	Sopwith Camel (D1895)	LVG C (DES)	Wytschaete
5	25 Jul 1918	0415	4 (AFC)	Sopwith Camel (E1416)	LVG C (DES)	N of Armentières
6	30 Jul 1918	2005	4 (AFC)	Sopwith Camel (E1416)	Fokker D.VII (OOC)	N of Armentières
7	03 Aug 1918	0530	4 (AFC)	Sopwith Camel (E1416)	Hannover C (DES)	NE of Merville
8	04 Aug 1918	2015	4 (AFC)	Sopwith Camel (E1416)	AGO C (DES) ¹	S of Laventie
9	10 Aug 1918	0745	4 (AFC)	Sopwith Camel (D1895)	Balloon (DES)	E of Estaires
10	10 Aug 1918	0815	4 (AFC)	Sopwith Camel (D1895)	LVG C (DES)	Estaires-Laventie
11	13 Aug 1918	1700	4 (AFC)	Sopwith Camel	C (DES) ²	Cartigny
12	16 Aug 1918	1315	4 (AFC)	Sopwith Camel	Fokker D.VII (DES) ³	Wavrin
13	30 Aug 1918	0615	4 (AFC)	Sopwith Camel (D1895)	DFW C (DES)	Marquillies
14	01 Sep 1918	0745	4 (AFC)	Sopwith Camel (D1895)	Balloon (DES)	Le Grand Riez
15	04 Sep 1918	0710	4 (AFC)	Sopwith Camel (D1895)	LVG C (DES)	Erquinghem le Sec
16	06 Sep 1918	0630	4 (AFC)	Sopwith Camel (E1416)	DFW C (OOC)	E of Wavrin
17	16 Sep 1918	0625	4 (AFC)	Sopwith Camel (E7202)	Fokker D.VII (DES)	Le Quesnoy
18	24 Sep 1918	1720	4 (AFC)	Sopwith Camel (E7202)	Albatros C (DES)	E of Ploegsteert
19	02 Oct 1918	0635	4 (AFC)	Sopwith Camel (E7202)	Balloon (DES)	SE of Don
20	28 Oct 1918	1455	4 (AFC)	Sopwith Snipe (E8050)	Fokker D.VII (OOC)	Ath
21	29 Oct 1918	1545	4 (AFC)	Sopwith Snipe (E8050)	LVG C (DES)	La Tombe
22	30 Oct 1918	1455	4 (AFC)	Sopwith Snipe (E8050)	Fokker D.VII (OOC)	Leuze
23	30 Oct 1918	1456	4 (AFC)	Sopwith Snipe (E8050)	Fokker D.VII (DES)	Leuze
24	30 Oct 1918	1456	4 (AFC)	Sopwith Snipe (E8050)	Fokker D.VII (DES)	Leuze
25	04 Nov 1918	1315	4 (AFC)	Sopwith Snipe (E8050)	Fokker D.VII (DES)	E of Buissenal
26	04 Nov 1918	1320	4 (AFC)	Sopwith Snipe (E8050)	Fokker D.VII (DESF)	E of Buissenal

1	Shared with Lt Herbert Watson
2	Shared with Lt D C Carter, Lt Norman Trescowthick, Lt R G Smallwood
3	Shared with Capt Arthur Cobby, Lt D C Carter, Lt T R Edols, Lt M H Eddie, Lt Norman Trescowthick

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