Biographical data

Biographical Data
Wemp, Bert Sterling If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

Title	Major (RAF)
Official Number	(nk)

Birth	03/07/1889	Death	(nk)
Place	Tweed	Place	(nk)
Area	ON	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

Titles
Honours	DFC. OBE. Chevalier, Order of Leopold (Belgium)
Awards
Qualifications

Biography
His home was in Toronto where he worked in the editorial department of the Toronto Evening Telegram. He attended the Curtiss Flying School in Toronto ON. He was awarded Royal Aero Club Certificate 1714 dated 31 August 1915. (He is reported as being the first Canadian to receive the DFC.) he has taken a prominent part in civic politics in Toronto, and has been successively school trustee, alderman, controller and finally mayor. By profession he is a journalist, and in his spare time h has taken an active part in the affairs of the Toronto Flying Club. He was a War Correspondent in World War Two. He was elected as the Mayor of Toronto, 1930; journalist; awarded OBE (Civil) as per Canada Gazette dated 1 July 1946.

Biography

His home was in Toronto where he worked in the editorial department of the Toronto Evening Telegram. He attended the Curtiss Flying School in Toronto ON. He was awarded Royal Aero Club Certificate 1714 dated 31 August 1915. (He is reported as being the first Canadian to receive the DFC.) he has taken a prominent part in civic politics in Toronto, and has been successively school trustee, alderman, controller and finally mayor. By profession he is a journalist, and in his spare time h has taken an active part in the affairs of the Toronto Flying Club. He was a War Correspondent in World War Two. He was elected as the Mayor of Toronto, 1930; journalist; awarded OBE (Civil) as per Canada Gazette dated 1 July 1946.

Military Service
He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 1/09/ 1915) in Ottawa ON. He sailed from Montreal 18/09/1915. He served in RNAS Portsmouth, 17/10/1915. He served in RNAS Killingholme 12/11/1915. He served in RNAS Redcar 15/02/1916. He served in RNAS Eastchurch 6/03/1916. He served in RNAS Great Yarmouth 10/04/1916. He served in RNAS Redcar, 10/06/1916. He served in RNAS Dover 18/09/1917. He was hospitalized 26/08/1918. He served in #218 Squadron, 23/05/1918 - 10/01/1919 when invalided to England. He served in a Rehabilitation Camp 14/05/1919. He was one of several from Great Yarmouth who attempted to bomb the German naval squadron which shelled Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth on 25/04/1916, flying a BE.2c. (He was demobilized.)

Military Service

He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 1/09/ 1915) in Ottawa ON. He sailed from Montreal 18/09/1915. He served in RNAS Portsmouth, 17/10/1915. He served in RNAS Killingholme 12/11/1915. He served in RNAS Redcar 15/02/1916. He served in RNAS Eastchurch 6/03/1916. He served in RNAS Great Yarmouth 10/04/1916. He served in RNAS Redcar, 10/06/1916. He served in RNAS Dover 18/09/1917. He was hospitalized 26/08/1918. He served in #218 Squadron, 23/05/1918 - 10/01/1919 when invalided to England. He served in a Rehabilitation Camp 14/05/1919. He was one of several from Great Yarmouth who attempted to bomb the German naval squadron which shelled Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth on 25/04/1916, flying a BE.2c. (He was demobilized.)

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Service Aircraft Flown: BE.2c
Named Features

Anecdotes

References
Hiorth, D. (1995); Grant, Scottie & Bob Murray (nd); MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); http://airforce.ca/uploads/airforce/2009/07/gong-9u-z.html
Last update
2010-12-18 00:00:00

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