This memorial is dedicated to Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray V.C., D.S.C. and the 23 men of the Fleet Air Arm from Britain and the Commonwealth who died during training in the Second World War. It was erected by the Canadian Naval Group, Hampton Gray V. C. Chapter in May 1992.
Kingston, Ontario
Type
Other
Inscription
IN MEMORIAM
[photo]
LIEUTENANT
ROBERT HAMPTON GRAY V.C., D.S.C.
ROYAL CANADIAN NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE
LIEUT. GRAY TRAINED AS A PILOT
AT THIS AIRFIELD DURING
THE PERIOD JUNE-SEPT. 1941
IN WORLD WAR II LIEUT. GRAY WAS THE
ONLY CANADIAN NAVAL RECIPIENT OF THE
VICTORIA CROSS
WHICH WAS AWARDED POSTHUMOUSLY
FOR HIS GALLANT AND SUCCESSFUL
ATTACK ON A JAPANESE DESTROYER
ON 9 AUGUST 1945
WE ALSO REMEMBER
THE 23 BRAVE YOUNG MEN OF
THE FLEET AIR ARM FROM
BRITAIN AND THE COMMONWEALTH
WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING
FLYING TRAINING AT THIS AIR STATION
DURING WORLD WAR II
CANADIAN NAVAL AIR GROUP
HAMPTON GRAY V.C. CHAPTER
MAY 1992
Visitor information
Location
Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray and Fleet Air Arm Memorial
200 Hampton Gray Gate
Kingston
Ontario
Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray and Fleet Air Arm Memorial
200 Hampton Gray Gate
Kingston
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 44.2191944
Long. -76.593531
Lat. 44.2191944
Long. -76.593531
Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray and Fleet Air Arm Memorial
1
of
2
images
inscription
1
of
2
images
Table of contents