Lieutenant Eric Walker DFC (10 July 1896 – 11 April 1983) was a British World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.
[1] Walker was commissioned from cadet to second lieutenant on 19 December 1916,[2] and served in the 4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) (Territorial Force), until seconded to the Royal Air Force[3] as an observer officer on 27 May 1918.
He gained his first victories on 31 May 1918 with pilot Second Lieutenant J. Waugh, driving down out of control two Fokker Dr.I triplanes south of Armentières.
On 28 July, with pilot Lieutenant John Gillanders, he destroyed a Fokker D.VII and another two-seater aircraft over Esquerchin.
Finally, on 31 July, he and Gillanders accounted for two Fokker D.VII fighters (one destroyed and one driven down) over Brebières.