This memorial cairn was constructed and erected by the personnel of Canadian Forces Base Comox at the site of the July 13, 1945 crash of a Royal Canadian Air Force Liberator near Bamfield, BC. It bears a bronze plaque provided by the Canadian Agency of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The cairn stands at the site of the last resting place of the fourteen crash victims. It was unveiled on August 10, 1983.
Memorial Cairn and plaque
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Close up of plaque
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Memorial. Photo: John McKay, Victoria Times Colonist
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Type
Royal Canadian Air Force Liberator Crash (July 13, 1945) Memorial Cairn
Bamfield, British Columbia
Notice:
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Inscription
THOSE HONOURED HERE
DIED IN THE SERVICE
OF THEIR COUNTRY
AND ARE BURIED NEARBY
13TH JULY 1945
SERGEANT P. C. BENNETT (WD)
WARRANT OFFICER I V. G. CROSSON
FLYING OFFICER W. E. DAVIES
FLIGHT SERGEANT D. W. HOPE
CORPORAL W. HRYSKO
CORPORAL N. JOHNSON (WD)
CORPORAL N. M. JOHNSON
LDG. AIRCRAFTMAN R. V. KITELEY
FLYING OFFICER H. A. LOWE
LDG. AIRCRAFTWOMAN M. MANN (WD)
FLYING OFFICER R. J. MARTELLO
FLYING OFFICER N. M. POPOVICH
WARRANT OFFIER II J. B. R. PRESSE
LDG. AIRCRAFTMAN L. H. TULL
Location
Royal Canadian Air Force Liberator Crash (July 13, 1945) Memorial Cairn
Bamfield
British Columbia
Royal Canadian Air Force Liberator Crash (July 13, 1945) Memorial Cairn
Bamfield
British Columbia
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 48.79275
Long. -124.994136
Lat. 48.79275
Long. -124.994136