James McKinley Hargreaves

James McKinley Hargreaves
Born(1883-01-19)19 January 1883
Glasgow, Scotland
Died1963 (aged 80)
Reading, England
Buried
Reading, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankSergeant
Service number1232
Unit11 Squadron RAF
Battles/warsWorld War I
 • Western Front
AwardsDistinguished Conduct Medal

Sergeant James McKinley Hargreaves DCM (19 January 1883 – 1963) was a Scottish World War I flying ace. Despite being an observer, he became one of the first flying aces in history while flying with Lionel Rees, VC.[1]

  1. ^ Guttman & Dempsey (2009), pp.18–19.