Edmund Tempest
| Edmund Roger Tempest | |
|---|---|
| Born |
30 October 1894 Ackworth, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 17 December 1921 (aged 27) Baghdad, Iraq |
| Buried | North Gate War Cemetery, Baghdad |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1914–1921 |
| Rank | Flight Lieutenant |
| Unit | |
| Battles/wars | World War I • Western Front |
| Awards |
Military Cross Distinguished Flying Cross |
Flight Lieutenant Edmund Roger Tempest MC, DFC (30 October 1894 – 17 December 1921) was a British First World War flying ace credited with 17 aerial victories.
Edmund Tempest was born at the family estate of Ackworth Grange, in Ackworth, Yorkshire, the son of Wilfrid Francis Tempest, a member of the notable recusant Tempest family, and his second wife Florence Helen O'Rourke. (Wilfrid had a total of 15 children from two marriages). Tempest was educated at The Oratory School in Edgbaston. In 1912 he and his brother, Wulstan Joseph Tempest, moved to Perdue, Saskatchewan, to farm, but returned to England to enlist on the outbreak of the war.
Tempest was commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant on 30 November 1914, to serve in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. On 18 August 1915 he was granted Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificate No. 1604 after soloing a Maurice Farman biplane at the Military School in Birmingham, and on 3 November he was appointed a flying officer in the Royal Flying Corps, transferred to the General List.
He served in No. 6, No. 15, and No. 29 Squadrons, receiving promotion to lieutenant on 1 April 1916. He was posted to No. 64 Squadron in July 1917, being appointed a flight commander with the acting rank of captain on the 30th.
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