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

 

Information:

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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