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McNeil, Percy Gordon If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at
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Title | Flight Sub-Lieutenant (RNAS) |
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Official Number | (nk) |
Birth | 19/10/1893 | Death | 03/06/1917 |
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Place | Toronto | Place | (Killed in action) |
Area | ON | Area | |
Country | Canada | Country | (Killed in action) |
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Honours | M.I.D. Croix de Guerre avec Etoile (France). |
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Biography |
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His home was in Toronto at the time of his recruitment. He attended the Toronto Curtiss School in 1915 (no certificate); |
Military Service |
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He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 30/12/1915) in Ottawa ON. He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS. He served in RNAS Eastbourne, 19 January to 15 June 1916. He served n RAF Cranwell for examination. He served in RNAS Eastchurch Gunnery School, 18 June to 3 July 1916. He served in #3 Wing (Manston), 4 July 1916. He served in #3 Wing (Luxeuil), 10 August 1916 to 31 January 1917. He served in #3 (Naval) Squadron, 1 February 1917. He served in #9 (Naval) Squadron, 5 May 1917. He served in #10 (Naval) Squadron, 9 May 1917. |
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Aircraft Flown | Service Aircraft Flown: |
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Anecdotes |
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He destroyed 4 enemy aircraft. (He was killed in action 3 June 1917. was leading a three-plane close patrol of Sopwith Triplanes when they met a force of 12 enemy Albatrosses.) He was awarded a Croix de Guerre (France). |
References |
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Hiorth, D. (1995); Grant, Scottie & Bob Murray (nd); Blatherwick, John (1992); MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); http://airforce.ca/uploads/airforce/2009/07/gong-6m-n.html |
Last update |
2010-11-23 00:00:00 |