Gray and Fleet Air Arm Memorial

This memorial is dedicated to Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray V.C., D.S.C. and the 23 men of the Fleet Air Arm from Britain and the Commonwealth who died during training in the Second World War. It was erected by the Canadian Naval Group, Hampton Gray V. C. Chapter in May 1992.

Inscription

IN MEMORIAM

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LIEUTENANT
ROBERT HAMPTON GRAY V.C., D.S.C.
ROYAL CANADIAN NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE

LIEUT. GRAY TRAINED AS A PILOT
AT THIS AIRFIELD DURING
THE PERIOD JUNE-SEPT. 1941

IN WORLD WAR II LIEUT. GRAY WAS THE
ONLY CANADIAN NAVAL RECIPIENT OF THE
VICTORIA CROSS
WHICH WAS AWARDED POSTHUMOUSLY
FOR HIS GALLANT AND SUCCESSFUL
ATTACK ON A JAPANESE DESTROYER
ON 9 AUGUST 1945

WE ALSO REMEMBER
THE 23 BRAVE YOUNG MEN OF
THE FLEET AIR ARM FROM
BRITAIN AND THE COMMONWEALTH
WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING
FLYING TRAINING AT THIS AIR STATION
DURING WORLD WAR II

CANADIAN NAVAL AIR GROUP
HAMPTON GRAY V.C. CHAPTER
MAY 1992

Ce mémorial est dédié au lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray, V.C., D.S.C., et aux 23 hommes du Fleet Air Arm de Grande-Bretagne et du Commonwealth tués à l’entraînement. Il a été érigé en mai 1992 par la section Hampton Gray, V.C., du Groupe canadien de l’aéronavale.

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