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Kerruish, Hubert Bethune
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| Title | Flight Sub-Lieutenant (RNAS) |
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| Official Number | (nk) |
| Birth | 20/07/1893 | Death | 13/07/1918 |
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| Place | Port Elgin | Place | East Fortune (Died on active service) |
| Area | ON | Area | Scotland |
| Country | Canada | Country | UK (Died on active service) |
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| Honours | M.I.D. |
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| Biography |
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| His home was in Fergus, Ontario (he was a student, University of Toronto) at the time of his recruitment. He attended the Curtiss Flying School in Toronto ON 1915. |
| Military Service |
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| He served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. (Transferred to RNAS) He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 14/12/1916) in Ottawa ON. He travelled to serve with the RNAS, UK, 14/01/1917. He served in RNAS Calshot 24/09/1917. He served in RNAS East Fortune 29/10/1917 (special flying with fleet). He served in HMS Campania 07/11/1918; to unemployed list, 23/02/1919. |
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| Aircraft Flown | Service Aircraft Flown: Fairey N1009; Bristol F2B |
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| Anecdotes |
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| He was killed at RNAS East Fortune after completing bomber and torpedo training stalling and spinning on take-off in a Bristol F2B. |
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| http://airforce.ca/uploads/airforce/2009/07/gong-5i-l.html |
| Last update |
| 2011-01-04 00:00:00 |
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