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ASSOCIATION
Remembering World War II
Yarmouth Connections
Name:
Arthur Raymond Hayes
Rank:
Leading Aircraftman
Service No:
R/176594
Regiment/Service:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Date of Birth:
September 7, 1923
Place of Birth:
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Date of Enlistment:
January, 1942/July 22, 1942 (RCAF)
Place of Enlistment:
Yarmouth
Age at Enlistment:
18
Height:
5 feet 4 inches
Weight:
108 lbs.
Complexion:
Medium
Eyes:
Blue
Hair:
Brown
Trade:
Student
Marital Status:
Single
Religion:
Baptist
Next of Kin:
Arthur Raymond Hayes (Father) Yarmouth North, NS
Date of Death:
June 15, 1943
Age:
19
Cemetery:
Yarmouth Mountain Cemetery, Yarmouth, NS
Grave Reference :
P-22
The 55th name on the WWII list of the Yarmouth War Memorial
(Raymond A. on the Yarmouth War Memorial)
Commemorated on page 169 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance
This page is displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on April 8
Arthur was the son of Arthur Raymond and Edyth Abagile Hayes, of Yarmouth North. He enlisted
initially with the 2nd Battalion, West Nova Scotia Regiment in January 1942 at Yarmouth, NS. He
was then discharged to join the RCAF in July of that same year.
Arthur attended Milton School between 1929 and 1937
and Yarmouth County Academy between 1937 and 1942
completing grade 11. He played baseball and hockey and
enjoyed swimming, skating, fishing and hunting.
On enlistment with the RCAF he was assessed as being
above average in intelligence and alertness and found
suitable for aircrew.
While under training as a air bomber, he was killed at
6:55 pm on June 15, 1943 the result of a flying accident
when Anson No. 7339 collided with Anson No. 7566. The
planes crashed about three miles east of Willow Grove
Bombing Target, No. 1 Bombing and Gunnery School at
Jarvis, Ontario.
Arthur Raymond Hayes