Global InformationShrikrishna Chandra Welinkar information
Shrikrishna Chandra Welinkar | |
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| Born | 23 October 1894 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British Raj |
| Died | 30 June 1918 (aged 23) Rouvroy-en-Santerre, Somme, Picardy, France |
| Buried | Hangard Wood British Cemetery |
| Allegiance |  British Empire
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| Service/ | Imperial Service Troops British Army (Royal Flying Corps) Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1916–1918 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | 3rd Gwalior Lancers Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry No. 23 Squadron RAF |
| Battles/wars | World War I • Western Front |
Shrikrishna Chandra Welinkar (23 October 1894 – 30 June 1918) was an Indian pilot who served in the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force during the First World War. Among the first Indian military aviators, he was also the first to be killed in action.[1]
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