Gwilym Hugh Lewis
(1897-1996)
British flying ace
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Wing Commander Gwilym Hugh Lewis DFC (5 August 1897 – 18 December 1996) was a British flying ace during World War I. He was credited with 12 confirmed aerial victories. He went on to a very successful career as an insurance broker. Lewis was the next to last surviving British ace from the war, as well as the longest lived, dying eight months before his hundredth birthday. His wide range of friends included Prime Minister Winston Churchill, playwright Noël Coward, and fellow aces Stan Dallas, Mick Mannock, and George McElroy.
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5 August 1897 Moseley, Birmingham, England
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| Died |
18 December 1996 (aged 99)
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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