Humphreys, Cecil James Gaston d'Herbez (Lieutenant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1918-July-15
Birth Date: unkown date (age 21)
Born: Langport, Somerset, England
Charles James Humphreys & Berthe Marie Therese D’Herbez
unmarried
Home: Victoria, British Columbia
Enlistment Date: 1917-08-14
Service
RAF
RAF
Unit
(OT) FTS- Flying Training School (RAF)
(OT) FTS- Flying Training School (RAF)
Base
89CTS, 42Wing, Camp Rathburn, Deseronto, Ontario
89CTS, 42Wing, Camp Rathburn, Deseronto, Ontario
Rank
Lieutenant
| Marshal | |
| Air Chief Marshal | A/C/M |
| Air Marshal | A/M |
| Air Vice Marshal | A/V/M |
| Air Commodore | A/C |
| Group Captain | G/C |
| Wing Commander | W/C |
| Squadron Leader | S/L |
| Flight Lieutenant | F/L |
| Flying Officer | F/O |
| Pilot Officer | P/O |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class | WO1 |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class | WO2 |
| Flight Sergeant | FS |
| Sergeant | SGT |
| Corporal | CPL |
| Senior Aircraftman | SAC |
| Leading Aircraftman | LAC |
| Aircraftman 1st Class | AC1 |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class | AC2 |
Position
pilot-instructor
pilot-instructor
Service Numbers
74523, RFC
74523, RFC
1918-07-15: Humphreys was killed in a flying accident in the Bay of Quinte, Lake Ontario near Deseronto, Ontario where he was a flying instructor at Camp Rathburn. He was flying a Jenny from the second seat and was low-stunting near the water surface when the wingtip touched and the plane crashed, inverted. His student Cdt WA Trumble escaped with minor injuries, but Humphreys drowned before he could be rescued.
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