Rolph, John

Died 1942-09-09

Birth Date: 1908-January-12

Born:

Son of Ernest R. Rolph and Alice H. Rolph, of Toronto, Ontario; husband of Elizabeth Rolph, of Toronto.

Home: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

2 WS- Wireless School

Base

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Flight Lieutenant

Service Numbers

C/2220

Home
Google MapToronto, Ontario
First Burial
Google MapBurnland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta
2 Wireless School, Calgary, Alberta. Death by natural causes while in the Colonel Belcher Hospital, Calgary.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

www.findagrave.com

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

This incident involved multiple aircraft:

  1. Sea Hurricane Mk. XIIA Serial: BW850

All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.

Findagrave.com

2 WS (2 Wireless School)

Trainees in the "Wireless Air Gunner" (WAG) stream spent 24 weeks at a Wireless Schoo learning the theory and application of wireless communications. This included signalling with lights and flags as well as radio. Their "WAG" training was completed with four weeks at a Bombing & Gunnery School.

Canada Primary Source RCAF.info - RCAF Station Calgary AB - 2 WS

General SAIT Website

Project 44 BCATP

General Project 44 BCATP

YouTube YouTube - Valour Canada Aerodrome of Democracy

Sea Hurricane BW850

Sea Hurricane Mk. XIIA BW850

Stored at Dartmouth, as reserve aircraft for the Merchant Ship Fighter Unit of the RAF. Served with No. 126 (F) Squadron at RCAF Station Dartmouth, NS in 1942, Category D crash at Dartmouth while with this unit on 8 September 1942. Back to Canada Car & Foundry at Fort William on 28 January 1943, originally scheduled for conversion to Hurricane Mk. IIB, but returned to Eastern Air Command as Mk. XIIA on 21 June 1943. To No. 1 (F) Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Bagotville, Quebec. To stored reserve 26 October 1944. Available for disposal from 21 April 1945. Had 710:20 airframe time when struck off.

1941-12-18 Taken on Strength No. 118 (F) Squadron 2019-08-20
1942-September-08 Accident: 126 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Thomspon
1942-September-09 Accident: 126 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Thompson
1943-August-12 Accident: 1 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Necklen
1944-January-17 Accident: 1 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Woodman
1945-11-06 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War assets Corporation for sale. 2019-08-20
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