Richard Jeffries Dawes

Richard Jeffries Dawes DFC (23 October 1897–22 April 1983) was a Canadian World War I flying ace credited with nine aerial victories.

Early life Richard Jeffries Dawes was born on 23 October 1897 in Lachine, Quebec, Canada. He joined the military for World War I, and ended up a Sopwith Camel pilot in the Royal Flying Corps.

List of aerial victories See also Aerial victory standards of World War I

No.Date/timeAircraftFoeResultLocationNotes 1 20 October 1917 @ 2040 hours Sopwith Camel Albatros D.III Driven down out of control Kastelhoek 2 31 December 1917 @ 0945 hours Sopwith Camel serial number B6412 Albatros D.III Driven down out of control Pieve de Soligo 3 14 January 1918 @ 1500 hours Sopwith Camel s/n B6412 Albatros D.III Destroyed Borgo 4 27 January 1918 @ 1340 hours Sopwith Camel s/n B6412 DFW reconnaissance plane Driven down out of control Conegliano 5 10 March 1918 @ 1130 hours Sopwith Camel s/n B6412 DFW reconnaissance plane Destroyed Southeast of Salgarada Victory shared with Sidney Cottle 6 3 May 1918 @ 0915 hours Sopwith Camel s/n B7359 Aviatik reconnaissance plane Destroyed Mt. Santo Only victory scored while with 28 Squadron 7 3 June 1918 @ 0905 hours Sopwith Camel s/n B6412 Albatros D.V Driven down out of control Campo 8 7 June 1918 @ 0930 hours Sopwith Camel s/n B6412 Albatros D.III Destroyed Piovena 9 15 June 1918 @ 0745 hours Sopwith Camel s/n B6412 Aviatik reconnaissance plane Destroyed Between Mt. Campo and Poselaro

Post World War I Richard Jeffries Dawes lived until 22 April 1983, though details of his postwar life are unknown. He died in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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