31SFTS Harvard
Hi
Thank you for listing the link to this very interesting link to this unit.
My father is P/O Cameron mentioned on the chapter on " Too many young lives are lost". He was posted there after gaining his Wings at 33SFTS at Carberry Manitoba on 21st April 1942. He actually said he was in the RCAF while there and worn a RCAF Blue uniform from then on. He often spoke of his time at Kingston and teaching the lads to "Fly under the hood". He returned to the UK in September 1942 and after FIS at Reading , he was posted to train EFTS pupils at Worcester and in June 1944 was sent to India to serve with 84 Squadron flying the Mosquito (and sadly bending one too) in June 1944. he was a Flight commander in was in the escort flight for the Japanese surrender "Dakota copy" and I have the doll "mascot" from this aircraft. He left Java and the RAF in March 1946 and only ever flew a aircraft again in the 1970's (again in Canada) this time a Glider. He enjoyed the stick time very much though. The only aircraft he ever really wanted to fly again was a Tiger Moth as he truly loved this little plane. He died on 24th December 2004 never managing to get in to another Tiger.
He was Flight lieutenant Ronald Gilchrist Cameron 123152 RAFVR; he was most proud to wear his 1918-62 GSM with A South East Asia clasp and tell people he got that medal not for war but for helping bring our POW and internees home after it was over. He saw Changi jail and was glad that too was over.
He never fired a shot in anger all through the war and was proud to have been able to make that claim.
Thanks again for this info, I never knew the book existed.
Cheers
Alastair
P.s. I too am interested in Wing Commander Mike Warren DFM as I too cannot find the listing of his award (or his commissions) maybe it is lost in the mists of time.