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Nash, Gerald Ewart If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Group Captain (RCAF)
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Birth	12/05/1896	Death	10/04/1976
Place	Stoney Creek	Place	(nk)
Area	ON	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

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Biography

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 01/04/1916). He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS. He served in #3 (Naval) Wing. He was appointed as a Flight Lieutenant RNAS 1917. He served in #10 (Naval) Squadron in the "Black Flight" 1917, He was shot down 26/06/1917 and made a prisoner of war, repatriated after the end of the war. Mobilized for World War Two service. He was appointed as a Squadron Leader RCAF. He was appointed as a Wing Commander RCAF. He was appointed as a Group Captain RCAF. (He was retired 1945.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	(He had 6 victories in World War One.)
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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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