Name
Frederick Leroy Vaupel
Born
1912-09-12
Birth Place
Aylesbury, SK
Occupation
Teacher
Died
1943-06-17
Death Place
Scilly Isles, UK
Death
Killed in Action
Other Residence
Monument
Service Record 1
Highest Rank
Flying Officer
Conflict
Battalion
Company
Squadron 414
Enlisted
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1940-11-18
Artefacts, Photographs & Resources
Visit the Online Collections of the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre through the link below, for more information and artefacts related to this soldier.
Online Collections Link
Notes
With 414 Squadron, he flew P-51 Mustangs for several months. During the final stage of the Battle of the Atlantic he was shot down and killed south of the Scilly Isles. Son of Ernest William and Nancy Vaupel, of Port Elgin, ON.Sources & Links
- Macri, Franco David. “Port Elgin’s War.” Franco David Macri, 2015. Print.- Vaupel, Frederick Leroy. Canadian Fallen Heroes
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial
- Find a Grave
