Cummings, Lumsden
Survived 1918-02-09
Birth Date: unkown date
Born: Ottawa, Ontario
Charles C. Cummings & Katharine I. Lumsden
Home: Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RAF
Unit
1 (F) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)
Base
France
Rank
Captain
Position
Lieutenant
Service Numbers
Home
Toronto, Ontario
First Burial
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario
Cummings entered the Royal Flying Corps in October 1915. After completing flight training in the summer of 1917, he was posted to 1 Squadron in August. By 1917-11-31 he had scored five victories flying the Nieuport 27. On 1918-02-09, he was in hospital, on leave at home in Canada. He was married on 1918-10-16 before returning to England, a month later. With the war over, he left the Royal Air Force and returned to Canada on 1919-03-05. He became a civil engineer and lived in Toronto until his death in 1955.