Nuneaton &
North Warwickshire
Family History Society
The friendly family history society for all of North Warwickshire
The friendly family history society for all of North Warwickshire
Royal Air Force
Died in an aircraft crash/accident near Maxstoke, 19th August 1918, age 28
Buried St Michael’s Churchyard, Maxstoke, Warwickshire
Son of William John and Annie Colhoun MacBeth, of 60 Brock Avenue, Toronto, Canada
Links to Relevant Information
Maxstoke (St Michael’s) Cemetery
Military Air Crashes, SW Midlands in 1918
Other Information
MacBeth was killed on a test flight at Castle Bromwich of a HPO/400 aircraft, when the fabric stripped in flight from the lower port bottom wing, and the undercarriage collapsed in the force landing that followed. All onboard were killed: Lt E J Bravery, J B May, C W Offord, A J Winrow, G Greenland and H Simmonds. MacBeth was the only Canadian, the others were all British. Information from CASPIR
1911 Census and Family History Information
Lt E J Bravery (Worthing)
First Air Mechanic J May (Nottingham)
Second Air Mechanic A J Winrow (Chorlton-on-Medlock)
Second Air Mechanic H Simmonds (Petersfield)
Third Air Mechanic C W Offord (Chiswick)
Third Air Mechanic Greenland (Mile End)
The incident was reported in many newspapers across the UK, including 21st August 1918 Nottingham Evening Post, 22nd August 1918 Lincolnshire Echo, Derby Daily Telegraph, 23rd August 1918 Derby and Chesterfield Reporter