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Shekleton, Alexander CBE (Group Captain)

Died 1941-March-01

Male Head

Birth Date: unkown date (age unknown)

Decorations: CBE, DSO


Commander of the Order of the British EmpireDistinguished Service Order
Service
RAF
Unit
31 SFTS- Service Flying Training School (RAF)
Base
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Rank
Group Captain
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
Service Numbers
Was Commanding Officer of No 31 Service Flying Training School at the time of his death. Died of a heart attack. Was made Commanding Officer of No 7 Service Flying Training School, in the UK from April 1935. No 7 Service Flying Training School was moved to Canada in 1940 and was redesignated No 31 Service Flying Training School. Group Captain Shekleton remained Commanding officer of the school until his death on 1 March 1941.

Canada Primary Source School Daily Diary Entry "“ 1941-03-01

General Harvards Above - Book about No 31 Service Flying Training School.

General Harvards Above, A book about 31 Service Flying Training School - In Memoriam

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave.com Finadagrave.com

Group Captain Alexander Shekleton was cremated.


Google MapOttawa Cremation Memorial
Ashes spread on Lake Ontario

31 SFTS (31 Service Flying Training School)

Graduates of the EFTS "learn-to-fly" program went on a Service Flying Training School (SFTS) for 16 weeks. For the first 8 weeks the trainee was part of an intermediate training squadron; for the next 6 weeks an advanced training squadron and for the final 2 weeks training was conducted at a Bombing & Gunnery School. The Service schools were military establishments run by the RCAF or the RAF.

There were two different types of Service Flying Training Schools. Trainees in the fighter pilot stream went to an SFTS like No. 14 Aylmer, where they trained in the North American Harvard or North American Yale. Trainees in the bomber, coastal or transport pilot stream went to an SFTS like No. 5 Brantford where they learned multi-engine technique in an Airspeed Oxford, Avro Anson or Cessna Crane.

SFTS31 Kingston ON

For More information on RCAF Station Kingston see here

RCAF Roundel RCAF.Info - RCAF Station Kingston ON

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