Personal details
Full Name:
- William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse
Lifetime:
- 26 Sep 1887–27 Apr 1915
Biography
William Rhodes-Moorhouse, the first airman to receive a Victoria Cross, served as a mechanic and pilot in the early months of the First World War.
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Main image: Second Lieutenant William Rhodes-Moorhouse
William Rhodes-Moorhouse, the first airman to receive a Victoria Cross, served as a mechanic and pilot in the early months of the First World War.