Flying Officer
ROBERT PHILLIPS (R P) VATCHER

• Flying Officer ROBERT PHILLIPS VATCHER's Story

• 	Born 31 October 1918 in Bellerose, New York, United States
  	Occupation Worked as a Artist prior to enlisting.
  	Enlisted 22 September 1941 in Ottawa, Ontario | Age: 22 years
  	Buried 29 June 1944 - BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY | Age: 25 years

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Interesting Facts

• "I am writing about my uncle, Robert Phillips Vatcher who was born in Bellerose, NY, flew for the RCAF and died June 29, 1944. He is listed on your records as Flying Officer Robert Vatcher but the Charter of his appointment (dated 28 August, 1942, signed 16 February, 1943 by the Air Secretary states he was a pilot officer. My mother kept the memory of our Uncle Bob alive. He was an artist and this is a short piece I did in his honor:" (Courtesy of: John Haigis)

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Fallen Soldiers from Bellerose New York, United States

• Flying Officer
  VATCHER, ROBERT PHILLIPS
  29 June 1944
  BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
  

Fallen Comrades of the Royal Canadian Air Force

• Corporal
  CRAIG, DOUGLAS EARL
  3 June 1941
  SASKATOON (WOODLAWN) CEMETERY
  
• Flight Sergeant
  STURLEY, ROSS GRIFFIN
  4 December 1943
  RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
  
• Flight Sergeant
  WADE, WILLIAM HAROLD
  27 November 1943
  HARROGATE (STONEFALL) CEMETERY
  
• Warrant Officer Class II
  CURRIE, THOMAS HUGH
  8 November 1942
  BEN M'SIK EUROPEAN CEMETERY
  
• Leading Aircraftman
  DEROME, JEAN MAURICE JULIEN
  16 September 1942
  ST. JACQUES LE MINEUR CEMETERY
  
• Flight Sergeant
  HORWOOD, DOUGLAS RAY
  13 May 1943
  WEERSELO (DEURNINGEN) ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY
  
• Warrant Officer Class II
  FRANCIS, ROBERT LEWIS
  23 April 1944
  REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY
  
• Sergeant
  BOTTOMLEY, HARRY FREDERICK
  11 April 1944
  ST. PIERRE CEMETERY AMIENS
  
• Pilot Officer
  MCDOUGALL, LAWRENCE JOHN
  3 March 1943
  MALTA MEMORIAL
  
• Pilot Officer
  SOREL, WILLIAM GERALD
  29 July 1944
  RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
  
• Aircraftman 1st Class
  BOLL, RODERICK JAMES JOSEPH
  25 December 1940
  VICEROY CEMETERY
  
• Pilot Officer
  MCREE, ROBERTUS
  20 December 1941
  DE SOTO (MILTON ROGERS) (WHITE) CEMETERY