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Corsairs and Barracudas ranged on the flight deck of HMS Formidable, off Norway, July 1944. A County class cruiser is in the background.
Reblogged this on battleoftheatlantic19391945 and commented:
“SATURDAY, July 9/2022@08:12-IN LOVING MEMORY, CONCERNING Canadian Robert Hampton HAMMY GRAY, VC, DSC, MID, ROYAL CANADIAN NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE, H.M.S. FORMIDABLE!!!”
“Lieutenant Robert HAMMY GRAY-SIR, while FLYING IN A CORSAIR, on August 6? WAS K.I.A., CASUALTY; WHILE WITH DUTY-HONOUR AND VALOUR…WAS ATTACKING AND SUNK- A JAPANESE WARSHIP-ESCORT DESTROYER-FRIGATE OF THE I.J.N., AND WAS AWARDER POSTHUMOUSLY…THE HIGHEST GALLANTRY MEDAL OF THE DOMINION; THE VICTORIA CROSS!!!”
“Still stands thine ancient sacrifice, a humble and a contrite heart; Lord God of Hosts be with us yet, LEST WE FORGET, LEST WE FORGET!!!” Poem by Rudyard Kipling.
“At the going down of the SUN, AND in the MORNING; WE WILL REMEMBER THEM, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM!!!”
“Thank you for my FREEDOMS that I have TODAY; LIEUTENANT Robert Hampton HAMMY GRAY, V.C., D.S.C., M.I.D., R.C.N.V.R., Trail, British Columbia, Canada.”
“YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN, CANADIAN COURAGEOUS HERO, Robert Hampton HAMMY GRAY; LOVE YOU HAMMY…Yours Aye-WITH VERY MUCH LOVE-CONCERN-GRATITUDE-RESPECT-REMORSE-REMEMBRANCE, ETC., …Brian CANUCK MURZA, W.W.II Naval Researcher-Published Author, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.”
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