Person Profile

Avery, George Gladstone

1886–1917

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Military Service

He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 1915).

He made a passage from New York on the Philadelphia on 20/12/1915.

He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS.

He was training at RNAS Eastbourne on 10/01/1916.

He was on training at the Cranwell Training Establishment on 20/05/1916.

He was based at RNAS Felixstowe in 1916.

He was stationed at RNAS South Shields Seaplane Station in 06/10/1916.

He was stationed at the Plymouth Seaplane Station on 19/02/1917.

He was stationed at he RNAS Cattewater Seaplane Station on 02/04/1917.

Aircraft Flown

Service Aircraft Flown: Short Flying Boat; Wright Seaplane

Anecdotes

He was declared as missing in action and then listed as killed in action on 14/05/1917 having crashed into the English Channel.

References

  • Hiorth, D. (1995)
  • Grant, Scottie & Bob Murray (nd)
  • MacFarlane, John and General Robbie Hughes (1997)

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