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| Name: |
Walter Alexander Tyrrell |
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| Country: |
Ireland |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
32 |
| Victories: |
17 |
| Born: |
23 August 1898 |
| Place of Birth: |
Belfast, County Antrim |
| Died: |
09 June 1918 |
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| Place of Death: |
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| Cemetery: |
Beauvais Communal Cemetery, Oise, France |
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The son of John and Jeanie (Todd) Tyrrell of Belfast, Walter Alexander Tyrrell joined the Royal Flying Corps in 1917. Assigned to 32 Squadron, he became an ace while flying the D.H.5. In 1918, he scored twelve more victories while flying the S.E.5a. The highest scoring ace in his squadron, Tyrrell was killed in action by enemy machine gun fire from the trenches.
Tyrell's father was a merchant and alderman of Belfast; his family resided at Fairview Buildings, Crumlin Road, Belfast. |
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| Military Cross (MC) |
T./2nd Lt. Walter Alexander "Tyrrell, Gen. list, attd. R.A.F.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On one day this officer attacked two enemy triplanes, destroying one and driving down the other out of control. After this he was attacked by two other machines, one of which he forced to land, taking the occupants prisoners. On various other occasions he has destroyed or driven down out of control enemy machines.
Supplement to the London Gazette, 16 September 1918 (30901/11027) |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
30 Oct 1917 |
0845-0925 |
32 |
D.H.5 (B4916) |
Albatros D.V (DES) 1 |
Passchendaele |
| 2 |
11 Nov 1917 |
1550 |
32 |
D.H.5 (B4916) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Poelcapelle |
| 3 |
13 Nov 1917 |
1530 |
32 |
D.H.5 (B4916) |
C (OOC) 2 |
SE of Houthoulst Forest |
| 4 |
20 Nov 1917 |
0800 |
32 |
D.H.5 (B4916) |
Albatros C (DESF) 3 |
Passchendaele |
| 5 |
05 Dec 1917 |
0855 |
32 |
D.H.5 (B4916) |
C (OOC) 4 |
Becelaere |
| 6 |
07 Apr 1918 |
1115 |
32 |
S.E.5a (B8374) |
Fokker DR.I (DES) |
NE of Lamotte |
| 7 |
07 Apr 1918 |
1120 |
32 |
S.E.5a (B8374) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
NE of Lamotte |
| 8 |
07 Apr 1918 |
1130 |
32 |
S.E.5a (B8374) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
NE of Lamotte |
| 9 |
11 Apr 1918 |
1930 |
32 |
S.E.5a (B8374) |
AGO C (DESF) |
NE of Bray |
| 10 |
12 Apr 1918 |
1210 |
32 |
S.E.5a (B8374) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
W of Steenwercke |
| 11 |
03 May 1918 |
1220 |
32 |
S.E.5a (B8374) |
Fokker DR.I (OOC) |
Frelinghem |
| 12 |
03 May 1918 |
1230 |
32 |
S.E.5a (B8374) |
Fokker DR.I (OOC) |
Frelinghem |
| 13 |
03 May 1918 |
1235 |
32 |
S.E.5a (B8374) |
LVG C (CAP) |
1 mi WSW of Poperinghe |
| 14 |
08 May 1918 |
0940 |
32 |
S.E.5a (B8374) |
Pfalz D.III (DES) |
Sailly-en-Ostrevent |
| 15 |
06 Jun 1918 |
0550 |
32 |
S.E.5a (B8374) |
Pfalz D.III (DESF) 5 |
Romagnies |
| 16 |
06 Jun 1918 |
1845 |
32 |
S.E.5a (B8374) |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
Montdidier |
| 17 |
06 Jun 1918 |
1850 |
32 |
S.E.5a (B8374) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Montdidier |
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| 1 |
Shared with Capt William Raymond Fish (A9300) |
| 2 |
Shared with 2/Lt H C Leese (B4914), 2/Lt A L Cuffe (B4924), Capt William Raymond Fish (A9300) |
| 3 |
Shared with 2/Lt A L Cuffe (B4924), Lt Arthur Claydon |
| 4 |
Shared with Capt William Pearson |
| 5 |
Shared with Lt J W Trusler (C9612) |
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