CAPTAIN EDWARD TELFORD SIMPSON BEING PRESENTED WITH THE CROIX DE GUERRE BY A FRENCH GENERAL. ...

Place Europe: France
Accession Number P00259.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

CAPTAIN EDWARD TELFORD SIMPSON BEING PRESENTED WITH THE CROIX DE GUERRE BY A FRENCH GENERAL. SIMPSON WENT TO ENGLAND IN 1916 AND JOINED THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS, AND AFTER 7 HOURS FLYING TRAINING HE FLEW TO FRANCE AND WAS SENT TO A FRENCH SQUADRON NO. 52, FLYING R.E.8'S ASSISTING THE FRENCH FORCES. (DONOR: D.SIMPSON)