Captain Alfred William Saunders DFC (16 January 1888 – 22 May 1930) was an Irish flying ace of the First World War, credited with twelve aerial victories.
[2] Saunders was commissioned as a second lieutenant (on probation) in the Royal Field Artillery on 24 May 1915,[3] serving in the Gallipoli campaign[1] before being confirmed in his rank on 9 February 1916.
3283 after soloing a Maurice Farman biplane at Military School, Catterick Bridge, on 20 July 1916,[1] and was appointed a flying officer on 25 August.
On 9 June, the two men accounted for two Hannover reconnaissance aircraft over Arras, setting one afire and driving the other down out of control, and Saunders was an ace.
His citation read: Saunders was transferred to the RAF's unemployed list on 31 October 1919,[10] but was granted a short service commission with the rank of flying officer on 12 December.