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Frederick John Ortweiler
Born:
1898
Died:
15 Adar 5682 (15 March 1922)
Basic Information
Unique reference:
ORT1030
Gender:
Male
Birth
Date of birth:
1898
Place of birth:
Middlesex, London
Death
Date of death:
15 Adar 5682 (15 March 1922)
Died in combat?:
No
Place of death:
Nr Madrid, Spain
Cause of death:
Flying accident
Burial place:
Willesden Jewish Cemetery Section O Row B Plot 11
Places
Addresses
13 Cavendish Road Brondesbury
Schools
Name:
London & Provincial School
Year started:
17.05.1917
Year left:
1917
Tales of his escape from capture, diaries, letters and photos are in RAF Museum. Detailed diaries of his service in RFC/RAF and life in north west London 1917-1921 in National Archives.
Family
Siblings
Robert Manfred Ortweiler (male)
Ernest Paul Ortweiler (male)
Winifred Berther Rozelle Ortweiler (female)
Parents
Father: Otto Simon Ortweiler (male)
Mother: Mathilde Ortweiler (female)
Homefront
Member of family in armed forces:
Brother, Robert
Military Record
Military service:
Royal Flying Corps. and R.A.F.
Rank at discharge/death:
2nd Lieut.
Assignments
Regiment:
R.F.C. & R.A.F.
Battalion/unit:
29th Squadron
Campaigns:
Prisoner of War after being shot down on 16th October 1917. Repatriation date October 1918
Medals:
Military Cross
Gallery
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