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Robert Reid Abbott

In memory of:

Captain Robert Reid Abbott

February 19, 1980
Ottawa, Ontario

Military Service


Service Number:

F79 555 234

Age:

29

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

416 All Weather Fighter Squadron

Citation(s):

Canadian Forces Decoration

Additional Information


Born:

February 25, 1950
Belleville, Ontario

Enlistment:

September 1, 1967
Ottawa, Ontario

Son of Robert Glen and Mary Norma Abbott of Ottawa, Ontario. Brother of Brent and Richard Abbott. Husband of Joan Margaret (nee Code) Abbott and father of Robert Trent and Kyra Joy Abbott of Chatham, New Brunswick.

Commemorated on Page 172 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

Hillcrest Cemetery
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Family Plot C 27 and 28

Location:

Smiths Falls

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– In Memoriam posted in the Globe and Mail, Saturday, February 19, 2005.
  • Captain Robert Reid Abbott, CD– Captain Robert Reid Abbott, CD
  • Memorial Arch– 9019 Capt Robert Reid Abbott CFD (CMR RMC 1972) attended College Militaire Royal du Canada and Royal Military College of Canada 1967-1972. He served as an Air Force pilot with 416 All Weather Fighter Squadron. He was killed on duty in a plane crash at CFB Ottawa on 19 Feb 1980. The annual the Parade to the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada remembers our fallen comrades, whether faculty, staff, alumni and students.
  • Memorial Arch– 9019 Robert Reid Abbott was an alumni of College Militaire Royal Saint-Jean 1971. He is remembered during the annual march to the arch.
  • Memorial Stained Glass– 9019 Robert Reid Abbott was an alumni of College Militaire Royal Saint-Jean 1971. He is remembered during the annual march to the arch.
  • Memorial Doll– 9019 Robert Reid Abbott was an alumni of College Militaire Royal Saint-Jean 1971. He is remembered during the annual march to the arch.

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