Biographical Data
Aird, Hugh R. If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Flight Sub-Lieutenant (RNAS)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	(nk)	Death	29/05/1971
Place	Toronto	Place	Toronto
Area	ON	Area	ON
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

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Biography
He was the son of Sir John Aird, General Manager of the Canadian Bank of Commerce.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Lieutenant in Reserve Battalion at Shorncliffe. He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 05/11/1915) (possibly from CEF at Shorncliffe). He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS. He served in 4 Wing RNAS 1916. He served in 2 Wing RNAS 1916. On 10-11/02/1917 he carried out a night attack on Buk Bridge (in Greek Macedonia) and dropped three 100 pound bombs from 1500' under heavy AA fire damaging the piers of the bridge when he was flying with Flight Lieutenant J. W. Alcock. He was a Prisoner of War on 30/09/1917 at Saros Turkey (near Gallipoli) with Captain Alcock.

 

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References
Hiorth, D. (1995); Grant, Scottie & Bob Murray (nd); MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2010-11-28 00:00:00

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