serviceyears branch death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards birth_date rank image article_title name
1915 - 1918 aviation unknown melbourne , victoria , australia british empire no. , no. 139 squadron raf 27 squadron rfc , no. 24 squadron rfc distinguished flying cross 11 may 1885 captain sydney dalrymple.jpg sydney dalrymple
 sydney dalrymple
sydney dalrymple

captain sydney dalrymple was an australian world war i flying ace credited with five aerial victories .
dalrymple joined the royal flying corps in 1915 .
he was trained as a pilot and assigned to fly a martinsyde g. 100 `` elephant '' for 27 squadron .
during the course of bombing missions , he claimed his first win on 1 july 1916 .
he was promoted to flight commander and assigned to 27 squadron from 22 may through 12 july 1917 .
his next transfer removed him from the western front and sent him to italy .
he joined no. 139 squadron raf as a captain , and piloted bristol f. 2 fighters .
he was assigned to reconnaissance patrols , but still ended up in dogfights .
he destroyed four more enemy fighters , scoring double wins on 8 august and 13 september 1918 .
