Waddington, Melville Wells (Lieutenant)

Survived 1918-November-11

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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

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.