Sydney Liversedge
Sydney Tyndall Liversedge | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 August 1897 Honley, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 1979 (aged 81–82) Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1917–1919 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | No. 70 Squadron RAF |
| Battles / wars | |
Captain Sydney Tyndall Liversedge (15 August 1897 – 1979) was an English World War I flying ace credited with 13 aerial victories.[1]
Biography
[edit]Liversedge was born in Honley, Kirklees, Yorkshire, the son of James Arthur Liversedge and Ethelinda (née Hirst).[2] His father was a cashier at a woollen mill.[3]
On 19 July 1917 he was commissioned from cadet to temporary second lieutenant (on probation) on the General List of the Royal Flying Corps,[4] and was appointed a flying officer and confirmed in his rank on 31 August.[5]
Liversedge was posted to No. 70 Squadron RFC, flying the Sopwith Camel, in March 1918, which on 1 April, following the merging of the Army's Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) to form the Royal Air Force became No. 70 Squadron RAF. Between 6 April and 9 October, during which, on 6 September, he was promoted to acting captain,[6] he claimed victories over 13 German aircraft. He was transferred to the RAF's unemployed list in January 1919. After the war, he worked as a mechanical engineer before he died in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, in 1979.[1][7]
| No. | Date/time | Aircraft | Foe | Result | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 April 1918 @ 1545 |
Sopwith Camel s/n C8220 |
Albatros C | Driven down out of control | Bray | Shared with Captain Harry Robinson |
| 2 | 15 May 1918 @ 0730 |
Sopwith Camel s/n C8266 |
Pfalz D.III | Driven down out of control | Achiet-le-Petit | Shared with Lieutenant G. C. Morris |
| 3 | 27 May 1918 @ 1155 |
Sopwith Camel s/n C1602 |
LVG C | Set on fire & destroyed | Ribemont | |
| 4 | 27 June 1918 @ 2030 |
Sopwith Camel s/n C8268 |
Albatros D.V | Driven down out of control | East of Albert | |
| 5 | @ 2040 | Pfalz D.III | Driven down out of control | |||
| 6 | 1 July 1918 @ 0920 |
Sopwith Camel s/n C8237 |
Albatros D.V | Driven down out of control | Bray | |
| 7 | 14 July 1918 @ 0700 |
Sopwith Camel s/n C8268 |
Albatros C | Destroyed | East of Bailleul | |
| 8 | 29 July 1918 @ 1915 |
Sopwith Camel s/n C8265 |
Fokker D.VII | Driven down out of control | East of Armentières | |
| 9 | 2 August 1918 @ 0710 |
Sopwith Camel s/n C8268 |
Albatros C | Destroyed | South of Armentières | |
| 10 | 3 September 1918 @ 0910 |
Sopwith Camel s/n E7167 |
Fokker D.VII | Destroyed | South of Roulers | |
| 11 | 15 September 1918 @ 1815 |
Sopwith Camel s/n E7167 |
Fokker D.VII | Driven down out of control | Houthoulst | |
| 12 | 9 October 1918 @ 0930 |
Sopwith Camel s/n E7161 |
LVG C | Destroyed | Inglemunster | |
| 13 | @ 0945 | Fokker D.VII | Captured | West of Mayerneine | Shared with Lieutenants Oscar Heron, E. A. Copp, A. Webster & Kenneth Watson |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Sydney Tyndall Liversedge". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ Mann, Stephen John (2014). "James Arthur Liversedge". Yorkshire Chess History. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ 1901 Census of Huddersfield, RG13/4094, Folio 48, Page 18, Sydney T. Liversidge, 26, East Gate Highfield Terrace, Honley, Yorkshire.
- ^ "No. 30221". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 August 1917. pp. 8096–8097.
- ^ "No. 30299". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 September 1917. p. 9826.
- ^ "No. 30918". The London Gazette. 24 September 1918. p. 11347.
- ^ Atkinson, Neil (25 June 2014). "New tributes to Honley's brave war heroes". Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 9 December 2018.