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Military service
Service number:
224846
Age:
31
Rank:
Flight Lieutenant
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
121 (Composite) Unit, RCAF
Birth:
February 28, 1935
Chapleau, Ontario
Enlistment:
March 21, 1954
Death:
April 23, 1966
Hope, British Columbia
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Grave 28, Row O, Plot G
Additional information
Son of Thomas and Ethel Montgomery of Toronto, ON. Husband of Mary Anne Montgomery of Comox, BC. Father of Holly Montgomery.A memorial service was held at Hope Slide, viewing platform on the 60th anniversary of the crash of Albatross rescue aircraft commemorating five members of the Canadian Forces who lost their lives when the plane crashed into the side of the mountain, just east of Hope, about 140 km from Vancouver, British Columbia. Captain (retired) Robert Reid the only survivor of the crash attended the ceremony.
Digital gallery of Flight Lieutenant Philip Leonard Montgomery
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NORTH BAY (ST. MARY'S) CEMETERY Ontario, Canada
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