Flyboys

I have long been haunted by the propeller that hangs in the Memorial Chapel.  I have made at least two posts on the young man in whose memory it hangs, Capt. Ian Donald Roy McDonald.  A Sense of Awe.    Armistice Day - Lest we forget  I have now found two more.  In a booklet entitled, "The Story of the Cathedral and Parish of St. John 1678 - 1932" by A. Layman (no doubt a pseudonym), it says that a silver paten and chalice were presented by Dean and Mrs. Shepherd. Inscribed on the back was:

To the glory of God and in proud and loving memory

 of our two sons, Leut. A.L.M. Shepherd and R.M.S. Shepherd, R.A.F. 

Killed in Action 1916

I have found Leut A.L.M. Shepherd listed at a website listing Caribbean Airmen killed in WWI.(Caribbean Airforce Casualties WWI)  He flew with 11 Squadron and at the time probably flew the two seater aircraft the Fe-2b.

Fe-2b

  The Fe-2b was an important aircraft in that it helped to create a measure of air superiority for the British from the late summer of 1915 to the spring of 1916.  However that advantage ended when the Germans introduced more modern fighters in the autumn of 1916.  It was during this time that the 25 year old Authur Shepherd met his end on the 3rd November 1916.

I am still looking for his  brother.