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Title | Lieutenant (A) (RCNVR) |
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Birth | 25/03/1919 | Death | 19/05/1945 |
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Place | Shawnigan Lake | Place | Wellington |
Area | BC | Area | Somerset |
Country | Canada | Country | UK |
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He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 18/08/1943) (Later backdated to 1942). He served in RNAS St. Merryn. He served in RNAS Yeovilton for 759 RN Squadron HMS Vulture 1945. |
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Aircraft Flown | Service Aircraft Flown: Corsair; Seafire. |
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He was killed in a flying accident at RNAS Yeovilton UK on 19/05/1945 when he attempted a forced landing after his engine failed in bad visibility and crashed near Wellington, Somerset. |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/RollofHonour/MemorialRoll/RCNVR.htm; |
Last update |
2011-03-09 00:00:00 |