Philip, Walter Depere 'Bim'
Killed in Flying Accident 1918-09-05
Birth Date: unkown date
Born: Detroit, Michigan, USA
George Odium Philip & Minnie Whitcomb
Home: Kitchener, Ontario.
Enlistment: Kitchener, Ontario;
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RAF
Unit
89 (OT) TS- Training Squadron (RAF)
Base
Leaside Toronto Canada
Rank
Air Mechanic Class II
Position
Air Mechanic Class III
Service Numbers
170143, RAF
Home
Kitchener, Ontario.
First Burial
Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Death was at Leaside, 49 TS, unable to find out the circumstances. *S.L.*1918-09-05: Walter Depere Philip, Air Mechanic 2nd Class was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery at Kitchener, Ontario. He died as a result of an aeroplane collision at 89TS, Leaside, Ontario. Philip cadged a ride in a Jenny, which resulted in his death. The pilot is not mentioned.
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