serviceyears branch death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1915 -- 1931 royal navy royal air force 11 july 1932 plymouth , england united kingdom no. 8 naval squadron rnas distinguished guerre '' -lrb- belgium -rrb- service cross air force cross '' croix de world war i western front 31 january 1896 squadron leader richard burnard munday
 richard burnard munday
richard burnard munday

major richard burnard munday was an english flying ace credited with scoring nine aerial victories during world war i .
he was notable for scoring britain 's first night victory ; he also excelled as a balloon buster at the rare feat of shooting down enemy observation balloons at night .
