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William Boger [Canada]

Name:William Otway Boger
Country:Canada
Rank:Captain
Service:Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Squadrons:11, 56, 92
Victories:5
Born:19 June 1896
Place of Birth:
Died:10 August 1918Killed In Action
Place of Death:
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) William Boger
Notes
Boger enlisted in the army in 1914, serving with the Lord Strathcona's Horse cavalry until he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps as an observer in September 1916. Assigned to 11 Squadron, he flew in the rear seat of the F.E.2b until wounded in action on 20 December 1916. After recovering from his wounds in England, he became a pilot and was assigned to 56 Squadron in May 1918. Three months later, he was killed in action when his S.E.5a was shot down by a Fokker D.VII.

Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
"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 maneuver; 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." DFC citation, London Gazette, 2 November 1918

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