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Jacques Chadwick was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 23 August 1895. He was the only son of C. W. Chadwick; the elder Chadwick was the manager of Colonial Realty Corporation.
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destroyed a German recon machine. On 3 June 1917, he crashed an
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374:"No. 29772"
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203:Sopwith Pup
195:Netherlands
181:World War I
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480:References
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214:Bray Dunes
173:Early life
159:flying ace
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272:De Panne
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