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by Temujin
Thu Nov 27, 2025 1:41 am
Forum: Soldier Research
Topic: Letter K instead of number
Replies: 3
Views: 55

Re: Letter K instead of number

War Diaries of the 2nd CMR on his arrival on 18 Aug 1918
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by Temujin
Thu Nov 27, 2025 1:30 am
Forum: Soldier Research
Topic: Letter K instead of number
Replies: 3
Views: 55

Re: Letter K instead of number

War Diaries of the 2nd CMR for Sept 1918, a few screen shots of action on the 29 Sept 1918, day he was wounded

https://canadiangreatwarproject.com/dia ... e001126741
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by Temujin
Thu Nov 27, 2025 1:12 am
Forum: Soldier Research
Topic: Letter K instead of number
Replies: 3
Views: 55

Re: Letter K instead of number

I can’t help you with the “K”, I’ve never seen this on a military record of WW1 I download his file, and has a lot of information, note he was transferred to the 2nd CMR (Canadian Mounted Rifles) and was wounded while with them. His records also contain other wounds he received. If you would like sp...
by Temujin
Thu Nov 13, 2025 6:20 pm
Forum: Soldier Research
Topic: RCAF, 428 Sqdn Lancaster, KB764 ... Help
Replies: 12
Views: 38227

Re: RCAF, 428 Sqdn Lancaster, KB764 ... Help

I can’t confirm his aircraft is in this photo, but nice photo of Canadian Lancaster lined up in England prior to their departure to Canada
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by Temujin
Thu Nov 13, 2025 6:02 pm
Forum: Soldier Research
Topic: RCAF, 428 Sqdn Lancaster, KB764 ... Help
Replies: 12
Views: 38227

Re: RCAF, 428 Sqdn Lancaster, KB764 ... Help

Hi I am the daughter of Samuel Davidson who was in the rear gunner position when the Lancaster flown by Acree crashed in the Azores. My father was in the water walking along the wing and then hanging onto a tire. I heard for three hours before rescued by boat. The rest of the crew were able to get ...
by Temujin
Sat Nov 01, 2025 5:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: F/S Paul Walter Gregory 923461 RAF
Replies: 11
Views: 5675

Re: F/S Paul Walter Gregory 923461 RAF

Hi Temujin, Sorry for the delay in replying. Giving the families some details regarding the operations their relatives were on when they were lost, injured or taken PoW is part of the Chronology too. Which is why I have a brief synopsis of Bomber Command operations for each operation, culled from M...
by Temujin
Sun Oct 12, 2025 9:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: F/S Paul Walter Gregory 923461 RAF
Replies: 11
Views: 5675

Re: F/S Paul Walter Gregory 923461 RAF

Hi Temujin, Impressive. I've never seen a post operation report before. Paul Wetaskwin Some of them have the actually flight route of the various bomber streams to targets…….their not like the actual navigation map that the bomber crews used, but a small (one page sometimes) map of the route. These...
by Temujin
Sat Oct 11, 2025 12:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: F/S Paul Walter Gregory 923461 RAF
Replies: 11
Views: 5675

Re: F/S Paul Walter Gregory 923461 RAF

Just a follow up on where his aircraft crashed (and crew reported by Germans as “date and location” of death. The record I sent you indicates their bodies were “found” in Delmenhorst, which is a location right next to their target of Bremen. Google Maps included IMG_3347.jpeg IMG_3364.jpeg And it sa...
by Temujin
Sat Oct 11, 2025 12:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: F/S Paul Walter Gregory 923461 RAF
Replies: 11
Views: 5675

Re: F/S Paul Walter Gregory 923461 RAF

Your Welcome Paul Of course, once I get going, I keep researching until I can find anything and everything………so this is info that you may already have and know, but scince I found it, thought I would post it Operations Record Book IMG_3356.jpeg Aircraft Loss Card (sorry, hard to read) IMG_3357.jpeg ...
by Temujin
Fri Oct 10, 2025 9:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: F/S Paul Walter Gregory 923461 RAF
Replies: 11
Views: 5675

Re: F/S Paul Walter Gregory 923461 RAF

And I think this is his fathers arrival documents into Canada. I haven’t found anything on when he left Canada yet
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