Career
Hand began his victory roll while flying a Sopwith Camel for 45 Squadron. After 45 Squadron shifted from the Western Front to Italy, Hand had a couple of unconfirmed claims on 11 January 1918. He then scored four times between 30 January and 9 May 1918.
A summary of his victories shows four destroyed enemy airplanes, one confirmed and two unconfirmed driven down out of control.
On 1 June 1918, Hand was shot down by Austro-Hungarian ace Frank Linke-Crawford. Linke-Crawford hit the gas tank of Hand"s Camel and set it afire.
Somehow, Hand survived both the flames and the impact of the crash. However, he was badly burned and taken prisoner.
Hand was repatriated in 1919 and returned to Canada.
He became a magistrate. He also helped found the Toronto Flying Club.