Allegiance United Kingdom Name George Colmore | Rank Squadron Commander Role Aviator | |
Born 14 September 1885
Hathern, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England ( 1885-09-14 ) Died 1937, Cirencester, United Kingdom Service/branch Royal Naval Air Service, Royal Air Force | ||
George Cyril Colmore (1885–1937) was an English aviator and the first Royal Navy officer to gain a Royal Aero Club Aviators Licence. Colmore was born in Hathern Leicestershire on 14 September 1885.
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Royal Navy
In the 1901 Census Colmore is listed as a 15-year-old Cadet at the Thames Nautical Training College (also known as HMS Worcester) in Dartford, Kent. In 1910 at his own expense he joined the Royal Aero Club and learned to fly at Eastchurch flying ground. On 21 June 1910 he flew a Short biplane to gain aviators certificate No. 15. Following his success the RAeC approached the Admiralty and offered to train more Naval aviators.
By 1917 Colmore was in command of the air station at Wormwood Scrubs.
Family
Colmore married Phyllis Isobel Fellowes on 25 January 1911 in South Kensington although the marriage ended in a divorce in May 1921 on the grounds of adultery, they had two children.