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Spratton Local History Society |
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Commemoration of First Airman VC (1915) and of 133 Spratton Men Who Went to WW1 |
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http://www.sprattonhistory.org/ |
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The project is a centenary commemoration of Spratton resident William Rhodes-Moorhouse, RFC, who was ordered on 26 April 1915 to fly to Courtrai to bomb the railway station. Afterwards, terribly wounded and with his aircraft badly damaged, he managed to return to report the success of his mission, but died next day. He was later awarded the Victoria Cross, the first airman ever so honoured. The project will also commemorate the lives of 133 Spratton men, 19 of whom were killed, who went to the... |
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Region:- East Midlands; County:- Northamptonshire; Administrative Area:- Daventry District; Place:- Spratton |
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