Second Officer William Charles Lyndon (John) Humphrey.
The Air Transport Auxiliary.
Aged 26.
Only son of William Edward Humphrey [1883-1962] and Harriet Violet Jane Lyndon Humphrey [1885-], of Frankby, Cheshire.
M.A.(Cantab).
His death was registered in North Cotswold District, Gloucestershire.
It is believed that he was piloting a Spitfire which crashed in bad weather.
Death Notice.
published in The Irish Times, 26 August 1943, page 4.
HUMPHREY, killed in a flying accident in England, August 20th 1943, William Charles Lyndon (John) M.A.Cantab, A.T.A., dear son of William E. and Harriet V., Kevington, Frankby, Cheshire, and grandson of the late Charles Lyndon of Bolton Hall, Rathfarnham. Funeral (strictly private) at Whitechurch today (Thursday). English papers please copy.
Note.
The head of the
Air Transport Auxiliary during WW2 was
Pauline Gower,
she married, in 1944,
William Cusack Fahie
The Air Transport Auxiliary was formed early in WW2, whereby civilian pilots (including women) flew new, damaged or repaired aircraft from the factories to the Royal Air Force bases.
Second Officer William Charles Lyndon (John) Humphrey.
The Air Transport Auxiliary.
Aged 26.
Only son of William Edward Humphrey [1883-1962] and Harriet Violet Jane Lyndon Humphrey [1885-], of Frankby, Cheshire.
M.A.(Cantab).
His death was registered in North Cotswold District, Gloucestershire.
It is believed that he was piloting a Spitfire which crashed in bad weather.
Death Notice.
published in The Irish Times, 26 August 1943, page 4.
HUMPHREY, killed in a flying accident in England, August 20th 1943, William Charles Lyndon (John) M.A.Cantab, A.T.A., dear son of William E. and Harriet V., Kevington, Frankby, Cheshire, and grandson of the late Charles Lyndon of Bolton Hall, Rathfarnham. Funeral (strictly private) at Whitechurch today (Thursday). English papers please copy.
Note.
The head of the
Air Transport Auxiliary during WW2 was
Pauline Gower,
she married, in 1944,
William Cusack Fahie
The Air Transport Auxiliary was formed early in WW2, whereby civilian pilots (including women) flew new, damaged or repaired aircraft from the factories to the Royal Air Force bases.
Inscription
ATA
second officer
W.C.L. "JOHN" HUMPHREY
Air Transport Auxiliary
20th August 1943 aged 26
+
also his father WILLIAM E.
10th December 1962
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