Minchin, Frederick Frank Reilly ()

Survived 1917-November-28

Male Head

Birth Date: 1890-June-16

Born: Madras, India.

Parents: Frederick Falkiner Minchin & Marjorie Emily Abbott and his father is.

Spouse: Elizabeth Selby-Lowndes married 1927

Home: Madras, India.

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Decorations: CBE, DSO, MC, MiD(3)

Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Mentioned in Dispatches

Service

RAF

Unit

47 (FB) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)

Base

Janes Salonika Greece

Rank

Position

pilot

Service Numbers

1915-10-25: 14 Sqn, Flying Officer 1916-02-20: F.O., 14 Sqn, Ismalia 1916-10-00: Flt. Cmdr, 14 Sqn, Ismalia 1917-04-30: Sqn Cmdr, Janes, Salonika 1917-11-28: in 6531, BE12; Crashed en route, Hadzi to Janes. Maj FF Minchin. 1927-08-30: drowned in the Atlantic during a failed cross-Atlantic flight.