Fred Parkinson Holliday, DSO, MC, AFC (20 February 1888 – 5 March 1960), was an Australian-born Canadian fighter pilot and ace of the First World War.
He was awarded the Military Cross on 26 July 1917 for a particularly successful encounter with five German aircraft, and was later given the Distinguished Service Order.
He served in the Sussex Yeomanry for three years, but after completing further studies in electrical and mechanical engineering moved to Canada.
[1] He was appointed a temporary second lieutenant in December 1915,[2] and he subsequently transferred to the RFC, serving first as an observer and then as a pilot.
He saw further service in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War, reaching the rank of group captain.