Cedric Howell
(1896-1919)
Australian flying ace of the First World War.
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Cedric Ernest "Spike" Howell, DSO, MC, DFC (17 June 1896 – 10 December 1919) was an Australian fighter pilot and flying ace of the First World War. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in 1916 for service in the First World War and was posted to the 46th Battalion on the Western Front. In November 1916, he was accepted for a transfer to the Royal Flying Corps and was shipped to the United Kingdom for flight training. Graduating as a pilot, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant and posted to No. 45 Squadron RFC in France during October 1917; two months later the unit sailed to the Italian theatre.
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17 June 1896 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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10 December 1919 (aged 23) St George's Bay, Corfu, Greek Islands
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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