Purdy, Claude Chester William (Flight Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1918-February-15

Flight Lieutenant Claude Chester William Purdy RNAS

Birth Date: 1887-May-05

Born: East Selkirk, Manitoba

Parents: Alexander DeForest Purdy & Henrietta Ekins

Spouse:

Home: East Selkirk, Manitoba

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: 1915-November-22

Service

RNAS

Unit

(MP) Wing- Wing (RNAS)

Base

RNAS Air Station Felixstowe

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

pilot

Service Numbers

Memorial Location
Google MapChatham Naval Memorial
30
1916-08-14: Glenn Martin Flying School, Los Angeles, California, USA, RAeC AM-557. 1918-02-15: Killed in action, marine patrol aircraft shot down over the North Sea, presumed drowned.