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Title	Greig, Patrick Joseph McCrohan
Regimental Number	J/20881
Country of Birth	Canada
Occupation	Farm Hand
Rank	Flying Officer
Unit	Squadron, 420 Royal Canadian Air Force
Subject	Greig, Patrick Joseph McCrohan, 1921-1943 Lethbridge (Alta.) - History, Military - 20th Century Soldiers - Alberta - Lethbridge--Biography
Description	Joe Greig was born on October 19, 1921 in Calgary, Alberta to parents George and Daisy Greig. He was just a boy when he lost his father, and moved with his mother to the Barons area. He graduated from Barons Consolidated School and enjoyed tinkering with his Model A Ford. At time of enlistment, Joe was single and working on a local farm. On July 11, 1940, Joe Greig enlisted for service in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He received training at bases in Calgary, Brandon and Toronto and on November 6, 1942, qualified as an air bomber. Flying Officer Greig finished at the top of his class and received a gold identification bracelet in recognition of his achievement. One month later, he arrived in the United Kingdom and was posted to 420 Squadron RCAF. During the next six months, he served with an all Canadian crew, flying missions in a Wellington bomber. On June 1, 1943, Flying Officer Greig and his crew mates were en route to North Africa, when contact was lost with their aircraft. They were initially reported missing, but their status was later updated to lost at sea and presumed dead. As his remains were never recovered or identified, Flying Officer Greig is remembered on the Runnymede Memorial to the missing. For his wartime service, he was awarded the 1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, War Medal and Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp. His mother, Daisy received the Memorial Cross to honour the loss of her only child.
Medals/Awards	1939-45 Star Air Crew Europe Star War Medal Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp
Cemetery/Memorial	Runnymede Memorial -- Egham (United Kingdom)
Cenotaph Location	Lethbridge (Alta.)
Creator	Clifton, Brett
Contributors	University of Lethbridge Library
Type	Image
Format	jpeg
Source	Cenotaph Collection
Language	English
Collection	Lethbridge Cenotaph Collection
Permission for Digitization	The University of Lethbridge Library received permission from Brett Clifton to digitize and display this content.
Open Access	Yes

Greig, Patrick Joseph McCrohan

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