Henry Eric Dolan
Henry Eric Dolan | |
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Born | St. Leonards, Sussex, England | 20 January 1896
Died | 12 May 1918 In the vicinity of Wulverghem, Belgium | (aged 22)
Buried | La Laiterie Military Cemetery, Heuvelland, West Flanders, Belgium |
Allegiance | Canada United Kingdom |
Service/ | Canadian Army British Army Royal Air Force |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Unit | Royal Field Artillery No. 74 Squadron RFC |
Awards | Military Cross |
Relations | Captain Gerald Roberts Nolan, RN (brother)[1] |
Lieutenant Henry Eric Dolan MC (20 January 1896 – 12 May 1918) was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.[2]
Biography
Henry Eric Dolan was born in England, a son of Alfred Archer Dolan, a mining engineer and Violet Eliza Edgeworth (née Hanrick) Dolan.[3] Dolan's parents later lived at Banbury, Oxfordshire. Henry had a brother, Gerald Roberts Dolan. Educated at Downside School,[4] he moved to Canada. Soon after the outbreak of WWII, he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force.[5] On 20 November 1914 he was commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery,[6] and was promoted to temporary lieutenant on 31 January 1916.[7] He was awarded the Military Cross on 1 January 1917.[8]
On 31 August 1917 he was appointed a flying officer in the Royal Flying Corps, and transferred to the General List.[9] In early 1918 he was posted to No. 74 Squadron, which operated Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5as on the Western Front.[2] He was assigned to 'A' Flight, under the leadership of "Mick" Mannock.[10] Dolan scored his first victory when he shot down an Albatros D.V near Merville on 12 April 1918. He scored steadily throughout the following month, notching his seventh triumph on 11 May.
The following day, Dolan fell under the guns of Raven Freiherr von Barnekow.[2] He is buried in plot II, row D, grave 8 at La Laiterie Military Cemetery, Heuvelland, West Flanders, Belgium.[11]
References
- ^ Houterman, Hans; Koppes, Jeroen (2014). "Royal Navy Officers 1939–1945 (D)". unithistories.com. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ a b c "Henry Eric Dolan". The Aerodrome. 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ Padillo Rivademar de Dolan, Maria Teresa (2014). "Alfred Archer Dolan (deceased)". geni.com. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ Downside Review. 1916.
- ^ "Lieutenant Henry Eric Dolan". Canadian Great War Project. 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "No. 28983". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 November 1914. p. 9671.
- ^ "No. 29477". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 February 1916. p. 1788.
- ^ "No. 29886". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1917. p. 33.
- ^ "No. 30304". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 September 1917. p. 9924.
- ^ Browne, O'Brien (2007). "Edward Mick Mannock: World War I RAF Ace Pilot". historynet.com. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Dolan, Henry Eric". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- 1896 births
- 1918 deaths
- People from Hastings
- People educated at Downside School
- Canadian Expeditionary Force soldiers
- Royal Field Artillery officers
- Royal Flying Corps officers
- Royal Air Force personnel of World War I
- British World War I flying aces
- Recipients of the Military Cross
- British military personnel killed in World War I