Gerald Maxwell | |
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Birth name | Gerald Joseph Constable Maxwell |
Born | Beauly, Inverness, Scotland | 8 September 1895
Died | 18 December 1959 Winchester, Hampshire, England | (aged 64)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1914–1921 1939–1945 |
Rank | Wing Commander |
Unit | Lovat Scouts No. 56 Squadron RFC/RAF |
Battles / wars | World War I • Gallipoli campaign • Western Front World War II |
Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross Military Cross Air Force Cross |
Gerald Joseph Constable Maxwell MC, DFC, AFC, DL (8 September 1895 – 18 December 1959) was a British First World War flying ace credited with twenty-six aerial victories.[1]