David Tidmarsh
David Mary Tidmarsh | |
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Born | Limerick, Ireland | 28 January 1892
Died | 27 November 1944 Dublin, Ireland | (aged 52)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1915–1920 1939–1944 |
Rank | Squadron leader |
Unit | Royal Irish Regiment No. 24 Squadron RFC No. 48 Squadron RFC |
Battles/wars | World War I • Western Front World War II |
Awards | Military Cross |
Personal life
Tidmarsh was born on Circular Road, Limerick, to David Tidmarsh, a merchant originally from Kilkenny, and Elizabeth (Lillie) Murray, who was from Tipperary.[2][3] A brother of his, John Moriarty Tidmarsh, of the No. 24 Squadron RFC, was accidentally killed in a flying accident at Doncaster on 3 September 1918.[4]
World War I
Tidmarsh was commissioned as a
Posted to
Tidmarsh was awarded the Military Cross on 31 May 1916. The citation read:
- 2nd Lt. David Mary Tidmarsh, 4th Bn., R. Ir. R. (Spec. Res.) and R.F.C.
- "For conspicuous gallantry and skill when attacking hostile aircraft on several occasions, notably on one occasion when he dived at an enemy machine and drove it down wrecked to the ground."[9]
Tidmarsh then went on leave to England, followed by duties as an instructor there.
List of aerial victories
No. | Date/Time | Aircraft/ Serial No. |
Opponent | Result | Location | Notes |
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No. 24 Squadron RFC | ||||||
1 | 2 April 1916 @ 0655 |
D.H.2 (5924) |
Albatros C | Destroyed | Grandcourt—Albert | Shared with Second Lieutenant S. J. Sibley. |
2 | 30 April 1916 @ 1045 |
D.H.2 (5965) |
Fokker E | Destroyed | Bapaume | |
3 | 20 May 1916 @ 0415 |
D.H.2 (5965) |
C | Destroyed in flames | South of Pozières | Shared with Captain W. A. Summers. |
No. 48 Squadron RFC | ||||||
4 | 8 April 1917 | Bristol F.2a | Albatros D.III | Out of control | Rémy | Observer: Second Lieutenant C. B. Holland. Shared with Second Lieutenants O. W. Berry & F. B. Goodison. |
5 | 10 April 1917 | Bristol F.2a (A3338) |
Enemy Aircraft | Out of control | Rémy | Observer: Second Lieutenant C. B. Holland. Shared with Second Lieutenants G. N. Brockhurst & C. B. Boughton |
6 | 11 April 1917 @ 0830–0900 |
Bristol F.2a (A3338) |
Albatros D.III | Destroyed | Fampoux | Observer: Second Lieutenant C. B. Holland. Shared with Second Lieutenants G. N. Brockhurst & C. B. Boughton, R. F. Adeney & L. G. Lovell, Alan Riley & L. G. Hall. |
7 | Albatros D.III | Destroyed |
World War II
With the outbreak of World War II imminent, he was recommissioned as a flying officer in the Administrative and Special Duties Branch of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve on 31 August 1939.[15] He was promoted to temporary squadron leader on 1 September 1942,[16] and relinquished his commission due to ill-health on 20 January 1944.[17] He died in a Dublin nursing home on 27 November 1944,[18] just 18 days after his brother Gerard, who was serving as a major in the British Army.[19][20]
References
- ^ a b c "David Mary Tidmarsh". The Aerodrome. 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "General Registrar's Office". IrishGenealogy.ie. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "Census of Ireland, 1911". Nationalarchives.ie. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "Tidmarsh, John Moriarty". cwgc.org. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "No. 29139". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 April 1915. p. 3937.
- ^ a b c "RAF Officers' Service Records—Tidmarsh, David Mary". DocumentsOnline. The National Archives. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ "No. 29458". The London Gazette. 1 February 1916. p. 1243.
- ^ Guttman & Dempsey (2009), pp. 32–33.
- ^ "No. 29602". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1916. p. 5410.
- ^ "No. 29702". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 August 1916. p. 7896.
- ^ "No. 29730". The London Gazette. 1 September 1916. p. 8596.
- ^ Guttman & Dempsey (2009), p. 33.
- ^ "No. 31646". The London Gazette. 18 November 1919. p. 13917.
- ^ "No. 32168". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 December 1920. p. 12478.
- ^ "No. 34786". The London Gazette. 6 February 1940. pp. 721–722.
- ^ "No. 35784". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 November 1942. p. 4933.
- ^ "No. 36354". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 January 1944. p. 586.
- ^ "Deaths". Deaths. The Times. No. 50007. London. 4 December 1944. col A, p. 1.
- ^ "Deaths". Deaths. The Times. No. 49991. London. 11 November 1944. col A, p. 1.
- ^ "Casualty Details: Tidmarsh, Gerard David". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
Bibliography
- Guttman, Jon & Dempsey, Harry (2009). Pusher Aces of World War I. Oxford, UK: ISBN 978-1-84603-417-6.