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    Commanding Officers of 4 Squadron Australian Flying Corps
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    Name : Andrew Lang
    Date of Birth : 25th August 1888.
    Place of Birth : Corowa, NSW.
    Occupation : Motor Engineer.
    Date of Enlistment :  
    Place of Enlistment : Melbourne.
    Flying Unit : 4 Sqn AFC.
    Previous Unit :  
    Service : Australian Flying Corps
    Theatres : Australia, England.
    AIF Rank : Captain
    Awards :  
    Victories :  
    Service Nickname :  
    AIF Fate : Discharged
    Date of AIF Fate : 25th August 1917
    Final Rank : Captain
    Date of Death : 21st May 1924
    Place of Death :  
    Cause of Death : Motor Accident.
    Notes : Instructor at NSW Aviation School.
    A Test Pilot after the war in England.
    Died during a motor endurance rally.




    CO of 4 Sqn AFC

    27th March 1917 - April 1917.


    Name : William Sheldon
    Date of Birth : 20th August 1889.
    Place of Birth : Singapore
    Occupation : Officer of Australian Permanent Forces.
    Date of Enlistment :  
    Place of Enlistment : Melbourne.
    Flying Unit : 1 Sqn AFC, 4 Sqn AFC, 2 Sqn AFC.
    Previous Unit : Australian Permanent Forces.
    Service : Australian Flying Corps
    Theatres : Palestine and France.
    AIF Rank : Major
    Awards :  
    Victories :  
    Service Nickname :  
    AIF Fate : Returned To Australia
    Date of AIF Fate : 9th June 1919
    Final Rank :  
    Date of Death :  
    Place of Death :  
    Cause of Death :  
    Notes : Commanded 2 Sqn AFC as well.




    CO of 4 Sqn AFC

    1916 - March 1917.


    Name : Wilfred Ashton McClaughry.
    Date of Birth : 26th November 1884.
    Place of Birth : Knightsbridge, South Australia
    Occupation : Law Student.
    Date of Enlistment :  
    Place of Enlistment : Adelaide.
    Flying Unit : 2 Sqn AFC, 4 Sqn AFC.
    Previous Unit :  
    Service : Australian Flying Corps
    Theatres : France.
    AIF Rank : Major
    Awards : D.S.O
    M.C
    D.F.C
    Victories : 3
    Service Nickname :  
    AIF Fate : Discharged
    Date of AIF Fate : 30th September 1919
    Final Rank : Air Commodore, RAF.
    Date of Death :  
    Place of Death :  
    Cause of Death :  
    Notes : The elder brother of E.J.K McCloughry.




    CO of 4 Sqn AFC

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    Name : A.W.L. Ellis.
    Date of Birth : 14th October 1894.
    Place of Birth : Steiglitz, Victoria.
    Occupation : Engineer.
    Date of Enlistment :  
    Place of Enlistment : Malvern, Victoria.
    Flying Unit : 4 Sqn AFC.
    Previous Unit :  
    Service : Australian Flying Corps
    Theatres : France.
    AIF Rank : Major
    Awards : M.C
    Victories :  
    Service Nickname :  
    AIF Fate : Returned To Australia
    Date of AIF Fate : 9th June 1919
    Final Rank :  
    Date of Death :  
    Place of Death :  
    Cause of Death :  
    Notes : The final Commander of 4 Sqn AFC.




    CO of 4 Sqn AFC

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