Frederick Cecil Stanton | |
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Born | Emberton, Buckinghamshire, England | 30 October 1895
Died | 20 March 1979 Newport, Pembrokeshire, Wales | (aged 83)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1914–1919 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Unit |
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry No. 24 Squadron RAF No. 22 Squadron RAF |
Battles/wars | World War I • Western Front |
Awards |
Distinguished Conduct Medal Croix de guerre (France) |
Lieutenant Frederick Cecil Stanton DCM (30 October 1895 – 20 March 1979) was a British World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories. [1]
Stanton was born in Emberton, Buckinghamshire, the son of William Charles and Kate Dunkley Stanton, who ran the post office there. He enlisted on 2 September 1914 into the 6th Battalion of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, and served in France from 22 July 1915 to 16 March 1917. [1]
On 24 November 1916 he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. His citation read:
Stanton was promoted to sergeant on 3 September 1916, [1] and on 1 May 1917 he was given permission to wear the Croix de guerre awarded to him by France. [3]
He then joined the Royal Flying Corps as a cadet, being commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant (on probation) on 26 September 1917, [4] and was confirmed in his rank on 18 March 1918. [5]
He was first posted to No. 24 Squadron, but on 29 May was transferred to No. 22 Squadron. Between 10 July and 27 August, flying a Bristol F.2b two-seater fighter with Lieutenant Clifford Tolman as his observer/gunner, he accounted for seven enemy aircraft, three driven down out of control, and four destroyed. [1]
Stanton was transferred to the RAF unemployed list on 14 June 1919. [6]
No. | Date/Time | Aircraft/ Serial No. |
Opponent | Result | Location |
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1 | 10 July 1918 @ 1015–1030 |
Bristol F.2b (D8089) |
Pfalz D.III | Destroyed | South of Lille |
2 | Pfalz D.III | Destroyed | |||
3 | DFW C | Driven down out of control | |||
4 | 13 August 1918 @ 1120 |
Bristol F.2b (D8089) |
Fokker D.VII | Destroyed | Auberchicourt |
5 | Fokker D.VII | Destroyed in flames | |||
6 | 21 August 1918 @ 1945 |
Bristol F.2b (E2500) |
Two-seater | Driven down out of control | Albert |
7 | 27 August 1918 @ 1400 |
Bristol F.2b (E2500) |
Fokker D.VII | Driven down out of control | South-east of Senlemont |
Frederick Cecil Stanton | |
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Born | Emberton, Buckinghamshire, England | 30 October 1895
Died | 20 March 1979 Newport, Pembrokeshire, Wales | (aged 83)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1914–1919 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Unit |
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry No. 24 Squadron RAF No. 22 Squadron RAF |
Battles/wars | World War I • Western Front |
Awards |
Distinguished Conduct Medal Croix de guerre (France) |
Lieutenant Frederick Cecil Stanton DCM (30 October 1895 – 20 March 1979) was a British World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories. [1]
Stanton was born in Emberton, Buckinghamshire, the son of William Charles and Kate Dunkley Stanton, who ran the post office there. He enlisted on 2 September 1914 into the 6th Battalion of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, and served in France from 22 July 1915 to 16 March 1917. [1]
On 24 November 1916 he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. His citation read:
Stanton was promoted to sergeant on 3 September 1916, [1] and on 1 May 1917 he was given permission to wear the Croix de guerre awarded to him by France. [3]
He then joined the Royal Flying Corps as a cadet, being commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant (on probation) on 26 September 1917, [4] and was confirmed in his rank on 18 March 1918. [5]
He was first posted to No. 24 Squadron, but on 29 May was transferred to No. 22 Squadron. Between 10 July and 27 August, flying a Bristol F.2b two-seater fighter with Lieutenant Clifford Tolman as his observer/gunner, he accounted for seven enemy aircraft, three driven down out of control, and four destroyed. [1]
Stanton was transferred to the RAF unemployed list on 14 June 1919. [6]
No. | Date/Time | Aircraft/ Serial No. |
Opponent | Result | Location |
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1 | 10 July 1918 @ 1015–1030 |
Bristol F.2b (D8089) |
Pfalz D.III | Destroyed | South of Lille |
2 | Pfalz D.III | Destroyed | |||
3 | DFW C | Driven down out of control | |||
4 | 13 August 1918 @ 1120 |
Bristol F.2b (D8089) |
Fokker D.VII | Destroyed | Auberchicourt |
5 | Fokker D.VII | Destroyed in flames | |||
6 | 21 August 1918 @ 1945 |
Bristol F.2b (E2500) |
Two-seater | Driven down out of control | Albert |
7 | 27 August 1918 @ 1400 |
Bristol F.2b (E2500) |
Fokker D.VII | Driven down out of control | South-east of Senlemont |