William Otway Boger

Captain William Otway Boger (19 June 1895 – 10 August 1918) was a Canadian World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.

Early life and background Boger was the son of Henry Western Otway Boger and his wife Sarah Elizabeth, of Winnipeg, and attended the Royal Military College of Canada at Kingston, from August 1913 to November 1914. and was sent to France to serve as a lieutenant in Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), part of the Canadian Cavalry Brigade. to serve as a flying officer (observer), with seniority from 18 September 1916, in No. 11 Squadron RFC, flying in a F.E.2b. and was appointed a flying officer on 20 September 1917. He served for a time as an instructor in Scotland, before being posted to No. 92 Squadron RAF on 25 April 1918. On 10 May he was posted to No. 93 Squadron RAF,

Boger joined No. 56 Squadron RAF on 24 May. German ace Josef Veltjens claimed a kill on a S.E.5a that same day, and is usually considered the victor over Boger.

As a Commonwealth airman with no known grave Boger is commemorated on the Arras Flying Services Memorial at Arras, Pas de Calais, France, and also on Page 370 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.

List of aerial victories

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