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Military service
Service number:
J/9079
Age:
22
Rank:
Flying Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
260 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Death:
February 27, 1943
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Column 271.
Additional information
Son of John Hubert and Olga Charlotte Kent, of Toronto, Ontario. Husband of Eileen Hazel Kent, of Toronto, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer Ronald Strongman Kent
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Photo of Ronald S. Kent
16/10/21 - 27/02/43 -
Document
Highschool registration card for Ron Kent. He entered North Toronto Collegiate in 1935 and transferred to Lawrence Park Collegiate when it opened in 1936. -
Newspaper Clipping
TORONTO STAR "Pages of the Past" online 1943, Sept 15 -
RCAF Officer's Application
Ron Kent's application to join the RCAF pg 1. (Picture enchanced) Source:Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada -
Attestation Papers
Ron Kent's application to join the RCAF pg 2. (Picture enchanced) Source:Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada -
Document
Ron Kent's Record of Service Airman pg1. (Picture enchanced) Source:Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada -
Document
Ron Kent's Record of Service Airman pg2. (Picture enchanced) Source:Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada -
Letter
Letter from the CO of Ron's squadron to his mother. A duplicate was sent to his wife. It explains the circumstances of his death. Source:Whitehouse vis Library & Archives Canada -
Excerpt from service file
Ronald Kent's service particulars. Source:Whitehouse vis Library & Archives Canada -
Letter
A letter from Ron's mother asking for information about his death. Taken from his service file in Ottawa. Source:Whitehouse via Library & Archives Canada -
Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star April 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram April 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Ronald Strongman Kent
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Ronald Strongman Kent
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Ronald Strongman Kent
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Ronald Strongman Kent
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Ronald Strongman Kent
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Ronald Strongman Kent
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Ronald Strongman Kent
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Ronald Strongman Kent
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Ronald Strongman Kent
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 177 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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