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Sussan, Walter James 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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Birth | 08/10/1891 | Death | (nk) |
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Area | Ireland | Area | (nk) |
Country | UK | Country | (nk) |
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Honours | M.I.D. Military Cross, Grade 3 (Greece) |
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Biography |
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He was educated at Lachute QC, but his home was in Ottawa ON where he had been a machinist and mechanic for at least four years. He was awarded ACA Certificate 358 at Wright Flying School, Dayton, Ohio, 17/11/1915. |
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He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant RNAS (With seniority dated 15 November 1915) in Ottawa ON. He served in RNAS Chingford, 15/11/1915; He was awarded Royal Aero Club Certificate 2531 on 12/02/1916. He served in RNAS Eastchurch, 01/05/1916. He served in #3 (N) Wing, 22/05/1916. (Invalided from RNAS, 18/10/1916). (He returned to Canada (nervous breakdown); returned to UK at own expense, February 1917 and rejoinedthe RNAS). He served in RAF Cranwell, 02/04/1917. He served in RNAS Mullion 09/05/1917. He served in RNAS Dover 16/08/1917. He served in HMS Oak Royal 20/09/1917. He served in #63 Wing. He served in #220 Squadron 07/03/1917. He served in #2 (Naval) Squadron 18/08/1917. He served in #1 Balloon Base 24 May 1919. (He was demobilized.) |
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Aircraft Flown | Service Aircraft Flown: Balloons. |
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References |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); http://airforce.ca/uploads/airforce/2009/07/gong-8s-t.html |
Last update |
2011-02-15 00:00:00 |