Language selection


Search veterans.gc.ca

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Raymond Allan Robertson

In memory of:

Flying Officer Raymond Allan Robertson

March 17, 1955
Grostenquin, France

Military Service


Service Number:

42326

Age:

23

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

430 (Fighter) Squadron

Additional Information


Born:

July 27, 1931
Findlater, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

September 22, 1951
Vancouver, British Columbia

Son of Archibald L. and Margaret E. Robertson of Duncan, British Columbia. Husband of Eleanor F. Robertson and father of Patrick A. Robertson. Brother of Lyle, Douglas, Daryl, Carol et Vivien Robertson.

Commemorated on Page 69 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY
Meurthe-et-Moselle, France

Grave Reference:

Grave 10, Plot 2, Row A

Location:

Choloy is a village and commune in the Department of the Meurthe-et-Moselle, 28 kilometres west of Nancy and some 5 kilometres west of Toul, a town on the N4 road from Paris to Nancy. The village is south of the River Moselle on the minor road (D11B) from Toul to the neighbouring village of Foug. The CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY is 3 kilometres west of Toul on the north side of the D11B road. The Choloy War Cemetery is the last resting place of casualties from the First and Second World Wars and is managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It is also the final resting place for many Royal Canadian Air Force members and their families who died while serving in Europe as part of 1 Air Division between 1953 and 1967 and other Service Members serving with NATO in Germany following Canada's departure from France.

Digital Collection

Send us your images

  • Grave marker– Phot by Malcolm Cromarty.
  • Flying Office Raymond Allan Robertson– Flying Officer Raymond Allan Robertson in service uniform.

Learn more about the Canadian Virtual War Memorial

To learn more please visit our help page. If you have questions or comments regarding the information contained in this registry, email or call us. For inquiries regarding the names and information found in the RCMP Honour Roll, please email the RCMP.

Date modified: