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Cleghorn, William Fulton
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| Title | Captain (RAF) |
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| Official Number | (nk) |
| Birth | 08/05/1895 | Death | 02/10/1918 |
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| Place | Toronto | Place | Hothulst Forest (Killed in action) |
| Area | ON | Area | |
| Country | Canada | Country | Germany (Killed in action) |
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| Honours | DFC. |
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| Biography |
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| He was a bank clerk in Toronto ON before his recruitment. |
| Military Service |
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| He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 16/12/1915). He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS 1916. He served in RNAS Dunkirk 1917. He was appointed as a Captain RAF. He was serving with 218 Squadron. Lieutenant (Honorary Captain) He served in HMS Conquest 30/03/1916. He was injured 25/04/1916. He served in RNAS Eastbourne 26/08/1916. He served in RNAS Dover 23/02/1917. He served in RNAS Dunkirk 04/04/1918. He served in #218 Squadron 13/05/1918. |
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| Aircraft Flown | Service Aircraft Flown: DH4 |
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| Anecdotes |
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| He flew 59 bombing missions. He was declared missing, presumed dead 02/10/1918 after dropping food to troops near Hothulst Forest on 02/10/1918. |
| References |
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| Hiorth, D. (1995); Grant, Scottie & Bob Murray (nd); MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); http://airforce.ca/uploads/airforce/2009/07/gong-2c-d.html |
| Last update |
| 2011-02-08 00:00:00 |
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