| George William Gladstone Gauld | |
| Birth Date: | Unknown |
| Death Date: | 28 October 1964[1] |
| Birth Place: | Mimico, Canada[2] |
| Death Place: | Mimico, Canada |
| Allegiance: | George V of the British Empire |
| Branch: | Flying service |
| Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Unit: | No. 74 Squadron RAF |
| Awards: | Distinguished Flying Cross |
| Laterwork: | Barrister in 1930[3] |
Lieutenant George William Gladstone Gauld was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.[4]
Gauld ran up a string of five victories late in World War I while flying a Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a for 74 Squadron. On 30 July 1918, in concert with fellow aces Ira Jones and Harold Shoemaker, he flamed a Rumpler reconnaissance plane. On 2 August, he and Frederick Gordon cooperated to capture an LVG recon plane. On 26 October, Gauld drove down a Fokker D.VII out of control. On 1 November 1918, he captured a Fokker D.VII and drove another one down out of control.[5]
Above the Trenches: a Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. Christopher F. Shores, Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1990., .