Name
Raymond Ernest Vaupel
Born
1917-03-31
Birth Place
Aylesbury, SK
Occupation
Newspaper work
Died
1942-07-31
Death Place
Tobruk, Libya
Death
Killed in Action
Monument
1.Alamein Memorial, Egypt 2.Port Elgin Cenotaph
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
J/7436
Highest Rank
Pilot Officer
Conflict
Battalion
Company
Squadron 148
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
Raymond was killed after one day of fighting while on a mission to bomb the port facilities at Tobruk.Sources & Links
- Macri, Franco David. “Port Elgin’s War.” Franco David Macri, 2015. Print.- Vaupel, Raymond Ernest. Canadian Fallen Heroes
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial
- Find a Grave
