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Guy Borthwick Moore
Captain Guy Borthwick Moore (1895-1918) was a Canadian World War I flying ace credited with ten aerial victories. Biography Moore lived in Vancouver and attended the University of British Columbia from 1913 to 1916, gaining a BA. He was an oarsman and a rugby player. He became a lieutenant in the Irish Fusiliers of Canada in 1916, and a Cadet in the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) as of December 1916. He voyaged to England the following month. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the RFC on 26 April 1917, and appointed a Flying Officer on 8 June 1917. He finished his pilot's training in August 1917. Moore joined No. 1 Squadron RFC on 16 August 1917 as a Nieuport fighter pilot. He scored his first victory on 2 October, sharing it with fellow ace Herbert Hamilton. A week later, he tallied his fifth win to become an ace. Moore would score twice more with a Nieuport, on 17 December 1917 and 4 January 1918; then he would upgrade to a Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a. He was also promote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arras Flying Services Memorial
The Arras Flying Services Memorial Commonwealth War Graves Commission war memorial in the Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France. The memorial commemorates nearly 1,000 airmen from forces of the Commonwealth who were killed on the Western Front during World War I and who have no known grave. The memorial was designed by Edwin Lutyens, sculpted by William Reid Dick and unveiled by Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard, Marshal of the Royal Air Force on 31 July 1932. Background In the spring of 1916, French troops transferred the city of Arras in Pas-de-Calais, France, to the British armed forces. Construction of the British portion of Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery in the western portion of Arras, near the Citadel designed by Vauban, began in March 1916, behind the existing French graveyard. After the Armistice, the cemetery was extended with graves that were transferred from the battlefield and from two smaller graveyards in the area. The graves in the French portion of the mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |