daggers Posted 23 July , 2011 Share Posted 23 July , 2011 Is anything known of this officer who died in July 1918 and is buried at Southampton. I know he had served in the RNAS and was mentioned in despatches on 1/5/1918 for zeal and devotion to duty. He was reported missing in Flight magazine on 8 Aug 1918. Daggers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 23 July , 2011 Share Posted 23 July , 2011 From Sturtivant's "RN Aircraft and Serials"; Flying Short 184 Serial N.2937 "With N.2927 and 2 Camels, attacked by 7 German seaplanes, shot down in sea 4m SE of Kentish Knock by Brandenburg seaplane, burnt out, 18/7/18 (Lt JAE Vowles & 2/Lt JGM Farrall)." 406 Flight, Westgate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggers Posted 23 July , 2011 Author Share Posted 23 July , 2011 Horatio Thank you very much for that information. As it is from the RN source, does it mean that Vowles was with the RNAS, not RAF - my knowledge of aviation matters is sketchy to say the least. As he is named first, would he be the pilot? My interest is from finding his name in a Roll of Honour with 'Flight Lieutenant' as rank and RNAS as service, though CWGC differs. D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 23 July , 2011 Share Posted 23 July , 2011 The RNAS ceased to exist on 1 April 1918 when the RAF came into existence, so Vowles died as an RAF officer. He was the pilot. Whether he and his brother RNAS officers and men were entirely happy with this new RAF arrangement is another matter. RNAS traditions, uniforms and esprit de corps certainly continued for some time until expunged by RAF habits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggers Posted 23 July , 2011 Author Share Posted 23 July , 2011 Helpful comment. Thanks. D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Birch Posted 23 July , 2011 Share Posted 23 July , 2011 His AIR 76 file is available for download here: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=8679660&queryType=1&resultcount=1 Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggers Posted 23 July , 2011 Author Share Posted 23 July , 2011 Simon Thanks for the clue. I'll be getting that file later. D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nils d Posted 25 July , 2011 Share Posted 25 July , 2011 lt is usual among reseachers to list the pilot first but youll find a few contempary sources going by rank, but by happy circimstace the pilot is usually the senior ranker (Germans excepted !) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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