Captain Stanley Harry Wallage was a British professional military aviator. He was a World War I flying ace

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 credited with ten aerial victories during 1918. He would continue to serve his country until his untimely death in service on 17 April 1926.

World War I

On 3 May 1917 Cadet

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 Stanley Harry Wallage was commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant

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 on the General List of the Royal Flying Corps

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. On 26 July 1917 he was appointed a Flying Officer

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 as a temporary second lieutenant

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After his training as a pilot, he was posted to 22 Squadron. His first aerial victory came on 18 February 1918; by 26 May, his tally stood at nine wins. His exploits earned him the Military Cross. On 16 September 1918, his Military Cross was gazetted:
On 26 September 1918, he was promoted to temporary captain while so employed.

Post World War I

Wallage also served in the Royal Air Force after the war. On 1 January 1924 he was promoted from Flying Officer to Flight Lieutenant

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The crash of a 14 Squadron Airco D.H.9 on 17 April 1926 at Amman

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, Transjordan

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 claimed the lives of Flight Lieutenant Stanley Harry Wallage and Squadron Leader Harley Alec Tweedie.

List of aerial victories

No.	Date/time	Aircraft	Foe	Result	Location	Notes
1	18 February 1918 @ 1400 hours	Bristol F.2 Fighter Bristol F.2 Fighter The Bristol F.2 Fighter was a British two-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft of the First World War flown by the Royal Flying Corps. It is often simply called the Bristol Fighter or popularly the "Brisfit" or "Biff". Despite being a two-seater, the F.2B proved to be an agile aircraft...  serial number C4808	German reconnaissance plane	Driven down out of control	Seclin Seclin Seclin is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It is part of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole.Ghana national football team footballer Andre Ayew was born in Seclin.-Twin towns — Sister cities:... , France	Observer/gunner: John Jones John Jones (aviator) Sergeant John Jones was a World War I flying ace credited with 15 aerial victories.John Jones served as an observer gunner in the Bristol F.2 Fighters of No. 22 Squadron. Flying with such pilots as Second Lieutenants Frank George Gibbons, Sydney A. Oades, Stanley Wallace, and William John Mostyn,...
2	11 March 1918 @ 1420 hours	Bristol F.2 Fighter s/n A7286	Albatros D.V Albatros D.V |-See also:-Bibliography:*Bennett, Leon. Gunning for the Red Baron. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2006. ISBN 1-58544-507-X....  fighter	Driven down out of control	Lomme, France	Observer/gunner: John Jones
3	11 March 1918 @ 1420 hours	Bristol F.2 Fighter s/n A7286	Albatros D.V. fighter	Driven down out of control	Ligny Ligny Ligny is a village in the municipality of Sombreffe . It is known as the site of the Battle of Ligny, when Napoleon defeated Blücher two days before the battle of Waterloo while Wellington and Marshal Ney were engaged at Quatre Bras... , France	Observer/gunner: John Jones
4	8 May 1918 @ 1900 hours	Bristol F.2 Fighter s/n	Pfalz D.III Pfalz D.III |-See also:-Bibliography:* Gray, Peter and Owen Thetford. German Aircraft of the First World War. London: Putnam, 1962. ISBN 0-93385-271-1.* Grosz, Peter M. Pfalz D.IIIa . Berkhamsted, Herts, UK: Albatros Publications, 1995. ISBN 0-94841-425-1.* Guttman, Jon. Balloon-Busting Aces of World War 1 ...  fighter	Destroyed	North of La Bassée La Bassée La Bassée is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.-Heraldry:-History:La Bassée was the birthplace of the painter and draftsman Louis-Léopold Boilly .-References:*... , France	Observer/gunner: George Thomson
5	13 May 1918 @ 1040 hours	Bristol F.2 Fighter s/n C795	DFW reconnaissance plane	Driven down out of control	La Bassée, France	Observer/gunner: George Thomson
6	13 May 1918 @ 1045 hours	Bristol F.2 Fighter s/n C795	DFW reconnaissance plane	Driven down out of control	La Bassée, France	Observer/gunner: George Thomson
7	22 May 1918 @ 1030 hours	Bristol F.2 Fighter s/n C795	Albatros D.V fighter	Destroyed	Hancourt Hancourt Hancourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Hancourt is situated on the D15 and D194 crossroads, some northwest of Saint-Quentin.-Population:-External links:*... , France	Observer/gunner: A. P. Stoyle
8	22 May 1918 @ 1030 hours	Bristol F.2 Fighter s/n C795	Albatros D.V fighter	Driven down out of control	Hancourt, France	Observer/gunner: A. P. Stoyle
9	26 May 1918 @ 1945 hours	Bristol F.2 Fighter	Albatros D.V fighter	Destroyed	Southeast of Armentières Armentières Armentières is a commune in the Nord department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France. It is part of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole, and lies on the Belgian border, northwest of the city of Lille, on the right bank of the river Lys.... , France	Observer/gunner: A. P. Stoyle
10	4 November 1918 @ 1415 hours	Bristol F.2 Fighter s/n E2454	Pfalz D.XII Pfalz D.XII The Pfalz D.XII was a German fighter aircraft built by Pfalz Flugzeugwerke. Designed by Rudolph Gehringer as a successor to the Pfalz D.III, the D.XII entered service in significant numbers near the end of the First World War. It was the last Pfalz aircraft to see widespread service...  fighter	Driven down out of control	Northwest of Bavay Bavay Bavay is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It lies 15 m. ESE of Valenciennes by railway.-History:Under the name of Bagacum or Bavacum, the town was the capital of the Nervii and, under the Roman Empire, an important center of roads, the meeting-place of which was marked by a... , France	Observer/gunner: Dennis Waight Dennis Waight Colonel Dennis Edward Francis Waight was a British army professional infantryman. After being decorated for valor while serving as a fusilier early in World War I, he flew in combat as an aerial observer until war's end...

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