World War 1 Losses
The following table shows all incidents and losses suffered by 49 Squadron in WW1.
(researched by John Ward, President 49Sqn Association).
KIA = Killed in Action, KAS = Killed on Active Service, WIA = Wounded in Action,
PoW = Prisoner of War, INJ = Injured, EVD = Evader, OK = Uninjured.
Aircraft |
Serial |
Date |
Pilot |
Fate |
Observer |
Fate |
DH 4 | A7704 | 29/11/1917 | Lt C.B. Campbell | KIA | 1AM W.A.E. Samways | KIA |
DH 4 | A7740 | 29/11/1917 | 2nd Lt G S Stewart | OK | Lt D.D. Richardson | OK |
DH 4 | A7708 | 04/12/1917 | 2/Lt G.H. Whyte | KIA | 2/Lt L.E. Coddington | KIA |
DH 4 | A7747 | 16/02/1918 | 2/Lt A.H. Curtiss | OK | 2/Lt L.V. Gordon | OK |
DH 4 | A7700 | 02/03/1918 | Cpt W.G. Chambers | OK | Lt W.A. Duncan | OK |
DH 4 | A7861 | 06/03/1918 | 2/Lt G.S. Stewart | OK | Lt D.D. Richardson | OK |
DH 4 | C4530 | 06/03/1918 | Lt J.H. Morris | KAS | 2/Lt G.W. Hasler | INJ |
DH 4 | A7705 | 11/03/1918 | Cpt T.E. Gorman | OK | Lt D.D. Richardson | OK |
DH 4 | A7812 | 11/03/1918 | 2/Lt W.H. Valentine | WIA | Lt F.C. Aulagnier | WIA |
DH 4 | C4520 | 25/03/1918 | 2/Lt C. Bowman | OK | Sgt Kelsall | OK |
DH 4 | C4504 | 25/03/1918 | 2/Lt C. Bowman | OK | 2/Lt L.V. Gordon | OK |
DH 4 | C4501 | 29/03/1918 | 2/Lt G.S. Stewart | KIA | Lt D.D. Richardson | PoW |
DH 9 | D5578 | 20/04/1918 | Lt B.W. Robinson | PoW | Sgt T.J. Wills | KIA |
DH 9 | C6138 | 22/04/1918 | Sgt S.J. Oliver | WIA | Sgt Kelsall | WIA |
DH 9 | C6121 | 25/04/1918 | Lt D.S. Cramb | OK | Lt R.C. Stokes | OK |
DH 9 | C6182 | 25/04/1918 | Lt F.D. Nevin | OK | Sgt Fathers | OK |
DH 9 | D5554 | 01/05/1918 | Lt D.S. Cramb | INJ | Sgt Bardsley | INJ |
DH 9 | D5563 | 04/05/1918 | Lt F.W. Lowen | OK | 2AM Martin | OK |
DH 9 | C6094 | 09/05/1918 | Lt G.A. Leckie | KIA | Lt R. Cuttle MC | KIA |
DH 9 | C6177 | 15/05/1918 | Cpt W.G. Chambers | KIA | Lt R.J. Burky USAS | KIA |
DH 9 | B7649 | 19/05/1918 | Lt N. Braithwaite | WIA | Lt F. Bellingan | WIA |
DH 9 | C6181 | 19/05/1918 | Lt C.G. Capel | WIA | 1AM J. Knight | WIA |
DH 9 | D1002 | 19/05/1918 | Lt F.D. Nevin | KIA | Sgt H. Barfoot | KIA |
DH 9 | C6093 | 22/05/1918 | Lt H.P. Mallett | OK | Lt C.B. Edwards | OK |
DH 9 | C1173 | 25/05/1918 | Lt R.C. Stokes | OK | 1AM L.C. Norman | OK |
DH 9 | D462 | 30/05/1918 | Lt R.H.B. Stephens | KIA | 1AM L.C. Norman | KIA |
DH 9 | C6183 | 01/06/1918 | Lt H. Ford | INJ | 1Am Carr | INJ |
DH 9 | D1680 | 06/06/1918 | Sgt S.J. Oliver | OK | Sgt E.G. Jones | WIA |
DH 9 | C6114 | 07/06/1918 | Lt A.H. Curtis | OK | Sgt A.W. Davies | OK |
DH 9 | C6184 | 07/06/1918 | Lt G.C. McEwan | KIA | Lt T.F. Harvey | KIA |
DH 9 | D5585 | 10/06/1918 | Lt L.R. Charron | OK | Lt F.E. Denison USAS | WIA |
DH 9 | D7201 | 11/06/1918 | Lt C. Bowman | OK | Lt L.V. Gordon | WIA |
DH 9 | D1723 | 13/06/1918 | Lt H.H. Gile USAS | PoW | Lt E.M. Nicholas | PoW |
DH 9 | D461 | 17/06/1918 | Lt E.J.P. Estlin | OK | Lt RHvR Scherk | OK |
DH 9 | C2222 | 26/06/1918 | 2/Lt J.G. Andrews | OK | 2/Lt J. Churchill | OK |
DH 9 | B9334 | 27/06/1918 | Lt J.C. Robinson | PoW | Lt I.C. Cocking | PoW |
DH 9 | C2188 | 30/06/1918 | Lt M.D. Allen | OK | Lt J. Ross | OK |
DH 9 | C1176 | 01/07/1918 | Lt M.D. Allen | OK | Lt J. Ross | OK |
DH 9 | C6135 | 04/07/1918 | Lt C.A.B. Beattie | OK | Sgt F.L. Roberts | OK |
DH 9 | B9349 | 08/07/1918 | Sgt S.J. Oliver | OK | Sgt R. A. Wootton | OK |
DH 9 | D2872 | 15/07/1918 | Lt C C Conover | OK | Sgt R S Dobbie | KAS |
DH 9 | B9335 | 16/07/1918 | 2/Lt J. Aitken | KIA | Sgt S.W. Melbourne | KIA |
DH 9 | D1727 | 16/07/1918 | Lt C.A.B. Beattie | WIA | Sgt F.L. Roberts | OK |
DH 9 | D7234 | 20/07/1918 | Sgt S.J. Oliver | POW | Sgt A. Davies | POW |
DH 9 | D7222 | 27/07/1918 | 2/Lt S.T. Franks | OK | Sgt R.A. Campbell | OK |
DH 9 | D3046 | 31/07/1918 | 2/Lt J.G. Renshaw | INJ | 2/Lt R. Kelly | OK |
DH 9 | C1172 | 03/08/1918 | 2/Lt A.L. Murray | OK | Sgt C.G. Mock | OK |
DH 9 | B9340 | 03/08/1918 | 2/Lt H. Hartley | OK | 1AM Razor | OK |
DH 9 | D457 | 08/08/1918 | Lt G S Ramsey | OK | 2/Lt B.T. Gillman | OK |
DH 9 | D7231 | 08/08/1918 | Lt G.S. Ramsay | KIA | 2/Lt W.M. Hartley | KIA |
DH 9 | D6110 | 08/08/1918 | Lt H.P. Mallett | POW | 2/Lt R. Kelly | POW |
DH 9 | C2196 | 08/08/1918 | Lt M.D. Allen | OK | Lt J. Ross | KIA |
DH 9 | C2152 | 08/08/1918 | Lt J.A. Yates WIA | POW | 2/Lt G.R. Schooling | POW |
DH 9 | C2202 | 09/08/1918 | Lt J.A. Keating USAS | OK | 2/Lt E.A. Simpson | OK |
DH9 | B9344 | 10/08/1918 | 2/Lt H. Hartley | POW | Sgt O.D. Beecham | POW |
DH9 | C2185 | 11/08/1918 | Lt R.C. Stokes | INJ | 2/Lt C.E. Pullen | INJ |
DH9 | D2861 | 14/08/1918 | 2/Lt J.G. Andrews | KIA | 2/Lt J. Churchill | KIA |
DH9 | D1715 | 19/08/1918 | Lt E.R. Wallington | OK | 2/Lt J.D. Hall | OK |
DH9 | C6315 | 23/08/1918 | 2/Lt S.T. Franks | WIA | 2/Lt S.P. Scott | OK |
DH9 | D3056 | 23/08/1918 | Lt A.R. Spurling (DFC) | OK | Sgt F.W. Bell (DFM) | OK |
DH9 | C6209 | 25/08/1918 | Lt S.B. Welch | KIA | 2/Lt D.C. Roy | KIA |
DH9 | D1075 | 25/08/1918 | Lt C.H. Stephens | POW | 2/Lt A.B. Henderson | POW |
DH9 | D3164 | 25/08/1918 | Lt C.C. Conover | OK | 2/Lt S.P. Scott | OK |
DH9 | D5716 | 30/08/1918 | 2/Lt A.J. Girardot | Evd | Sgt R. Reid (Read?) | Evd |
DH9 | D3170 | 30/08/1918 | 2/Lt S.T. Franks | OK | Lt A. Dewhirst | OK |
DH9 | D3227 | 30/08/1918 | Lt C.C. Conover | OK | 2/Lt S.P. Scott | OK |
DH9 | F6141 | 01/09/1918 | 2/Lt E.C. Moore USAS | OK | Lt A.L. Murray | INJ |
DH9 | E636 | ?3/09/1918 | 2/Lt L.W.D. Peacock | OK | Sgt R. Reid (Read?) | OK |
DH9 | D3269 | 03/09/1918 | 2/Lt B.G. Pool | OK | Sgt R.A. Campbell | OK |
DH9 | E623 | 03/09/1918 | 2/Lt S.T. Franks | OK | Lt A. Dewhirst | WIA |
DH9 | D3198 | 05/09/1918 | Lt W.H. Stone | KAS | Lt V.A. Fair MC | OK |
DH9 | E667 | 16/09/1918 | Lt E.R. Wallington | OK | Sgt T Potter (G/Staff) | OK |
DH9 | E658 | 24/09/1918 | Lt H.J. Bennett | KIA | 2/Lt R.H. Armstrong | POW |
DH9 | E8869 | 24/09/1918 | Cpt E.D. Asbury | KIA | 2/Lt B.T. Gillman | KIA |
DH9 | F6098 | 24/09/1918 | Lt C.C. Conover | POW | 2/Lt H.J. Pretty | POW |
DH9 | D1108 | 09/10/1918 | 2/Lt W.H. Crich | OK | Sgt H.L. Dodson | OK |
DH9 | D3223 | 28/10/1918 | 2/Lt W.E. McDermott | OK | 2/Lt R.H. St Amory | OK |
DH9 | D502 | 30/10/1918 | 2/Lt B.W. Cotterell | KIA | Sgt W H Gumbley | KIA |
DH9 | D3260 | 30/10/1918 | Cpt H. Ford | OK | 2/Lt J. Whitehead | OK |
DH9 | D3265 | 30/10/2018 | 2/Lt J.F. Higgins | OK | 2/Lt E.N. Andrews | OK |
DH9 | F1144 | 04/11/1918 | 2/Lt J.W. McKinty | OK | Sgt R.A. Campbell | OK |
DH9 | F6125 | 09/11/1918 | 2/Lt H.S. MacNeice | OK | Cpt Robinson | OK |
DH9 | E8864 | 12/11/1918 | Lt L.I.W. Boland | OK | 2/Lt N.J. Spencer | OK |
DH9 | D1097 | 24/11/1918 | 2/Lt G.W. Waddington | KAS | 2/Lt B. Riley | KAS |
There are two additional deaths possibly due to the flu epidemic that was raging at the time.
Captain A C F Hill and AM1 H Knowles