Thomas Sinclair Harrison

Thomas Sinclair Harrison
Born(1898-01-08)8 January 1898
King William Town, Cape Colony
DiedUnknown
AllegianceBritish Empire
Service / branchSouth African Army
British Army
Royal Air Force
RankMajor
UnitNo. 29 Squadron RAF
Battles / warsWorld War I
 • Western Front
World War II
 • East African Campaign
AwardsDistinguished Flying Cross & Bar
Croix de guerre (Belgium)

Major Thomas Sinclair Harrison DFC* (born 8 January 1898 in Cape Colony) was a World War I fighter ace credited with 22 aerial victories. He was a balloon buster, as he destroyed two enemy observation balloons.[1] This made him the fourth highest scoring South African.[2]

  1. ^ "Thomas Sinclair Harrison". The Aerodrome. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  2. ^ Safarik, Jan J. (2008). "South Africa: World War I". Air Aces. Retrieved 16 March 2015.