McGill Library
McLennan Library Building3459 rue McTavish
Montreal, Quebec
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Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
McNicoll, Charles, 1896-1964
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Description area
Dates of existence
1896-1964
History
Charles McNicholl, born and raised in Westmount, was stock broker in Montreal. While he was still a student at McGill University, he was recruited for military service and went to Augusta, Georgia, for training at the Wright Flying School. Among various commissions during World War I, he spent two terms on the seaplane carrier HMS Pegasus. When he was decommissioned in 1918, he had achieved the rank of flight lieutenant and been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.