Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 203 continued ... We will Remember... Jamaica HOLDRIGHT, Glenford Nealy. Rifleman Holdright was the son of Elheanon and Emily Holdright, of Maitland Bridge, Annapolis Co. and served in Jamaica with the Brockville Rifles. Rifleman Holdright was killed when a faulty 2” mortar shell exploded in the mortar-tube during training. He is buried in the Up Park Camp Cemetery in Kingston Jamaica. Norway HOLOBOW, Frederick Michael. Warrant Officer II, RCAF, was the son of Son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Holobow of Mission City, BC, and the husband of Helen L. Holobow, of Yarmouth. He served as a navigator in 489 Squadron (Royal New Zealand Air Force). On 13 April 1943 he was part of the crew of Hampden TB Mk 1 P 1257 (Torpedo bomber) on a daylight raid along the coast of occupied Norway. WO II Holobow’s plane was listed as “missing.” His remains were later located, and he is buried in the Rossebo Churchyard, Haugesund, Norway TAYLOR, Donald Theodore. Flight Sergeant Taylor, an American citizen in the RCAF, served as a wireless operator/air gunner. He was the son of Woodill Raymond and Hattie Taylor, of Shubencadie. He was wounded during the Battle of Malta in December 1941 while flying with 40 Squadron RAF. On 24 October 1942, while flying with 150 Squadron RAF, his Wellington bomber went missing during a raid on Peenemuncle, Germany. Flight Sergeant Taylor’s remains were recovered some time after 1954 and are buried in the Rossebo Churchyard, Haugesund, Norway. His name is also inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial. Sweden HOWIE, Wilfred Herbert. Piot Officer Howie served in the RCAF as an air gunner and was the son of Herbert and Maud Howie, of Glace Bay. He went to war with 101 Squadron RAF. On the night of 30 August 1944 nineteenyear-old Wilfred was part of the crew of Lancaster bomber ME592 on a raid against Stettin Germany. ME592 went down over Sweden. There were no survivors PO Howie is buried the Palsjo Municipal Cemetery, Halsingborg.
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