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No. 110 Squadron Royal Flying Corps    No 110 Squadron formed as a light bomber squadron at Rendcombe on the 1st of November 1917 initially as training squadron. In April 1918 it was redesignated No. 110 Squadron, Royal Air Force. In July 1918 the Squadron received the first DH9As. These were the gift of His Exalted Highness, the Nizam of Hyderabad. Each aircraft bore an inscription to that effect, and the unit became known as the 'Hyderabad' Squadron in the newly formed Royal Air Force. The next two months were spent working up. They proceeded to France in September to joining the Independent Force and carried out daylight raids against targets in Germany. After the Armistice they remained on the continent in the role of light transport (mail) unit until the squadron was disbanded on 27th of August 1919. 1st November 1917 New Squadron formed June 1918 Training as bomber force 31st August 1918 Transfer to the Western Front If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about No. 110 Squadron Royal Flying Corps? There are:3 items tagged No. 110 Squadron Royal Flying Corps available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with No. 110 Squadron Royal Flying Corps during the Great War 1914-1918. Brooke Leonard Stopford. Lt. (d.25th Sep 1918) All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of No. 110 Squadron Royal Flying Corps from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2023 marks 24 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the Great War? Our Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Looking for help with Family History Research?    Please see Family History FAQ's Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. Can you help? The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Announcements 22nd April 2024     Please note we currently have a massive backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 263973 your submission is still in the queue, please do not resubmit. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to the Great War. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. We are now on Facebook. Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery Did you know? We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. 236777 Lt. Leonard Stopford Brooke 110 Squadron (d.25th Sep 1918) Leonard Brooke was the son of Leslie and Sybil Brooke, of 14 Marlborough Hill, St John's Wood, London. Gazetted to King's Royal Rifle Corps in March, 1915. He served in France with Army Cyclist Corps November to March, 1917. Born in London, he is buried in the Bad Bergzabern Cemetery in Germany. S Flynn Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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