Nelson Drill Hall
L.T.R.H. Gray, V.C., D.S.C., R.C.N.V.R. 1917-1945
In honoured memory of Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray V.C., D.S.C., Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve. The last Canadian to be killed in action during the Second World War. Lieutenant Gray from Nelson, B.C. died when his corsair aircraft was shot down as he fearlessly led a carrier air strike against the ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy at Onagawa Bay on August 9th, 1945.
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1902
DRILL HALL
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NELSON DRILL HALL
THIS WAS THE SITE OF THE NELSON DRILL HALL
FROM 1902 – 1994
THE HALL WAS THE CENTRE OF MILITARY LIFE
IN THE NELSON AREA AND WAS HOME TO MANY UNITS
OF THE CANADIAN ARMY INCLUDING:
SOUTH KOOTENAY RIFLES ROCKY MOUNTAIN RANGERS
54TH KOOTENAY BATTALION CDN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
24TH HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGT ROYAL CDN. ARTILLERY
44TH FIELD ENGINEER SQD. ROYAL CDN. ENGINEERS
THE DRILL HALL WAS ACQUIRED BY THE PROVINCE
IN 1964 AND SERVED MANY CIVILIAN FUNCTIONS
UNTIL ITS DEMOLITION IN 1994
PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
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L.T.R.H. Gray, V.C., D.S.C., R.C.N.V.R.
1917 – 1945
In honoured memory of
Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray V.C., D.S.C,
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
The last Canadian to be kill in action during
the Second World War. Lieutenant Gray,
from Nelson, British Columbia, died when
his corsair aircraft was shot down as he
fearlessly led a carrier air strike against
the ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy
at Onagawa Bay on August 9th, 1945.
Salle d’exercices Nelson
Lt H.R. Gray, VC, DSC, RVMRC 1917-1945
À la glorieuse mémoire du lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray, VC, DSC, de la Réserve des Volontaires de la Marine royale canadienne, le dernier Canadien mort au combat pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Le lieutenant Gray, de Nelson (C.-B.), a été tué pendant un raid aérien contre la Marine impériale japonaise dans la baie d’Onagawa, le 9 août 1945. La formation de Corsair qu’il menait courageusement avait décollé un peu plus tôt d’un porte-avions allié.
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