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| Name: |
Maurice Michael Freehill |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying
Corps |
| Units: |
46, 80 |
| Victories: |
7 |
| Born: |
21 January 1899 |
| Place of Birth: |
London |
| Died: |
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| Place of Death: |
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No notes for Maurice Michael Freehill. |
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| Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
Lieut. (A./Capt.) Maurice Michael Freehill. (FRANCE)
A brilliant leader who has destroyed five
enemy aircraft and has displayed conspicuous
bravery in attacking enemy troops
on the ground. On 4th November, observing
that a machine-gun post was holding up
the advance of our infantry, he attacked it
from a very low altitude, inflicting heavy
casualties on the crews and putting them to
flight. Later on he carried out a reconnaissance
of the Army front at a height of 50
feet in the face of intense machine-gun fire,
bringing back most valuable information.
Supplement to the London Gazette, 8 February 1919 (31170/2039) |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
23 Mar 1918 |
1300 |
46 |
Sopwith Camel (B9149) |
C (DES) |
Bullecourt |
| 2 |
03 Apr 1918 |
1245 |
46 |
Sopwith Camel (B5636) |
C (DES) 1 |
57D L32 |
| 3 |
20 Apr 1918 |
1000 |
46 |
Sopwith Camel (B5636) |
Albatros C (DES) 1 |
Harnes |
| 4 |
30 May 1918 |
1930 |
46 |
Sopwith Camel (B5636) |
Fokker DR.I (OOC) |
Estaires |
| 5 |
07 Aug 1918 |
0810 |
46 |
Sopwith Camel (B9291) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) 2 |
SW of Armentières |
| 6 |
15 Aug 1918 |
1810 |
46 |
Sopwith Camel (B9291) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
SE of Péronne |
| 7 |
03 Oct 1918 |
1815 |
80 |
Sopwith Camel (H773) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Beaurevoir |
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| 1 |
Shared with Capt Cecil Marchant (B9211) |
| 2 |
Shared with Lt AL Aldridge (D9407) |
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