| 词条 | George Lloyd (RAF officer) |
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| name = George Lawrence Lloyd | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1892|10|1|df=y}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|1955|7|15|1892|10|1|df=y}} | birth_place = Southern Rhodesia | death_place = Peekskill, New York, USA | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = Hillside Cemetery, Cortlandt Manor, New York | placeofburial_coordinates = {{coord|41|18|59|N|73|53|50|W|display=inline,title}} | nickname = Zulu | allegiance = United Kingdom | branch = British Army Royal Air Force | serviceyears = 1915–1919 | rank = Major | unit = Staffordshire Yeomanry No. 60 Squadron RFC No. 40 Squadron RFC | commands = | battles = | awards = Military Cross Air Force Cross | relations = | laterwork = }} Major George Lawrence Lloyd {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MC|AFC|sep=yes}} (1 October 1892 – 15 July 1955) was a Rhodesian-born flying ace of the First World War, credited with eight aerial victories.[1] Early life and backgroundLloyd was born in Rhodesia in 1892, which at that time a chartered territory of the British South Africa Company. World War IOn 19 November 1915 Lloyd was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment), Territorial Force.[2] He was later seconded to the Royal Flying Corps, in which he was appointed a flying officer on 28 February 1917.[3] Lloyd was posted to No. 60 Squadron RFC in April 1917, to fly the Nieuport 17 single seat fighter in operations supporting the Battle of Arras. Inferiority of tactics, technology and training meant that RFC suffered heavy casualties, and the period was subsequently known as "Bloody April".[4] On 22 April Lloyd gained his first aerial victory, destroying an observation balloon north-east of Boiry-Notre-Dame. On 29 June, between Douai and Estrées, he accounted for two Albatros D.III fighters, one destroyed and the other driven down out of control, and drove down another D.III over Wancourt on 7 July.[1] Lloyd was promoted to lieutenant in his regiment on 1 July 1917, while remaining seconded to the RFC as a second lieutenant,[5] but was appointed a flight commander with the temporary rank of captain on 6 July,[6] and transferred to No. 40 Squadron RFC,{{sfnp|Franks|2000|pp=26–27}} where on 14 July he drove down another D.III east of Douai, for his fifth victory, making him an 'ace'. Further victories followed; he drove down a Albatros D.V three miles east of Lens on 12 August, destroyed an Albatros reconnaissance aircraft over Fromelles on 18 August, and destroyed another D.V at La Bassée on 7 October. His overall tally was a balloon, two Albatros fighters and a two-seater reconnaissance aircraft destroyed, and four Albatros fighters driven down out of control,[1] making him the 12th highest-scoring South African ace of the War.[4][7] On 19 November Lloyd was awarded the Military Cross,[8] which was gazetted on 19 March 1918. His citation read: Second Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) George Lawrence Lloyd, Yeomanry and Royal Flying Corps. "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Single-handed, he attacked three enemy machines, one of which he brought down out of control. On another occasion he attacked four enemy machines, one of which he brought down in a steep dive. He has brought down many other enemy machines and taken part in numerous combats, displaying magnificent gallantry and skill on all occasions."[9] On 1 October 1918, only weeks prior to the armistice, he was promoted to the acting rank of major (a squadron commander's rank).[10] On 2 May 1919 Lloyd relinquished his RAF commission on ceasing to be employed.[11] On 3 June 1919 he was awarded the Air Force Cross in recognition of "distinguished services rendered during the war".[12] Post-war lifeAfter the war, Lloyd emigrated to the United States, where in 1935 he married Martha Boswell (1905–1958), one of The Boswell Sisters, a popular singing trio.[13][14] Lloyd died in Peekskill, New York, on 15 July 1955.[4] ReferencesCitations1. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/safrica/lloyd.php |title=George Lloyd |work=The Aerodrome |year=2016 |accessdate=13 December 2016}} Bibliography2. ^{{London Gazette |date=14 December 1915 |issue=29402 |page=12455 |nolink=yes}} 3. ^{{London Gazette |date=16 March 1917 |supp=y |issue=29991 |page=2724 |nolink=yes}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.militarian.com/threads/the-first-rhodesian-born-air-ace-major-g-l-zulu-lloyd.6825 |title=The First Rhodesian-born air-ace – Major G.L. "Zulu" Lloyd |work=Militarian.com |date=14 January 2009 |accessdate=13 December 2016}} 5. ^{{London Gazette |date=13 November 1917 |supp=y |issue=30383 |page=11831 |nolink=yes}} 6. ^{{London Gazette |date=20 July 1917 |supp=y |issue=30193 |page=7406 |nolink=yes}} 7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.rhodesianservices.org/user/image/hailtheintrepidfew.doc |title=Hail The Intrepid Few! Southern Rhodesian-born Airmen in the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force during World War One 1916–1919 |first=Ross |last=Dix-Peek |work=Rhodesian Services.org |accessdate=13 December 2016}} 8. ^{{London Gazette |date=16 November 1917 |supp=y |issue=30389 |page=11952 |nolink=yes}} 9. ^{{London Gazette |date=19 March 1918 |supp=y |issue=30590 |page=3604 |nolink=yes}} 10. ^{{London Gazette |date=21 February 1919 |issue=31196 |page=2616 |nolink=yes}} 11. ^{{London Gazette |date=24 June 1919 |issue=31416 |page=7945 |nolink=yes}} 12. ^{{London Gazette |date=30 May 1919 |supp=y |issue=31378 |page=7034 |nolink=yes}} 13. ^{{cite web |url=http://theboswellsisters.weebly.com/cast.html |title=Cast of Characters |work=The Boswell Sisters |accessdate=13 December 2016}} 14. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.nola.com/living/index.ssf/2011/05/1937_boswell_sister_nurses_ail.html |title=1937: Boswell sister nurses ailing parent in New Orleans |first=John |last=Kelly |newspaper=The Times-Picayune |date=8 May 2011 |accessdate=13 December 2016}}
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