Shrewsbury House
Roll of Service
Frederick William Nisbet
--/--/1898 - 14/02/1917
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Kingston-on-Thames
Air Force
Royal Flying Corps
46th Squadron
2nd Lieutenant
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Frederick William Nisbet was educated at Shrewsbury House School and at Marlborough College.
He enlisted in the Yorkshire Dragoons in August, 1914, and was granted a commission in the same regiment in June, 1915. He later transferred to the R.F.C. and was gazetted a flying officer in December, 1916.
He was killed while flying at the front - aged 19.
By Nieuport (Nieuport) [Public domain],
Nieuport 12: The likely type of plane, Frederick was flying when it crashed on a test flight.
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