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- Henry_Petre abstract "Henry Aloysius Petre DSO, MC (12 June 1884 – 24 April 1962) was an English solicitor who became Australia's first military aviator, and a founding member of the Australian Flying Corps, predecessor of the Royal Australian Air Force. Born in Essex, he forsook his early legal career to pursue an interest in aviation, building his own aeroplane and gaining employment as a designer and pilot. In 1912, he answered the Australian Defence Department's call for pilots to form an aviation school, and was commissioned a lieutenant in the Australian Military Forces. The following year, he chose the site of the country's first air base at Point Cook, Victoria, and established its inaugural training institution, the Central Flying School, with Eric Harrison. Shortly after the outbreak of World War I, Petre was appointed commander of the Mesopotamian Half Flight, the first unit of the newly formed Australian Flying Corps to see active service. He led the Half Flight through the Battles of Es Sinn and Ctesiphon, and the Siege of Kut. His actions in the Middle East earned him the Distinguished Service Order, the Military Cross, and four mentions in despatches. Transferring to the Royal Air Force as a major in 1918, he commanded No. 75 Squadron before retiring from the military the following year. Petre resumed his legal practice in England, and continued to fly recreationally before his death in 1962, aged seventy-seven. He was married to racing driver Kay Petre.".
- Henry_Petre alias "Major Henry Petre".
- Henry_Petre award Distinguished_Service_Order.
- Henry_Petre award Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- Henry_Petre award Military_Cross.
- Henry_Petre battle Battle_of_Ctesiphon_(1915).
- Henry_Petre battle Battle_of_Es_Sinn.
- Henry_Petre battle European_theatre_of_World_War_I.
- Henry_Petre battle Mesopotamian_campaign.
- Henry_Petre battle Middle_Eastern_theatre_of_World_War_I.
- Henry_Petre battle Siege_of_Kut.
- Henry_Petre birthDate "1884-06-12".
- Henry_Petre birthPlace Essex.
- Henry_Petre birthPlace Ingatestone.
- Henry_Petre birthYear "1884".
- Henry_Petre deathDate "1962-04-24".
- Henry_Petre deathPlace London.
- Henry_Petre deathYear "1962".
- Henry_Petre militaryBranch Australian_Military_Forces.
- Henry_Petre militaryCommand "Central Flying School (1913–15)".
- Henry_Petre militaryCommand "Mesopotamian Half Flight (1915)".
- Henry_Petre militaryCommand "No. 30 Squadron RFC (1915–16)".
- Henry_Petre militaryCommand "No. 5 Squadron AFC (1917–18)".
- Henry_Petre militaryCommand "No. 75 Squadron RAF (1918–19)".
- Henry_Petre militaryUnit No._15_Squadron_RAF.
- Henry_Petre occupation Solicitor.
- Henry_Petre relation Kay_Petre.
- Henry_Petre serviceEndYear "1919".
- Henry_Petre serviceStartYear "1912".
- Henry_Petre thumbnail A03916HarrisonPetre1914CroppedPetre.jpg?width=300.
- Henry_Petre wikiPageID "24891869".
- Henry_Petre wikiPageRevisionID "553428952".
- Henry_Petre alt "Half-portrait of man in flying helmet and goggles seated in the open cockpit of a biplane".
- Henry_Petre alternativeNames "Major Henry Petre".
- Henry_Petre awards Distinguished_Service_Order.
- Henry_Petre awards Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- Henry_Petre awards Military_Cross.
- Henry_Petre battles "World War I *Middle Eastern theatre *Mesopotamian campaign *Battle of Es Sinn *Battle of Ctesiphon *Siege of Kut *European theatre".
- Henry_Petre birthDate "1884-06-12".
- Henry_Petre birthPlace "Ingatestone, Essex, England".
- Henry_Petre branch "Australian Military Forces".
- Henry_Petre caption "Henry Petre at Central Flying School, 1914".
- Henry_Petre commands Central_Flying_School_RAAF.
- Henry_Petre commands Mesopotamian_Half_Flight.
- Henry_Petre commands No._30_Squadron_RAF.
- Henry_Petre commands No._5_Squadron_RAAF.
- Henry_Petre commands No._75_Squadron_RAF.
- Henry_Petre dateOfBirth "1884-06-12".
- Henry_Petre dateOfDeath "1962-04-24".
- Henry_Petre deathDate "1962-04-24".
- Henry_Petre deathPlace "London, England".
- Henry_Petre hasPhotoCollection Henry_Petre.
- Henry_Petre laterwork Solicitor.
- Henry_Petre name "Henry Aloysius Petre".
- Henry_Petre name "Petre, Henry Aloysius".
- Henry_Petre nickname ""Peter the Monk"".
- Henry_Petre placeOfBirth "Ingatestone, Essex, England".
- Henry_Petre placeOfDeath "London, England".
- Henry_Petre rank Major.
- Henry_Petre relations Kay_Petre.
- Henry_Petre serviceyears "1912".
- Henry_Petre shortDescription Pilot_(aeronautics).
- Henry_Petre shortDescription Solicitor.
- Henry_Petre unit No._15_Squadron_RAF.
- Henry_Petre description "Aviator, solicitor".
- Henry_Petre description "Aviator, solicitor".
- Henry_Petre subject Category:1884_births.
- Henry_Petre subject Category:1962_deaths.
- Henry_Petre subject Category:Australian_Army_officers.
- Henry_Petre subject Category:Australian_military_personnel_of_World_War_I.
- Henry_Petre subject Category:British_aviators.
- Henry_Petre subject Category:Companions_of_the_Distinguished_Service_Order.
- Henry_Petre subject Category:English_solicitors.
- Henry_Petre subject Category:People_educated_at_Mount_St_Mary's_College.
- Henry_Petre subject Category:People_from_Ingatestone.
- Henry_Petre subject Category:Recipients_of_the_Military_Cross.
- Henry_Petre subject Category:Royal_Air_Force_officers.
- Henry_Petre subject Category:Royal_Air_Force_personnel_of_World_War_I.
- Henry_Petre subject Category:Royal_Flying_Corps_officers.
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