2nd Lt C E Gregory RFC/RAF

2nd Lt Gregory (‘Greg’), WW1 pilot. 🇬🇧 17 Trg Sqn RFC/RAF, Mar-May 1918. 42 Sqn RAF (RE8s) 🇫🇷 & 🇧🇪 Jun-Dec 1918. 100 years-on blog at

[2nd Lt C E Gregory RFC/RAF @GregsWar]

Saturday 1 February 1919 - Greg's 20th Birthday. Portraits taken and medals received. This ends the story of Greg's War. Thanks for all the follows/reposts/likes etc, and for just reading! https://t.co/hergoSfpTZ

[2nd Lt C E Gregory RFC/RAF @GregsWar]

Wednesday 29 January 1919 - Demobbed. Greg was today 'placed on [the] unemployed list' and free to go home. #onthisday #1918live #ww1 #1gm #1wk #worldwar1 #royalairforce #raf100 #westernfront https://t.co/DXGjpnGhHQ

[2nd Lt C E Gregory RFC/RAF @GregsWar]

Tuesday 28 January 1919 - Homeward Bound! Greg crosses the Channel back to Blighty. #onthisday #1918live #ww1 #1gm #1wk #worldwar1 #royalairforce #raf100 #westernfront https://t.co/DhSQiVNEgo

[2nd Lt C E Gregory RFC/RAF @GregsWar]

January 1919 - 42 Squadron RAF Photograph at Château Lantier in Abscon. Wrongly captioned as Nov '18. Greg's last group photo. #ww1 #1gm #1wk #worldwar1 #royalairforce #raf100 #westernfront https://t.co/eqrj6qHSqi

[2nd Lt C E Gregory RFC/RAF @GregsWar]

Wednesday 15 January 1919 - A Scruffy RE8 - Serial No D4889 - stands on the airfield at Abscon, in a photo taken about now. #ww1 #1gm #1wk #worldwar1 #royalairforce #raf100 #westernfront https://t.co/tzjJpjcef1

[2nd Lt C E Gregory RFC/RAF @GregsWar]

Waiting to Go Home? Weren't they all. A reflective portrait of Greg in uniform suggests a resigned patience. #ww1 #1gm #1wk #worldwar1 #royalairforce #raf100 #westernfront https://t.co/0RM3zLCap7

[2nd Lt C E Gregory RFC/RAF @GregsWar]

Wednesday 8 January 1918 - RE8 2924 and Lt McDermont are at Abscon, in one of a series of posed photos taken in January 1919. #ww1 #1gm #1wk #worldwar1 #royalairforce #raf100 #westernfront https://t.co/Pm7wvqW3Ut

[2nd Lt C E Gregory RFC/RAF @GregsWar]

Wednesday 1 January 1919 - Greg’s last flight is to ferry RE8 2924 from Saultain to Abscon with Capt. Gordon. #onthisday #1918live #ww1 #1gm #1wk #worldwar1 #royalairforce #raf100 #westernfront https://t.co/r1K5cWXui9

[2nd Lt C E Gregory RFC/RAF @GregsWar]

Monday 30 December 1918 - 42 Sqn Moves to Abscon. Greg flew RE8 2872 from Saultain in his penultimate flight. #onthisday #1918live #ww1 #1gm #1wk #worldwar1 #royalairforce #raf100 #westernfront https://t.co/b2TE8mIN0q

[2nd Lt C E Gregory RFC/RAF @GregsWar]

Saturday 28 December 1918 - Last Few Days at Saultain, the likely location of this small group photo probably taken by Greg. #ww1 #1gm #1wk #worldwar1 #royalairforce #raf100 #westernfront https://t.co/YWsLrnUQ6K

[2nd Lt C E Gregory RFC/RAF @GregsWar]

Thursday 26 December 1918 - A Quiet Boxing Day, probably to the relief of B Flt Officers after last night's dinner. #onthisday #1918live #ww1 #1gm #1wk #worldwar1 #royalairforce #raf100 #westernfront https://t.co/U7vllg3dbF

[2nd Lt C E Gregory RFC/RAF @GregsWar]

Wednesday 25 December 1918 - Christmas at Saultain. 42 Sqn card by Laurence East. Poignant B Flight dinner at 18:30. #onthisday #1918live #ww1 #1gm #1wk #worldwar1 #royalairforce #raf100 #westernfront https://t.co/U1ZtqkMsR6

[2nd Lt C E Gregory RFC/RAF @GregsWar]

Tuesday 24 December 1918 - RE8 Crash at Saultain. Plane wrecked. Hurt pride, but nothing worse. Group photo time. #onthisday #1918live #ww1 #1gm #1wk #worldwar1 #royalairforce #raf100 #westernfront https://t.co/8Y3olKPxCk

[2nd Lt C E Gregory RFC/RAF @GregsWar]

Saturday 21 December 1918 - Another Flight with A/M Dix? Recorded in the Sqn Record Book, but not Greg's log book. #onthisday #1918live #ww1 #1gm #1wk #worldwar1 #royalairforce #raf100 #westernfront https://t.co/cMbYZ87gB8

[2nd Lt C E Gregory RFC/RAF @GregsWar]

Friday 20 December 1918 - Engine Test with A/M Dix in 2517, Greg's 2nd most frequently flown plane. #onthisday #1918live #ww1 #1gm #1wk #worldwar1 #royalairforce #raf100 #westernfront https://t.co/VVVaVSWmzB

[2nd Lt C E Gregory RFC/RAF @GregsWar]

A British Aerodrome at Flixecourt? https://t.co/LVI02MPMw5

[2nd Lt C E Gregory RFC/RAF @GregsWar]

A Last Look at Merville. 2 new aerial photos of the town, which may date from a winter 1918 joyride. And an unknown ruined street scene.
#ww1 #1gm #1wk #worldwar1 #royalairforce #raf100 #westernfront https://t.co/NW13Jo23OM

[2nd Lt C E Gregory RFC/RAF @GregsWar]

Friday 13 December 1918 - Fetching Another RE8 from Aulnoy. A short trip by road, and a quick hop back to Saultain. #onthisday #1918live #ww1 #1gm #1wk #worldwar1 #royalairforce #raf100 #westernfront https://t.co/cE25lKZ5cL

[2nd Lt C E Gregory RFC/RAF @GregsWar]

Wednesday 11 December 1918 - 42 Sqn Moves to Saultain. Greg and Lt Scarterfield take RE8 2924 to their new home. #onthisday #1918live #ww1 #1gm #1wk #worldwar1 #royalairforce #raf100 #westernfront https://t.co/AF82pSaMuB

[2nd Lt C E Gregory RFC/RAF @GregsWar]

Sunday 8 December 1918 - Rigging Test. Back in the air again for a mere 30 minute rigging test. #onthisday #1918live #ww1 #1gm #1wk #worldwar1 #royalairforce #raf100 #westernfront https://t.co/YJa8lEv1hx