Robert MacFarlane Graham
Robert MacFarlane Graham was born on December 15th, 1917 in Ottawa. Ontario. His current address is 231 Clemow Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario. His parents are Lucille MacFarlane (Mother) and William Graham (Father). Robert was a single man, with no spouse and no siblings.
His personality type was listed as domineering, confident, mature and pleasant. He graduated when he was 19, and did four full years of highschool. Four years of matriculation course. Passed in two subjects of junior matriculation.
His religion is Anglican. Both of his parents are Canadian.
He was in the Cadet Corps for three years while attending Ashbury College. He was 23 years old when he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force (R.C.A.F), and his division is 158(R.A.F), his service number is J/6306. The air force trade he did was wireless operator air gunner.
Robert MacFarlane Graham tragically passed away on May 9th 1942. He had previously gone missing after air operations, now for official purposes, presumed dead. He was buried at The BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY in the district of Charlottenburg, 8 kilometers west of the city center, on the south side of the Heerstrasse.
Honour roll – In memory of the Ashbury College alumni and staff who gave their lives in Word War I, World War II and the Korean War. Plaque erected in the Ashbury College Chapel, 362 Mariposa Avenue, Ottawa
Newspaper Clipping – From the Charlottetown PEI newspaper The Guardian.
Newspaper Clipping – From the Ottawa Citizen
Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail.
Memorial – St Matthew's Anglican Church Ottawa
Works Cited
Robert MacFarlane Graham- The Canadian Virtual War Memorial - Veterans Affairs Canada, https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2201335?Robert%20Macfarlane%20Graham . Accessed 1 November 2023.
“Second World War Service Files – War Dead, 1939 to 1947.” Collection Search, http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=kia&id=13691&lang=eng . Accessed 26 October 2023.
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