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| − | {{LieutRN}} (supplementary) '''Arthur Wellesley Bigsworth''', D.S.O.* (27 March, 1885 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]], the [[Royal Naval Reserve]] and the [[Royal Naval Air Service]]. | + | {{LieutRN}} (supplementary) '''Arthur Wellesley Bigsworth''', C.M.G., D.S.O.*, A.F.C. (27 March, 1885 – 24 February, 1961) served in the [[Royal Navy]], the [[Royal Naval Reserve]] and the [[Royal Naval Air Service]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Bigsworth entered the service at the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1913 and was sent to an aviation course at the [[Central Flying School]]. | Bigsworth entered the service at the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1913 and was sent to an aviation course at the [[Central Flying School]]. | ||
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| + | Bigsworth was awarded the D.S.O. for dropping four 20-pound bombs from an Avro 504 on Zeppelin LZ39 over Ostend on the night of 17 May 1915. | ||
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| + | He was awarded a bar to the D.S.O. for bombing a U-boat near Ostend. | ||
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| + | ==Post-War== | ||
| + | Bigsworth eventually became an Air Commodore in the R.A.F., serving until retirement in 1935. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Arthur+Wellesley+Bigsworth Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Arthur+Wellesley+Bigsworth Service Records] | ||
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Revision as of 15:50, 12 August 2019
Lieutenant (supplementary) Arthur Wellesley Bigsworth, C.M.G., D.S.O.*, A.F.C. (27 March, 1885 – 24 February, 1961) served in the Royal Navy, the Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Naval Air Service.
Life & Career
Bigsworth entered the service at the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1913 and was sent to an aviation course at the Central Flying School.
Bigsworth was awarded the D.S.O. for dropping four 20-pound bombs from an Avro 504 on Zeppelin LZ39 over Ostend on the night of 17 May 1915.
He was awarded a bar to the D.S.O. for bombing a U-boat near Ostend.
Post-War
Bigsworth eventually became an Air Commodore in the R.A.F., serving until retirement in 1935.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Arthur M. Longmore |
In Command, Calshot Air Station 14 Dec, 1915 – 31 Jul, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
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