Owen Scholte

Owen Scholte
Birth nameOwen John Frederick Scholte
Born(1896-06-22)22 June 1896
St. John's Wood, London, England
Died30 July 1918(1918-07-30) (aged 22)
Abbeville, France
Buried
Saint-Riquier British Cemetery, Somme, Picardy, France
50°08′01″N 1°56′32″E / 50.13361°N 1.94222°E / 50.13361; 1.94222
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Royal Air Force
Years of service1915–1918
RankCaptain
Unit
Battles / warsWorld War I
 • Western Front
AwardsMilitary Cross

Captain Owen John Frederick Scholte MC (22 June 1896 – 30 July 1918) was a British flying ace of the First World War, credited with eight aerial victories before his death in an automobile accident.

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