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Operations Record Book info IMG_9351.jpeg Some info on crew positions at this link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/47/a4312847.shtml MOST OF THE CREW POSITIONS ARE SELF EXPLANITORY, BUT F.M.E. IS A FITTER/MAINTANANCE ENGINE, AND F.M.A. IS A FITTER/MAINTANANCE AIRFRAME. ALSO THEI...

This site has their Ditching story and subsequent pick up

http://www.hillmanweb.com/rcaf/mag/0407.html

Greetings everyone, hope all is well ! Looking for the crew of RCAF No. 422 Squadron, Sunderland DD861, Sept. 3rd aircraft took off from Castle Archdale on an Anti-Submarine mission, 3 hours into the flight had the Starboard outer engine catch fire and fell off into the sea, damaging outer wing and...

arillion8 wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 29, 2023 4:47 pm

Hi Temujin, Where did you get that nominal roll from of the 1st CPB?

From the WD of the Regiment located on LAC’s website

Information from Battalion June 1944 War Diaries showing the Nominal Roll and Vehicles for Juno Sector Landings: Source: University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada https://vault.library.uvic.ca/concern/generic_works/045c3077-6d9a-40dc-8823-9b0385216ea3?locale=en IMG_9242.jpeg IMG_9243.jpeg IMG...

Nominal Roll and date of embarkation and dis-embarkation for Normandy Operations

Partial Nominal Roll for 1st Bn, Canadian Scottish Regiment on HMCS Prince Henry, 2 Jun 1944

I think this article answer’s your question George……it looks like he didn’t join the RCAF until May 1943, and then served in Nova Scotia as a mechanic, so he only served until the end of the war, approx 2 years after he joined.

Obituary - GREGORY, John Henry - May 18, 1924 - February 7, 2015. Peacefully, at Algoma Manor, Thessalon on Saturday February 7, 2015. Jack Gregory in his 91st year. Loving father of Bill (late Pat) of Stirling, Ontario, Randy (Rose) of Sault Ste. Marie and Debbie Gillespie of Thessalon. Special Pop...