 George
Lancelot Gipps, born 1893
January 26th 1914: Reginald Nigel
Gipps's younger brother, George Lancelot Gipps, was killed in an unfortunate airplane accident on January 26th 1914 while training in a dual control Bristol monoplane trainer on Salisbury plain.

George Lancelot Gipps (Credit:
Wiltshite OPC)

The Times ©,
Saturday, Mar 14, 1914

Flight magazine - May 15th 1914
Also an overview of the inquest can be read here:
South Wiltshire Coroner's Inquests 1890-1920

Wrecked monoplane in which Mr G. L. Gipps was killed at Lark Hill Jan 26th 1914
(Photo: Paul
Townsend)
Below is a photo of the Gipps Memorial located inside the Victoria Road cemetery chapel
in Farnborough.

Gipps Memorial in Victoria Road cemetery [Photo credit: Jo Gosney]

George's grave in Victoria Road cemetery,
Farnborough
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