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Harold Kerby [Canada]

Name:Harold Spencer Kerby
Country:Canada
Rank:Captain
Service:Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force
Squadrons:3N, 9N; 3W
Victories:9
Born:14 May 1893
Place of Birth:Hamilton, Ontario
Died:8 June 1963
Place of Death:London, England
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Notes
From Calgary, where his father was mayor, Kerby joined the Royal Naval Air Service in February 1915. After training at Hendon, he was posted to Naval 3 in the Dardanelles on 12 June 1915 and wounded on 26 November 1915. Flying the Sopwith Pup, Kerby scored nine victories during 1917. While serving at Walmer Air Station, he scored his last two victories in August 1917, shooting down two Gotha bombers. When the war ended, Kerby remained in the Royal Air Force, retiring in 1946.

Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
"For the great courage and initiative shown by him on many occasions, notably on the 12 August 1917, when he attacked hostile machines returning from a raid on England. One hostile machine was driven down by him to the water, where it was observed to turn over." DSC citation, London Gazette, 2 November 1917

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