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| Name: |
Peter Carpenter |
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| Country: |
Wales |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
45, 66 |
| Victories: |
24 |
| Born: |
06 December 1891 |
| Place of Birth: |
Cardiff, Wales |
| Died: |
21 March 1971 |
| Place of Death: |
Golders Green, Middlesex |
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The son of Jane and Peter S. Carpenter, a ship's pilot in the Bristol Channel and the Western Approaches, Peter Carpenter attended the National School at Grange Town, Cardiff, where he was a good rugby player. Leaving school at age 14, he played rugby at the local level in Cardiff and Stockport and with his battalion rugby teams subsequent to his enlistment. In 1915 he enlisted in the Public Schools Royal Fusiliers. He broke a leg during a rugby game and was posted to Home Establishment. He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and, after 84 hours of flight training, was posted to 45 Squadron on 14 September 1917. The squadron was moved to Italy in the middle of December 1917. Carpenter was reassigned to 66 Squadron on 27 February 1918. He finished the war having flown 190 combat patrols and 9 bombing raids. He led 139 patrols and flew a total of 422 hours 30 minutes. In 1920 he was started his own company, the Loyal Shipping Co., but lost this business in the Great Crash of 1929. Later, he was the London General Manager with the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, of New York and its subsequent British incorporation. During World War II Carpenter served with the 13th Company, 20th Battery, Middlesex Home Guard. He died at his home in 1971. He was 79.
Birth registered in the 1st quarter of 1892 at Cardiff, Wales |
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| Military Cross (MC) |
T./2nd Lt. Peter Carpenter, Gen. List and
R.F.C.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Within a period of the last three months he has brought down six enemy machines, four of which were observed to crash to the ground, the remaining two being shot down completely out of control. The offensive tactics pursued by this daring and skilful officer have produced most successful results.
Supplement to the London Gazette, 16 August 1918 (30845/9563) |
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| Military Cross (MC) Bar |
T./Capt. Peter Carpenter, M.C., Gen. List and R.F.C.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He led an offensive patrol against seven of the enemy; three were destroyed. Again he led a patrol of three machines against six of the enemy; two of them were destroyed and one driven down out of control. Later, with two other pilots he engaged twelve hostile machines, of which three were destroyed and one driven down out of control. He shot down several machines himself.
(M.C. gazetted 4th March, 1918.)
Supplement to the London Gazette, 16 September 1918 (30901/10884) |
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| Distinguished Service Order (DSO) |
T./Capt. Peter Carpenter, M.C., R.A.F.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He has destroyed nine enemy machines, and driven three down out of control. He has led forty-six offensive patrols. On one occasion twelve enemy aircraft were attacked, and on another he led two other machines against nineteen of the enemy, destroying six of them. He has at all times shown a magnificent example.
Supplement to the London Gazette, 16 September 1918 (30901/10864) |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
20 Sep 1917 |
1200 |
45 |
Sopwith Camel (B2314) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
E of Ypres |
| 2 |
21 Oct 1917 |
0945 |
45 |
Sopwith Camel (B2388) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Lille |
| 3 |
31 Oct 1917 |
1030 |
45 |
Sopwith Camel (B5182) |
Albatros C (DES) 1 |
E of Quesnoy |
| 4 |
08 Nov 1917 |
1025 |
45 |
Sopwith Camel (B5182) |
Albatros C (DES) |
S of Passchendaele |
| 5 |
15 Nov 1917 |
0910 |
45 |
Sopwith Camel (B5182) |
Rumpler C (DES) |
NE of Houthoulst Wood |
| 6 |
10 Jan 1918 |
1025 |
45 |
Sopwith Camel (B3929) |
Albatros D.III (DES) |
Ceggia-Staffolo |
| 7 |
15 Jan 1918 |
1030 |
45 |
Sopwith Camel (B3929) |
Albatros D.III (DES) |
Vazzolo |
| 8 |
26 Jan 1918 |
1335 |
45 |
Sopwith Camel (B3929) |
Albatros D.III (DES) |
Novesta |
| 9 |
27 Feb 1918 |
1205 |
66 |
Sopwith Camel (B6424) |
Albatros D.III (DES) |
St. Dona di Piave |
| 10 |
11 Mar 1918 |
1140 |
66 |
Sopwith Camel (B2500) |
Hansa-Brandenburg D.I (DES) |
N of Valstagna |
| 11 |
21 Mar 1918 |
1240 |
66 |
Sopwith Camel (B7387) |
Hansa-Brandenburg D.I (DES) |
Ghirano |
| 12 |
21 Mar 1918 |
1240 |
66 |
Sopwith Camel (B7387) |
Hansa-Brandenburg D.I (OOC) |
Cimadolmo |
| 13 |
30 Mar 1918 |
1140 |
66 |
Sopwith Camel (B7387) |
Albatros D.III (DES) |
S of Mansue |
| 14 |
11 Apr 1918 |
1130 |
66 |
Sopwith Camel (B7387) |
C (OOC) |
Arcade |
| 15 |
17 Apr 1918 |
0940 |
66 |
Sopwith Camel (B7387) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Borgo |
| 16 |
31 May 1918 |
0650 |
66 |
Sopwith Camel (B7387) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
W of Feltre |
| 17 |
09 Jun 1918 |
0710 |
66 |
Sopwith Camel (B7387) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
S of Sebastiano |
| 18 |
10 Jun 1918 |
1420 |
66 |
Sopwith Camel (B7387) |
LVG C (DES) |
NE of Feltre |
| 19 |
15 Jun 1918 |
0550 |
66 |
Sopwith Camel (B7387) |
LVG C (OOC) |
S of Feltre |
| 20 |
15 Jun 1918 |
0820 |
66 |
Sopwith Camel (B7387) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Feltre |
| 21 |
14 Jul 1918 |
0820 |
66 |
Sopwith Camel (B7387) |
Albatros D.III (DES) |
W of Feltre |
| 22 |
31 Aug 1918 |
1020 |
66 |
Sopwith Camel (E1489) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
W of Staffolo |
| 23 |
08 Oct 1918 |
1120 |
66 |
Sopwith Camel (C3290) |
Albatros C (DES) |
SW of Vadeo |
| 24 |
25 Oct 1918 |
0955 |
66 |
Sopwith Camel (E1489) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Feltre |
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Shared with John Firth |
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