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Son of John Balfour and Wilhelmina Gray (1969 National Memorial (Silver) Cross Mother), of Nelson, British Columbia. Brother of Phyllis Gray-Gautschi of Nelson, British Columbia.
Brother of Phyllis Gray-Gautschi of Nelson, British Columbia.
His brother Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray was killed in action on August 9, 1945 while serving with the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve. He was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously for his actions on August 9, 1945.
Digital gallery of Flight Sergeant John Balfour Gray
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant John Balfour Gray
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant John Balfour Gray
Flight Sergeant John Balfour Gray is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant John Balfour Gray
Flight Sergeant John Balfour Gray is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant John Balfour Gray
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 John Balfour Gray
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant John Balfour Gray
From the Toronto Telegram November 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant John Balfour Gray
From the Toronto Telegram November 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant John Balfour Gray
From a WW2 issue of the Vancouver Province newspaper c1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Flight Sergeant John Balfour Gray is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant John Balfour Gray 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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Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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From the Toronto Telegram November 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram November 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From a WW2 issue of the Vancouver Province newspaper c1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 77 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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