Arthur Rhys-Davids
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Arthur Rhys-Davids was a British First World War flying ace renowned for his exceptional aerial combat skills and for shooting down the famous German ace Werner Voss.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military personnel
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First World War flying ace ⓘ human ⓘ |
| aircraftFlown |
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance |
British Empire
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Distinguished Service Order
ⓘ
Military Cross ⓘ |
| burialPlace | body not recovered; commemorated on Arras Flying Services Memorial ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-09-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1917-10-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfNotableVictory | 1917-09-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Eton College ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | British ⓘ |
| familyName | Rhys-Davids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Thomas William Rhys Davids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Arthur Percival Foley Rhys-Davids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memorial | Arras Flying Services Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Flying Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | lieutenant ⓘ |
| militaryStatus | ace pilot ⓘ |
| mother | Caroline Augusta Rhys Davids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | aerial combat with Werner Voss on 1917-09-23 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a British First World War flying ace
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exceptional aerial combat skills ⓘ shooting down German ace Werner Voss ⓘ |
| numberOfAerialVictories | 25 ⓘ |
| occupation | fighter pilot ⓘ |
| parent |
Caroline Augusta Rhys Davids
NERFINISHED
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Thomas William Rhys Davids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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Forest Hill, London NERFINISHED ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| placeOfDeath |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
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near Roulers, Belgium ⓘ |
| servedInUnit | No. 56 Squadron RFC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | not publicly prominent or commonly cited ⓘ |
| shotDown | Werner Voss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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