Puffer, Stanley Asa (Lieutenant)

Survived 1917-August-16

Male Head

Birth Date: 1893-December-08

Born: Olds, Alberta

Parents: William Franklin Puffer & Charlott Ann Gilmore

Spouse: Bridget Velma Henderson

Home: Lacombe, Alberta

Enlistment: Red Deer, Alberta

Enlistment Date: 1914-November-18

Service

RAF

Unit

41 (F) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)

Base

Rank

Lieutenant

Position

pilot

Service Numbers

79598

Final Burial
Google MapFairview Cemetery
plot I028
While serving with the 31st Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Puffer was wounded in action at St. Eloi in May 1916. On 1917-08-16, he joined the Royal Flying Corps and was posted to 41 Squadron on 1918-02-04. Flying the S.E.5a, he scored seven victories in the summer of 1918. During World War II, he served with the Royal Canadian Air Force.