Henry Eric Dolan

Who was Henry Eric Dolan?

Lieutenant Henry Eric Dolan was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.

Henry Eric Dolan was born in England, his father was A. A. Dolan who later lived at Banbury, Oxfordshire and was educated at Downside School. Dolan later moved to Canada and on the outbreak of war enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He originally served in artillery as an officer. He was awarded the Military Cross on 29 December 1916. After transfer to the Royal Flying Corps, in early 1918 he was posted to No. 74 Squadron, which operated Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5as on the Western Front. He was assigned to A Flight, under the leadership of "Mick" Mannock. Dolan scored his first victory when he shot down an Albatros D.V near Merville on 12 April 1918. He scored steadily throughout the following month, notching his seventh triumph on 11 May. The following day, Dolan fell under the guns of Raven Freiherr von Barnekow. He is buried in plot II, row D, grave 8 at La Laiterie Military Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.