Robert L. Chidlaw-Roberts

Robert Leslie Chidlaw-Roberts
Born(1896-05-09)9 May 1896
Tywyn, Merionethshire, Wales
Died1 June 1989(1989-06-01) (aged 93)
Winchester, Hampshire, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Royal Air Force
Service years1915–1920
1942–1954
RankFlight Lieutenant
UnitHampshire Regiment
No. 2 Squadron RFC
No. 18 Squadron RFC
No. 40 Squadron RFC
No. 60 Squadron RFC/RAF
ConflictsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsMilitary Cross
Air Force Cross

Flight Lieutenant Robert Leslie Chidlaw-Roberts MC AFC (9 May 1896 – 1 June 1989) was a Welsh World War I flying ace credited with ten aerial victories. During his aerial combat career, and in different dogfights, he engaged two famous German aces, he was one of the British pilots who downed Werner Voss, and on 9 January 1918, he shot down and killed Max Ritter von Müller.

He also served in the Royal Air Force during and after World War II.

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