| Admitted to: No.10 Canadian General Hospital (01/04/44). |
Date of Injury: 01/03/1943 |
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| D.O.B/Age when admitted: 32 |
Cause of Incident: Crashed. Flying Incident. |
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| Transferred to QVH: 28/12/1944 |
Injuries: Nose and facial injuries. |
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| No. of Operations at East Grinstead: 1 |
IDENTITY CARD
This is to certify that the patient mentioned below and whose description is stated hereon is the authorised holder of this Identity card.
| Forename: Donald Wallace |
Surname: Simpson |
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| Service No: J11110 |
Nationality: Canadian |
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| Awards/Honours: --- |
Patient Unit: RCAF Skipton-on-Swale. |
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| Profession: Navigator |
Patient Rank: Flt Lt |
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| Death: 31/01/03 |
Age at Death: 90yrs |
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Notes:
Simpson volunteered in the RCAF to train a navigator. As he was older than many of the other trainees, he could have become a navigation trainer with a desk job but instead chose flying duties. He completed 33 operations and earned a DFC during the Duisberg bombing raid, October 1944.
Glossary:
We've been looking through our collections, and discovered this 1972 photograph from the East Grinstead Observer, o…