NELSON, William Henry

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by: Robert E.B.Taylor Citizanship of this pilot 2022-12-14 22:18:59

I have read website noting William Henry Nelson F/O was an American in the RAF.
At the same time I have found detailed information about his early life and schooling in Montreal, Canada. Does anyone know irrefutably if he was a Canadian or an American?
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reply: Kevin Charles Added Link to William Henry Nelson Newspaper Clippings 2022-12-15 19:04:36

I've added a link to the Canadian Virtual War Memorial website which has some newspaper clippings about William Henry Nelson, one of which states:

Born in Montreal on April 2, 1917...

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reply: Peter J Usher W H Nelson DFC 2024-07-05 16:43:08

He was indeed a Canadian, from Montreal. He was the only Canadian Spitfire ace in the Battle of Britain. He was a bomber pilot before volunteering to retrain as a fighter pilot in June 1940.

My biography of him has just been published by Pen & Sword.
Battle of Britain Spitfire Ace, the Life and Loss of One of the Few, Flight Lieutenant William Henry Nelson DFC, by Peter J. Usher