Wilson, Gordon Campbell

     
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Wilson Wilson
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Gordon Campbell Gordon Campbell
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Gordon Campbell Wilson
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06.10.1895 Minmi, Nový Jižní Wales
06.10.1895 Minmi, New South Wales
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11.03.1929 Bogan Gate, Nový Jižní Wales
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Velitel letky u 32. peruti RFC
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Jediný příslušník AFC, jenž obdržel unikátní kombinaci vyznamenání - Military Cross, Air Force Cross, Distinguished Conduct Medal a citaci v rozkazu. Of the many decorated members of the Australian Flying Corps only one, Capt G.C. Wilson had the the great distinction of having been awarded the Military Cross, Air Force Cross, Distinguished Conduct Medal, and Mentioned in Despatches.
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Wilson Wilson
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Gordon Campbell Gordon Campbell
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Gordon Campbell Wilson
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Gordon Campbell Wilson was born 6. October 1895 in Minmi (New South Wales), as of the fifth (survivors) child of William Wilson, a miner from Scotland, and his tasmanian wife Agnes Cecilia, née Jackson. After graduating from state elementary school began to attend a technical college in Newcastle, where he learned the vzorkařem for engineering firm And. Goninan & Co. Ltd.

At the moment of the outbreak of the first world war Wilson was doing mandatory military service - he was posted to the engineers, specifically to the 39th Fortress Company Engineers at Fort Scratchley in Newcastle.

In October 1914 I was deployed as a lance corporal of the Australian expeditionary force from Sydney. Wilson was a member of the 1. field company Royal engineers 1. the australian division.

The division arrived in December to Egypt, where they launched a strenuous training. 25. April 1915, the then division participated in the amphibious operation at Gallipoli. The engineers here definitely not any restful service, supported the attacks, held off the Turkish counter-attacks, under fire tirelessly to build field fortifications, later participated in the digging minovacích drifts and similarly attempted to thwart the same activity of the Turks.

Wilson during the desperate fighting showed such bravery, that was mentioned in the warrant division commander (Mentioned in Despatches). Although at the outset of the fighting Wilson was injured, he refused to let the move and remained with his unit until November 1915, when the operation was unsuccessfully completed and launched the evacuation of the landed forces.

At the beginning of 1916 were the australian expeditionary forces reorganised and in march 1916 moved to France, where in the summer the australian units involved in the battle of the Somme.

Wilson, who in the meantime had been promoted to sergeant here again distinguished himself and received Distinguished Conduct Medal, a medal awarded for exceptional courage on the battlefield.

In December 1916 Wilson was transferred to the AFC (the Australian Flying Corps – Australian aviation corps). He was promoted to lieutenant and in April 1917 he successfully passed the pilot exam and received "wings". In June 1917 he was posted to the 68. squadron the RFC (which later became 2. squadron AFC). The armament of the squadron accounted for the machines Airco D.H. 5. This aircraft was generally unpopular, their performance quickly declined at a height of over 3000 meters, even when she was very astute, was in the fight the tendency to quickly lose altitude. On the other hand, the aircraft was solid and sturdy construction, and had very good performances at low altitudes. It was therefore decided to use the machine not as a fighter but as a ground attack aircraft.

To Wilson, he gained experience with in-depth attacks, was sent on an internship to 32. squadron the RFC, which also flew on the machines D.H. 5. Wilson, along with squadrons participated in the 3rd. the battle of Ypres in July 1917, but was wounded and again withdrawn to England.

After his return to 68. the squadron was named squadron commander and promoted to captain. Squadron was in September 1917 sent to France to the front. In November 1917, they launched the British large-scale offensive at Cambrai. In support of the advancing ground troops were deployed and the plane D.H. 5 of the Wilson wing. Was an extremely dangerous affair. Machines D.H. 5 were not armoured – any bullet could injure the pilot, or ignite the gas tank. Pilots 68. wings, however, resolutely rushed into battle.

They even managed a unique performance – six pilots of the squadron, among them Wilson, acquired the Military Cross on the same day for dangerous in-depth attacks to support ground forces.

In the citation to the award of His Military Cross states:

"For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. His work at low altitudes under very adverse conditions, was highly evaluated. In one case drove his machine gun enemies from a key fulcrum. On another occasion he bombed and strafed the field gun, killing two gunners. During a bomber raid, despite the constant attacks of the enemy fighters, keep the formation of your squadron together, thus allow to drop all the bombs on the target, and also shoot down one enemy plane. His great leadership was a splendid example to his squadron.“

The fights with the Germans were frequent, and Wilson received one certified kill, when forced to land one enemy plane, which then tore to pieces by a bomb.

In February 1918 he was again transferred to England to train australian newcomers. Wilson served initially as the squadron commander, flight instructor and eventually was appointed as the commanding officer of 8. (training) squadron. In this role he remained until the end of the war.

In June 1919 for his war merit has received Air Force Cross and returned to Australia. In July, he was demobilized.

After the war, remain devoted to aviation, participated in the particular air show, while the organized collection to help war veterans. When one also show the beginning of the year 1920, however, during a low flyby hit the wing and killed pětatřicetiletého John Joseph Coghlana. Wilson was an accident given the blame, as as low fly-bys were banned. Wilson defended himself saying that he wanted to actually land and Coghlana seen. Saw him too late, he opened the throttle and pulled, but it was too late, his plane crashed about 20 meters further. The fact is that Coghlan moved to the landing area, where he did not what to do – some of the audience there flocked to greet the landing skydiver from the previous examples. Some witnesses claimed that Wilson was trying to the audience to disperse, and a low pass was his peculiar attempt to clean up the landing area, but the truth is I hardly know.

Maybe this incident was the cause of why Wilson's aeronautical business eventually went bankrupt. Some time is then nurtured differently, for example, mining for opals. Eventually he once again managed to return to aviation, became a pilot company of the New South Wales Airways Ltd.

Unfortunately, the 11. march 1929 Wilson was tragically killed when traveling in a car near Bogan Gate, when he went to take the aircraft to fly over. Together with him were killed and his two companions - the driver M. And. Taylor and N. Bloomfield. All three were sitting on the front seat. The tragedy was reinforced by the fact that Wilson was at the time engaged, and was to be married. He is buried in presbyterianské part of the cemetery in Sandgate.


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