Duncan Sayre MacInnes

Duncan Sayre MacInnes
Born21 February 1860
Brantford, Canada West
Died23 May 1918 (aged 58)
Étaples, France
Buried
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
RankBrigadier General
UnitRoyal Engineers
Royal Flying Corps
AwardsDSO CMG, Order of St. Stanislas, 1st Class (Russia), Officer of The Legion of Honour (France).
Other workInspector of Mines, G.H.Q., 1st Echelon [1]

Brigadier-General Duncan Sayre MacInnes CMG DSO (21 February 1860 – 23 May 1918) was a Canadian soldier and engineer who served in South Africa before, during and after the Second Boer War. Before and during World War I, MacInnes played a key role in the establishment and development of the Royal Flying Corps. He was accidentally killed while visiting the front on 23 May 1918.[2][3]

  1. ^ http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/503527 War Graves Commission
  2. ^ Greenhous, Brereton (1998). "MacInnes, Duncan Sayre". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XIV (1911–1920) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  3. ^ Davies 1997, p. 88.