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1896 Jun 1. Born Old Tupton, Derbyshire, England
1901 census at Tupton, Derbyshire
1911census at 8 Rock St, Mansfield
1915 Jun 28 Landed in France
1916 Oct/Dec married • Luton, Bedfordshire, to Adelaide Field (1890–1977)
1918 Jan 29 Commissioned 2nd Lt in Notts & Derby Regt.
1920 Oct 18 Joined ADRIC with service no 751. Posted to G Coy
1921 May 7. Posted to L Coy
1921 Jul 1. i/c Transport for L Coy .
1921 Aug 8 to 5 Sept on Leave
1921 Sep 16 to 23 Sep on Leave
1922 Jan 20. Discharged on demobilisation of ADRIC
1937 Jan 7. Died in Harrow Road, Warlingham, Surrey Upper Warlingham Aerodrome, Croydon, Surrey. He was a mechanic employed by Charles Gardener who had won the previous years Kings Cup air race. The death is given in a Ancestry Tree with only 11 people, so I assume he has the details correct.
G-AEPX was the brainchild of Mr Richard Taylor and it was truly experimental. It was a tandem two seater, constructed in metal but covered with fabric. Built in 1936, its novel features included:
• the untried 50 hp Weir Pixie four cylinder inline engine
• a semi-geodetic fuselage
• a cantilever wing (i.e. without lift struts)
• wing spars comprising twin metal tubes braced only at their extremes