Ronald Mauduit
| Ronald Frank Strickland Mauduit | |
|---|---|
| Born |
30 October 1895 Ellichpur, India |
| Died | 13 March 1928 (aged 32) Sialkot, India |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1914–1928 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit |
7th Dragoon Guards No. 11 Squadron RFC 4th/7th Dragoon Guards |
| Battles/wars | World War I • Western Front |
| Awards | Military Cross |
Captain Ronald Frank Strickland Mauduit MC (30 October 1895 – 13 March 1928) was a British cavalry officer and First World War flying ace credited with nine aerial victories.
Mauduit was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Frank Rowley Metcalfe de Rittich Mauduit, of the Indian Army, and his wife Annie Maude. He was born at Ellichpur, British India, on 30 October 1895. He was educated at Wellington College from 1908 to 1912, before going up to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst in 1913.
Mauduit was a cadet at Sandhurst when the European War broke out. On 15 August 1914 he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards. On 17 May 1915 he was promoted to temporary lieutenant; he was confirmed in this rank on 9 August.
After completing his flying training he was granted Royal Aero Club Aviators Certificate No. 4271 on 24 February 1917, after flying the L & P Biplane at the London & Provincial School at Hendon Aerodrome. On 25 April he was seconded to Royal Flying Corps as a lieutenant, and posted to No. 11 Squadron to fly the Bristol F.2 two-seater fighter. His victory string began on 12 July 1917 when he, with observer Lieutenant E. R. Dibbs, drove down out of control an Albatros D.V over Pelves. He and Dibbs repeated the feat on 20 July over Novelles. On 14 August he forced down another D.V over Brebières with Corporal Jack Mason, and another over Dury on 10 September with observer Lieutenant C. C. Dennis. On 17 October he gained a double victory over the Sensée Canal–Cambrai, driving down two more D.Vs with observer Lieutenant Leslie McRobert. Finally, on 21 October, Mauduit was paired with Corporal Mason again when he accounted for three more D.Vs over Boiry–Lécluse, driving down one, destroying a second, and shooting down the third in flames.
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