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Edgecombe, Charles Hedley (Second-Lieutenant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1918-October-08

Birth Date: unkown date (age 30)

Born: Fredericton, New Brunswick

Fred Benison Edgecombe & Helen Lydia Eaton

unmarried

Home: Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Service
RAF
Unit
 (BR) TS- Training Squadron (RAF)
Base
11 TDS Old Sarum England
Rank
Second-Lieutenant
Marshal
Air Chief MarshalA/C/M
Air MarshalA/M
Air Vice MarshalA/V/M
Air CommodoreA/C
Group CaptainG/C
Wing CommanderW/C
Squadron LeaderS/L
Flight LieutenantF/L
Flying OfficerF/O
Pilot OfficerP/O
Warrant Officer 1st ClassWO1
Warrant Officer 2nd ClassWO2
Flight SergeantFS
SergeantSGT
CorporalCPL
Senior AircraftmanSAC
Leading AircraftmanLAC
Aircraftman 1st ClassAC1
Aircraftman 2nd ClassAC2
Position
gunner/observer
Service Numbers
1918-10-06; Edgcombe died in DH-9, D-3222; when it made a steep turn downwind on a windy day, lost flying speed and spun. It crashed and caught fire near Gillingham, Dorset. 2Lt Douglas Forster (British), his pilot, died on 1918-10-07, Edgecomber died the next day..

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