War Diaries of the 2nd CMR on his arrival on 18 Aug 1918
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- Thu Nov 27, 2025 1:41 am
- Forum: Soldier Research
- Topic: Letter K instead of number
- Replies: 3
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- 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
https://canadiangreatwarproject.com/dia ... e001126741
- 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...
- Thu Nov 13, 2025 6:20 pm
- Forum: Soldier Research
- Topic: RCAF, 428 Sqdn Lancaster, KB764 ... Help
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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
- Thu Nov 13, 2025 6:02 pm
- Forum: Soldier Research
- Topic: RCAF, 428 Sqdn Lancaster, KB764 ... Help
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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 ...
- Sat Nov 01, 2025 5:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: F/S Paul Walter Gregory 923461 RAF
- Replies: 11
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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...
- Sun Oct 12, 2025 9:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: F/S Paul Walter Gregory 923461 RAF
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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...
- Sat Oct 11, 2025 12:21 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: F/S Paul Walter Gregory 923461 RAF
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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...
- Sat Oct 11, 2025 12:03 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: F/S Paul Walter Gregory 923461 RAF
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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 ...
- Fri Oct 10, 2025 9:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: F/S Paul Walter Gregory 923461 RAF
- Replies: 11
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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