Father: Thomas Augustine Edney Hayter JP, a farmer; Mother: Emma Harriet Ed. Sherburn School RFC, RAF Jul 1917- Aug 1919 (Temp 2nd Lieut., 16 Sqn, Uxbridge)
Emigrated to Canada, 1922 - Lands Dept, Canada Parks and Recreation (CPR):
"Do you intend to remain permanently in Canada: Yes!"
However, he was back in the UK by 1930, and back in the RAF; m. 1930 in Reading, Hylda Muriel [Bradford] "Flying Officer Frederick Edney-Hayter of the 7th Squadron RAF, Worthy Down, Winchester, Hants, and his bride flew by air taxi from Reading Aerodrome after their wedding at Sonning Church. The bridegroom is a well-known pilot with a distinguished air record." Four photographs (by Bassano, taken in 1931) are in the National Archives. By early 1935, however, he was in a spot of bother: "A LENIENT VlEW.—Frederick Chas. Edney-Hayter, a well-spoken man of 40, giving the address of a hotel at Southampton, pleaded guilty at Eastleigh Petty Sessions on Monday to a charge of obtaining £2 10s, by false pretences from Alfred Edward Knight, at Netley, on December 4. The prosecutor cashed a cheque for accused for the amount which was returned from the bank marked "No account." Accused had been in no previous trouble. He had an excellent War record. Accused asked for an outstanding offence at Southampton to be taken into consideration. This was for incurring a debt of liability, by false pretences, from Alexander Cornish-Trestmil, of Southampton.—Supt. Pragnell said accused had now obtained a job. He was sincerely sorry and had promised to pull himself together. —ln view of this statement the Bench decided to take a lenient view, and bound the prisoner over for two years. He was placed under probation for that period. " I hope you will repay those you have defrauded," said the Chairman of the Bench (Col. E. F. Hall).—Accused: I will, sir. " - Hampshire Telegraph - 18 Jan 1935
He resigned from the RAF 14 Mar 1935. His new job turned out to be as a commercial air pilot based at Chilworth Aerodrome, but this did not always go very well, either; on the 24 Feb 1936 he crashed G-ACKD, a DH84 Dragon owned by the Ethiopian Government and operated within Ethiopia on behalf of the Red Cross. He and his passenger were injured and the aircraft was destroyed. And then this: "SMUGGLING BY AIR. 106 boxes of Cigars, 12 bottles of rare brandy. Capt. Frederick Charles Edney Hayter, air pilot, of Highbury. Whitchurch, Hants, was one of three defendants at Folkestone Police Court. on Thursday, charged with smuggling cigars and brandy. There were 10 offences alleged against Hayter and some of these were in respect of breaches of the Air Navigation Consolidation Order. In a statement. Hayter admitted bringing cigars in a machine from Belgium and hiding them from a Customs officer. but declared that he had had no financial gain from the venture. He was fined £100 with £25 costs, or three months' imprisonment. His solicitor said he did not possess a farthing. " - Hampshire Advertiser - 19 December 1936
The following year, 1937: "An air pilot, Frederick Charles Hayter, described as of Highbury Whitchurch, Hants, was referred to by the police as " a slippery customer " at Reading to-day, when be was fined £7 10s. for using a motor-car without an insurance policy, and £5 for aiding and abetting another man in using the car without Road Fund licence. Supt. Osborne said that Hayter was involved in a traffic accident in Reading in October, and the owner of the car, a man named Chandler, was fined in December for permitting the car to be used uninsured and unlicensed. Hayter did not appear when summoned on that occasion, probably because he was in custody in connection with smuggling offences in Folkestone. He was sent to prison, but afterwards paid his fine through writing his life story in a certain paper, and released. "In my opinion, he Is a slippery customer." He understood that Hayter had lost his job as an air pilot as a result of the smuggling offences. In imposing the fine, to be paid forthwith, the Chairman, Mr. A. G. West, said that the alternative would be a month on each summons, the sentences to run consecutively. " - Gloucester Citizen - 1 Feb 1937 Address in 1939: HM Prison, Winchester.
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He enlisted as AC2 in the RAFVR on 4 Jul 1941. d. 2 Dec 1985 - The Old Manor Hospital, Salisbury, Wilts * File not seen |
