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Son of Mary and Edwin Hazael, of Windsor, Ontario.
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Pilot Officer Royal Edwin Hazael
Friday the 13th - Halifax Bomber, 158 Sqn., RAF similar to that of which Roy Hazael was a tail gunner on in 431 (Iroquois) Sqn. RCAF.
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Royal Edwin Hazael
On 28 April 1944, the Halifax Bomber that Roy Hazael was a tail gunner in, was taking part in a raid of 144 bombers on the marshalling yards of Montzen, an important railway installation not far from the German border in Belgium. The bombers were jumped and Hazael's Halifax was set on fire. Although four crew members were able to jump free(Les Anderson, Wes Knowlton, John Ling and Don Harrison), the other four crew members - William (Bill) Woodrow, Roy Hazael, Alabert Gabel, and Robert Aiano were killed in the crash.<br>
<i>Photo and Information credit: Airforce magazine, Vol. 23, No.2, Summer 1999.</i>
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Pilot Officer Royal Edwin Hazael
Five members of Roy Hazael's original Wellington Bomber crew (before converting to Halifax Bombers.
(L to R) Roy Hazael, Les Anderson, Bill Woodrow, John Lyng and Wel Knowlton. Hazael and Woodrow were killed in the crash of their Halifax on 28 April, 1944.<br>
<i>Photo and Information credit: Airforce magazine, Vol. 23, No.2, Summer 1999.</i>
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Royal Edwin Hazael
Wellington Bomber similar to that which Roy Hazael was a tail gunner on before conversion to Halifax Bombers.
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Royal Edwin Hazael
Grave marker … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Pilot Officer Royal Edwin Hazael
Entrance … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Pilot Officer Royal Edwin Hazael
Cross of Sacrifice located in Plots 4 & 4A … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Pilot Officer Royal Edwin Hazael
View of Plot 3 … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Pilot Officer Royal Edwin Hazael
From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Royal Edwin Hazael
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Royal Edwin Hazael
Pilot Officer Royal Edwin Hazael is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Royal Edwin Hazael
Pilot Officer Royal Edwin Hazael is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Royal Edwin Hazael
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Royal Edwin Hazael
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Royal Edwin Hazael
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Royal Edwin Hazael
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Royal Edwin Hazael
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Royal Edwin Hazael
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Royal Edwin Hazael
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Friday the 13th - Halifax Bomber, 158 Sqn., RAF similar to that of which Roy Hazael was a tail gunner on in 431 (Iroquois) Sqn. RCAF.
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On 28 April 1944, the Halifax Bomber that Roy Hazael was a tail gunner in, was taking part in a raid of 144 bombers on the marshalling yards of Montzen, an important railway installation not far from the German border in Belgium. The bombers were jumped and Hazael's Halifax was set on fire. Although four crew members were able to jump free(Les Anderson, Wes Knowlton, John Ling and Don Harrison), the other four crew members - William (Bill) Woodrow, Roy Hazael, Alabert Gabel, and Robert Aiano were killed in the crash.<br> <i>Photo and Information credit: Airforce magazine, Vol. 23, No.2, Summer 1999.</i>
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Five members of Roy Hazael's original Wellington Bomber crew (before converting to Halifax Bombers. (L to R) Roy Hazael, Les Anderson, Bill Woodrow, John Lyng and Wel Knowlton. Hazael and Woodrow were killed in the crash of their Halifax on 28 April, 1944.<br> <i>Photo and Information credit: Airforce magazine, Vol. 23, No.2, Summer 1999.</i>
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Wellington Bomber similar to that which Roy Hazael was a tail gunner on before conversion to Halifax Bombers.
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Grave marker … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Entrance … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Cross of Sacrifice located in Plots 4 & 4A … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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View of Plot 3 … Schoonselhof Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Pilot Officer Royal Edwin Hazael is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Pilot Officer Royal Edwin Hazael is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 331 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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SCHOONSELHOF CEMETERY Belgium
Antwerp lies 57 Km north of Brussels on the E19 and 59 km north east of Gent on the E17 motorway. The cemetery itself is located in Wilrijk, a suburb of Antwerp. From the Bistplein in front of the railway station in Wilrijk follow the Kleinsteenweg for 300 M until you arrive at the ring road. Turn right and follow the ring road for 100 M to the first set of traffic lights and turn left. Go under the flyover and continue straight on over the dual carrageway into Jules Moretus Lei. Follow this street for 1 kilometre and the entrance to the Municipal Cemetery is on your left. After entering the cemetery follow the Commission signs to the three Commission plots at the far end of the cemetery.
Alternatively ask for their location at the office within the cemetery.
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