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| Name: |
James Grant |
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| Country: |
Scotland |
| Rank: |
Sergeant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Unit: |
57 |
| Victories: |
8 |
| Born: |
1899 |
| Place of Birth: |
Argyll, Kilfinan District, Argyllshire |
| Died: |
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| Place of Death: |
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Living in Sandbank, Argyllshire at the time of enlistment. |
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| Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM) |
100425 Sergt.-Mech. James Grant (Sandbank, Argyllshire). (FRANCE)
A gallant and capable non-commissioned officer who has accounted for six enemy aeroplanes. On 1st September, whilst on a bomb raid his formation was attacked by fifteen Fokker biplanes and five triplanes. In the severe fighting that ensued Sergt. Grant served his gun with exceptional skill, crashing one enemy machine, and it was largely due to his good shooting that the enemy were eventually driven off.
Supplement to the London Gazette, 3 December 1918 (31046/14328) |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
10 Jun 1918 |
2010 |
57 |
D.H.4 (D9248) 1 |
Fokker DR.I (DESF) |
Grevillers-Vimy |
| 2 |
10 Jun 1918 |
2025 |
57 |
D.H.4 (D9248) 1 |
Fokker DR.I (DES) |
Grevillers-Vimy |
| 3 |
19 Jun 1918 |
1930 |
57 |
D.H.4 (A7821) 2 |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) 5 |
Bapaume |
| 4 |
14 Aug 1918 |
1035 |
57 |
D.H.4 (D8377) 3 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
Roisel |
| 5 |
01 Sep 1918 |
1400 |
57 |
D.H.4 (D8419) 3 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
Cambrai |
| 6 |
04 Sep 1918 |
1000 |
57 |
D.H.4 (D8419) 4 |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Bourlon Wood |
| 7 |
05 Sep 1918 |
1125 |
57 |
D.H.4 (D8419) 4 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
W of Marcoing |
| 8 |
05 Sep 1918 |
1605 |
57 |
D.H.4 (D8419) 4 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
W of Avesnes-le-Sec |
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| 1 |
Pilot Lt CW Peckham |
| 2 |
Pilot Lt JT Kirkland |
| 3 |
Pilot Lt EM Coles |
| 4 |
Pilot Capt Andrew MacGregor |
| 5 |
Shared with Capt Claud Stokes & Cpl JH Bowler |
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