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McNicholl, Charles If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at
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Title | Flight Lieutenant (RNAS) |
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Birth | 27/01/1896 | Death | (nk) |
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Place | Westmount | Place | (nk) |
Area | QC | Area | (nk) |
Country | Canada | Country | (nk) |
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Honours | DSC. |
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Biography |
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His home was in Westmount QC and he was a student at McGill University at the time of his recruitment. His father had retired as a CPR Vice-President. He attended the Wright Flying School in Augusta, Georgia. He was awarded ACA Flying Certificate 398 dated 26/01/1916. |
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He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 12/02/1916) in Ottawa ON. On 03/05/1916, he served in the first planned flying course at RNAS Windermere. He served in RNAS Dundee 1916. He served in H.M.S. Pegasus (Seaplane Carrier) 1917. He served in RNAS Talbot 27/03/1916. He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 30/06/1917). He was appointed as a Flight Lieutenant RNAS (With seniority dated 30/06/1917). He served in RNAS Calshot 10/07/1916. He served in RNAS Dundee 11/09/1916. He served in HMS Pegasus 14/08/1917. He served in RNAS Isle of Grain 01/10/1917. He served in RNAS Felixstowe 07/11/1917He served in SW Area (RNAS Calshot) 14/08/1918. He served in #210 TDS 07/11/1918. (He was demobilized.) |
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He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross on 22/06/1917. |
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; Email (Ian Gee - Nauticapedia 18/02/2022); |
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2011-02-15 00:00:00 |