Correction for 13 April 1917-25 Squadron RFC

[josquin]

For 13 April 1917, "100 Years Ago Today" lists Capt. Lancelot Lytton
Richardson (6th Light Horse Regiment AIF Sgt & RFC T/Capt; awarded
M.C.) & 2Lt D.C. Woollen. The observer is 2Lt Douglas Charles Wollen
(Inns of Court Officers Training Corps 4375 Lnc Cpl; 17/Highland Light
Infantry 2Lt; RFC 2Lt) born in 1892 (BMD 2nd Quarter 1892) at Walthamstow,
Essex; residence, 1901 Leyton, Essex, 1911, Loughton, Essex, where he
was employed as an insurance clerk; from the Highland Lt Infantry, he was
accepted by the RFC as an Observer on Probation 16 November 1916, was
attached to 25 Sqn 4 December 1916, and was confirmed as Flying Officer
(Observer) 6 February 1917. Both Richardson and Wollen were kia 13 April
1917 in FE2d A6372, as Graeme records, believed to have been shot down
whilst returning from a bombing raid targeting Henin-Lietard and the 7th
victory for Ltn Hans Klein, Jasta 4. Klein stated that the FE fell at Vimy,
but Russ said that 2Lts Norman Carter Buckton & Gilbert Lacy Barritt, 5 Sqn, saw an FE brought down in flames at Farbus, just south of Vimy. Richardson and Wollen are both interred at the Bois-Carre British Cemetery, Pas de Calais.
Richardson was a 7 victory ace who was awarded the M.C. (London
Gazette 11 May 1917), born 18 October 1895, Young, N.S.W., Australia;
employed as a "grazier" when he attested with the 6th Light Horse on
24 September 1914; was a Sjt at Gallipoli; RFC, to be T2/Lt 28 December
1915, to be Flying Officer 16 May 1916, to 25 Sqn 3 June 1916, and to be
T/Capt 1 January 1917.

Josquin

[Graeme]

Unfortunately, 'Wollen' is forever auto-corrected to 'Woollen' in my Word documents

Graeme