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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.
His brother John (Jack) Gray died on February 27, 1942 while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
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Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
Photo of Second Lieutenant(Pilot) Robert Hampton Gray, taken when he received his pilot wings in September 1941.
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Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
Left to right: Phyllis Gray-Gautschi, Wilhelmina Gray and John Balfour Gray.
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Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
From the Toronto Telegram November 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
Lt Robert Hampton Gray plaque, Nelson, British Columbia
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Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
Barrie Military Park, Canadian Victoria Cross Recipients, Cenotaph
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Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
The Halifax Memorial at Point Pleasant in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on which Robert Hampton Gray's name is inscribed.
Image taken 1 April 2018 by Tom Tulloch.
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Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
The dedication panel on the Halifax Memorial at Point Pleasant in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on which Robert Hampton Gray's name is inscribed.
Image taken 1 April 2018 by Tom Tulloch.
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Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
The panel on the Halifax Memorial at Point Pleasant in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on which Robert Hampton Gray's name is inscribed.
Image taken 1 April 2018 by Tom Tulloch.
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Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
The inscription of Robert Hampton Gray's name on the Halifax Memorial at Point Pleasant in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Image taken 1 April 2018 by Tom Tulloch.
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Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
In Memorial Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray V.C., D.S.C. Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Lieutenant Gray trained as a pilot at this airfield during the period June-Sept 1941. In World War II Lieut Gray was the only Canadian Naval recipient of the Victoria Cross which was awarded posthumously for his gallant and successful attack on a Japanest destroyer on 9 August 1945.
We also Remember the 23 brave young men of the Fleet Air arm from Britain and the Commonwealth who lost their lives during flying training at this air station during World War II.
Canadian Naval Air Group Hampton Gray V.C. Chapter, May 1992.
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Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
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Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
The Robert Hampton Gray Memorial School at 12 Wing Canadian Forces Base Shearwater, Shearwater, NS was dedicated in 1952, in memory of Robert Hampton Gray, VC, RCNVR, Second World War. It now houses the Canadian Forces Military Families Resource Centre (MFRC) and the French Language Training School.
HAMPTON GRAY
MEMORIAL
http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/mdsr-rdr-eng.asp?PID=4861
Photo Credit: Marilyn Gurney
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Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
Picture of the mess dress medals attributed to R. H. Gray, according to his service records.
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Photo of Second Lieutenant(Pilot) Robert Hampton Gray, taken when he received his pilot wings in September 1941.
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Left to right: Phyllis Gray-Gautschi, Wilhelmina Gray and John Balfour Gray.
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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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Lt Robert Hampton Gray plaque, Nelson, British Columbia
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Barrie Military Park, Canadian Victoria Cross Recipients, Cenotaph
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Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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The Halifax Memorial at Point Pleasant in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on which Robert Hampton Gray's name is inscribed. Image taken 1 April 2018 by Tom Tulloch.
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The dedication panel on the Halifax Memorial at Point Pleasant in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on which Robert Hampton Gray's name is inscribed. Image taken 1 April 2018 by Tom Tulloch.
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The panel on the Halifax Memorial at Point Pleasant in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on which Robert Hampton Gray's name is inscribed. Image taken 1 April 2018 by Tom Tulloch.
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The inscription of Robert Hampton Gray's name on the Halifax Memorial at Point Pleasant in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Image taken 1 April 2018 by Tom Tulloch.
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In Memorial Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray V.C., D.S.C. Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve Lieutenant Gray trained as a pilot at this airfield during the period June-Sept 1941. In World War II Lieut Gray was the only Canadian Naval recipient of the Victoria Cross which was awarded posthumously for his gallant and successful attack on a Japanest destroyer on 9 August 1945. We also Remember the 23 brave young men of the Fleet Air arm from Britain and the Commonwealth who lost their lives during flying training at this air station during World War II. Canadian Naval Air Group Hampton Gray V.C. Chapter, May 1992.
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The Robert Hampton Gray Memorial School at 12 Wing Canadian Forces Base Shearwater, Shearwater, NS was dedicated in 1952, in memory of Robert Hampton Gray, VC, RCNVR, Second World War. It now houses the Canadian Forces Military Families Resource Centre (MFRC) and the French Language Training School. HAMPTON GRAY MEMORIAL http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/mdsr-rdr-eng.asp?PID=4861 Photo Credit: Marilyn Gurney
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Picture of the mess dress medals attributed to R. H. Gray, according to his service records.
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 520 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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HALIFAX MEMORIAL Nova Scotia, Canada
The HALIFAX MEMORIAL in Nova Scotia's capital, erected in Point Pleasant Park, is one of the few tangible reminders of the men who died at sea. Twenty-four ships were lost by the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War and nearly 2,000 members of the RCN lost their lives.
This Memorial was erected by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and was unveiled in November 1967 with naval ceremony by H.P. MacKeen, Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, in the presence of R. Teillet, then Minister of Veterans Affairs.
The monument is a great granite Cross of Sacrifice over 12 metres high, clearly visible to all ships approaching Halifax. The cross is mounted on a large podium bearing 23 bronze panels upon which are inscribed the names of over 3,000 Canadian men and women who were buried at sea.
The dedicatory inscription, in French and English, reads as follows:
1918-1945
IN THE HONOUR OF
THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE NAVY
ARMY AND MERCHANT NAVY
OF CANADA
WHOSE NAMES
ARE INSCRIBED HERE
THEIR GRAVES ARE UNKNOWN
BUT THEIR MEMORY
SHALL ENDURE.
On June 19, 2003, the Government of Canada designated September 3rd of each year as a day to acknowledge the contribution of Merchant Navy Veterans.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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