James Dewhirst
Lieutenant James Henry Dewhirst was an English World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.
Dewhirst initially served in the Royal Naval Air Service before it became part of the Royal Air Force. Between March and November 1918, while serving in No. 45 Squadron, flying a Sopwith Camel, he accounted for seven German aircraft driven down out of control or destroyed.
He later married Emily Chadwick and had two children; Dorothy and James Ingham.
