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| Name: |
Herbert Whiteley Sellars |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
11, 25 |
| Victories: |
8 |
| Born: |
11 June 1896 |
| Place of Birth: |
Liverpool, Lancashire |
| Died: |
15 May 1918 |
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| Place of Death: |
Bouchou |
| Memorial: |
Arras Flying Services Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
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Herbert Whiteley Sellars downed Ludwig Hanstein on 21 March 1918 and scored 7 other victories before he was killed in action, shot down by Josef Mai on 15 May 1918.
Listed as Herbert Whitelay Sellars in the London Gazette. Birth registered in the third quarter of 1896 at Toxteth Park, Lancashire.
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| Military Cross (MC) |
Lt. Herbert Whitelay Sellars, R.F.C., Spec. Res.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Whilst on offensive patrol, he attacked a hostile two-seater machine, which dived vertically and eventually crashed. Having attacked another two-seater machine, which dived down over the enemy's lines, he engaged three hostile scouts, at the nearest of which his observer fired two bursts at 75 yards range, causing the enemy machine to crash down in flames. His skill and gallantry have been most marked.
Supplement to the London Gazette, 22 June 1918 (30761/7422) |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
12 Mar 1918 |
1440 |
11 |
Bristol F.2b (C4673) 1 |
LVG C.VI (DESF) |
Doignes |
| 2 |
13 Mar 1918 |
1400 |
11 |
Bristol F.2b (C4673) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Oisy |
| 3 |
15 Mar 1918 |
1115 |
11 |
Bristol F.2b (C4673) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Rumilly |
| 4 |
18 Mar 1918 |
1100 |
11 |
Bristol F.2b (C4673) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
N of St. Quentin |
| 5 |
21 Mar 1918 |
1615 |
11 |
Bristol F.2b (C4673) 1 |
Albatros C (DES) |
Morchies |
| 6 |
21 Mar 1918 |
1615 |
11 |
Bristol F.2b (C4673) 1 |
Albatros D.V (DESF) |
Morchies |
| 7 |
02 Apr 1918 |
1820 |
11 |
Bristol F.2b (C4673) 1 |
Fokker DR.I (OOC) |
SE of Albert |
| 8 |
15 May 1918 |
1720 |
11 |
Bristol F.2b (C4673) 1 |
Fokker DR.I (OOC) 2 |
Mametz |
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| 1 |
Obersver Lt Charles Robson |
| 2 |
Shared with Capt John Aspinall & Lt de la Cour |
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