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GRAY, ROBERT HAMPTON
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
GRAY, ROBERT HAMPTON
Date Of Birth
2 Nov 1917
Age
27
Birth Place
Trail, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality
Canadian
Date
9 Aug 1945
Date Of Death
9 Aug 1945
Fate
Killed in action.
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Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve (1841 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm). Son of John Balfour Gray and Wilhelmina Gray, of Nelson, British Columbia.
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Further gazette dates: 17/08/1945 (D.S.C.); 12/01/1945 (MiD); Further gazette pages: 4221 (D.S.C.); 418 (MiD) Further gazette issues: 37232 (D.S.C.); 36895 (MiD)
Rank Name
Temporary Lieutenant
Award Details
Awarded for Air Operations (D.S.C.)
Gazette Date
1945
Gazette Page
5529 (V.C.); Issue 37346 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Onagawa Wan, Honshu, Japan; Attack on German Battleship, Tirpitz; Japan
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
Royal Canadian Navy
Regiment
Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve
Battalion
HMS Formidable
Place of Death
Honshu, Japan
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
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Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
HMS Formidable
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Publication Title
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Last Updated
Oct 31, 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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