Captain Alfred Alexander Leitch
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Leitch,
Alfred Alexander
Date of birth: 1894-02-05
Place of birth: Killarney Manitoba Canada
Next of kin: Mary J. Leitch, 229 Marion St., Winnipeg, Manitoba
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): student
Occupation (normalized): Other Professional, Technical and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Captain
Rank detail
Captain (Air Force).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards
Military Cross
Date of award: 1918-09-16
Distinguished Flying Cross
Date of award: 1918-11-02
RESEARCH INFORMATION
Uploader's Notes: 'Ack-Ack' Leitch joined the R.C.A.F. at the end of WWI and retired in 1938. During World War II he served as a civilian safety officer at No. 16 Technical Detachment in Edmonton, Alberta.
Uploader's Research notes: [Captain Air Royal Air Force 65th Squadron Military Cross Distinguished Flying Cross ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2009-05-04
Last modified: 2009-05-04