Cairnes brothers - were both aces?

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I see the site records William Jameson Cairnes (74 Squadron) as an ace, but his brother Thomas Agar Elliot Cairnes (32 Squadron) received the DSO.

Does anyone have a particular edition of Cross & Cockade or some similar publication re the list of claims in respect of T.A.E. Cairnes?

If anyone has a link to T.A.E. Cairnes' DSO citation I'd be really grateful.

(Another brother, Francis Herbert Cairnes, served with the Royal Field Artillery).

[Graeme]

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The award of the DSO was announced in the London Gazette of 1 January 1917 (Gazette number 29886, page 40), one of 15 RFC recipients. As this was a New Year's honour there was no citation other than being a reward for "distinguished service in the field".

I have no victories listed for T A E Cairnes.

Graeme

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Many thanks Graeme.

[normanf]

I beleive T A E Cairnes had been an observer with 15 Sqn, and after pilot training he became a flight commander in 27 Sqn. Later he commanded 32 Sqn. Cairnes only had one eye, the result of a polo injury pre-war. He went on to command 22 Wing. In 27 Sqn he had a combat on 26 April 1916 and shared a possible ooc victory with Lt A H W Tollemache, while on 19 May he and Tollemache got another possible ooc over an Albatros. Normanf