Learmount, Leonard Wright
Accident 1915-12-01
Birth Date: unkown date
Born: South Shields, County Durham, England
Robert Kaye Learmount & Marian Learmount
Home: Northumberland, England
Enlistment: the date on Learmount's flying licence
Enlistment Date: 1915-04-02
Decorations: MC, DSO, CDGF, MiD
Service
RAF
Unit
33 (RFC)
Base
Rank
Major
Position
Lieutenant
Service Numbers
Northumberland, England
Wright was living in Dunedin, Gosforth, Newcastle when he enlisted in the RFC.After flight training he was posted to 7 Sqn flying the 2-seater Voisin reconnaissance machine. His success in 7Sqn and later as CO of 22 Sqn earned him a direct promotion from Lieutenant to Major and Squadron Commander. This was a VERY rare occurrence. He ended the war as a flying instructor at 33TDS.