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Military service
Service number:
J/15147
Age:
26
Rank:
Pilot Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
137 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Death:
May 4, 1942
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Grave 271.
Additional information
Son of Robert Albert and Laberta Myra Wright, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer Robert Elmer Douglas Wright
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Grave Marker
Taken by Aircrew Remembered in 2014 - happy to share information. -
Photo of Robert Elmer Douglas Wright
Killed when Whirlwind P7103 broke up in the air following massive structural failure and crashed near Aylesham following a dog-fighting practice. The ORB noted, `His quiet and unassuming manner made him popular with everyone. -
Newspaper Clipping
From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Robert Elmer Douglas Wright
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Robert Elmer Douglas Wright
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Robert Elmer Douglas Wright
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Robert Elmer Douglas Wright
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Robert Elmer Douglas Wright
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 126 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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SCOTTOW CEMETERY Norfolk, United Kingdom
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