Captain Alfred Stewart Hemming DFC (17 August 1895 – 27 December 1920) was an English World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial[2] victories.[3][4]: 191
Alfred Stewart Hemming | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 August 1895[1] Banbury, Oxfordshire, England |
| Died | 27 December 1920 (aged 25)[1] Cape Town, South Africa |
| Allegiance |  Union of South Africa |
| Service | Royal Air Force |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | No. 41 Squadron RAF |
| Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross |
Hemming was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire, to William Hemming, a shopkeeper from Banbury, and Alison Hemming, from Yorkshire.[5] After his father's death in 1908, he moved to South Africa, where he attended high school. He was killed in an air crash in Cape Town, South Africa, in 1920.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c UK, RAF Officer Service Records, 1918-1919
- ^ "1918 | 1248 | Flight Archive". www.flightglobal.com. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Alfred Stewart Hemming". www.theaerodrome.com. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ Shores, Christopher F. (1990). Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. Grub Street. ISBN 0-948817-19-4.
- ^ 1901 England Census
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