Grubham, William Henry

Drowned 1942-08-02

Male Head

Birth Date: 1918-April-05

Born:

Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Grubham of Abercynon, Glamorgan, Wales

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RAF

Unit

35 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School (RAF)

Base

Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada

Rank

Corporal

Position

Corporal

Service Numbers

531748

First Burial
Google MapRiverside Cemetery, Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada
2 August 1942 - Reported missing, believed drown at Sandy Lake, Manitoba.6 August 1942 - Body Recovered

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

www.findagrave.com

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Findagrave.com

35 EFTS (35 Elementary Flying Training School)

An Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) gave a trainee 50 hours of basic flying instruction on a simple trainer like the De Havilland Tiger Moth, Fleet Finch, or Fairchild Cornell over 8 weeks.Elementary schools were operated by civilian flying clubs under contract to the RCAF and most of the instructors were civilians. For example, No. 12 EFTS Goderich was run by the Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Club and the County of Huron Flying Club.The next step for a pilot was the Service Flying Training School.

For More Information on RCAF Station Neepawa see here

Canada Primary Source RCAF.info - RCAF Station Neepawa MB

Canada Primary Source RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Eden MB

General MilitaryBruce.com - Canadian Military History

Project 44 BCATP

General Project 44 BCATP

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