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Flewin Field

Erected by officers and men from Canadian Forces Base Shilo, this memorial is dedicated to the memory of Captain G.J. Ross Flewin. It was unveiled on 5 June 1970.

Inscription

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FLEWIN FIELD

THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF CANADIAN FORCES BASE SHILO, MANITOBA, DEDICATE THIS FIELD TO THE MEMORY OF CAPTAIN G.J. ROSS FLEWIN, C.D., R.C.A., WHO SERVED AT SHILO AS AN AIR O.P. PILOT WITH 2 AIR O.P. DET IN 1956 AND AS AN INSTRUCTOR GUNNERY WITH RCSA IN 1959. HE LOST HIS LIFE WHILE PILOTING A LIGHT AIRCRAFT ON A ROUTINE TRAINING FLIGHT ON 17 JANUARY 1964.

DEDICATED 5 JUNE 1970

Français

Champ Flewin

Ce mémorial, érigé par les officiers et les soldats de la Base des Forces canadiennes Shilo, est dédié à la mémoire du capitaine G.J. Ross Flewin. Il a été dévoilé le 5 juin 1970.

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.

Location: Artillery Park, Canadian Forces Base Shilo

Emplacement : Artillery Park, Base des Forces canadiennes Shilo

Coordinates · Coordonnées: 49.806002, -99.639624

Marker type: Concrete cairn and field

Type de repère : Tumulus en béton et un champ

Source: Veterans Affairs Canada – National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials

Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Veterans Affairs Canada).

Link · Lien : https://veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/national-inventory-canadian-memorials/details/2169