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Digital gallery of Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
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Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
Paul's graduation photo from Optometry School at Saint Michael's College in Toronto.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
The Peterborough Examiner reporting on Paul's safe arrival in England.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
Paul's last letter to his family.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
This letter was from the Mayor of Blamont, France where Paul's plane crashed on July 29th, 1944. He and his crew are buried there in the communal cemetery. The letter was sent to the airman's mother, Cecile Roche, and explains how the plane leveled out at the last moment and crashed into a field saving the town.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
Paul's name on page 430 from "The Book of Remembrance"
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
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
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
Paul's portrait was one of twenty chosen for an exhibit at Vimy Ridge entitled "Faces of Freedom" running May-November, 2019.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
Paul’s medals placed on his tombstone during a VE ceremony in Blâmont on May 10th, 2019, united 75 years later. Lest we forget
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
Ceremony in Blâmont for the 75th anniversary of the plane crash and saving of the town on May 10th, 2019.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
My much loved Great Uncle, Paul M Roche, Lancaster Bomber Pilot, RCAF. He "never flew in any other state but the state of grace."
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
From the Toronto Star May 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche
This framed scroll hangs in the St. John Henry Newman Catholic Church (formerly St. Thomas Aquinas Church) located on the University of Toronto campus. The pre-printed template was designed by A.J. Casson. “For King and Country Members of Newman Club of the University of Toronto Who Have Volunteered for Active Service with Canada’s Fighting Forces”. The roll of service shows a total of 289 names written in calligraphy. The document is not dated and contains no key, but it is known after the fact that at least nine of the individuals listed therein lost their lives in the Second World War (at least 6 in the Canadian and 3 in the American forces).
Image gallery
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Paul's graduation photo from Optometry School at Saint Michael's College in Toronto.
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The Peterborough Examiner reporting on Paul's safe arrival in England.
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Paul's last letter to his family.
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This letter was from the Mayor of Blamont, France where Paul's plane crashed on July 29th, 1944. He and his crew are buried there in the communal cemetery. The letter was sent to the airman's mother, Cecile Roche, and explains how the plane leveled out at the last moment and crashed into a field saving the town.
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Paul's name on page 430 from "The Book of Remembrance"
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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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Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer Paul Martin Roche is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Paul's portrait was one of twenty chosen for an exhibit at Vimy Ridge entitled "Faces of Freedom" running May-November, 2019.
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Paul’s medals placed on his tombstone during a VE ceremony in Blâmont on May 10th, 2019, united 75 years later. Lest we forget
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Ceremony in Blâmont for the 75th anniversary of the plane crash and saving of the town on May 10th, 2019.
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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My much loved Great Uncle, Paul M Roche, Lancaster Bomber Pilot, RCAF. He "never flew in any other state but the state of grace."
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From the Toronto Star May 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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This framed scroll hangs in the St. John Henry Newman Catholic Church (formerly St. Thomas Aquinas Church) located on the University of Toronto campus. The pre-printed template was designed by A.J. Casson. “For King and Country Members of Newman Club of the University of Toronto Who Have Volunteered for Active Service with Canada’s Fighting Forces”. The roll of service shows a total of 289 names written in calligraphy. The document is not dated and contains no key, but it is known after the fact that at least nine of the individuals listed therein lost their lives in the Second World War (at least 6 in the Canadian and 3 in the American forces).
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 430 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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BLAMONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY Meurthe-et-Moselle, France
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