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| Name: |
William Wendell Rogers |
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| Country: |
Canada |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
1 |
| Victories: |
9 |
| Born: |
10 November 1896 |
| Place of Birth: |
Alberton, Prince Edward Island |
| Died: |
11 January 1967 |
| Place of Death: |
St. John, New Brunswick |
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William Wendell Rogers joined the Royal Flying Corps in December 1916. Posted to 1 Squadron on 18 May 1917, he scored nine victories flying Nieuport scouts. Scoring his seventh victory on the afternoon of 12 December 1917, he shot down a Gotha bomber north of Frelinghien. |
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| Military Cross (MC) |
2nd Lt. (T./Capt.) William Wendell Rogers, R.F.C., Spec. Res.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in shooting down seven enemy aeroplanes, and on two occasions attacking enemy troops with machine gun fire from very low altitudes. He proved himself a daring patrol leader.
Supplement to the London Gazette, 5 July 1918 (30780/7922) |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
12 Jul 1917 |
2055 |
1 |
Nieuport (B3463) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) 1 |
Menin |
| 2 |
07 Oct 1917 |
0800 |
1 |
Nieuport (B6754) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Menin |
| 3 |
08 Oct 1917 |
1430 |
1 |
Nieuport (B6754) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Polygon Wood |
| 4 |
09 Oct 1917 |
1300 |
1 |
Nieuport 27 (B3629) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
NW of Gheluwe |
| 5 |
20 Oct 1917 |
1050 |
1 |
Nieuport 27 (B3629) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Linselles |
| 6 |
29 Oct 1917 |
1055 |
1 |
Nieuport (B6789) |
DFW C (OOC) |
Quesnoy |
| 7 |
12 Dec 1917 |
1415 |
1 |
Nieuport (B6825) |
Gotha G (DES) |
N of Frelinghien |
| 8 |
17 Dec 1917 |
1420 |
1 |
Nieuport (B6789) |
C (OOC) 2 |
SW of Moorslede |
| 9 |
18 Dec 1917 |
1140 |
1 |
Nieuport (B6789) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Moorslede |
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| 1 |
Shared with 2/Lt H S Davies (B1659) |
| 2 |
Shared with Lt R C Sotham (B6768), 2/Lt William Patrick |
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