Lawton, Clinton Ernest

Died 1943-11-04

Birth Date: 1918-December-06

Born:

Son of Benjamin and Myrtle May Lawton, of Montreal; husband of Mary Lawton, of Montreal.

Home: Montreal, Quebec

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

9 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School

Base

Mont Joli, Quebec, Canada

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Leading Aircraftman

Service Numbers

R/174054

9 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mont Joli, Quebec. Death by natural causes while in the Station Hospital at Mont Joli. Leading Aircraftman Lawton is buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery. Montreal, Quebec.

9 BGS (9 Bomb and Gunnery School)

The Bombing and Gunnery School (B&GS) offered instruction in the techniques of bomb aiming and aerial machine gunnery to Air Observers, Bomb Aimers, and Wireless Air Gunners. These schools required large areas to accommodate their bombing and gunnery ranges, and were often located near water. The Avro Anson, Fairey Battle, Bristol Bolingbroke, and Westland Lysander were the standard aircraft used at B&GS schools.

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