Donald C. Inglis

[lonestarson]

Does anyone have any information on the career of Donald C. Inglis, the pilot who was with Mick Mannock on his final flight? The internet has very little information that I could find, except for an entry on the Find A Grave website. He apparently had a very interesting war, starting out as an enlisted gunner with the field artillery at Gallipoli, where he won the Distinguished Conduct Medal, then qualifying as an engineer, then training to become a pilot, winning his wings in January 1917. He survived the war, since the entry states he commanded a training wing in the New Zealand air force in WW2. Just wondering if there was any other information to sort of "flesh out" these bare bones details.

[Ned]

Donald Clyde INGLIS
Born 22 June,1893, Darfield, Selwyn District, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Gave his uncle, Dr. Lewis HAWKES, of 29 Amwell St., Camden as his next-of-kin.
Civilian occupation was Motor Engineer with A.W. Smith of Christchurch.
13 Aug 1914 - enlisted.
Gunner #2/115, 2nd Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery.
9 Sept 1914 - promoted to Bombardier-Fitter.
4 Dec 1914 - arrived in Egypt.
26 Jul 1915 - promoted to Corporal.
26 August 1915 - Mentioned in Despatches (gazetted 5 Nov 1915).
29 Nov 1915, award of DCM gazetted.
"For conspicuous gallantry and ability from the 8th to the 12th August 1915, at Chailak Dere (Dardanelles). At one time three guns of the battery were out of action through being hit by bullets, breakages, or other damage. Bombardier-Fitter Inglis, assisted by another man, managed to get them all in action again and keep them going. To affect this he had, on more than one occasion, to strip and repair the guns while under heavy fire. His coolness and bravery were most marked, and his work highly valuable at a critical time."
7 Apr 1916 - embarked for France at Alexandria.
1 Jun 1916 - promoted to Staff Sergeant-Fitter.
27 Aug 1916 - promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant-Fitter and transferred to NZ Ordnance Corps.
6 Feb 1917 - nominated for commission in Royal Artillery.
14 Feb,1917 - to England.
6 Mar 1917 - NZ Field Artillery Depot, Aldershot while awaiting place at Officer Training Corps.
22 Mar 1917 - Officer Training Corps.
28 Aug 1917 - commissioned temporary 2nd Lieutenant, RFC (gazetted 3 Oct 1917).
31 Aug 1917, 1 School of Military Aeronautics, Reading.
29 Sep 1917, 85 sqn.
16 Jan 1918 - 2nd Lieutenant and Flying Officer.
19 Feb 1918 - ETB NE Pool ?
27 Mar 1918 - 85 sqn.
1 May 1918 - 1 School of Aerial Fighting, Ayr.
7 May 1918 - 2 Auxiliary School of Aerial Gunnery, Turnberry.
21 May 1918 - 85 sqn in European Theatre.
15 Dec 1918 - 4 ?
17 Jan 1919 - 4 Training Depot Station, Hooton Park.
16 July 1919 - Repatriated to NZ.

Later Flight Lieutenant #1386 in RNZAF.

[Bert Angles]

Some writers have in the past called lnglis an ace but he only had a brace of victories.

One was a shared of Mannocks last kill on 26 July 18 a LVG.
A solo claim was on 9 October, a DVII.