242:"For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He has shot down five enemy machines. In an attack he repeatedly dived to within fifty feet of the enemy infantry, firing between 500 and 600 rounds. Though struck by a piece of shell, which wounded him in both arms and shattered both petrol tanks, he succeeded in gliding back behind our lines."
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He was promoted to lieutenant on 1 August 1917, and scored six aerial victories between 23 August and 20 October.
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He married first Audrey Rant with whom he had two sons,
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576:(Supplement). 14 September 1917. p. 9518.
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230:. His courage on that occasion earned him a
109:Commander of the Order of the British Empire
159:for his valour in a ground attack mission.
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1065:Recipients of the Military Cross
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641:Rhodes, Michael (12 June 2006).
1060:British World War I flying aces
1050:People educated at Eton College
346:Set afire in midair; destroyed
956:United States Army Air Service
931:Canadian Air Force (1918–1920)
823:Aircraft of the Central Powers
818:Aircraft of the Entente Powers
238:23 April 1918, told the tale:
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164:Order of the British Empire
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265:List of aerial victories
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926:Australian Flying Corps
914:Royal Naval Air Service
794:Aviation in World War I
401:Passchendaele, Belgium
228:Battle of Passchendaele
975:Japanese air services
712:"Edward Denman Clarke"
668:"Edward Denman Clarke"
302:Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter
184:Grand Duchy of Finland
40:Grand Duchy of Finland
905:British air services
868:Aerial reconnaissance
79:Years of service
349:Zandvoorde, Belgium
305:serial number A1048
137:Edward Denman Clarke
22:Edward Denman Clarke
960:Greek air services
801:People and aircraft
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214:No. 45 Squadron RFC
99:No. 45 Squadron RAF
951:Romanian Air Corps
936:French Air Service
909:Royal Flying Corps
878:Flight over Vienna
698:The London Gazette
628:The London Gazette
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592:The London Gazette
574:The London Gazette
556:The London Gazette
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421:German two-seater
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1045:1966 deaths
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839:and battles
694:"No. 40787"
624:"No. 31196"
606:"No. 30887"
588:"No. 30645"
570:"No. 30283"
552:"No. 29755"
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455:Kastelhoek
226:during the
198:World War I
38:21 May 1898
1034:Categories
808:Commanders
494:References
431:, Belgium
424:Destroyed
418:s/n B2327
398:Destroyed
392:s/n B2327
366:s/n B2327
338:s/n B2327
273:Date/time
258:See also:
202:See also:
178:Early life
153:flying ace
59:Allegiance
34:1898-05-21
837:Campaigns
828:Zeppelins
722:6 October
678:6 October
652:6 October
429:Zillebeke
285:Location
276:Aircraft
82:1916–1919
856:Cuxhaven
464:Post war
427:East of
236:gazetted
135:Captain
67:Service/
888:Battles
519:Shores
282:Result
166:as the
90:Captain
851:German
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718:. 2014
674:. 2014
521:et.al.
288:Notes
105:Awards
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470:Larry
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