Biographical Data
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Title	Flight-Lieutenant (RNAS)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	11/09/1893	Death	23/08/1918
Place	Guelph	Place	Bray
Area	ON	Area
Country	Canada	Country	France

 

Titles
Honours	MID
Awards
Qualifications

 

Biography

 

Military Service
He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS. He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant RNAS 12/10/1916). He served in #9 (Naval) Squadron 1917. He was appointed as a Flight Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 30/12/1917). (Transferred to RAF 1918), He was appointed as a Captain RAF 01/01/1918. He served in 203 RAF Squadron 1918.

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Service Aircraft Flown: Sopwith Camel
Named Features

 

Anecdotes
(He had five victories in World War One.) A Sopwith Camel pilot serving with 203 Squadron, he was was killed in action 23/08/1918, shot down by anti-aircraft fire near Bray.

 

References
Hiorth, D. (1995); Grant, Scottie & Bob Murray (nd); MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-02-08 00:00:00

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