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Son of Ralph L. and Mildred Miles; husband of Wanda Darlene Miles, of Montreal, Quebec.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer Gordon Ralph Miles
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Gordon Ralph Miles
The Toronto Star June 15, 1945, page 14<BR>
46 Lancasters and 186 Halifax aircraft from RCAF Bomber Command 6 Group joined a force from RAF Bomber Command on a mission to Hamburg July 28/29, 1944. It was a bright moonlit night and German night fighters appeared on the homeward flight, resulting in the loss of 18 Halifaxes and 4 Lancasters ¿ 12 per cent of the force.
F/O Miles served on Halifax III MZ-859 in #431 Squadron. Also killed were the following Canadian crew members:<P>
P/O (P) George Baumann, age 21, from Labelle, Que.<BR>
P/O George Sidebottom, age 21, from St. Vital, Manitoba<BR>
P/O (WAG) John Smith, age 28, from Rosemount, P.Q.<BR>
P/O William F. Windsor, age 18, from Toronto, Ont.<P>
Flight information from RAF and RCAF Bomber Command operations. Crew information is courtesy They Shall Grow Not Old published by Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum of Brandon, Man.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Gordon Ralph Miles
The Toronto Star June 15, 1945, page 14
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Gordon Ralph Miles
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Gordon Ralph Miles
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 Gordon Ralph Miles
Flying Officer Gordon Ralph Miles is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Gordon Ralph Miles
Flying Officer Gordon Ralph Miles is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Gordon Ralph Miles
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Gordon Ralph Miles
From the Toronto Star June 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Gordon Ralph Miles
From the Toronto Star June 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Gordon Ralph Miles
From the Toronto Telegram June 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Gordon Ralph Miles
From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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The Toronto Star June 15, 1945, page 14<BR> 46 Lancasters and 186 Halifax aircraft from RCAF Bomber Command 6 Group joined a force from RAF Bomber Command on a mission to Hamburg July 28/29, 1944. It was a bright moonlit night and German night fighters appeared on the homeward flight, resulting in the loss of 18 Halifaxes and 4 Lancasters ¿ 12 per cent of the force. F/O Miles served on Halifax III MZ-859 in #431 Squadron. Also killed were the following Canadian crew members:<P> P/O (P) George Baumann, age 21, from Labelle, Que.<BR> P/O George Sidebottom, age 21, from St. Vital, Manitoba<BR> P/O (WAG) John Smith, age 28, from Rosemount, P.Q.<BR> P/O William F. Windsor, age 18, from Toronto, Ont.<P> Flight information from RAF and RCAF Bomber Command operations. Crew information is courtesy They Shall Grow Not Old published by Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum of Brandon, Man.
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The Toronto Star June 15, 1945, page 14
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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 Gordon Ralph Miles is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer Gordon Ralph Miles is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star June 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star June 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram June 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Page 394 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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KIEL WAR CEMETERY Germany
Kiel lies 83 kilometres north of Hamburg. From Hamburg visitors should travel north on the Autoroute 7, following signs for Kiel. Leave the A7 at the junction with the A215, still following signs for Kiel. The A215 ends on the outskirts of Kiel. Turn left at the end of the A215 onto the Westring following signs for Olympiazentrum and Flensburg. After 4 kilometres, the Nord Freedhof town cemetery will be seen on the left hand side of the road.
The Commission plot is located 100 metres from the main cemetery entrance. Visitors should note that this cemetery is restricted to normal cemetery opening hours.
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