Guy Wareing
| Guy Wilbraham Wareing | |
|---|---|
| Born |
23 July 1899 Warrington, England |
| Died |
27 October 1918 East of Tournai, Belgium |
| Rumillies Churchyard | Tournai, Belgium |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Aviation |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | No. 29 Squadron RAF |
| Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross |
Lieutenant Guy Wilbraham Wareing DFC was a World War I flying ace credited with nine aerial victories.[1]
Wareing joined the Royal Flying Corps in August 1917. He was assigned to 29 Squadron to pilot a Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a in June 1918. On 12 August, he began his victory roll by destroying a German Pfalz D.III fighter over Ploegsteert, Belgium. After destroying two reconnaissance planes and driving another down out of control, Wareing became both an ace and a balloon buster by ruining an observation balloon on 7 September 1918. He burned a Fokker D.VII and destroyed three more balloons, two of those being his last triumphs on two separate sorties on 29 September.[2] On 7 October, he was promoted to Temporary Captain, with the notice appearing in the London Gazette 11 October.[3]
Wareing was shot down and killed by Leutnant Josef Raesch of Jasta 43 on 27 October 1918.[4][5]
Honours and awards
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Lieut. Guy Wilbraham Wareing. (FRANCE)
A bold and courageous airman who has destroyed four enemy aeroplanes and shot down in flames a hostile balloon. He is conspicuous for zeal and devotion to duty. Supplement to the London Gazette, 3 December 1918[6]
References
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/england/wareing.php Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/england/wareing.php Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ↑ http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30947/pages/11974 Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/england/wareing.php Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ↑ CWGC entry
- ↑ http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31046/supplements/14326 Retrieved 23 February 2010.