Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,722 pages of information and 247,131 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Andrew George Board

From Graces Guide
1910.

Andrew George Board (1878-1973). Early aviator.

1878 Born at Westerham the son of John Board, Army Officer.

Andrew Board joined the South Wales Borderers in 1900.

In 1910, against Army Orders, he learnt to fly at Louis Bleriot's flying school at Hendon during 15 days' leave.

1910 Aviators Certificate #36

Just prior to World War I, he was posted to the Central Flying School at Netheravon. During the war he flew continuously on the Western Front in France and Belgium.

1932 Married at Piccadilly to Phyllis May Claude Agnew

1939 Listed as Air Commodore RAF.[1]

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Sources of Information

  1. 1939 register