Biographical Data
Robinson, William Edgar If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Flight Sub-Lieutenant (RNAS)
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Birth	08/12/1888	Death	(nk)
Place	Selkirk	Place	(nk)
Area	MB	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

Titles
Honours	Croix de Guerre (France).
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Qualifications

 

Biography
His home was in Winnipeg MB. He was involved in umbering and fishing. He was awarded ACA Certificate 367 at the Wright Flying School, Dayton OH USA 7/12/1915.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub‑Lieutenant, RNAS (With seniority dated 28/12/1915) in Ottawa ON. He sailed from New York on the Adriatic, 12/01/1916. He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS. He served in RNAS Felixstowe 1917. He left Malta on a patrol but ran short of fuel; and landed on the coast of Tripoli, thinking he was in Italian-occupied territory but instead he was taken prisoner by the Turkish Army 08/07/1917. (He was demobilized.)

 

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References
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
2011-01-30 00:00:00

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