Patrick, Edward Rupert (Ed) (Flying Officer)

Prisoner of War 1942-October-20

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Birth Date: unkown date

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Home: Fairville, New Brunswick

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Enlistment Date: unkown date

Mentioned in Dispatches (1)

Service

RCAF

Unit

108 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Viribus Contractis With gathered strength

Base

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/15261

Took off in Wellington .

Aircraft crash landed near Sidi Barrani

Evaded capture for six days, but being too weak to carry on, he ordered the rest of the five man crew to carry on. Some two hours later the rest of the crew were captured and Patrick was also taken prisoner. They were eventually imprisoned in Sulmona Camp

In Enemy Hands - Canadian Prisoners of War 1939-45; Those who dared - A Comprehensive List of World War ll Allied Escapers