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Lieutenant James Schmolle, Royal Air Force

LIEUTENANT

J. G. SCHMOLLE

ROYAL AIR FORCE

22ND OCTOBER 1918

 

James Gustav Schmolle was the son of Gustave and Minnie Schmolle, of Molteno, Cape Province. Born at Queenstown, Cape Province. He was flying with 189th Night Flying Squadron based at Sutton's Farm (later renamed RAF Hornchurch). He is buried in St Andrews Churchyard, Hornchurch.

 

No. 189 Squadron was formed at Ripon on 20 December 1917 as a night-flying training unit, moving shortly afterwards to Sutton's Farm to continue their work until the end of World War I. On 1 March 1919, the squadron was disbanded.

 

 

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