LT. R.H. Gray Memorial Plaque

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LT. R.H. GRAY, V.C., D.S.C., R.C.N.V.R.
1917-1945
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF
LIEUTENANT ROBERT HAMPTON GRAY, V.C., D.S.C.,
ROYAL CANADIAN NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE.
THE LAST CANADIAN TO BE KILLED IN ACTION DURING
THE SECOND WORLD WAR, LIEUTENANT GRAY,
FROM NELSON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, DIED WHEN
HIS CORSAIR AIRCRAFT WAS SHOT DOWN AS HE
FEARLESSLY LED A CARRIER AIR STRIKE AGAINST
THE SHIPS OF THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY
AT ONAGAWA BAY, ON AUGUST 9TH, 1945.