Eustace Loraine
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Eustace Broke Loraine (3 September 1879 – 5 July 1912) was a pioneer British aviator and the first Royal Flying Corps officer to be killed in an aircraft crash.
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Eustace Broke Loraine | |
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Born | (1879-09-03)3 September 1879 London, England |
Died | 5 July 1912(1912-07-05) (aged 32) Bulford Camp Hospital, Wiltshire, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1899-1912 |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | Grenadier Guards Royal Flying Corps |
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Eustace Loraine was the first child of Rear-Admiral Sir Lambton Loraine, 11th Baronet and his wife Frederica Mary Horatia (née Broke). His younger brother Percy was born in 1880. He was the great grandson of Rear Admiral Sir Philip Broke a distinguished naval officer.[1]