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  Henry John Lawrence Botterell - Veterans Affairs Canada
Botterell was born on November 7, 1896 in Ottawa, Ontario.
Botterell's Flight Log reveals that he was attached to the 208th Squadron serving in France from May 11 to November 27, 1918.
Botterell was a Flight Lieutenant with the Royal Air Force (RAF: the Royal Flying Corp and RNAS were combined on April 1, 1918 to form the RAF.) He returned to Canada to work in the bank as the Assistant Chief Accountant.
www.vac-acc.gc.ca /general/sub.cfm?source=feature/week/pilgrimage/bios/botterell   (335 words)

  
 First World War.com - Who's Who - Henry Botterell
Henry John Lawrence Botterell (1896-2003), while not qualifying as an air ace - he had one accredited 'kill' whereas he required five to gain official recognition - gained celebrity in his final years as the sole surviving First World War fighter pilot of any nation.
Botterell was born on 7 November 1896 in Ottawa, Ontario the son of a civil servant; in the years immediately prior to the outbreak of war in Europe he worked with the Bank of North America (today the Bank of Montreal).
En-route to Canada for repatriation Botterell ran into a number of his former No. 8 Naval Squadron colleagues in London in the spring of 1918 who in turn arranged for Botterell to be sent to Manston in Kent in order to re-qualify as a pilot.
www.firstworldwar.com /bio/botterell.htm   (534 words)

  
 The Memory Project - globeandmail.com
Botterell, who turned 106 on Thursday, is believed to be the last living fighter pilot of all the nations that fought in the First World War, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Henry John Lawrence Botterell was born in Ottawa and attended Lisgar Collegiate Institute.
Botterell married in 1929, and later moved with his wife, Maud, and their two children to Montreal.
www.theglobeandmail.com /special/memoryproject/vetstor/botterell.html   (595 words)

  
 Henry Botterell - Telegraph
Henry Botterell, who died on Friday in Toronto, aged 106, was believed to be the last surviving fighter pilot of the First World War.
As Botterell banked to avoid him, he could see the fear in his face; but in the best traditions of gallantry, which still prevailed even at that late stage of the war, he gave the defenceless man a wave.
Botterell was involved in patrols and artillery spotting, operations that were so intense in June, July and August, that he flew 91 sorties in 60 days.
www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&targetRule=10&xml=/news/2003/01/07/db0701.xml&secureRefresh=true&_requestid=220049   (1166 words)

  
 Awarding of Honorary member of CNAG   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
John Eden, the Chairman of CNAG, presented Henry with his citation and pin on the occasion of his 106th birthday at the "K" Wing of Sunnybrooke Hospital in Toronto surrounded by family and friends.
Henry, a native of Ottawa who joined the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) in 1917 is the last surviving fighter pilot of W.W.1.
Henry's son Edward of Toronto and daughter Frances Marquette from Texas were joined by CNAGers George Hotham, Creighton and Anna Johnston, Fred Rol, Joe MacBrien, Lillian Eden and a number of "Wing" friends.
cnag.ncf.ca /Henery_Botterell.htm   (273 words)

  
 Canadian WWI fighter pilot dies
Henry John Lawrence Botterell, perhaps the last remaining First World War fighter pilot, has died at the age of 106.
Botterell hardly had a graceful takeoff as a pilot, crashing at Dunkirk on his second flight when his engine failed in September 1917.
Botterell never flew again after he returned to Canada.
www.cbc.ca /news/story/2003/01/07/pilot_obit030107.html   (1182 words)

  
 Henry John Lawrence Botterell (1896-2003), First World War combat pilot
Henry John Lawrence Botterell (1896-2003), First World War combat pilot
Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Botterell was sent to England in 1916 for civilian flying training.
In 1917 enlisted with the Royal Naval Air Service and as a pilot for the RAF in 1918.
www.npg.org.uk /live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp65359   (153 words)

  
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