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John Edmund Greene
John Edmund Greene
Born	2 July 1894; Winnipeg, Manitoba
Died	14 October 1918 (aged 24)
Buried	Coxyde Military Cemetery, Koksijde, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Allegiance	George V
Service/branch	Royal Naval Air Service ; Royal Air Force
Years of service	1916–1918
Rank	Captain
Unit	No. 13 Squadron RNAS, No. 213 Squadron RAF
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross

John Edmund Greene DFC (2 July 1894 – 14 October 1918) was a Canadian First World War flying ace, officially credited with 15 victories.^[2] Greene was shot down by Carl Degelow on 4 October 1918, but survived to be shot down and killed 10 days later. He is buried at the Coxyde Military Cemetery [nl] (Koksijde).

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^ Canadian airmen were required to complete an Attestation Paper in which they declared an oath of allegiance to King George the Fifth and agreed to serve in any arm of the service for the duration of the war between Great Britain and Germany
^ theaerodrome.com

"WWI Aces of Canada:John Greene". theaerodrome.com. Retrieved 8 July 2008.

[1] Canadian airmen were required to complete an Attestation Paper in which they declared an oath of allegiance to King George the Fifth and agreed to serve in any arm of the service for the duration of the war between Great Britain and Germany

[2] theaerodrome.com

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John Edmund Greene
Born	2 July 1894 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Died	14 October 1918 (1918-10-15) (aged 24)
Buried	Coxyde Military Cemetery, Koksijde, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Allegiance	George V^[1]
Service/branch	Royal Naval Air Service Royal Air Force
Years of service	1916–1918
Rank	Captain
Unit	No. 13 Squadron RNAS, No. 213 Squadron RAF
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross

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