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No. 22 Squadron Royal Flying Corps



   No. 22 Squadron was formed at Fort Grange, Gosport on the 1st of September 1915. The Squadron went to France on 1st of April 1916 equipped principally with FE 2b as a general-purpose squadron to be used for reconnaissance, bombing and photographic work.

7th Nov 1915 Squadron Formed  No 28 Squadron formed at Gosport on the 7th of November 1915 from a nucleus from 22 Squadron. It moved shortly afterwards to Fort Rowner aerodrome.

1st April 1916 To France

27th Apr 1916 Aircraft damaged

29th Apr 1916 Aircraft damaged

20th May 1916 Aircraft damaged

22nd May 1916 Aircraft damaged

1st Jul 1916 Aircraft Lost

1st Jul 1916 Aircraft Lost

8th Jul 1916 Aircraft damaged

15th Jul 1916 Aircraft damaged  location map

21st Jul 1916 Aircraft damaged

27th Jul 1916 Aircraft damaged

31st Jul 1916 Aircraft damaged

31st Jul 1916 Aircraft damaged

31st Jul 1916 Aircraft damaged

1st Aug 1916 Aircraft Lost

6th Aug 1916 Aircraft damaged

6th Aug 1916 Observer Wounded

8th Aug 1916 Aircraft damaged

8th Aug 1916 Aircraft damaged

9th Aug 1916 Aircraft damaged

18th Aug 1916 Aircraft damaged

20th Aug 1916 Aircraft damaged

24th Aug 1916 Aircraft damaged

25th Aug 1916 Aircraft Lost

3rd Sep 1916 Aircraft damaged

3rd Sep 1916 Aircraft damaged

7th Sep 1916 Aircraft damaged

8th Sep 1916 Aircraft Lost

9th Sep 1916 Aircraft Lost

20th Sep 1916 Aircraft Lost

22nd Sep 1916 Aircraft damaged

22nd Sep 1916 Aircraft damaged

25th Sep 1916 Aircraft damaged

30th Sep 1916 Aircraft damaged

22nd Oct 1916 Pilot wounded

3rd Nov 1916 Aircraft Lost

3rd Nov 1916 Aircraft Lost

3rd Nov 1916 Aircraft Lost

17th Nov 1916 Aircraft damaged  location map

24th Dec 1916 Aircraft damaged

June 1917 Raids

July 1917 New Aircraft

May 1918 

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Those known to have served with

No. 22 Squadron Royal Flying Corps

during the Great War 1914-1918.

  • Jones Harry Edward. 2nd Lt. (d.12th Oct 1917)
  • Shephard George Henry. AM2.
  • Spencer Albert. AM2. (d.25th Jul 1916)
  • Waight MC.. Dennis Edward. Capt.

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AM2. Albert Spencer 22 Squadron (d.25th Jul 1916)

Olive and Albert Spencer

Albert Spencer was the son of John and Panny Spencer of 2 Mitella St., Burnley. He was born in Crawshawbooth, Manchester. He was a Wireless Operator known to be attached to 59th Siege Battery RGA near Montauban when he was killed in action. He is listed on the Battle of the Somme Roll of Honour to RFC. Photo found on car boot sale.

Michael Woods




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AM2. George Henry Shephard 22 Squadron

George Shephard served with 22 Squadron.

Ian Shephard




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Capt. Dennis Edward "Daddy" Waight MC. 12th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers

My father, Colonel Dennis Waight, fought in both WW1 and WW2 and went to France with the 12th Northumberland Fusiliers. He served as a Platoon and Coy Comander in the trenches until early 1918. During which he won the Military Cross. He then became a Bristol Fighter Observer with 22nd Squadron RFC. He became an observer ace having downed 12 German aircraft. He became a regular officer during his time with the Btn. and after the war left the RAF.

He rejoined the Fusiliers serving in India, Persia, Iraq and at Fenham Barracks in Newcastle, first as adjutant of the Northumberland Fusiliers and DLI depot and later as training major of a TA Btn.

At the outbreak of WW2 he joined a regular battalion at Bordon, Hants went to Palestine with it and served with it in the first battles in the Western Desert, Sidi Barrani as a company commander. He was promoted and joined Cheshire Regiment in Malta and served during the seige. On relief, he was promoted and ran a officers school in Haifa and returned to England to command a wt school near Guildford and then a wosb at St Albans and later near Brussels.

After the war ended he ran a prison for hard core Nazis at Harsewinkel, near Gutersloh as an officer of CCG. Many felt he deserved greater recognition for his and the Cheshires performance in Malta. His father was a soldier, so was I and my son.

Robert Waight




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2nd Lt. Harry Edward Jones 22nd Squadron (d.12th Oct 1917)

Harry Jones was wounded on 11th September 1917 and died in a hospital in London, on 12th October 1917. He is buried at Brookwood Military Cemetery. He was the son of William and Lizzie Jones of Picton, Ontario, Canada.

Gravestone at Brookwood

Shirley Stone






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