Philip Scott Burge
| Phillip Scott Burge | |
|---|---|
| Born |
29 March 1895 Potters Bar, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 24 July 1918 (aged 23) West of Seclin, France |
| Buried at | Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos, Pas de Calais, France |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army Royal Air Force |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | No. 64 Squadron RAF |
| Awards |
Military Cross Military Medal |
Phillip Scott Burge, MC, MM (29 March 1895 – 24 July 1918) was a First World War fighter pilot and flying ace. He was killed in action over France in 1918 after earning the Military Cross.
Burge was a student at Marlborough College before World War I. He joined the British Army early in the First World War, and won the Military Medal during mid-1916 while serving in the ranks. He transferred into, and was commissioned in, the Royal Flying Corps in 1917.
On 27 February 1917 Burge was commissioned as a probationary temporary second lieutenant, and was appointed as a flying officer on 24 May 1917. He was assigned to 64 Squadron as a Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a pilot. He scored his first aerial victory on 23 March 1918, when he destroyed a Fokker Dr.I triplane fighter over Bourlon Wood. One week later, he and James Anderson Slater shared in the destruction of a German two-seater reconnaissance airplane over Croisilles, France. On 1 April, he destroyed an Albatros D.V fighter over Méricourt. Promotion from lieutenant to temporary captain while on flight status came on 20 April 1918.
On 3 May 1918, Burge shared in the destruction of a Rumpler reconnaissance aircraft over Mercatel. On 16 May, he scored twice in the same dogfight, destroying an Albatros D.V and driving another down out of control. On consecutive days, 20 and 21 May, he destroyed Halberstadt reconnaissance machines for victories seven and eight.
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