Military service
Age:
27
Rank:
Lieutenant
Force:
Navy
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Division:
H.M.S. Formidable
Birth:
November 2, 1917
Trail, British Columbia
Enlistment:
July 18, 1940
Calgary, Alberta
Death:
August 9, 1945
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 13.
Additional information
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.
Digital gallery of Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
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Photo of Robert Hampton Gray
Photo of Second Lieutenant(Pilot) Robert Hampton Gray, taken when he received his pilot wings in September 1941. -
Family
Left to right: Phyllis Gray-Gautschi, Wilhelmina Gray and John Balfour Gray. -
Photo of Robert Hampton Gray
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram November 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
London Gazette
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Statement of Service
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Memorial Plaque
Lt Robert Hampton Gray plaque, Nelson, British Columbia -
Cenotaph
Barrie Military Park, Canadian Victoria Cross Recipients, Cenotaph -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
Memorial
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Memorial
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Memorial
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Reverse side of Memorial
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Memorial
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Program
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Halifax Memorial
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. -
Dedication Panel
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. -
Memorial
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. -
Inscription
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. -
Memorial
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. -
Entrance
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Robert Hampton Gray Memorial School
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 -
Medals
Picture of the mess dress medals attributed to R. H. Gray, according to his service records. -
Airplane
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Crest
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
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 520 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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