John Edmund Greene

John Edmund Greene
Born	2 July 1894 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Died	14 October 1918 (1918-10-15) (aged 24)
Buried at	Coxyde Military Cemetery, Koksijde, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Allegiance	George V^[1]
Service/branch	Royal Naval Air Service, Royal Air Force
Years of service	1916-1918
Rank	Captain
Unit	No. 13 Squadron RNAS, No. 213 Squadron RAF
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross

John Edmund Greene DFC (2 July 1894 – 14 October 1918) was a Canadian First World War flying ace, officially credited with 15 victories.^[2] Greene was shot down by Carl Degelow on 4 October 1918, but survived to be shot down and killed 10 days later. He is buried at the Coxyde Military Cemetery (Koksijde).

References

↑ Canadian airmen were required to complete an Attestation Paper in which they declared an oath of allegiance to King George the Fifth and agreed to serve in any arm of the service for the duration of the war between Great Britain and Germany
↑ theaerodrome.com

"WWI Aces of Canada:John Greene". www.theaerodrome.com. Retrieved 2008-07-08.

Aviation in World War I

People and aircraft	Commanders Aces Aircraft of the Entente Powers Aircraft of the Central Powers Zeppelins

Campaigns and battles	Strategic bombing German Cuxhaven Bombing of cities Aerial reconnaissance Fokker Scourge Flight over Vienna Bloody April Battles

Entente Powers air services	British air services Royal Flying Corps Royal Naval Air Service Royal Air Force Australian Flying Corps Canadian Air Force (1918–20) French Air Service Imperial Russian Air Service Royal Italian Air Corps United States Army Air Service Greek air services Army Air Service Naval Air Service

Central Powers air services	Imperial German Air Service Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops Ottoman Aviation Squadrons Bulgarian Army Aeroplane Section

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