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Captain Henry Arthur Richard Biziou (18 September 1894–14 July 1919) DFC was a British World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories. After serving successively in the Royal Navy and the Royal Army, he transferred to the Royal Air Force.

After service as an observer, he trained as a fighter pilot and subsequently won his victories. He survived the war, only to die in a midair collision.

Early life

Biziou was born on 18 September 1894, birthplace unknown.^[1] He would become known as "Weegee" in later life.^[2]

World War I

Biziou joined the Royal Navy as a Mechanic on 29 October 1914.^[3] He was later commissioned and transferred to the infantry; Petty Officer Biziou, formerly of the Royal Naval Armoured Car Division, was promoted to temporary second lieutenant in the Infantry on 24 February 1916.^[4]

Biziou served in the 6th (Service) Battalion Yorkshire Regiment at Gallipoli, Egypt and France^[2] and was still with the regiment when on 31 May 1916 he was posted to the army's General List as a temporary second lieutenant to meet wartime needs.^[5] With the regiment he served in Gallipoli, Egypt and France.^[2]

Biziou began duty as an aerial observer,^[6] probably with 42 Squadron,^[2] on 6 October 1916, and was transferred to the Royal Flying Corps General List on 23 November 1916.^[6] On 1 April 1917, he was promoted to temporary lieutenant.^[7]

He then trained as a pilot, including the course at the School of Special Flying at Gosport. He was then posted to 87 Squadron and landed in France in April 1918. He flew a Sopwith Dolphin, and scored the squadron's first victory on 6 May 1918. Over time, he ran off a tally of two reconnaissance planes and five fighters destroyed, and another fighter driven down out of control by 22 September 1918.^[8] In the midst of this string of victories, Biziou was promoted to temporary captain on 2 July 1918.^[9]

The Distinguished Flying Cross he had won for his exploits was finally gazetted on 3 December 1918:

Biziou remained in the Royal Air Force after the war, and was stationed at RAF Farnborough. He was killed on 14 July 1919 in a flying accident at Farnborough, when his S.E.5 collided in mid-air with an Avro 504 killing him and the pilot and mechanic of the other aircraft.^[11] He is buried in Aldershot Military Cemetery.^[12]

References

1. ^Shores et.al. (1990), p.78.
2. ^¹²³{{cite web |url= http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/england/biziou.php |title=Henry Arthur Richard Biziou |work=theaerodrome.com |year=2014 |accessdate=3 September 2014}}
3. ^Royal Navy Form 1671 - Henry Arthur Richard Biziou
4. ^{{London Gazette |issue=29552 |date=18 April 1916 |page=4030 |nolink=yes }}
5. ^{{London Gazette |issue=29600 |date=30 May 1916 |page=5326 |nolink=yes }}
6. ^¹{{London Gazette |issue=29976 |date=9 March 1917 |page=2382 |nolink=yes }}
7. ^{{London Gazette |issue=30458 |date=4 January 1918 |page=343 |supp=y |nolink=yes }}
8. ^Shores et.al. (1990), p.78-79.
9. ^{{London Gazette |issue=30803 |date=19 July 1918 |page=8504 |nolink=yes }}
10. ^{{London Gazette |issue=13363 |date=5 December 1918 |page=4470 |city=e }}
11. ^{{cite journal |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1919/1919%20-%200976.html |title=Triple Fatality at Farnborough |issue=30 |volume=IX |page=978 |work=Flight |date=24 July 1919 |accessdate=18 August 2014}}
12. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/359140/BIZIOU,%20HENRY%20ARTHUR%20RICHARD |title=Biziou, Henry Arthur Richard |work=Commonwealth War Graves Commission |year=2014 |accessdate=3 September 2014}}