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We remember Edward Geoffrey Toye
We remember Edward Geoffrey Toye
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1889
birth
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17th July 1889
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Air Force (RAF/RFC)
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| Type | Name |
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| First Names | Edward Geoffrey |
| Initials | EG |
| Last Name | Toye |
| Source | 7598225 |
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Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
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| Air Force (RAF/RFC) |
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Edward Geoffrey ToyeEdward Geoffrey Toye (17 February 1889 – 11 June 1942), known as Geoffrey Toye, was an English conductor, composer and opera producer. He is best remembered as a musical director of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and for his association with Sadler's Wells Theatre. Toye joined the Army in 1914, first as a private in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, and later in the Royal Flying Corps, in which he served in France as a photographic specialist. He retired with the rank of major.
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| British RAF Officers 1912-1920 |
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| Edward Geoffrey Toye | Peter5151 |
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