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Name: R H GRAY
Rank: Temp Lieutenant (A) [Sub-Lieutenant (A)]
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RCNVR
Squadron: 1845 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Formidable
Date of death: 1945-08-09
Aircraft: Corsair KD 658, Coded '115/X'
Place of death: At sea
Circumstances: M.P.K
Buried/commemorated: HALIFAX MEMORIAL, Nova Scotia
Commemoration details: Panel 13
Family details: Son of John Balfour Gray and Wilhelmina Gray, of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. He was a Medical Student before the war. Completed his flying training in 1941. Joined 1841 Squadron in June 1944 and took part in operations against the Tirpitz, and was Mentioned in Despatches
Rank: Temp Lieutenant (A) [Sub-Lieutenant (A)]
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RCNVR
Squadron: 1845 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Formidable
Date of death: 1945-08-09
Aircraft: Corsair KD 658, Coded '115/X'
Place of death: At sea
Circumstances: M.P.K
Buried/commemorated: HALIFAX MEMORIAL, Nova Scotia
Commemoration details: Panel 13
Family details: Son of John Balfour Gray and Wilhelmina Gray, of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. He was a Medical Student before the war. Completed his flying training in 1941. Joined 1841 Squadron in June 1944 and took part in operations against the Tirpitz, and was Mentioned in Despatches
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