1916-01-16 embarked with 21 Sqn by sea to France.
1916-10-05: OK in 21 Sqn. BE2c, 2656; hit hedge when engine failed to pick up on landing from practice recce and engine test. Lee & Townesend are OK.
1917-04-05: wounded PoW in A-6693 Nieuport Scout; missing from balloon attack near Cambrai. Townesend was (repatriated 20.01.18)
Townesend, Ernest John Dennis (Captain)
Survived 1917-April-05
Birth Date: 1896-March-21
Born: Samasarta, Punjab, India
Parents:
Spouse: Ethel Aiken
Home: Bournemouth, England
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RFC
Unit
60 (F) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)
Base
Rank
Captain
Position
pilot
Service Numbers
Home
Bournemouth, England