Sexton died in the Camp Borden Military Hospital after an airplane crash in which he landed beside the crashed aircraft piloted by a student pilot, at one of the three Training Squadron aerodromes at the base on 1918-11-21 and in his rush to reach the pilot of the crashed aircraft, ran into the spinning propeller of his own JN-4, C-637 of No 93 (Canadian) Training Sqn.
Sexton, Edgar Zephania (Second Lieutenant)
Killed in Flying Accident 1918-November-21
Birth Date: unkown date
Born: Strathroy, Ontario
James H. Sexton & Helena E. J. Edgar
Home: Strathroy, Ontario.
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RAF
Unit
93 (OT) CTS- Conversion Training Squadron (RNAS)
Base
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Position
Second-Lieutenant
Service Numbers
Home
Strathroy, Ontario.
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