Captain Sidney William Highwood DFC* (30 December 1896–1975) was a British World War I flying ace and balloon buster credited with sixteen aerial victories.
[2] He first served as a private in the Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment).
[1] In 1917, he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps, and on 11 October was commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant (on probation),[3] being confirmed in his rank on 22 March 1918.
[1] On 9 October 1918, he was appointed a flight commander with the acting rank of captain,[5] but left the RAF after the end of the war, being transferred to the unemployed list on 2 March 1919.
[6] After the war, Highwood returned to the family business of growing fruit and vegetables, acquiring Sheerland Farm in Pluckley, Kent, in 1929.