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| Name: |
William Geoffrey Meggitt |
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| Country: |
England |
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Lieutenant |
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Royal Flying Corps |
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22, 25 |
| Victories: |
6 |
| Born: |
1894 |
| Place of Birth: |
Newport, Monmouthshire |
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William Geoffrey Meggitt served with the 3rd Battalion of the Welsh Regiment before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps; confirmed in the rank of Second Lieutenant on 2 November 1915; promoted to Lieutenant on 31 March 1917. He was reported missing in action on 8 November 1917 but was wounded and captured by the Germans.
Birth registry for 2nd quarter, 1894 at Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. |
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| Military Cross (MC) |
Lt. William Geoffrey Meggitt, Welsh R., Spec. Res. and R.F.C.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty whilst one of a patrol engaging five hostile machines. He drove down one enemy machine and then attacked another, which was seen to go down vertically. He has previously brought down three hostile machines.
Supplement to the London Gazette, 17 April 1917, 3684 |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
22 Oct 1916 |
0900 |
25 |
F.E.2b (7007) 1 |
D (DES) |
SW of Seclin |
| 2 |
22 Oct 1916 |
1620 |
25 |
F.E.2b (4877) 2 |
D (DES) |
NW of Lille |
| 3 |
17 Nov 1916 |
1300 |
25 |
F.E.2b (7022) 3 |
EA (DESF) 7 |
Vitry |
| 4 |
15 Feb 1917 |
1630 |
25 |
F.E.2b (7686) 4 |
C (OOC) |
Avion |
| 5 |
10 Oct 1917 |
1650 |
22 |
Bristol Fighter (B1123) 5 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Moorslede |
| 6 |
11 Oct 1917 |
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22 |
Bristol Fighter 6 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
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| 1 |
Pilot Sgt William Drummond Matheson |
| 2 |
Pilot 2Lt D S Johnson |
| 3 |
Pilot Capt R Chadwick |
| 4 |
Pilot Capt Lancelot Richardson |
| 5 |
Observer AM1 A Whitehouse |
| 6 |
Observer Capt F A Durrad |
| 7 |
Shared with 2Lt H Dunlop & Lt Harry Scandrett (7024), 2Lt D S Johnson & Lt I Heald (6990), 2Lt H L Chadwick & 2Lt C J Butler (7025), Sgt James Green & Cpl A G Bower (4877) |
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