Carrick Paul

Lieutenant Carrick Stewart Paul DFC (5 February 1893 – 22 January 1919 was a World War I flying ace from New Zealand.

After the outbreak of the First World War he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force, and was posted to the 6th Light Horse Regiment.

[3] Paul and his observer William Weir were jointly awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) on 8 February 1919.

These officers have shown great initiative in attacking ground objectives on numerous occasions, notably on 14 August, when, in face of intense hostile fire, they, at a very low altitude, attacked bodies of enemy cavalry, causing heavy casualties.

They have also displayed great courage and skill in air combats, having destroyed four enemy aircraft.Paul is listed on the Chatby Memorial, in Alexandria, Egypt, which commemorates military personnel of the Commonwealth who died at sea during the First World War and have no known grave.