Flight Sub-Lieut. Reginald Alexander J. Warneford
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Information from the Roll of Honour
Parish
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Surname
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Initials
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Award
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Rank
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Ship or Regiment
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Place of Death
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Date of Death
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Littleham (Exmouth)
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Warneford
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Reginald Alexander J.
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V.C.
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Flight Sub-Lieut.
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R.N.A.S.
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France
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17
June
1915
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An asterisk * in the Place of Death indicates an hospital death
A double asterisk ** in the Place of Death indicates the record is annotated with Missing
Further Information from Contributors
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RoH Ref.
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4966
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Forename
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Reginald Alexander John
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Surname
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Warneford
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Rank or Rating
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Service Number(s)
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Father
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Reginald Henry William Warneford
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Mother
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Alexandra (nee Campbell)
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Wife
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Date of Birth
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15
October
1892
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Where Born
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Cooch Behar, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
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Date Baptised
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Ship or Regiment
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Royal Naval Air Service
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Date of Death
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17
June
1915
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Place of Death
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Buc, France
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Grave or Memorial
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Remarks
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Awarded the Victoria Cross (London Gazette 11 June 1915). The citation read "For most conspicuous bravery on the 7th June 1915, when he attacked and, single-handed, completely destroyed a Zeppelin in mid-air. This brilliant achievement was accomplished after chasing the Zeppelin from the coast of Flanders to Ghent, where he succeeded in dropping his bombs on to it from a height of only one or two hundred feet. One of these bombs caused a terrific explosion which set the Zeppelin on fire from end to end, but at the same time overturned his Aeroplane and stopped the engine. In spite of this he succeeded in landing safely in hostile country, and after 15 minutes started his engine and returned to his base without damage. Died in an airplane testing accident.
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Contributor
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PB, Carol Fogg, Mike Tracey, Sue Turner, Dave Gwilliam