Reginald Hugh Carr Major Royal Flying Corps

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census, 1901, Walthamstow Essex (London) [37 Granville Road]. ⁹

• Residence, 1915, Walthamstow Essex (London) [37 Granville Road]. ²³

• Military: Major Royal Flying Corps, 1914-1924. ²³ Early pioneer of aviation, worked as an aero engineer and pilot at Hendon from 1908. Winner of the Michelin Cup in 1913 and second in the Aero Derby, also in 1913. Joined the Royal Flying Corps in WW1 and was a noted air ace, winning the DSM (Distinguished Service Medal).

Reginald married Gladys Lilian Hick, daughter of Ambrose Canner Hick and Alice Jane Ridout, on 11 Jul 1915 in Walthamstow Essex (London) [St. Stephen's].²³ (Gladys Lilian Hick was born in Sep 1896 in Hendon Middlesex ²³ and died on 2 Sep 1974 in Hendon Middlesex ²³.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Residence, 1968, Hendon Middlesex [119 Sunny Gardens Road]. ²³

  Marriage Notes:

Ref: West Ham/Sep 1915/4a/720
Bride given away by brother Ernest A Hick, Benjamin Roach best man, Eva (Evelyn Maud) Carr bridesmaid.