William McInnes
Born 2/5/00
Worked as a Clerk at South Western Railway Ltd, Glasgow from August 1914 to January 1918
Joined 1/16th London Regt & transferred to Royal Flying Corps as Cadet 5/2/18
Passed fit as Observer 28/4/18
Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant & Observer Officer 12/9/18
To France 3/11/18
Posted to 98 Squadron 4/11/18
Note: In November 1918 this squadron was employed chiefly with reconnaissance work
Posted to 88 Squadron 20/2/19
To 51 General Hospital, Etaples 27/2/19 & later discharged to Duty 20/6/19
Posted to 22 Squadron 13/7/19 at Spich, near Cologne, as part of the British Army of Occupation in Germany
To Home Establishment 19/8/19
His home address was 15 Titchfield Street, Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland
His Officers Papers exist at TNA but we have not checked them; Ref: WO 339/136893
In 2 named boxes of issue
With copy of his Medal Index Card, 4 pages of RAF Papers, RAF Casualty Card & supporting research documentation
Condition: EF