Warneford standing in front of a Maurice Farman Shorthorn
Born
(1891-10-15)15 October 1891 Darjeeling, British Raj
Died
17 June 1915(1915-06-17) (aged 23) Buc, Yvelines, France
Buried
Brompton Cemetery, London
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
Royal Navy
Years of service
1914–1915
Rank
Sub-Lieutenant
Unit
No. 1 Squadron RNAS
Battles/wars
First World War
Awards
Victoria Cross Legion of Honour (France)
Reginald Alexander John Warneford, VC (15 October 1891 – 17 June 1915), also known as Rex Warneford,[1] was a British aviator and Royal Naval Air Service officer who received the Victoria Cross for air-bombing a Zeppelin during the First World War. It was the first victory of a heavier-than-air aircraft over a lighter-than-air dirigible.
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