Walter Tyrrell

Walter Alexander Tyrrell
Nickname(s)Bing
Born(1898-08-23)23 August 1898
Belfast, Ireland
Died9 June 1918(1918-06-09) (aged 19)
Oise, France
Buried
Beauvais Communal Cemetery, Beauvais, France
49°26′25″N 2°05′12″E / 49.44028°N 2.08667°E / 49.44028; 2.08667
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Navy
British Army
Royal Air Force
Years of service1914–1915
1917–1918
RankCaptain
UnitRoyal Naval Armoured Car Division
No. 32 Squadron RFC/RAF
Battles / warsWorld War I
 • Western Front
AwardsMilitary 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]

  1. ^ "Walter Alexander Tyrrell". The Aerodrome. 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.