Earl McNabb Hand (1897 - 1954)

Born 10 Mar 1897 in Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Louise Cholwill — married 14 Apr 1925 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

Died 19 Mar 1954 at age 57 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Earl Hand, born in 1897, was a World War I flying ace. Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, he was the second son of Thomas Hand and Hannah Jane McNabb.^[1][2]

On April 7, 1916, he joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force. At the beginning of the war, he served as a sergeant in the Canadian Infantry. He then served as a captain in the Royal Flying Corps, 45th Squadron,^[3] and was credited with five confirmed aerial victories and two unconfirmed ones. After the war, he became a magistrate and helped found the Toronto Flying Club.^[4]

He married Mary Louise Cholwill in Toronto in 1925.^[5]

He died in 1954 and was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLRN-BL3 : 10 February 2018), Earl Mcnabb Hand, 10 Mar 1897; citing Sault Ste Marie, East Algoma, Ontario, Canada; FHL microfilm 1,906,131.
2. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9R-LF4R : 16 March 2018), Earl Mcnabb Hand in entry for Thomas A Hand, 1911; citing Census, Algoma West Sub-Districts 1-32, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,690.
3. ↑ Canadian Great War Project
4. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Earl Hand," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Earl_Hand&oldid=855686967 (accessed August 11, 2019).
5. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM5-RGJW : 15 March 2018), Earl Mcnabb Hand and Mary Louise Cholwill, 14 Apr 1925; citing registration , Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,412,435.
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 August 2019), memorial page for CPT Earl McNabb “Handie” Hand (10 Mar 1897–19 Mar 1954), Find A Grave: Memorial #194658533, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Peterborough K (contributor 46537737) .