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On 20 May 1944 Canso 9773 of 5 (BR) Sqn, RCAF, failed to return from depth charge practice after take-off from Torbay, Newfoundland. [One of the four passengers was a Lt. Gerard Garand (Army), my uncle. Later discovered that the Canso carried 50 lbs dynamite and unserviceable pyrotechnics for disposal. On 30 May 1944 funeral service held for RC personnel and 3 June 1944 memorial service for Prot personnel. This info comes from 5 (BR) Sqn diary.
I am doing research about what happened and I Know my uncle was member of Le regiment de Montmagny, infantry unit posted in Torbay and absorbed by Les fusiliers du St-Laurent. I am interested in finding anyone who would have been in Torbay at the time or would hae info about that incident.
Here are the other people who died.
F/Lt (Pilot) Alan G. BYERS - C1612 - from Montréal/PQ.
F/O (Pilot) Leo J. MURRAY - J10106 - from Winnipeg/MB.
W/O¹ (Flt Eng) Charles B.E. CLOW - R72674 - from Emerald/PEI.
F/Sgt (Flt Eng) Bruce R. McGIMSIE - R78943 - from Guelph/Ont.
F/O (Nav) Joseph B. POOLE - J22439 - from Arnprior/Ont.
F/Sgt (WOp/Ag) Archibald B. CAMPBELL - R181104 - from Medicine Hat/Alta.
F/Sgt (WOp/Ag) Walter F. NOLAN - R174786 - from St.John/NB.
F/Sgt (Armourer/Pass.) Donald L. HERMAN - R71231 - from Gimli/MB.
B - Commemorated on Panel 16 of the Halifax Memorial, Nova Scotia:
Capt (Chaplain 4th Cl./Pass.) The Reverend Joseph A.P.E. GAUTHIER (Canadian Chaplains Service) - from Rock Island/PQ.
Lt (Pass.) Gerard GARAND - Le Regt de Montmagny RCIC - from Montréal (husband of Gisela Garand from Verdun/PQ).
Ldg Seaman (Engine Room Artificer/Pass.) Harvey A.G. WILLIAMS - 21917 - Royal Canadian Navy - HMCS Avalon - from Medicine Hat/Alta.
Thanks for help
Chantal Garand
I am doing research about what happened and I Know my uncle was member of Le regiment de Montmagny, infantry unit posted in Torbay and absorbed by Les fusiliers du St-Laurent. I am interested in finding anyone who would have been in Torbay at the time or would hae info about that incident.
Here are the other people who died.
F/Lt (Pilot) Alan G. BYERS - C1612 - from Montréal/PQ.
F/O (Pilot) Leo J. MURRAY - J10106 - from Winnipeg/MB.
W/O¹ (Flt Eng) Charles B.E. CLOW - R72674 - from Emerald/PEI.
F/Sgt (Flt Eng) Bruce R. McGIMSIE - R78943 - from Guelph/Ont.
F/O (Nav) Joseph B. POOLE - J22439 - from Arnprior/Ont.
F/Sgt (WOp/Ag) Archibald B. CAMPBELL - R181104 - from Medicine Hat/Alta.
F/Sgt (WOp/Ag) Walter F. NOLAN - R174786 - from St.John/NB.
F/Sgt (Armourer/Pass.) Donald L. HERMAN - R71231 - from Gimli/MB.
B - Commemorated on Panel 16 of the Halifax Memorial, Nova Scotia:
Capt (Chaplain 4th Cl./Pass.) The Reverend Joseph A.P.E. GAUTHIER (Canadian Chaplains Service) - from Rock Island/PQ.
Lt (Pass.) Gerard GARAND - Le Regt de Montmagny RCIC - from Montréal (husband of Gisela Garand from Verdun/PQ).
Ldg Seaman (Engine Room Artificer/Pass.) Harvey A.G. WILLIAMS - 21917 - Royal Canadian Navy - HMCS Avalon - from Medicine Hat/Alta.
Thanks for help
Chantal Garand