Moran, Joseph Leonard
Killed in Flying Accident 1917-12-12
Birth Date: unkown date
Born: Ottawa, Ontario
John A. Moran & Annie Moran
Home: Ottawa, Ontario (parents)
Enlistment: Halifax, Nova Scotia, CEF, transferred to the RNAS
Enlistment Date: 1916-05-13
Service
RNAS
Unit
(CAC) Sqn- Squadron (RNAS)
Base
Naval Air Station Calshot, Hampshire, England
Rank
Flt. sub-Lieutenant
Position
Flt. sub-Lieutenant
Service Numbers
First Burial
Notre-Dame of Ottawa Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario
1917-12-12: Moran was killed shortly after taking off when he attempted to climb too steeply. He lost flying speed, stalled and nose dived into the water near Calshot, where he drowned. His body was recovered from the wreckage and was shipped home for burial.
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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