368:"This officer has taken part in twenty-eight offensive patrols and twelve combats, accounting for four enemy aeroplanes—two destroyed in flames and two driven down out of control. As a leader he shows marked coolness and bravery, notably on a recent patrol when, as he was leading his four machines, he saw nine Pfalz scouts. Unable to rise to their height he led his patrol just beneath them in order to tempt them to attack. As the enemy did not respond he repeated the manoeuvre; the scouts then came down, and in the engagement one was shot down out of control. Reforming his patrol he met two more scouts, one of which, he destroyed in flames."
338:
On 10 August 1918 Boger was leading a patrol of three aircraft over
Montdidier when they observed a lone enemy two-seater about 2,000 to 3,000 feet below. Only when Boger led his aircraft down to attack did he realize that it was a decoy for a swarm of Fokker aircraft above him. In the ensuing
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He was wounded on 20 December 1916 and was back in
England by the end of the year. After recovering he trained as a pilot, and was appointed a flying officer on 20 September 1917. He served for a time as an instructor in Scotland, before being posted to
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overseas were called for. Boger volunteered, and was selected. He attested at
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dogfight Boger and H. Allen, an
American, were shot down. Initially listed as missing, he was later confirmed to have been killed in action. German ace
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Trenches: a Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915–1920
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and agreed to serve in any arm of the service for the duration of the war between Great
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Boger was the son of Henry
Western Otway Boger and his wife Sarah Elizabeth, of
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at Arras, Pas de Calais, France, and also on Page 370 of the First World War
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Commonwealth airman with no known grave Boger is commemorated on the
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Lieutenant (Temporary
Captain) William Otway Boger (Strathcona's Horse).
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single-seat fighter. He scored his first victory on 13 June, driving a
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was gazetted posthumously on 2 November 1918. His citation read:
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880:"The Roll of Honour: Previously Missing now reported Killed"
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1062:British military personnel killed in World War I
651:. Royal Military Colleges Club. 28 October 2008
214:(19 June 1895 – 10 August 1918) was a Canadian
837:"Air pilot, transferred from cavlary, missing"
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296:on 25 April 1918. On 10 May he was posted to
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253:In February 1916 Boger reported for duty at
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1022:Royal Military College of Canada alumni
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722:. 9 March 1917. pp. 2379–2381.
671:"William Boger's attestation paper"
276:on 15 November 1916, to serve as a
1052:Aviators killed by being shot down
14:
738:Shores, Franks & Guest (1990)
1072:Missing in action of World War I
1067:Lord Strathcona's Horse officers
1042:Canadian World War I flying aces
959:& Guest, Russell F. (1990).
239:Royal Military College of Canada
16:Canadian World War I flying ace
348:Arras Flying Services Memorial
92:Arras Flying Services Memorial
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1017:People from Brandon, Manitoba
990:Canadian Virtual War Memorial
841:Canadian Virtual War Memorial
787:"The Roll of Honour: Wounded"
645:"Captain William Otway Boger"
868:. 4 June 1918. p. 6590.
259:Canadian Expeditionary Force
123:Canadian Expeditionary Force
1032:Royal Flying Corps officers
963:. London, UK: Grub Street.
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890:(535): 77. 16 January 1919
359:Distinguished Flying Cross
198:Distinguished Flying Cross
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278:flying officer (observer)
229:Early life and background
955:Shores, Christopher F.;
755:Halliday, H. A. (1997).
375:List of aerial victories
267:Canadian Cavalry Brigade
19:For the SS officer, see
272:Boger was seconded the
311:on 24 May. to fly the
986:"William Otway Boger"
357:Boger's award of the
223:five aerial victories
457:East of Legast Wood
69:(aged 23)
992:. 20 February 2019.
496:Destroyed in flames
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352:Book of Remembrance
309:No. 56 Squadron RAF
298:No. 93 Squadron RAF
294:No. 92 Squadron RAF
282:No. 11 Squadron RFC
237:, and attended the
207:William Otway Boger
165:No. 56 Squadron RAF
161:No. 93 Squadron RAF
157:No. 92 Squadron RAF
153:No. 11 Squadron RFC
32:William Otway Boger
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866:The London Gazette
823:The London Gazette
720:The London Gazette
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48:19 June 1895
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1012:1918 deaths
1007:1895 births
935:"No. 30989"
919:5 September
894:5 September
862:"No. 30727"
846:5 September
819:"No. 30327"
803:5 September
771:5 September
716:"No. 29976"
696:"No. 30366"
680:5 September
655:5 September
620:5 September
586:4 September
493:Pfalz D.III
476:Pfalz D.III
467:@ 2020–2050
421:Fokker Dr.I
393:Serial No.
325:Pfalz D.III
317:Fokker Dr.I
216:World War I
178:World War I
1001:Categories
559:References
388:Date/Time
219:flying ace
107:Allegiance
80:Montdidier
44:1895-06-19
535:Footnotes
484:MĂ©ricourt
454:Destroyed
402:Location
396:Opponent
391:Aircraft/
649:eVeritas
549:George V
527:Chaulnes
333:Chaulnes
243:Kingston
235:Winnipeg
205:Captain
117:Service/
82:, France
57:, Canada
55:Manitoba
516:(D6096)
472:(D6096)
445:(C9567)
429:Le Sars
417:(C9567)
399:Result
321:Le Sars
140:Captain
73:†
51:Brandon
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884:Flight
792:Flight
514:S.E.5a
511:@ 1905
470:S.E.5a
443:S.E.5a
440:@ 1045
415:S.E.5a
412:@ 1115
313:S.E.5a
286:F.E.2b
194:Awards
119:branch
110:Canada
100:France
564:Notes
500:Cappy
78:near
965:ISBN
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896:2016
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773:2016
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