Wallace, William Ross (Flight Sub Lieutenant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1916-July-20

Flight Sub Lieutenant William Ross Wallace RNAS

Birth Date: 1896-May-16

Born: Westmount, Montreal, Quebec

Parents: Jean Ross Wallace & the late John Holmes Wallace.

Spouse:

Home: Westmount, Montreal, Quebec

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RNAS

Unit

(RNAS)

Base

Calshot

Rank

Flight Sub Lieutenant

Position

pilot

Service Numbers

Home
Google MapWestmount, Montreal, Quebec
Final Burial
Google MapHaslar Royal Naval Cemetery
G 5 17

1916-06-21: Completed Seaplane course with RNAS. RAeC cert 3117.

1916-07-20: Flight Sub-Lieutenant Ian Carmichael was flying n a Short 184 seaplane, and attempted a landing at Calshott Naval Air Station. In the approach he hit the mast of a transport ship and crashed on its deck. Both Carmichael and Flight Sub Lieutenant William Ross Wallace, a passenger on the aircraft, were killed.

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