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19 January 1918 : Brigadier General Gordon Strachey Shephard

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Whilst researching Dorset War Memorials, the author came across the following paragraph: ‘In the grounds of the camp (1) at Osmington is a small wooden sentry box. Inside is a truncated propeller, cut to form a cross. On the boss is a small plaque which reads: ‘In memory of Brigadier G S Sheppard DSO, MC and RFC Jan 1918’.’ (2) Living near the...


'The First RFC Pilot to Land in France' by John Gilder

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  Caption: Harvey Kelly's aircraft in the main hall of the Imperial Warm Museum About the talk: Hubert Dunsterville Harvey-Kelly, DSO, was commissioned in the Royal Irish Regiment before transerring to the Royal Flying Corps. He was the first RFC pilot to land in France (on 13 August 1914) after the war had started. Also the first RFC pilot who...