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Military service
Service number:
J/43415
Age:
20
Rank:
Flying Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
1653 Heavy Conversion Unit
Birth:
February 28, 1925
Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Enlistment:
July 3, 1943
Regina, Saskatchewan
Death:
April 28, 1945
Stoke,Rochford, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
51. B. 9.
Additional information
Son of Ivan and Ida Josephine Ourom, of Battrum, Saskatchewan. Mr David H. Frampton, Health & Safety/Training Manager of Stoke Rochford Management has obtained permission for a Canadian Maple tree to be planted as a memorial to the crew of Lancaster aircraft # IM 719 which crashed in the grounds of Stoke-Rochford Hall on 28 April 1945. A plaque alongside the tree will name the crew members. There will also be a print of the plane commissioned which will be displayed at the Hall, alongside a framed display case of artefacts from the aircraft. The ceremony was held on 19 November 2006.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer Richard Knut Ourom
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Padre blessing the tree and memorial
Padre (Squadron Leader) John Ellis RAF, RAF Coningsby blessing the tree and memorial to the crew of LM 719. -
Plaque, tree and wreaths
The Canadian Maple tree, plaque and wreaths laid to honour the crew of LM 719. -
Cpl Ian Harrison
Corporal Ian Harrison, formerly of RAF Cottesmore who manufactured the Remembrance Plaque bearing the names of the crew of LM 719. -
Colour party
Colour party supporting the ceremony. -
Canadian High Commission officers
LCol Garry Walker, Royal Canadian Air Force, Canadian High Commission, Warrant Officer Class I David Frampton and two officer representatives of the Canadian High Commission. -
Dedication Ceremony 19 Nov 2006 page 2
Dedication in Memory of the Crew of Lancaster LM 719 Program, Canadian Maple Tree and Plaque unveiling on 19 November 2006. -
Dedication Ceremony 19 Nov 2006 page 1
Dedication in Memory of the Crew of Lancaster LM 719 Program, Canadian Maple Tree and Plaque unveiling on 19 November 2006. -
Grave Marker
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Photo of RICHARD KNUT OUROM
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Flying Officer Richard Knut Ourom is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Flying Officer Richard Knut Ourom is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Richard Knut Ourom
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Richard Knut Ourom
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Richard Knut Ourom
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 552 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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