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Reid, Ellis Vair 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 |
Birth | 31/10/1889 | Death | 28/07/1917 |
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Place | Belleville | Place | (Missing in action) |
Area | ON | Area | |
Country | Canada | Country | (Missing in action) |
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Honours | DSC. M.I.D. (twice) |
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Qualifications |
Biography |
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His home was in Toronto ON where he attended the University of Toronto, 1908-1912 and was an architect. |
Military Service |
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He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 10/01/1916) at Ottawa ON. He sailed on the Adriatic from New York 12/01/1916. He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS 1915. He was appointed as a Flight Lieutenant RNAS. He served in #3 Wing RNAS 1915. He served in #10 (Naval) Squadron 1917. |
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Aircraft Flown | Service Aircraft Flown: Sopwith Triplane |
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Anecdotes |
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He had 19 victories in World War One. With 10 Squadron’s ‘Black Flight’, Ellis flew Sopwith Triplane ‘Black Roger’. On two occasions he shot down 3 enemy aircraft in a single mission. He was shot down and killed 28/07/1917. |
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-7o-r.html; |
Last update |
2011-02-15 00:00:00 |