Harry Compton

Harry Neville Compton
Born	9 April 1899 Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada
Died	1951 Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Allegiance	George V
Service/branch	Engineers, then flying service
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	Canadian Military Engineers;No. 23 Squadron RAF
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross

LieutenantHarry Neville Comptonwas aWorld War Iflying acecredited with five aerial victories.

Compton originally served with theCanadian Military Engineers,transferring to theRoyal Flying Corpson 14 February 1918. That summer, he was posted to No. 23 Squadron on theWestern Front,to flySopwith Dolphins.He scored his first victory on 1 July 1918, when he destroyed anAlbatrosD.V nearHangest.He destroyed aPfalz D.IIIand aFokker D.VIIfighter, and drove down another D.VII out of control before tallying his last victory. That was over aDFWreconnaissance two-seater on 1 November 1918, and was shared with fellow aceJames William Pearson.

References

Above the Trenches: a Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915–1920.Christopher F. Shores, Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1990.ISBN0-948817-19-4,ISBN978-0-948817-19-9.