Reginald Warneford
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 109 years ago |
Date of birth | October 15,1891 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Darjeeling |
India | |
Date of died | June 17,1915 |
Died | Buc |
France | |
Years of service | 1914 - 1915 |
Battles and wars | World War I |
Place of burial | Brompton Cemetery, London, United Kingdom |
Parents | Alexandra Campbell |
Reginald William Henry Warneford | |
Education | King Edward VI School |
Awards | Victoria Cross |
Servicebranch | Royal Navy |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1283148 |
Reginald Warneford Life story
Reginald Alexander John Warneford, VC, also known as Rex Warneford, was a British aviator and Royal Naval Air Service officer who received the Victoria Cross for air-bombing a Zeppelin during the First World War. It was the first victory of a heavier-than-air aircraft over a lighter-than-air dirigible.