serviceyears servicenumber branch relations death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1913 -- 1918 1939 -- 1945 73613 -lrb- raf -rrb- british army royal air force thomas fielding johnson -lrb- grandfather -rrb- leicester , leicestershire , england 10 february 1953 leicester , leicestershire , england united kingdom leicestershire rfc no. 214 squadron raf yeomanry no. 3 squadron rfc no. 56 squadron military distinguished flying cross -lrb- 1942 -rrb- cross & bar -lrb- 1915 & 1918 -rrb- world war i world war ii 08 february 1892 captain -lrb- wwi -rrb- squadron leader -lrb- wwii -rrb- william spurrett fielding-johnson
 william spurrett fielding-johnson
william spurrett fielding-johnson

william spurrett fielding-johnson mc and bar , dfc -lrb- 8 february 1892 -- 10 february 1953 -rrb- was a british military officer who served in both world war i and world war ii .
originally an army officer , he later joined the royal flying corps , and became a flying ace credited with six aerial victories , and ended the war as a captain with two awards of the military cross .
in world war ii he served in the royal air force , winning the distinguished flying cross and rising to the rank of squadron leader .
