Lindop gained RAeC aviator's certificate number 754 on 1914-03-24. He joined 3 Squadron and travelled to France with them by sea on 1914-08-12. Less than a month later, on September 7 he was forced down and made a PoW. He was interned in Holland on September 9 and spent the war in Germany. He was repatriated to Holland on 1918-11-22.
Lindop, Victor Somerset Erskine (Lieutenant)
Prisoner of War 1914-September-07

Birth Date: 1891-May-24
Born: Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Parents: Alfred Henry Lindop & Ellen Winifred Erskine
Spouse: Alice Mary Gibson
Home: Merton, Surrey, England
Enlistment: London,England
Enlistment Date: 1911-March-11
Service
RFC
Unit
3 Sqn- Squadron (RFC)
Base
Rank
Lieutenant
Position
pilot
Service Numbers