Arthur Stuart Draisey | |
Birth Date: | 1899 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Brentford, Middlesex, United Kingdom |
Death Place: | Hounslow, London, United Kingdom |
Allegiance: | England |
Branch: | Aviation |
Serviceyears: | 1917 - 1919 |
Rank: | Lieutenant |
Unit: | No. 20 Squadron RAF |
Awards: | Russian Order of Saint Stanilas |
Lieutenant Arthur Stuart Draisey was a First World War flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.
Draisey clerked at Euston Railway Station, London, from 1915 - 1917. He joined the Royal Flying Corps in August 1917. He was assigned as an observer/gunner to a Bristol F.2 Fighter in 20 Squadron in France, and teamed with ace pilot Frederick Harlock. The pair scored seven victories together. On 1 July 1918, they drove down a Fokker Dr.I triplane down out of control. The other six wins resulted in the destruction of Fokker D.VIIs - one on 13 August, two on 20 September, another pair on 25 September, and a final one on 27 September 1918.[1]
Draisey resigned his commission effective 24 October 1919.[2] His award of the Order of Saint Stanilas indicates he probably served in the British forces that intervened in the Russian Revolution during 1919.