Henry Winslow Woollett

Henry Winslow Woollett DSO, MC & Bar (5 August 1895 – 31 October 1969) was a World War I fighter ace who scored 35 victories and continued to serve in the Royal Air Force during the 1920s. Henry W. Woollett grew up in Southwold, Suffolk, England and was educated at Wellingborough School (1907–1913). A doctor's son, he was pursuing medical studies when World War I began. He immediately enlisted and on 19 November 1914 was commissioned a second lieutenant in an infantry unit, the Lincolnshire Regiment. He then served in the Gallipoli Campaign, landing at Suvla Bay. In 1916, he requested and received transfer to the Royal Flying Corps. He qualified as a pilot after only 3.5 hours flight time. In November 1916, he was assigned to No. 24...