Biographical Data
Alexander, James Morrow Photo Credit: Unknown

 

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

 

Birth	04/03/1892	Death	12/09/1915
Place	Toronto	Place	(Killed in action)
Area	ON	Area
Country	Canada	Country	(Killed in action)

 

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Biography
He worked for the General Electric Co. in Toronto ON Canada before his recruiitment into the RNAS. He attended a flying school in Ithaca NY USA and later a two-week course at the Wright Brothers Flying School in Dayton OH USA.

 

Military Service
He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 30/07/1915). He was based at RNAS Eastchurch.

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Service Aircraft Flown: Caudron G III
Named Features

 

Anecdotes
On September 12, 1915 he was killed in a midair flying accident in the UK. He was Canada's first naval aviator killed in the First World War.

 

References
Hiorth, D. (1995); Grant, Scottie & Bob Murray (nd); MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/3057500?James%20Morrow%20Alexander (website viewed 07/03/2024);
Last update
2024-03-07 00:00:00

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