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Old 09-08-05, 15:50
Garry Shipton (RIP) Garry Shipton (RIP) is offline
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Default In Memoriam

Today,Aug.09,1945,three hours before the A-Bomb dropped on Nagasaki,Robert Hampton Gray won Canada's last WW2 Victoria Cross postumously.
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Old 09-08-05, 17:03
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Default "Hammy" Gray

Hi Folks,

The below link is to a previous thread in MLU about "Hammy" Gray ... there is a Memorial for him in front of Nelson, BC's Post Office next door to the City Hall ... last I saw the Memorial was after someone had accidentally run their car up onto the sidewalk and knocked it over, doing some damage to it. The Memorial was to be repaired ... I'm assuming that that has been done. I haven't been in Nelson for almost a year and a half (? can't recall) so can't verify.

http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/sh...t+Hampton+Gray



Karmen
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Old 09-08-05, 17:54
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Default 1945 News Article

Here is a 1945 Vancouver newpapers' front page with a photo of, and an article about, Hammy Gray (in PDF file). Keep scrolling down for more "IN MEMORIUM" : (I hope this PDF link works for you all!)

http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/p...1945_11_15.pdf

Karmen
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