| He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 23/05/1917) in Ottawa ON. He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS. He served in #9N (RNAS). He served in #1 (Naval) Squadron, 1/10/1917 to 21/05/1918 (77 offensive patrols, 26 special missions, three crashed, two out of control). He served in #3 (N) Squadron. He served in #201 (RAF) (After entering the Royal Naval Air Service in 1915, he was almost killed when he crashed an Avro 504 during a training flight on 2 May 1916. He eventually recovered and was posted to 9 Naval Squadron on the Western Front in April 1917. He was reassigned to 11 (Naval) Squadron, he scored his first victory on 17 July 1917, shooting down an Albatros D.III while flying a Sopwith Pup. In the fall, he rejoined 9 Naval Squadron to fly Sopwith Camels, becoming a flight commander in February 1918. He joined #3 (Naval) Squadron, 10 June 1918. |
