Augustus Orlebar - Service Career - Service Record - Royal Flying Corps

Royal Flying Corps

17 Sep 1916 Flying Officer, RFC
1916 Pilot, No. 19 Sqn. RFC (BE12, Spad VII – Western Front)
1917 Pilot, No. 44 (Home Defence) Sqn. RFC (Camel – Hainault farm )
19 Aug 1917 precedence backdated to 1 Jun 1916.
20 Dec 1917 Flight Commander, No. 73 Sqn. RFC (Camel – Western Front)

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