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No. 13 Squadron Royal Flying Corps
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259702 Capt Gavin Alexander Porter 13 Squadron (d.5th December 1915) Gavin Porter was from Kalgoortie in West Australia, elder son of Alexander and Hannah Porter. He was originally in 68th Battery, Royal Field Artillery. He was killed in action on 5th of December 1915 with 13th Squadron RFC.
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219041 2nd Lt. Walter Stanley Victor Oliver 18th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers Walter Stanley Victor Oliver left Cambridge University and was assigned to Inns of Court Training Corps in Dec 1914. He joined the 18th Battalion, 2nd S E L, 104th Brigade of the 35th Division of the Lancashire Fusiliers on 16th April 1915.
He was gazzeted 28th April 1915 as 2nd Lt. After a gas attack on the Somme, he was given sick leave and rejoined 20th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers on 21st December 1916. He fought in Bernafay and Trones Woods on 1st July 1916.
He was transferred to the RFC No 13 Squadron in January 20 Jan 1917 and flew over Arras on artillery observation.
He was then transferred to Egypt No 193 Squadron and appointed full Lt. Then he joined 193 training Squadron before going on to 194 Squadron and then on to 23 Reserve Squadron.Then he joined 144 Squadron and ended up in 113 Squadron. He was shot down over the Turkish lines on 16th September 1918. His Observer Lt Topping was killed and he crawled back to the British lines ending up in Cairo Hospital.
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Albert Ball VC Chaz Bowyer
In the 1st World War the daring exploits of pilot Albert Ball caught the imagination of the British public like no other. Ball acquired his wings in the RFC in January 1916 and was first posted to France in February of that year. Then he joined No 13 Squadron and for a six-week period in March 1916 saw almost constant action flying the Squadron's Bristol Scout. Moving to No 11 Squadron in May 1916, Ball's score quickly accumulated. He had acquired a reputation as a tenacious scout pilot, often flying alone in his Nieuport and invariably returning to base with a near empty fuel tank. In August he returned to No 11 Squadron and soon after became the highest scoring scout pilot of the time. Waging his solitary aerial war, Ball became a true inspiration to the RFC when its squadrons were being mauled. But his life was to prove tragically short and he was killed in action just before his 21st birthday leading a patrol of SE5's. He had accounted for forty-four German aircraft and was posthum
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