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COLLEGATE INSTITUTE.
BURIED AT BEECHWOOD CEMETERY, 4/22/57
IN 1913 HE WAS A PARTNER IN SHERWOOD AND FRASER LIMITED. IN 1915 HE PAID HIS OWN FARE
TO ENGLAND TO JOIN THE ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTER RESERVE. AS ONE OF THEIR FIRST CLASS OF 10
OBSERVERS. HE WAS APPOINTED TO FELIXSTOWE AFTER TWO MONTHS TRAINING, SPOTTED
BATAVIA V SUNK IN THE NORTH SEA WITH 1 3/4 MILLION IN GOLD ABOARD. ALL RECOVERED. 35
POUNDS PRIZE MONEY RECEIVED. IN THE SPRING OF 1916 HE WAS APPOINTED TO WING # 3 IN
FRANCE. BASED AT LUXEUIL WHERE THEY WERE JOINED FOR A TIME BY THE LAFAYETTE
ESCADDRILLE ( U.S.A.), THAW PRINCE, HILL RUMSEY, ETC. MET RICHTOFFEN’S SQUADRON OVER A
PERIOD OF FOUR WEEKS. HE WAS SHOT DOWN OVER DORME WOODS NEAR NANCY. RAIDED
OBERNFDORF AND SAAR VALLEY, CITIES SAARBRUCKEN, DILINGEN, HAGENDINGEN, METZ, ETC. IN
1917 HE SUNK A GERMAN U-BOAT WITH A CREW OF 54 OFF THE ISLE OF WIGHT. MARCH HE WAS
POSTED TO #6 WING, ITALY. BASED AT OTRANTO. WORKED OVER THE ADRIATIC. P.S. SWITCHED TO
PILOT OVERNIGHT, ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE. PILOT LICENSE #3636 IN BRITISH EMPIRE. BACK IN
ITALY- CRASH, FEVER, DYSENTERY. RETURNED TO CANADA CHRISTMAS OF 1917. OFFERED A
DISCHARGE, REFUSED AND WENT BACK TO ENGLAND. 1918 CHASED SUBS OVER ENGLISH
CHANNEL. SANK FROM AIRPLANE ONE OF THE THREE GERMAN SUBS SO SUNK DURING W.W.I.
DECORATIONS, D.S.C. IN 1919 STARTED FRASER COMPANY, MONTREAL. 1939-1945 JOINED ROYAL
CANADIAN AIR FORCE. AS A FLIGHT LIEUTENANT, ARMAMENT OFFICER DEC. 1942. RETIRED RANK
FLIGHT LIEUTENANT OCT, 1944. 130 OFFICIAL FLIGHTS. TRAINING SCHOOL MOUNTAIN VIEW,
ONTARIO, WHICH WAS A BOMBING AND GUNNERY SCHOOL AND AIR ARMAMENT SCHOOL. 54
CONTRIBUTED BY HIMSELF.
On 21 Mar 1916 when FREDRICK EARLE was 26, he first married WINIFRED MAY SPARSHATT,
daughter of GEORGE SPARSHATT (26 Sep 1843-1917) & EDITH CARROLL (1859-26 Dec 1898), in
PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND. Born on 24 Oct 1897 in PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND. WINIFRED MAY died on
18 Jan 1951; she was 53.
BURIED IN BEECHWOOD CEMETERY
IN 1916 SHE JOINED THE WOMANS VOLUNTEER FORCES, ENGLAND. SERVED TWO YEARS IN DANGER
AREA OF WOOLRICH ARSENAL. IN 1918 SHE WAS APPOINTED TO THE FOOD MINISTRY WITH
HEADQUARTERS IN PARIS, FRANCE. SHE REMAINED THERE 18 MONTHS. DECORATIONS: SERVICE
BADGE. 54
They had the following children:
514 i. FREDRICK EARLE (1916-)
515 ii. ALEXANDER HUGH (1923-)
516 iii. IAIN ELSWOOD (1926-)
FREDRICK EARLE second married DOROTHY MARTHA LOLLEY. Born on 1 May 1955.
312. CLARA META FRASER (EMILY FRANCES CHAFFEY 5, ELSWOOD 4, BENJAMIN 3, BENJAMIN 2,
RICHARD 1). Born on 17 Mar 1888 in REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN. CLARA META died in LONDON
,ENGLAND, on 25 Apr 1952; she was 64.
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