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Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Alastair Robert Innes-Ker (2 November 1880–1 March 1936) was a British aristocrat and Royal Flying Corps officer.
Alastair Robert Innes-Ker was born on 2 November 1880, the second son of James Innes-Ker, 7th Duke of Roxburghe and his wife Anne.[1]
After a period as wing adjutant, in October 1915, Innes-Ker was designated as an equipment officer.[2] In May 1916, Innes-Ker was appointed as a flight commander.[3] By 1916, Innes-Ker was serving as a captain in Paris where he represented the Royal Flying Corps's interests at the British Aviation Commission, purchasing aeronautical supplies from the French.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Roxburghe, Duke of (S, 1707)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "No. 29367". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 November 1915. p. 11302.
- ^ "No. 29621". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 1916. p. 5829.
- ^ Jones, War in the Air, Vol. III, p. 264