
Name
Ralph Ballantyne Henry
Born
1913-06-28
Birth Place
Occupation
Public school teacher
Religion
United Church
Died
1942-07-26
Death Place
Ayrshire, Scotland
Death
Killed while in service
Awards
Pilots Flying Badge
Monument
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
J7615
Highest Rank
Pilot Officer
Conflict
Battalion
Enlisted
Windsor, ON
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1940-12-11
Artefacts, Photographs & Resources
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Notes
Ralph was the son of Ernest Alfred Henry and Adeline Victoria Woods, who owned Henry’s book store in of Kincardine, Ontario. Also, he was brother to Flight Lieutenant Douglas Henry, DFC and bar and Ernest, DFC. Ralph attended the University of Toronto, where his name is engraved at Soldiers Tower, and then attended Toronto Normal School. He taught for 2 ½ years in Windsor. He was a gifted pianist. Ralph was granted a Commission as Pilot Officer in September 1941, and went overseas in 1942. He went missing in action and is recognized on the Runnymede Memorial in the United Kingdom.Sources & Links
- a) LAC Personnel File (Ancestry.com);- b) "Believe Pilot Officer Ralph B. Henry Dead, Result of Air Operations" Kincardine News July 30, 1942;
- c) Bruce Remembers feedback, October 29, 30, 2018
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Book of Remembrance
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial
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