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Airmen - Accidental Deaths
Airmen - Accidental Deaths
This community remembers those in the RFC, RNAS and RAF who died in training and air accidents. Around 8,000 men died in Britain during flight training due to accidents and mechanical failure - more than were killed from enemy action. I'll doubt I'll be able to identify all 8,000 plus but I hope this community will be enough to represent them all.
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Born 1897
Died 1918
Air Force (RAF/RFC)
British Army 113274 Corporal Royal Engineers
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant
More about Charlie Edgar Rowley -
Born 1894
Died 1918
British Army 1783 Private Ayrshire Yeomanry
British Army 295173 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps Reading - probably No 1 School of Aeronautics
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More about Gordon Speir -
Born 1895
Died 1917
Royal Navy Lieutenant (Acting)
Royal Navy Naval Cadet
Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Warrior
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More about Edmund Bourchier Devereux -
Born 1898
Died 1917
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant 37 (Home Defence) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps
More about William Quintus Newson Richardson -
Born 1890
Died 1917
British Army 70436 Lance Corporal Royal Flying Corps
British Army 937 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers
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More about Bertram Joseph Venn -
Born 1891
Died 1917
British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps
British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps
More about Arthur Wilson Kilgour -
Born 1887
Died 1920
Australian Imperial Force 13
Australian Imperial Force 666 Serjeant Australian Flying Corps 69th Squadron
Australian Imperial Force 666 Sergeant Australian Flying Corps
More about Abner Gilchrist Dalzell, M.s.m. -
Born 1890
Died 1917
Royal Navy Flight Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service
More about Edward Laston Pulling -
Born 1884
Died 1918
Air Force (RAF/RFC)
More about William Henry Alfred Fitzroy -
Born 1893
Died 1917
British Army E/724 Private Royal Fusiliers
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps
More about Percy William Wilcox -
Born 1883
Died 1918
British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 10/11th battalion highland Battalion
British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps
More about Victor George Anderson Bush -
Born 1892
Died 1917
Canadian Expeditionary Force 16278
Royal Navy Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service
More about Douglas Ross Cameron Wright -
Born 1886
Died 1918
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94557 Air Mechanic Class 1 Royal Flying Corps
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94557 Air Mechanic Royal Flying Corps
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94557 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps
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More about Allan Richmond -
Born 1889
Died 1917
British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant General List
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps
More about Leonard Hugh Aston