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| Name: |
Alexander MacDonald Shook |
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| Country: |
Canada |
| Rank: |
Major |
| Service: |
Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
4N (RNAS)
204 (RAF) |
| Victories: |
12 |
| Born: |
02 December 1888 |
| Place of Birth: |
Erindale, Toronto Township, Peel County, Ontario |
| Died: |
30 May 1966 |
| Place of Death: |
Bala, Ontario |
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On 4 June 1917, Alexander MacDonald Shook scored the first Sopwith Camel victory of the war when he shot down an Albatros D.III. On 22 March 1918, he shot down an Albatros D.V flown by Bertram Heinrich of MFJ 1. He was promoted to temporary Major on 1 July 1918. Shook was transferred to the unemployed list on 28 March 1919. |
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| Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) |
Flt. Cdr. Alexander Macdonald Shook, R.N.A.S.
Flt. Lieut. Arnold Jaques Chadwick, R.N.A.S. (since reported drowned).
Flt. Sub-Lieut. Albert James Enstone, R.N.A.S.
Flt. Sub-Lieut. Langley Frank Willard Smith, R.N.A.S. (since missing).
For exceptional gallantry and remarkable skill and courage whilst serving with the R.N.A.S. at Dunkirk during May and June, 1917, in repeatedly attacking and destroying hostile aircraft.
Supplement to the London Gazette, 11 August 1917 (30227/8207) |
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| Distinguished Service Order (DSO) |
In recognition of services in the prosecution of the war. . .
Flt. Cdr. Alexander Macdonald Shook, D.S.C, R.N.A.S.
Supplement to the London Gazette, 1 January 1918 (30451/86) |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
24 Apr 1917 |
1010 |
4N |
Sopwith Pup (N6200) |
Fokker D.II (OOC) |
Ghistelles |
| 2 |
09 May 1917 |
1715 |
4N |
Sopwith Pup (N6200) |
C 1 |
SE of Ghistelles |
| 3 |
12 May 1917 |
0730 |
4N |
Sopwith Pup (N6200) |
Seaplane |
Off Zeebrugge |
| 4 |
05 Jun 1917 |
1900 |
4N |
Sopwith Camel (N6347) |
Albatros D.III |
Ostend |
| 5 |
05 Jun 1917 |
1910 |
4N |
Sopwith Camel (N6357) |
C |
Ostend |
| 6 |
04 Jul 1917 |
0830 |
4N |
Sopwith Camel (N6363) |
Gotha G |
NW of Ostend |
| 7 |
18 Aug 1917 |
0910 |
4N |
Sopwith Camel (N6363) |
Albatros D.V |
Ghistelles |
| 8 |
21 Oct 1917 |
1025 |
4N |
Sopwith Camel (N6363) |
Albatros D.III |
S of Ghistelles |
| 9 |
11 Mar 1918 |
1640 |
4N |
Sopwith Camel (B6300) |
Albatros D.V |
Keyem |
| 10 |
22 Mar 1918 |
1400 |
4N |
Sopwith Camel (B6300) |
Albatros D.V |
Slype |
| 11 |
22 Mar 1918 |
1400 |
4N |
Sopwith Camel (B6300) |
Albatros D.V |
Slype |
| 12 |
22 Mar 1918 |
1430 |
4N |
Sopwith Camel (B6300) |
Albatros D.V |
Slype |
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Shared with FSL Langley Smith |
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