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Son of Wilbur Bray, and of Sybil May Bray, of Lyn, Ontario, Canada.
Digital gallery of Flight Sergeant Charles Lorne Bray
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Flight Sergeant Charles Lorne Bray
At the home of his childhood friend, Bronte, Ontario.
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Flight Sergeant Charles Lorne Bray
About 18 years of age on the pier in Bronte Harbour.
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Flight Sergeant Charles Lorne Bray
The Toronto Star December 19, 1942
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Flight Sergeant Charles Lorne Bray
DFM citation
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Flight Sergeant Charles Lorne Bray
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Charles Lorne Bray
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Charles Lorne Bray
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Charles Lorne Bray
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Charles Lorne Bray
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Charles Lorne Bray
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Charles Lorne Bray
Flight Sergeant Charles Lorne Bray is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Charles Lorne Bray
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Charles Lorne Bray
Flight Sergeant Charles Lorne Bray is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Charles Lorne Bray
From the Toronto Star January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Charles Lorne Bray
From the Toronto Star April 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Charles Lorne Bray
From the Toronto Star December 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Charles Lorne Bray
From the Toronto Star December 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Flight Sergeant Charles Lorne Bray
22 January 1942 - RAF Station RAF Elsham Wolds, North Lincolnshire.. Sgt. L.C. Bray, D.F.M., of Bronte, Ont., in front of his 103 Sqn Vickers Weillington.
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Flight Sergeant Charles Lorne Bray
22 January 1942 - RAF Elsham Wolds UK. Two recent recipients of the Distinguish Flying Medal in the cockpit of their 103 Sqn Vickers Wellington. Right is Sgt. L.C. Bray (pilot), D.F.M. of Bronte, Ont., left is Sgt. D.W. Spooner (co-pilot), D.F.M., of Innesvale, Queensland, Australia., who succeeded in bringing back their aircraft after it caught fire over enemy territory.
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Flight Sergeant Charles Lorne Bray
Distinguished Flying Medal recipients, L, to R. Sgt. D.W. Spooner, D.F.M., of Innesvale, Queensland, Aust., and Sgt. L.C. Bray, D.F.M., of Bronte Ont., in front of their Vickers Wellington bomber at RAF station Elsham Wolds, UK. 22 Jan 1942.
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Flight Sergeant Charles Lorne Bray
From the Toronto Telegram April 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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At the home of his childhood friend, Bronte, Ontario.
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About 18 years of age on the pier in Bronte Harbour.
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The Toronto Star December 19, 1942
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DFM citation
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Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Flight Sergeant Charles Lorne Bray is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant Charles Lorne Bray is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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From the Toronto Star January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star April 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star December 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star December 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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22 January 1942 - RAF Station RAF Elsham Wolds, North Lincolnshire.. Sgt. L.C. Bray, D.F.M., of Bronte, Ont., in front of his 103 Sqn Vickers Weillington.
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22 January 1942 - RAF Elsham Wolds UK. Two recent recipients of the Distinguish Flying Medal in the cockpit of their 103 Sqn Vickers Wellington. Right is Sgt. L.C. Bray (pilot), D.F.M. of Bronte, Ont., left is Sgt. D.W. Spooner (co-pilot), D.F.M., of Innesvale, Queensland, Australia., who succeeded in bringing back their aircraft after it caught fire over enemy territory.
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Distinguished Flying Medal recipients, L, to R. Sgt. D.W. Spooner, D.F.M., of Innesvale, Queensland, Aust., and Sgt. L.C. Bray, D.F.M., of Bronte Ont., in front of their Vickers Wellington bomber at RAF station Elsham Wolds, UK. 22 Jan 1942.
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From the Toronto Telegram April 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL Surrey, United Kingdom
During the Second World War more than 116,000 men and women of the Air Forces of the British Commonwealth gave their lives in service. More than 17,000 of these were members of the Royal Canadian Air Force, or Canadians serving with the Royal Air Force. Approximately one-third of all who died have no known grave. Of these, 20,450 are commemorated by name on the Runnymede Memorial, which is situated at Englefield Green, near Egham, 32 kilometers by road west of London.
The design of the Runnymede Memorial is original and striking. On the crest of Cooper's Hill, overlooking the Thames, a square tower dominates a cloister, in the centre of which rests the Stone of Remembrance. The cloistered walks terminate in two lookouts, one facing towards Windsor, and the other towards London Airport at Heathrow. The names of the dead are inscribed on the stone reveals of the narrow windows in the cloisters and the lookouts. They include those of 3,050 Canadian airmen. Above the three-arched entrance to the cloister is a great stone eagle with the Royal Air Force motto, Per Ardua ad Astra". On each side is the inscription:
IN THIS CLOISTER ARE RECORDED THE NAMES OF TWENTY THOUSAND AIRMEN WHO HAVE NO KNOWN GRAVE. THEY DIED FOR FREEDOM IN RAID AND SORTIE OVER THE BRITISH ISLES AND THE LANDS AND SEAS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN EUROPE
In the tower a vaulted shrine, which provides a quiet place for contemplation, contains illuminated verses by Paul H. Scott."
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