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1888
sibling Dora W Dunning Source:8581228 1888
1892
birth South Africa Source:7561126 Source:7965320 17th July 1892
1895
sibling Gilbert K Dunning Source:8581228 1895
1896
sibling John D Dunning Source:8581228 1896
1901
dates Age 8 Source:8581228 1901
1901
location Landsdowne Terrace, Eastbourne United Kingdom away from home address Source:8581228 1901
1905
service Royal Navy Midshipman Source:7965300 15th January 1905
1916
awards Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) British Award/Decoration Source:7965320 14th March 1916
1916
hospitalisation Wounded in a fight with German seaplanes while bombing enemy territory. Hospital/Institution Source:7965355 20th June 1916
1917
service Royal Navy Squadron Commander RNAS, HMS Furious Source:7965308 1917
education Fonthill School East Grinstead, West Sussex United Kingdom Source:9344554
education Royal Naval College Dartmouth United Kingdom Source:7965320
education Royal Naval College Osborne United Kingdom Source:7965320
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) Source:7561126
1917
death Attempting his third landing of an aircraft on HMS Furious, Dunning was drowned when knocked unconscious on crashing over the side of the ship. Scapa Flow, Orkney United Kingdom Source:7965302 Source:7965320 7th August 1917
burial St Lawrence's Church Non-War Cemetery Bradfield, Essex United Kingdom Source:7965320

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Edwin Harris
Initials EH
Last Name Dunning
Source 7561126
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Landsdowne Terrace, Eastbourne United Kingdom away from home address known 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Air Force (RAF/RFC)
Royal Navy Midshipman
Royal Navy RNAS, HMS Furious Squadron Commander
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Sir Edwin Harris Dunning father
Hannah Louise Dunning nee Freeman mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Dora W Dunning sister 1888
Gilbert K Dunning brother 1895
John D Dunning brother 1896

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  • Dunning landing a Sopwith Pup on HMS Furious.
    Scapa Flow, Orkney.

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  • Edwin Harris Dunning
    Squadron Commander Edwin Harris Dunning, DSC (17 July 1892 – 7 August 1917), of the British Royal Naval Air Service, was the first pilot to land an aircraft on a moving ship. Dunning was born in South Africa on 17 July 1892 the second child of Sir Edwin Harris Dunning of Jacques Hall, Bradfield, Essex, he was educated at Royal Naval Colleges at Osborne and Dartmouth. Dunning landed his Sopwith Pup on HMS Furious in Scapa Flow, Orkney on 2 August 1917. He was killed five days later, during his second landing attempt of the day, when an updraft caught his port wing, throwing his plane overboard. Knocked unconscious, he drowned in the cockpit

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  • Edwin Harris Dunning Memorial
    Memorial Plaque

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  • First landing on an aircraft carrier
    Squadron Commander E H Dunning climbs out of his aircraft on the flying-off deck of HMS FURIOUS after the first successful landing on an aircraft carrier underway, 2 August 1917

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  • Ned Dunning 1915
    Studio portrait photograph of Ned Dunning in uniform

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  • Ned Dunning at Osborne
    Studio portrait photograph of ned Dunning in cadet's uniform ca 1904

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  • Ned Dunning and other Fonthill cadets
    Studio portrait of Ned Dunning with other Fonthill cadets at Osborne ca 1904-05

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  • The Dunning Brothers
    A casual photograph of the Dunning Brothers in 1907

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  • Ned Dunning with other naval cadets
    A formal photograph of Ned Dunning at Cadet School with other Old Fonthillians including Cecil Harcourt and Arthur Bisset

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  • Pp 1-2 of Ned Dunning's Fonthill School obituary
    Scanned pages from the Fonthill School yearbook 1918

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  • P3 of Ned Dunning's Fonthill School Obituary
    Scanned image from the Fonthill School yearbook 1918

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Official Records

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British RAF Officers 1912-1920
Royal Navy Officers 1899-1919 Transcription Andrew43023
Royal Navy Officers Medal Roll 1914-1920 Transcription Andrew43023
Deaths at sea, 1781-1968 Transcription Andrew43023
Deaths at sea, 1781-1968 Transcription Andrew43023
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Andrew43023
South Africa Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Transcription Keith1947

External Evidence

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Wikipedia Andrew43023
Orkney Image Library Andrew43023
Scapa Flow Andrew43023
Find a Grave Andrew43023

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Dunning landing a Sopwith Pup on HMS Furious. Andrew43023
Edwin Harris Dunning Peter5151
Edwin Harris Dunning Memorial Terry7885
First landing on an aircraft carrier Charlotte33
Ned Dunning 1915 Ann43644
Ned Dunning at Osborne Ann43644
Ned Dunning and other Fonthill cadets Ann43644
The Dunning Brothers Ann43644
Ned Dunning with other naval cadets Ann43644
Pp 1-2 of Ned Dunning's Fonthill School obituary Ann43644
P3 of Ned Dunning's Fonthill School Obituary Ann43644

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