Harry G. E. Luchford
| Harry George Ernest Luchford | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | "Huge" |
| Born |
28 October 1894 Lucknow, India |
| Died | 2 December 1917 (aged 23) Becelaere, Belgium |
| Commemorated at | Arras Flying Services Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1917 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit |
Norfolk Regiment Army Service Corps No. 20 Squadron RFC |
| Battles/wars | World War I • Western Front |
| Awards | Military Cross & Bar |
Captain Harry George Ernest Luchford MC* (28 October 1894 – 2 December 1917) was an English World War I pilot credited with 24 victories. He was notable for scoring his first 11 victories in three months while piloting an obsolete double-seated FE.2 pusher aircraft.
His father George James Luchford (1868–1939) was born in Rochester, Kent, and served in India as Garrison Quartermaster Sergeant with the 1st Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. There, in Colaba, in 1894, he married Helena Elizabeth Hunnisett (1875–1946), born in Chatham, Kent. They had three sons: Harry George Ernest, born in Lucknow, then Leonard Eustace (1896–1974) and Cyril Gordon (1898–1977), who were both born in Plumstead. Lieutenant Cyril G. Luchford of the 14th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers), Northumberland Fusiliers, was awarded the Military Cross on 1 January 1919.
When the war broke out in August 1914, Luchford was living with his family in Bromley, Kent, and working as a clerk in Martin's Bank, Lombard Street. He enlisted almost immediately in the Norfolk Regiment, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army Service Corps on 26 September. He served in France attached to the Divisional Cavalry of the 7th (Meerut) Division from December 1914 to January 1916, receiving promotion to lieutenant on 1 August 1915. He then transferred to the Royal Flying Corps, and qualified as a pilot on 19 May 1917.
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