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Sgt. Robert Harold SPURR

Male 1922 - 1943  (20 years)


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  • Name Robert Harold SPURR 
    Prefix Sgt. 
    Birth 10 Mar 1922  New Westminster, British Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 24 Feb 1943  [1] 
    Burial Mount Hermon Cemetery, Quebec City, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I19902  bmds
    Last Modified 27 Aug 2020 

    Father Harold Isaac SPURR,   b. 21 May 1885, Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1967, New Westminster, British Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Hattie BURBIDGE,   b. Abt 1886, Milville, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Mar 1977, New Westminster, British Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Family ID F2815  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Mar 1922 - New Westminster, British Columbia
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Mount Hermon Cemetery, Quebec City, Quebec
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Obituary.
      Royal City Flier Dies in Air Collision
      Sg. Pilot Robert Spurr, son of H. I. Spurr, teacher at Duke of Connaught High School, and Mrs. Spurr, 317 Third Avenue, New Westminster, was one of two airmen killed in the mid-air collision Wednesday night between two Avro-Anson training planes attached to No. 8 Observers’ School at Ancienne Lorette, Quebec. The other airman was Sgt. Pilot F. H. Hathaway of Whitney Point, N. Y. The RCAF said that a civilian, P. Beck, Quebec, son of G. R. Beck, general manager of Quebec Airways, riding with Sgt. Spurr, escaped with severe body injuries and frozen feet. Hospital authorities said he is recovering.
      — Vancouver Sun.