Anderson, William Kennedy

His middle name was Kennedy, NOT Kay.Anderson enlisted in the 156 Btn CEF and travelled with them to England. Once there he transferred to the RFC as a student observer. They sent him for observer training on 1917-03-31 to the Wireless and Observers School at Brooklands, England. He was formally transferred to the RFC as an observer on 1917-06-02. He was assigned to 15 Sqn on the same date. By the early fall he wanted to be a pilot, so applied for training and was sent to the 10th Training Squadron at Harlaxton Aerodrome in Lincolnshire. He was killed there on 1918-01-07 in a mid-air collision. While flying DH-6 (A9637) he collided almost head-on with DH-6 (A9593), in mist and blowing snow. Neither the identity nor the condition of the other pilot is known.