We remember George Anthony Gordon Porter

We remember George Anthony Gordon Porter

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Timeline

Timeline

 
1898
birth Chateau Richar, Quebec Canada Source:6105664 7th July 1898
1916
employment Toolmaker Canada Source:6105664 2nd September 1916
1917
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Flying Corps 10 Cadet Wing, Denham Source:8760367 13th August 1917 - 16th September 1917
1917
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Flying Corps No 1 Officer Cadet Wing, St Leonards Source:8760367 16th September 1917 - 21st October 1917
1917
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Flying Corps School of Military Aeronautics, Denham Source:8760367 21st October 1917 - 1st January 1918
1917
commission Source:8760367 30th November 1917
1917
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps Source:8760367 30th November 1917
1918
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps No 5 Training Depot Station, Easton~on~the~Hill Aerodrome Source:8760367 1st January 1918 - 9th March 1918
1918
dates Age 20 Source:9417181 9th March 1918
appointments Pilot Source:9417181
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Sapper 1078563 Canadian Engineers Source:8760363
1918
death Killed in Action RE8, 7822, entered a left hand turn when it stalled and nose dived into ground. The Pilot was killed. No 1 Training Depot Station, Stamford Aerodrome United Kingdom Source:8760366 Source:9417181 9th March 1918
burial Stamford Cemetary Stamford Cemetery Non-War Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Stamford, Lincolnshire Lincolnshire United Kingdom United Kingdom Q. C. 2. Source:9417181 Source:8760366

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names George Anthony Gordon
Initials GAG
Last Name Porter
Source 6105664
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Canadian Expeditionary Force 1078563 Canadian Engineers Sapper
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Flying Corps 10 Cadet Wing, Denham
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Flying Corps No 1 Officer Cadet Wing, St Leonards
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Flying Corps School of Military Aeronautics, Denham
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Flying Corps No 5 Training Depot Station, Easton~on~the~Hill Aerodrome Second Lieutenant
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Flying Corps Second Lieutenant
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Josephine mother
George Porter father
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
DateHeightSource
1916-09-02 5'5"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1916-09-02 Roman Catholic

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  • Royal Aircraft Factory RE8
    RE8 - the same type of aircraft the 2/Lt Porter was flying when he was killed

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    Mike152380

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Canadian Attestation Papers
Medal Index Cards Transcription Fife3190
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Fife3190
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Fife3190
British Royal Air Force, Officers' Service Records 1912-1920 Transcription Fife3190
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription Mike152380

External Evidence

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Royal Air Force Wittering Roll of Remembrance, Volume One, World War One; 1916 ~ 1918 Mike152380
Supplement to the London Gazette 5 December 1917 Mike152380
Canadian Virtual Memorial Mike152380

Multimedia

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Royal Aircraft Factory RE8 Mike152380

Stories

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