Waddington was over six feet tall. He attended the University of Toronto and after serving with the 12th Brigade Ammunition Column, of the Canadian Field Artillery Lieutenant Waddington transferred to the Royal Flying Corps on 1917-04-16. He was posted to 20 Squadron on 1917-06-18 and scored 12 victories that year as an observer. When the war ended, he returned to Canada where he sold insurance and real estate until his death in 1945.
Waddington, Melville Wells (Lieutenant)
Survived 1918-November-11
Birth Date: 1895-December-21
Born: York, Ontario
Parents: Herbert Waddington & Edna Dell Judd
Spouse: Marjorie Jean Hill McLeod
Home: Amherst, Nova Scotia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: 1917-April-16
Service
RFC
Unit
20 (FR) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)
Base
Rank
Lieutenant
Position
gunner/observer
Service Numbers
Home
Amherst, Nova Scotia