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| Name: |
Frederick Sowrey |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Major |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
8, 19, 37, 39, 41, 100, 143 |
| Victories: |
13 |
| Born: |
25 August 1893 |
| Place of Birth: |
Twigworth, Gloucestershire |
| Died: |
21 October 1968 |
| Place of Death: |
Eastbourne, Sussex |
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Commissioned in the Royal Fusiliers in 1914, Sowrey transferred
to the Royal Flying Corps in December 1915. Posted to 39 Squadron, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for downing Zeppelin L32 on 24
September 1916. After serving with 37 Squadron he was sent to France before joining 19 Squadron as a flight
commander on 14 June 1917. With this unit he scored 12 more victories and was awarded the Military Cross. Upon returning to England, he assumed command of
143 Squadron for the duration of the war. |
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| Military Cross (MC) |
| "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion
to duty in shooting down in less than two
months two Albatross scouts and a Rumpler
two-seater and a Fokker scout, and in two
engagements flying very low and engaging
and scattering hostile infantry." Supplement to the London Gazette, 6 April 1918 |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
24 Sep 1916 |
abt 0110 |
39 |
B.E.2c (4112) |
Zeppelin L32 (DES) |
Billericay |
| 2 |
17 Jun 1917 |
1845 |
19 |
SPAD (B1660) |
Albatros D.III (DES) |
SE of Houthoulst Forest |
| 3 |
13 Jul 1917 |
1338-1515 |
19 |
SPAD XIII (B3479) |
C (OOC) |
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| 4 |
20 Jul 1917 |
0625 |
19 |
SPAD (B3616) |
C (DES) 1 |
Houthoulst Forest |
| 5 |
21 Jul 1917 |
1930 |
19 |
SPAD XIII (B3479) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) |
NE of Ypres |
| 6 |
17 Aug 1917 |
0630 |
19 |
SPAD (B3620) |
Albatros D.III (DES) |
W of Roulers |
| 7 |
20 Aug 1917 |
0625 |
19 |
SPAD (B3616) |
Albatros C (OOC) 2 |
SE of Houthoulst Forest |
| 8 |
11 Sep 1917 |
1320 |
19 |
SPAD (B3616) |
Rumpler C (DES) 3 |
E of Quesnoy |
| 9 |
20 Sep 1917 |
1820 |
19 |
SPAD (B3520) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
N of Menin |
| 10 |
30 Sep 1917 |
0900 |
19 |
SPAD (A6777) |
Albatros C (OOC) 4 |
Gheluwe |
| 11 |
07 Oct 1917 |
1005 |
19 |
SPAD (A6777) |
Fokker D.V (DES) |
E of Gheluwe |
| 12 |
09 Oct 1917 |
1040 |
19 |
SPAD (A6667) |
Albatros C (OOC) 5 |
Moorslede-Passchendaele |
| 13 |
15 Oct 1917 |
1645 |
19 |
SPAD (A6709) |
Albatros C (DESF) |
NE of Moorslede |
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| 1 |
Shared with 2/Lt Alexander Pentland |
| 2 |
Shared with Lt Alexander Pentland, Lt HC Ainger (B3564) |
| 3 |
Shared with Lt HC Ainger (B3535) |
| 4 |
Shared with Lt Delamere (B3489), Lt RM Strang (B1697), Lt Richard Hewat, Lt John Candy |
| 5 |
Shared with Lt Richard Hewat, Lt John Candy |
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