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Captain Ernest Charles Hoy

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1895-05-06
Place of birth: Dauphin Manitoba Canada
Next of kin: Charles Hoy, Vancouver, British Columbia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): sales man
Religion: Presbyterian

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 430191
Highest Rank: Captain
Rank detail
  1. Captain (Air Force).
  2. Private (Army). 1914-03-03 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards

Distinguished Flying Cross
Date of award: 1918-12-03

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 476000
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B4564-S028
Uploader's Notes: Sept. 28, 1918, Ernest Hoy was shot down and he was held prisoner until the end of the war. In a historic flight on Aug. 7, 1919 he made the first airmail run over the Canadian Rockies.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Engineers 3rd Pioneer Battalion Captain Air Force Royal Air Force 29th Squadron Distinguished Flying Cross ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2009-03-25
Last modified: 2009-03-25