Walter Alexander Tyrrell | |
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Nickname(s) | Bing |
Born | Belfast, Ireland | 23 August 1898
Died | 9 June 1918 Oise, France | (aged 19)
Buried | Beauvais Communal Cemetery, Beauvais, France 49°26′25″N 2°05′12″E / 49.44028°N 2.08667°E |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Royal Navy British Army Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1914–1915 1917–1918 |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | Royal Naval Armoured Car Division No. 32 Squadron RFC/RAF |
Battles / wars | World War I • Western Front |
Awards | Military Cross |
Captain Walter Alexander Tyrrell MC (23 August 1898 – 9 June 1918) was a British First World War flying ace credited with seventeen aerial victories.[1]