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Robert Campbell Ripley

In memory of:

Air Vice Marshal Robert Campbell Ripley

March 1, 1957
Manotick, Ontario

Military Service


Service Number:

189

Age:

44

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

Air Material Command Headquarters

Citation(s):

Officer of the Order of the British Empire, 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Forces Decoration, Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal

Additional Information


Born:

January 25, 1913
Lethbridge, Alberta

Enlistment:

August 30, 1935
Borden, Ontario

Husband of Frances Edith (nee Dowman)Ripley and father of Robert and Jane Ripley of Ottawa, Ontario. Brother of Alva and Anne.

Commemorated on Page 84 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:

BEECHWOOD CEMETERY (OTTAWA)
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Grave 107, Plot G, Section 27

Location:

Veterans Plots 26 and 27

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Robert Campbell Ripley
  • Photo of ROBERT CAMPBELL RIPLEY– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Photo from the Toronto Star for 2 March 1957, page 1.
  • Newspaper Clipping– First section of a clipping from the Toronto Star for 2 March 1957.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Second section of a clippling from the Toronto Star for 2 March 1957, page 3.

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