Captain John Herbert Greenwood Womersley (born 1896, date of death unknown) was a World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

 flying ace

Flying ace

A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more...

 credited with five aerial victories.

Womersley was trained by the Leeds University Officer Training Corps. He was commissioned in the East Riding Regiment on 27 October 1915. He transferred into the Royal Flying Corps

Royal Flying Corps

The Royal Flying Corps was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War. During the early part of the war, the RFC's responsibilities were centred on support of the British Army, via artillery co-operation and photographic reconnaissance...

 and was assigned to 43 Squadron as a Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter pilot. On 16 June 1917, he was part of a multi-plane assault on an Albatros D.III

Albatros D.III

The Albatros D.III was a biplane fighter aircraft used by the Imperial German Army Air Service and the Austro-Hungarian Air Service during World War I. The D.III was flown by many top German aces, including Manfred von Richthofen, Ernst Udet, Erich Löwenhardt, Kurt Wolff, and Karl Emil Schäfer...

; he shared credit for the victory with eleven squadron-mates. Womersley went on to a second victory with the Strutter on 23 Julyt. Womersley then switched to a single-seated Sopwith Camel

Sopwith Camel

The Sopwith Camel was a British First World War single-seat biplane fighter introduced on the Western Front in 1917. Manufactured by Sopwith Aviation Company, it had a short-coupled fuselage, heavy, powerful rotary engine, and concentrated fire from twin synchronized machine guns. Though difficult...

for three more wins, with the final one coming on 12 November 1917. That same day, he crashed during a practice flight and was severely injured. He was awarded a Military Cross on 18 January 1918.