Roland Raymond Amey was born in North Sydney, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia on July 6, 1923. He graduated at the age of 16 from the Sydney Academy obtaining Grade 12 in June 1940. Prior to enlistment he was employed as a Bank Clerk with the Bank of Nova Scotia. He enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force on October 8, 1941, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and trained in Canada obtaining his Pilot’s Flying Badge on November 6, 1942. He went overseas arriving in the United Kingdom on December 18, 1942. He joined 56 RAF Squadron on July 13, 1943, and was attached to RAF Martlesham Heath, Woodbridge, Suffolk in August 1943. Flying officer Roland Amey, was badly injured when his Typhoon EK 209, crashed at Wittenshaw, Suffolk, while returning from a bombing operation at Audingham, France, on November 20, 1943. He was flying in a formation of ten aircraft and they encountered considerable anti-aircraft fire over the target. The primary cause of the accident was believed to be delayed damage sustained by enemy flax. Suffering severe injuries, Flying Officer Amey was taken to East Suffolk Hospital where he died from the injuries. He is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England. Sources: Canadian Virtual War Memorial Service File - Ronald Raymond Amey