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Leading Aircraftsman

Image From Wikipedia: Leading Aircraftman (LAC) is a rank in some air forces, between Aircraftman and Senior Aircraftman and having a NATO rank code of OR-2. The rank badge is a horizontal two-bladed propeller...The rank originated in the Royal Air Force, when it was formed in 1918. Source: www.abheritage.ca/flyboys/homefront/uniforms.htm "Upon enlisting in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan(BCATP), each airman and airwoman received the classification of Leading Aircraftman (LAC) and Leading Aircraftwoman (LAW). This was displayed on their uniform by the propeller badge worn on both shoulders. Once trained in a specialized capacity, each trainee would receive a new classification and a new badge to display this. Airmen were granted their Wings in graduation ceremonies and often rushed back to the barracks to stitch the badge on to the uniform. Wing badges were worn on jackets on the left side over the chest." "It was not until Canadian airmen served overseas in World War II that a shoulder badge was worn officially. The badge read "Canada" and was worn to show one's nationality. Each component of the uniform was to comply with regulation and this badge was no exception. The top of it was to be worn 3/4 of an inch below the shoulder seam. Airmen and airwomen were required to wear this on both shoulders of all jackets except for overcoats, officers' mess jackets and bandsmen's dress jackets." Source: www.abheritage.ca/flyboys/homefront/uniforms.htm

Legend:

poppy Those names with poppies beside are airmen who have died during the War.
cross Those names with crosses beside are airmen who have died after the War.
DND Casualty list Those names with books beside have a DND casualty report, or similar info.

They Shall Grow not old book entry Those names with the Air Force Per Ardua symbol beside have an entry in the Book, They Shall Grow Not Old

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Course "72" Per Ardua Ad Astra (Through Adversity to the Stars)

Click on the name to read the Last Post, click on the book to read the DND Casualty List, click on the blue AirForce insignia to read the "They Shall Grow Not Old" entry.

Class I - LAC Aune, C.N.poppy gif; newspaper clipping,They Shall Grow not old book entry, LAC Alm, E.R.poppy gif,They Shall Grow not old book entry, LAC Ballach, J.D.; LAC Baker, P.B.; LAC Basarab, L. poppy gif; newspaper clipping,They Shall Grow not old book entry, WO2 Bogart, A.W.; LAC Bone, E.P.; LAC Brooks, F.C.; LAC Broome, F.; LAC Burnett, E.C.; LAC Camerman, S.; LAC Campbell, C.C.cross; LAC Carroll, B.S.; LAC Anderson, F.E.cross;

Class II - LAC Cobban, R.cross; LAC Compton, A.W.; LAC Connor, R.P.; LAC Creasey, H.; LAC Cronkhite, T.F.; LAC Cross, R.F.; LAC Cyr, M.; LAC Czyz, H.L.; LAC Daniels, D.E. J.; LAC Dixon, J.D.cross; LAC Dykes, E.D.; LAC Feeley, J.H.; LAC Fewster, R.F.

Class III - LAC Fuller, J.D.; LAC Gamborski, J.small poppy image; casualty list,They Shall Grow not old book entry, LAC Gannaway, S.E.T.; LAC Gardner, E.P.; LAC Gingell, E.B.; LAC Grout, W.H.cross; LAC Gurica, M.; LAC Grierson, J.L.; Cpl. Hepper, W.H.; LAC Heslop, K. K.; LAC Hole, W.H.; .LAC Holmstrom, C. H.cross ; LAC Hussey, J.W.; LAC Bonell, H.O.

Class IV - LAC Hore, V.; LAC Johnston, J.T.; LAC Keate, E.; LAC Kidney, A.E.small poppy image; news clipping,They Shall Grow not old book entry, LAC Knight, M.C.cross; LAC Lawrey, R.D.; LAC Lemonde, M.E.; LAC Lennox, A.D.; LAC Locke, A.; LAC Looker, E.L.; LAC Macquire, J.N.; LAC McBride, D.; LAC McCormack, T.F.; LAC Frazer, J.R.

Class V - LAC McCoy, D.G.; LAC McRae, R.E.; LAC McTague, F.A.; LAC MacLean, J.E.B.; LAC McInnes, C.H. small poppy image; DND casualty index,They Shall Grow not old book entry, LAC McKessock, R.P.cross; LAC McPhee, J.A.; POW; LAC Miller,J.N.; LAC Moore, R.P.; LAC Mordecai, B.J.; LAC Nielsen, M.B. (NB corrected spelling) small poppy; news clipping,They Shall Grow not old book entry, LAC Hicks, J.L.; LAC Miller, V.R.; LAC Jaffrey, D.J.; LAC Charles, J.F.

Class VI - LAC Nimmo, W.T.; LAC Noble, G.A.small poppy image; news clipping,They Shall Grow not old book entry, LAC Olafson, A.S.; LAC Olson, A.R.; LAC Paine, W.T.; Cpl. Palmer, R.A.; LAC Passagez, G.A.; LAC Perkins, W.J.; LAC Peverley, E.J. small poppy; news clipping,They Shall Grow not old book entry, LAC Phillips, L.G.; LAC Piercy, R.F small poppy image; news clipping ,They Shall Grow not old book entry, LAC Powell, W.H.; LAC Gavang, I.J.

Class VII -LAC Prime, G.O.small poppy image;news clipping,They Shall Grow not old book entry,; LAC Ritchie, J.; LAC Robinson, W.D.; LAC Rogerson, J.; LAC Sadler, S.E.; LAC Schindell, W.K.; LAC Sigal, H.B.small poppy image; news clipping,They Shall Grow not old book entry, (NB corrected spelling); LAC Sellers, A.E.; LAC Silsbe, G.F.; Sgt. Smith G.P.; LAC Thompson, W.A.; LAC Thompson, I.; LAC Tennyson, G.V.; LAC Micnickel, A.

Class VIII - LAC Thomas E.P.; LAC Thornber, D.E.; LAC Turner, R.H.small poppy image; news clipping,They Shall Grow not old book entry, LAC Waters, R.E.; LAC Warren, D.G.; Cpl. Veron, A.E.; Cpl. Yerza, H.E.; LAC Bigman, I.; Cpl. Lee, A.T.; LAC Angus A.P.; LAC Daniels, A.D.; LAC Latham, H.R. small poppy image;news clipping,They Shall Grow not old book entry, LAC Green, R.C.small poppy image; news clipping,They Shall Grow not old book entry, LAC Bukoski, H.