serviceyears branch placeofburial_coordinates death_place death_date relations birth_place allegiance unit battles birth_date placeofburial nickname rank article_title name
1914 -- 1917 british army 45 , title 38 00 n 11 42 00 e inline italy 5 december 1917 henry hunter -lrb- brother -rrb- london , england united kingdom rifle 66 squadron rfc brigade -lrb- prince consort 's own -rrb- no. world war i western front italian front 2 april 1897 carmignano di brenta communal cemetery , padua sticky captain thomas hunter -lrb- aviator -rrb-
 thomas vicars hunter
thomas hunter -lrb- aviator -rrb-

captain thomas vicars hunter -lrb- 2 april 1897 -- 5 december 1917 -rrb- was a british first world war flying ace credited with five aerial victories .
while serving in the rifle brigade he had a leg amputated following a motorcycle accident ; he was the first known military pilot to qualify and fly in combat despite his disability .
