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    Lieutenant George C. Peters, D.F.C
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    Name : George Clifton Peters
    Date of Birth : 6th May 1894
    Place of Birth : Adelaide, South Australia
    Occupation : School Teacher
    Date of Enlistment : 15th December 1915
    Place of Enlistment : Hobart, Tasmania
    Flying Unit : 1 Sqn AFC
    Previous Unit : Engineers
    Service : Australian Flying Corps
    Theatres : Palestine
    AIF Rank : Lieutenant
    Awards : D.F.C
    Victories : 7 Aircraft
    Service Nickname :  
    AIF Fate : Returned To Australia
    Date of AIF Fate : 5th March 1919
    Final Rank : Lieutenant Colonel Australian Army
    Date of Death :  
    Place of Death :  
    Cause of Death :  
    Notes :  




Peters' Victory List
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    1918 - Bristol F2.b Fighter

    15 Apr C4623 Albatros DV. OOC Kalkilieh(1)
    9 May C4623 C. FTL/DES Jenin(2)
    29 May C4623 Rumpler C. DES(F) NE Nablus(3)
    16 July B1278 Albatros DVa. FTL Tul Keram(4)
    16 July B1278 Albatros DVa. FTL Tul Keram(4)
    16 July B1278 Albatros DVa. FTL Tul Keram(4)
    16 July B1278 Albatros DVa. FTL Tul Keram(4)
    24 July B1278 Rumpler C. DES Tanturah(5)
    24 August B1278 LVG C. DES E Hanuteh(6)
    24 August B1278 Pfalz DIII. DES E Hanuteh(7)
    22 Sept B1278 DFW C. DES N Deraa(8)


    *. Victory information taken from "Above The Trenches : A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915 - 1920", Christopher Shores, Norman Franks and Russell Guest, 1990. More detail of the AFC ace victories are contained in the volume.
    1. Observer Lieutenant J.H. Traill.
    2. Observer Lieutenant G. Finlay.
    3. Observer Lieutenant J.H. Traill, shared with Bristol crew B1280 Lieutenant E.C. Stooke and Lieutenant W.J.A. Weir.
    4. Observer Lieutenant J.H. Traill, shared with Bristol crew B1284 Lieutenant A.R. Brown and Lieutenant G. Letch.
    5. Observer Lieutenant J.H. Traill, shared with Bristol crew B1222 Lieutenant J.M. Walker and Lieutenant H.A. Letch.
    6. Observer Lieutenant J.H. Traill.
    7. Observer Lieutenant J.H. Traill.
    8. Observer Lieutenant J.H. Traill.




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