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Lieutenant Commander Eugene Kingsmill Esmonde VC DSO, F/Lt, RAF, Lt-Cdr (A) RN (1 March 1909 – 12 February 1942) was a distinguished British pilot who was a posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy awarded to members of Commonwealth forces. Lt-Cdr Esmonde earned this award while in command of a Naval torpedo bomber squadron serving in the British Fleet Air Arm in the Second World War.

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  • Eugene Esmonde
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  • Lieutenant Commander Eugene Kingsmill Esmonde VC DSO, F/Lt, RAF, Lt-Cdr (A) RN (1 March 1909 – 12 February 1942) was a distinguished British pilot who was a posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy awarded to members of Commonwealth forces. Lt-Cdr Esmonde earned this award while in command of a Naval torpedo bomber squadron serving in the British Fleet Air Arm in the Second World War.
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  • 1928(xsd:integer)
Birth Date
  • 1909-03-01(xsd:date)
Commands
  • 825(xsd:integer)
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death place
  • English Channel
Name
  • Eugene Esmonde
Caption
  • Officers and ratings who were decorated for the part they played in the sinking of the , pictured in front of a Fairey Swordfish aboard during an inspection by Admiral James Somerville. Esmonde is second from left.
Birth Place
  • Thurgoland, Yorkshire, England, UK
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death date
  • 1942-02-12(xsd:date)
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placeofburial
  • Woodlands Cemetery, Gillingham, Kent
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  • Lieutenant Commander Eugene Kingsmill Esmonde VC DSO, F/Lt, RAF, Lt-Cdr (A) RN (1 March 1909 – 12 February 1942) was a distinguished British pilot who was a posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy awarded to members of Commonwealth forces. Lt-Cdr Esmonde earned this award while in command of a Naval torpedo bomber squadron serving in the British Fleet Air Arm in the Second World War.
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